Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-28

Exit poll indicates big win for candidate backed by PM

Exit polling is suggesting Giorgi Margvelashvili, the candidate backed by Georgia's billionaire prime minister, has won the presidential election.
The poll conducted by market research firm Growth from Knowledge suggests Margvelashvili has taken nearly two-thirds of the vote.
The Georgian Central Election Commission is still processing ballots¹ from polling stations around the country.
The final results are expected to be released sometime later on this Monday.
If victorious², Margvelashvilli will become the fourth elected president of Georgia since it became an independent country following the collapse³ of the Soviet⁴ Union in 1991.
The new president is expected to be sworn in on November 17th.

Madagascar's presidential vote transparent⁵, peaceful: int'l observers

International observers are hailing the presidental voting in Madagascar as "transparent and peaceful."
Election observers with the African Union say the first round of voting in the election has gone off with very few problems.
There have been some complaints of people not being able to find their names on the voter rolls.
However, observers say incidents like this have been relatively⁶ limited.
The results of Friday's vote are expected to be released in around a week's time.
Some 33-candiates are vying⁷ for the Presidency⁸ of Madagascar.
If no candidate garners⁹ more than 50-percent of Friday's vote, a runoff between the top two candiates will be held.

Syria submits general plan of destructing its chemical weapons

Syria has submitted an initial plan for the destruction of its chemical weapons to the world's chemical weapons watchdog.
The Organization for the Prohibition¹⁰ of Chemical Weapons says the plan is in line with the deadline of the middle of this coming year.
OPCW inspectors¹¹ are also due to complete visiting the last four of the 23 weapons sites declared by Syria.
Under the UN resolution which has been established, Syria's chemical weapons production equipment must be destroyed by November 1st.
Syria's stockpiles are supposed to be destroyed by the middle of next year.

Bulgaria seeks EU aid to deal with influx¹² of Syrian

New stats show the number of Syrians who have fled to neighboring Lebanon has exceeded 800 thousand.
The UN High Commissioner¹³ for Refugees says more than 713-thousand of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon have been registered.
The UN agency also says more than 8 thousand Syrian babies have been born in Lebanon over the past 3 years.
The parents of these children don't have access to proper identity cards, meaning the children don't have proper documentation to travel across borders.

Obama aware of spying on Merkel: German paper

A new report in a German newspaper is alleging¹⁴ US President Barack Obama has been aware of a telephone tap on German Chancellor¹⁵ Angela Merkel for the past 3-years, but has done nothing about it.
The German government is already expressing anger following the allegations, which first came into light last week.
The White House denies that it's its been spying on Merkel.
The allegations in Germany come on the heels of revelations the NSA collected around 70-million French telephone conversations over the course of this past month.
This has prompted a move by the European Union to send representatives to Washington to try to clarify the situation.
The Obama administration does say its working on possible changes as to how it deals with its international surveilance programs.

At least 6 killed, 27 injured in bus crash in Peru

At least 6 people are dead and 27 others hurt after a bus crashed head-on with a truck near the capital, Lima.
Authorities say the driver of the bus was trying to pass another vehicle at the time of the head-one crash.
Thankfully for the survivors¹⁶, the bus didn't plunge¹⁷ down a 100-meter deep ravine next to the accident site.

UK braces¹⁸ for powerful storm tipped to be worst to hit country in decades

The UK is bracing¹⁹ for what is forecast to be the biggest storm to hit the island-nation in decades.
The storm, dubbed²⁰ St. Jude, is bringing heavy rains and hurricane-force gusts²¹ to the southwest coast.
This is expected to create flooding and transportation disruptions.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has told government agencies to make sure contingency²² plans are in place for the country's transportation, schools and power systems.
The storm is expected to move across the country and head out over the North Sea by Monday afternoon.
Ahead of the storm, Heathrow Airport has warned travelers to expect delays.
Rail networks have cancelled many trains preemptively up through Monday morning, citing the high risk of trees and other debris²³ falling on the lines.
The storm is also expected to roll through the UK and begin blasting the Nordic countriers later on Monday afternoon.

China relaxes company registration²⁴ requirements

China has decided²⁵ to streamline²⁶ its corporate²⁷ registration system to ease market access and encourage social investment.
It's a fresh effort highlighting the government's administrative²⁸ reform, according to a cabinet statement released on Sunday.
According to the statement, requirements for the minimum registered capital for limited liability companies will be scrapped²⁹.
Requirements on the site registered for business operation will also be relaxed.
A system of subscribed³⁰ capital will also be promoted in an effort to lower the cost of founding a company.

 
 

1 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

3 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

4 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

5 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

8 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

9 garners   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The seeds rot the garners are laid desolate, the barns aredownthe grain is withered. 种子都在地里腐烂了，没有谷物好储藏；空谷仓都成了废墟。 来自互联网

10 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

11 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

13 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

14 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

15 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

16 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

17 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

18 braces   

n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃，因为支架全松了。
• You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。

19 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

20 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 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。

22 contingency   

n.意外事件，可能性

参考例句：

• We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
• A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。

23 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

24 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

25 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

26 streamline   

vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化

参考例句：

• We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
• Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

27 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

28 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

29 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

30 subscribed   

v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• It is not a theory that is commonly subscribed to. 一般人并不赞成这个理论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I subscribed my name to the document. 我在文件上签了字。 来自《简明英汉词典》