Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-11-02

 Pakistan Taliban head killed in drone strike

A high-ranking Taliban official says the head of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has been killed in a drone strike.

The strike targeted a vehicle used by Mehsud with four missiles in the north-western region of North Waziristan.

Several previous claims of his death, made by US and Pakistani intelligence sources, have proven untrue.

Mehsud had a 5-million-dollar FBI bounty¹ on his head and was thought to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of people.

He became leader of the Pakistani Taliban in 2009 after his predecessor² died in a US drone strike.

 

Snowden ready to help German probe into U.S. Spying

U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden says he is willing to help the German government in its probe into U.S. spying in Germany that included alleged³ monitoring of mobile phone communications of Chancellor⁴ Angela Merkel.

Snowden said this in a letter addressed to Merkel, the German parliament and German federal prosecutors⁵.

The letter was released by the opposition⁶ Green party lawmaker Christian⁷ Stroebele who met Snowden in Moscow on Thursday.

Snowden's lawyer has said there could be a meeting with German investigators⁸ in Moscow, but not Germany.

The German government says it is keen to hear directly from Snowden.

 

One person killed in Los Angeles airport shooting

One person has died and seven others were wounded during a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport.

The Transportation Security Administration says a number of its employees were injured, one fatally. 

A lone⁹ suspect, armed with an assault rife¹⁰, was wounded by police and detained. 

Flights in and out of the busy airport were temporarily halted.

 

Thousands protest across Egypt before Morsi's trial

Thousands of supporters of Egypt's toppled president Mohamed Morsi have taken to the street across the country, ahead of his trial in the coming days. 

There were some minor¹¹ clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood¹² group and residents in some places. 

The protests were called for by the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy¹³, a coalition¹⁴ of parties and groups led by Muslim Brotherhood that demand the reinstatement of Morsi.

The Cairo Appeals Court is to begin the trial of Morsi along with 14 of top Muslim Brotherhood leaders on Monday.

They face charges of inciting¹⁵ the murder of protesters outside the presidential palace.

 

China cites East Turkistan Islamic Movement terrorist threat

China says the East Turkistan Islamic Movement has been the most direct and real threat to the country's security.

Foreign Ministry¹⁶ spokeswoman Hua Chunying was responding to a question regarding comments by China's top security chief Meng Jianzhu on Monday's terrorist attack in downtown Beijing.

Five people including two tourists were killed and 38 others were injured in the attack at the Tian'anmen Square.

According to Beijing police, the attack was "carefully planned, organized and premeditated." 

Five suspects have been detained.

 

China assumes rotating presidency¹⁷ of UN Security Council

China has assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for November.

China's UN ambassador Liu Jieyi says the 15-nation Security Council has a heavy work load this month, including more than 20 meetings or consultations¹⁸ on nearly 20 issues.

The hot issues in Africa and the Middle East are top on the council's agenda.

The last time China took over the rotating presidency was in June 2012.

 

Factory blast kills 7, injures 19

An explosion at a fireworks factory in south China has left seven people dead and 19 others injured.

The blast hit the factory in Sanbao county in Guangxi yesterday afternoon.

26 people were sent to hospital and seven of them died after emergency treatment failed.

An investigation¹⁹ is under way.

 

Chinese newspaper's heads removed after fabrication scandal

Both the head and vice²⁰ president of a Chinese newspaper have been removed from their posts amid allegations of the paper fabricating reports.

This comes after one of the reporters of the Guangzhou-based The New Express was accused of fabricating stories which caused damage to a company's commercial reputation.

The 27-year-old reporter Chen Yongzhou has admitted his wrongdoings after being arrested.

His press pass has also been revoked²¹.

 

Online Chinese travel search platform Qunar makes debut²² on Nasdaq

A prominent search-based online commercial platform for the Chinese travel industry, Qunar, has debuted²³ at the Nasdaq Global Market, with the pricing of 15 U.S. dollars a share for its initial public offering.

Shares of the Beijing-based company skyrocketed 108 percent shortly after the shares began trading in the day. 

Qunar, which was registered in Cayman Islands, plans to raise about 167 million U.S. dollars through the IPO.

The company, founded in 2005, has been ranked the top in online private travel companies in China in terms of monthly unique visitors since November 2010.

1 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

2 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 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。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

8 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

10 rife   

adj.(指坏事情)充斥的，流行的，普遍的

参考例句：

• Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。
• Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。

11 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

12 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

13 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

14 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

15 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

16 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

17 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。

18 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19 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。

20 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

21 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

22 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

23 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。