Hourly News 每日新闻 17:00 2013/08/11

Searching on missing Chinese in Afghanistan attack still underway: embassy
Chinese Embassy to Afghanistan has confirmed with Xinhua searching on the final missing Chinese citizen during the Thursday attack in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul is still underway. 
Two of the missing Chinese nationals are both male, and one of them has been found alive and transferred to a safe place. The embassy confirmed Afghan police is making all efforts in searching the other one, adding that the where-about of the missing one is unclear yet.
Three Chinese nationals, one male and two females, were killed in an apartment building in central Kabul during the attack. However, it remains¹ unclear that if the attack was purposefully targeting on Chinese nationals in Kabul as the investigation² is still on-going.

Iraq bombing wave kills more than 60 
More than 60 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in a wave of bombings attacks across Iraq on Saturday, mostly in the capital Baghdad, according to latest data given by officials and local media.
A total of 12 car bombs went off in Baghdad, mostly targeting markets, restaurants and cafes, killing³ more than 30 people and injured over 100 others as Iraqis were celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. 
The attacks made one of the country's deadliest Ramadan months in recent years, as the country is witnessing its worst eruption⁴ of violence in five years.

Heavy rain to hit northern China 
Modest to heavy rain will hit northeast China and north China in the coming three days.
The National Meteorological Center says from Sunday to Tuesday, eastern parts of northwest China, north China, northeast China, as well as parts of southwest China's Sichuan Basin and Yunnan Province will see modest to heavy rainfall, with some areas experiencing torrential rain.
Some of these regions will be swept by brief thunderstorms, gusts⁵ and hail.

Worst flood in two decades to hit NE China province 
Worst flood in two decades is predicted to hit northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
Orange alert for severe flood was issued on Saturday night as the water level along the upper reaches of Nenjiang River in the province surpassed the warning level by up to 1.6 meters.

10 dead, five injured in SW China road accident 
Ten people have been killed and another five injured in a road accident in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The accident, involving a minibus, happened Sunday morning in Agang Town of Luoping County. The driver died along with nine others, including a pregnant woman. 
The injured passengers have been hospitalized.
The cause of the accident is being investigated, but it seemed the minibus driver was responsible for the accident.

Two dead, 9 missing after Chinese boat capsizes 
Rescuers have retrieved⁶ two bodies and are still searching nine others who went missing after their fishing vessel⁷ capsized in sea waters off east China's Shandong Province on Saturday morning.
The city government of Qingdao has mobilized 14 fishing vessels⁸, two rescue helicopters, two military vessels and four maritime⁹ enforcement ships for the rescue. 
Divers¹⁰ managed to enter the cabin of the boat, but did not find any trapped fishermen inside.
The rescue effort is still under way. The cause of the accident is being investigated.

Chinese gov't calls on celebrities¹¹ to take up social responsibilities 
Chinese Internet celebrities have been urged to take up more social responsibilities and play a more constructive¹² role.
An official with the State Internet Information Office has told a meeting in Beijing that internet celebrities, who have notable influence on public opinions in virtual society, should deliver more positive and constructive messages to Chinese netizens.
He said the government expects them to uphold law and order as well as promote virtues¹³ and trust.
China's social networks have developed fast in recent years with more than 1.2 billion accounts opened on about 103 microblogging networks.

Mainland welcomes more Taiwan mayors to boost cross-Strait ties 
The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief Zhang Zhijun says the mainland welcomes and encourages personages from various Taiwan political parties and more mayors to participate in the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations. 
He made the remarks while meeting Chen Chu, the mayor of southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung city, who is visiting the mainland's port city of Tianjin. 
Zhang Zhijun reaffirmed the mainland's stance of supporting exchanges between cities across the Strait, saying the current development of cross-Strait ties manifests that peaceful development is one sure path and the common aspiration¹⁴ of compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Beijing to host 24th World Congress of Philosophy 
China's capital Beijing will host the 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) in 2018.
This was announced in Athens at the closing ceremony of the 23rd WCP.
It will be the first time for China to host the international meeting, organized by the International Federation¹⁵ of Philosophical¹⁶ Societies every five years. 
According to FISP, the 24th WCP will be organized by the Department of Philosophy, Peking University.

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

5 gusts   

一阵强风( gust的名词复数 )； （怒、笑等的）爆发； （感情的）迸发； 发作

参考例句：

• Her profuse skirt bosomed out with the gusts. 她的宽大的裙子被风吹得鼓鼓的。
• Turbulence is defined as a series of irregular gusts. 紊流定义为一组无规则的突风。

6 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

7 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

8 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

10 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

11 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

12 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

13 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

14 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。

15 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

16 philosophical   

adj.哲学家的，哲学上的，达观的

参考例句：

• The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
• She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。