Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-17

No news of survivors¹ in Lao Airlines crash

It's believed one person from the mainland and one from Taiwan are among the 49 people believed killed in a plane crash in Laos.
The Lao Airlines plane, with 44 passangers and 5 crew members onboard, crashed into the Mekong River in the city of Pakse in southwestern Laos.
The plane was attempting a landing at the time of the crash.
Eyewitnesses² say the plane, which was headed to Pakse from the capital, Vientiane, was hit by a strong gust³ of wind while trying to touch down.
It's believed the pilot then aborted⁴ the landing, but couldn't recover.
The plane went into the Mekong around 2-kilometers from the airport.
So far 8 bodies have been recovered.
Laotian authorites say the don't believe anyone survived the crash.

World powers, Iran agree to hold next round of nuclear talks on Nov. 7-8

The current round of the Iranian nuclear negotiations⁵ has come to a conclusion in Geneva.
While no major breakthroughs have been made, representatives of the 5-permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany, along with Iran, have agreed to another round of talks next month.
The talks are set for November 7th and 8th.
In between time, both sides are going to review the scientific data that has been put forward.
They'll also look over the sanctions which are currently being imposed on Iran.
Both sides say the review of the current policies will be to determine if changes can be made, and whether practical steps are available to end the years-long stalemate.
The head of the Iranian delegation⁶ is decribing the latest round of talks as "extensive and fruitful."

U.S. Senate leader announces bipartisan budget deal

Republican and Democrat⁷ leaders in the US Senate have hammered out a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reopen the federal government.
The House of Representatives is now reviewing the proposal before putting it to a vote.
The deal hammered out among Senate leaders will see the US debt limit increased until February 7th.
The agreement will also see the US government funded until January 15th.
The bipartisan agreement also calls for the establishment of a joint⁸ committee to discuss broader fiscal⁹ reforms.
The committee would be obligated to report to Congress at a certian date.
US President Barack Obama is welcoming the agreement.
However, it's unclear how members of the ultra-conservative Tea Party caucus¹⁰ of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives will react to the compromise.
The Senate agreement comes just hours ahead of the US government hitting its debt ceiling and going into default.

Suicide bomber¹¹ kills eight, including provincial¹² govt minister

A suicide bombing in Pakistan has left 10 people dead, including a provincial government minister.
Israullah Gandapur was killed at his home as he greeted people in his home village who had come to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival.
More than 30 others have been wounded in the attack.
So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The province where the attack took place is ruled by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a party led by former cricketer Imran Khan, which favors peace talks with the Taliban.
Despite the party's official stance, several officials from the party have been killed in attacks since the May election.

Policeman killed after protesters target vehicle in Indian-controlled Kashmir

One police officer has been killed and several others reportedly hurt amid rioting in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Local authorities say rioters have been hurling¹³ stones and attacking police with other weapons following Eid al-Adha prayers in a community about 30-kilometers northwest of the regional capital, Srinagar.
The police officer killed was in a patrol car which lost control after being pelted¹⁴ with rocks.
The rioters are said to be mostly young Muslims.
Police have been using tear gas to try to break up the crowds.
The protests have erupted after authorities in Kashmir placed the region's main separatist leader under house arrest ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations.
Indian-controlled Kashmir has been a hotbed of unrest for years, where resentment¹⁵ against Indian control of the region has exploded in violent outbursts since the late 1980's.

Zuma calls for restraint following riots over murder of children

South Africa's President has issued a call for calm amid rioting near Johannesburg connected to the murder of children.
Angry residents in a predominantly black neighborhood have taken to the streets, looting foreign-owned shops and setting fires following the grizzly¹⁶ discovery of a pair of murdered children.
A 2 and 3-year old were found strangled to death on Tuesday in a public toilet in the township in the north of Johannesburg.
The discovery of the murdered children follows a similar murder of a young boy earlier this month.
Angry protesters have been demanding justice.
South African President Jacob Zuma has been forced to call for calm, pleading with the protesters to allow the police to do their job.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the double murder.
One other suspect is still on the run.
 

1 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

2 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

3 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

4 aborted   

adj.流产的，失败的v.（使）流产( abort的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（某事物）中止；（因故障等而）（使）（飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等）中断飞行；（使）（飞行任务等）中途失败

参考例句：

• The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障，这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

6 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

7 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

8 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

9 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

10 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

11 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

12 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

13 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 pelted   

（连续地）投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续抨击； 攻击； 剥去…的皮

参考例句：

• The children pelted him with snowballs. 孩子们向他投掷雪球。
• The rain pelted down. 天下着大雨。

15 resentment   

n.怨愤，忿恨

参考例句：

• All her feelings of resentment just came pouring out.她一股脑儿倾吐出所有的怨恨。
• She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer.她暗中对她的雇主怀恨在心。

16 grizzly   

adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊

参考例句：

• This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
• Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。