Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-01-18

 Chinese President meets GCC delegation¹

Chinese president Xi Jinping has met with a delegation from the Gulf² Cooperation Council on the sidelines of the third round of China-GCC strategic discussions.

Xi Jinping says China will continue to work with the GCC to strengthen planning and expand cooperation, as well as continue a successful partnership³.

The Chinese president also says the Chinese government supports the GCC member efforts to safeguard sovereignty and regional stability in the Middle East and Gulf region.

 

Obama offers changes to NSA's domestic phone surveillance

U.S. President Barack Obama has called for changes to the National Security Agency (NSA)'s controversial surveillance practices, including the bulk collection of U.S. citizens' phone records.

Speaking at the Justice Department, Obama outlined his plan to pull back some of the NSA's surveillance programs, seven months following the disclosures of the secret surveillance programs by formal defense⁴ contractor⁵ Edward Snowden. 

Among the proposals, Obama said he was seeking to alter the bulk collection of domestic phone records, known as Section 215 of the USA Patriot⁶ Act. 

Obama has been carefully evaluating for weeks the 46 recommendations brought up by an outside advisory⁷ group appointed by himself.

 

Damascus, Moscow keen on Geneva II conference' success /xinhua

Syria's foreign minister says his government and Moscow share the same perspective, heading into the upcoming Geneva II peace talks on the Syrian conflict.

Walid al-Moallem says that Syria and Russia will exert all efforts to make the conference a success.

Russia's foreign minister has expressed concerns about the vague stance of Syrian oppostion groups that have not yet stated whether they will participate in next week's peace talks.

 

China helps keep peace in Mali

China has sent peacekeepers to Mali, on a United Nations mission. 

The deployment⁸ consists of 170 security personnel, 155 military engineers and 70 medical staff.

Chinese foreign ministry⁹ has issued a statement, saying the Chinese govrment firmly supports and actively¹⁰ participates in UN peacekeeping operations. 

Its participation¹¹ in Mali is also a contribution to African peace and security.

 

China rules on freezing terror assets

China is enabling a rule to freeze terrorists' assets.

The rule, retroactive to January 10th, is a joint¹² effort of the Public Security Ministry, the State Security Ministry, and People's Bank of China.

The measure aims to prevent terrorism and is in accordance with a United Nation's requirement. 

It primarily applies domestically but will also affect overseas branches and affiliates¹³ of relevant organizations.

 

MOC opposes U.S. spending bill clause against China

China's Ministry of Commerce says a U.S. spending bill which includes the clause restricting the procurement¹⁴ of Chinese information technology products was "discriminative¹⁵." 

The MOC says the clause violated the principle of fair trade and revealed prejudice against China, which will harm the bilateral¹⁶ IT cooperation and interests of enterprises in both countries. 

It says the U.S. should correct the mistake to ensure the healthy development of Sino-U.S. trade relations.

 

Shangri-la fire caused by heater

Local authorities have concluded last week's fire in Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan Province was caused by a heater.

It looks like someone forgot to turn it off, sparking a blaze in a hotel.

The person is now being investigated for negligence¹⁷.

The fire burned down over 240 houses and damaged some ancient relics¹⁸ in the popular tourist town.

 

China's lunar probe observes stars, explores moon

Moon lander Chang'e-3 and rover "Yutu" of China's lunar probe mission have collected a large amount space observation and moon exploration data according to a government authority.

A statement from the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence says a moon-based optical telescope on the lander has been observing lights from many celestial¹⁹ objects at near ultraviolet wavelengths²⁰, and has detected 23 stars. 

After data analysis and processing, scientists have drafted an atlas²¹ of stars around the constellation²² Draco.

 

New birth policy goes into force in E China province

Zhejiang Province has implemented²³ a new policy that allows couples to have two children even if one of them is an only child. 

That went into force on Friday.

China's family planning policy was introduced in late 1970s to rein²⁴ in population growth. 

The previous version allowed for a second child only if both parents were an only-child.

The Standing²⁵ Committee of the National People's Congress has passed a resolution that entrusts²⁶ provincial²⁷ congresses to make their own calls on implementation²⁸ of the revised family planning policy.

 

1 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。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

6 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

7 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

8 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

9 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。

10 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

11 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

12 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。

13 affiliates   

附属企业( affiliate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She affiliates with an academic society. 她是某学术团体的成员。
• For example, these security affiliates participated in the floating of 19,000,000,000 of issues in 1927. 例如，这些证券发行机构在1927年的流通证券中，就提供了一百九十亿美元的证券。

14 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。

15 discriminative   

有判别力

参考例句：

• The measures are non-discriminative and not targeted at Mexican citizens. 有关措施并非针对墨西哥公民，没有歧视性。
• The Discriminative Common Vector (DCV) successfully overcomes this problem for FLDA. 近年来针对此问题提出了不同的解决方法，其中基于共同鉴别矢量(DCV)的方法成功克服了已有各种方法存在的缺点，有较好的数值稳定性和较低的计算复杂度。

16 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

17 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

18 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

19 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。

20 wavelengths   

n.波长( wavelength的名词复数 )；具有相同的/不同的思路；合拍；不合拍

参考例句：

• I find him difficult to talk to—we're on completely different wavelengths. 我没法和他谈话，因为我们俩完全不对路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Sunlight consists of different wavelengths of radiation. 阳光由几种不同波长的射线组成。 来自辞典例句

21 atlas   

n.地图册，图表集

参考例句：

• He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
• The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。

22 constellation   

n.星座n.灿烂的一群

参考例句：

• A constellation is a pattern of stars as seen from the earth. 一个星座只是从地球上看到的某些恒星的一种样子。
• The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation. 北斗七星本身不是一个星座。

23 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

24 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

25 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

26 entrusts   

v.委托，托付( entrust的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It is the bank to which the seller entrusts the documents. 一方是托收银行，是受卖方的委托接收单据的银行。 来自互联网
• Mr. Thomas entrusts the Bank of Paris to pay money to us. 托马斯先生委托巴黎银行向我们付款。 来自互联网

27 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。

28 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。