Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-01-28

 French speaker criticizes comparing China-Japan ties to pre-WWI Europe

French parliamentry speaker Claude Bartolone says politicians should not interpret history for political reasons.

Bartolone made the comments in Beijing in response to Japanese leader Shinzo Abe's comparison of current Chinese-Japanese relations to pre-World War I Europe.

Abe made the comments on the sidelines of last week's World Economic Forum¹ in Davos, Switzerland, comparing current China-Japan relations to those between Britain and Germany on the eve of World War I.

Bartolone is now heading a parliament and trade delegation² to China to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and China.

 

New bird flu cases in Zhejiang, HK prompt live poultry³ trading bans

Authorities on both the mainland and in Hong Kong are taking action to try to stop the spread of the latest wave of Bird Flu cases which have been popping up ahead of the Spring Festival holiday.

49 people in the eastern province of Zhejiang has been infected with the new strain of the bird flu so far this year, with 12 people succoming to it.

Authorities are shutting down poultry markets in the cities of Ningbo, Jinhua and the provincial⁴ capital Hangzhou.

Official figures show 96 people have been infected with the H7N9 strain of the bird flu so far this year in the mainland, with 19 dying from it.

In Hong Kong, authorities there are also banning the import of live poultry from the mainland, after authorities this week discovered a case of H7N9 in a chicken imported from Guangdong.

 

Syrian gov't, opposition⁵ talks to continue on Geneva Communique: Brahimi

The latest day of talks to try to find a political solution to the civil conflict in Syria has come to an end with little headway being reported.

UN mediator⁶ Lakhdar Brahimi says Monday's negotiations⁷ continued in much the same vein⁸ as Sunday's talks, with the two sides attempting to figure out how to implement⁹ an evacuation of women and children from the beseiged city of Homs.

That agreement between the opposition and the Syrian government delegation was reached Sunday.

However, Brahimi does say they are going to put forward the so-called Geneva Communique into the negotiating framework when talks resume later on this Tuesday.

The Geneva Communique emerged from the first round of talks held in the Swiss city in 2012.

That document calls for the creation of a transitional authority in Syria with full executive powers.

The Syrian government has consistently held that any calls for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside will not be entertained.

 

More chemical weapons materials leave Syria: joint¹⁰ inspection¹¹ mission

A second batch¹² of chemical weapon materials has been transported out of Syria for destruction.

A UN spokesperson says the chemical weapons were verified by mission personnel before being loaded on Danish and Norwegian cargo¹³ vessels¹⁵ in the Syrian port city of Latakia.

The vessels are accompanied by a naval¹⁶ escort provided by China, Denmark, Norway and Russia.

The first batch of chemical materials were shipped out of Syria earlier this month.

They are transported to a port in southern Italy, where they are then tranferred to a US naval vessel¹⁴ for later destruction at sea.

The total elimination¹⁷ of Syria's chemical weapons has a deadline of June 30th.

 

Egypt military council mandates¹⁸ Sisi presidency¹⁹ bid: state media

The Egyptian military has given the green-light for now-former Army Chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to contest the forthcoming presidental elections.

In allowing al-Sisi to run, the military has also accepted his resignation as both the Defense²⁰ Minister and member of the Egyptian military.

The Egyptian consitution only allows civilians²¹ to run for President.

al-Sisi - appointed to his now-former position by ousted²² President Mohammed Morsi - led the Military which removed Morsi from power following weeks of protests against the Islamist President's rule.

While he has yet to officially announce his intentions, al-Sisi is widely expected to run for the Presidency.

He has managed to maintain much of the popularity he enjoyed as the head of the military which removed the growingly unpopular Morsi last summer.

A number of campaigns have been launched to try to convince al-Sisi to run for President.

 

Thai Election Commission suggests minimum one month vote delay

Thailand's Election Commission says the election planned for Sunday should be postponed²³ for at least a month, warning of more bloodshed after violent clashes over the weekend.

A ruling last week from a constitutional Court ruling has opened the way for a delay of the election.

But the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has made it clear it will not back down on the date.

A protest leader was killed and 12 injured in a clash at an advance voting station in Bangkok on Sunday.

Protesters also blocked as many as 45 of the capital's 50 polling stations.

 

Lithuania seeks to join eurozone from 2015: Eurogroup chief

It appears Lithuania is hoping to become the next country to adopt the Euro.

The revelation has come from a Eurogroup finance ministers meeting in Brussels.

Lithuania, already a member of the European Union, reportedly hopes to adopt the Euro by the beginning of next year.

To become part of the Eurozone, applicants²⁴ have to meet a number of requirements, including maintaing agreed-upon debt-to-GDP levels.

The European Commission and the European Central Bank will reportedly publish the results of Lithuania's application in June.

Lithuania's Baltic neighbor, Latvia, became the latest country to adopt the Euro at the start of this year.

Lithuania's other neighbor, Estonia, joined the Eurozone in 2011.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 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。

3 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

4 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。

5 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。

6 mediator   

n.调解人，中介人

参考例句：

• He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
• He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

7 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。

8 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。

9 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

10 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。

11 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

12 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

13 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

14 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。

15 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》

16 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

17 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

18 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

19 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。

20 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。

21 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

22 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

23 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

24 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。