Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-21

Ukraine slams Russia for deadly gun attack in eastern town
Ukranian authorities say Russia should be held responsible for a deadly shootout on Sunday in Slavyansk.
It left at least three people dead on Sunday.
The attack is the first fatal incident after an international agreement was reached last week in Geneva to ease tensions in Ukraine.
Russia has blamed militant¹ Ukrainian nationalists while the Ukrainian government says the attack was staged by provocateurs from outside the country.
Tensions in eastern Ukraine have been escalating² since last weekend following an armed confrontation³ between Ukrainian security forces and pro-Moscow activists⁴, who demanded a referendum on autonomy and closer ties with Russia.
 
Two Chinese Engineers Abducted⁵ in Sudan
Two Chinese engineers have been abducted in Sudan by unidentified men.
The Chinese embassy in Khartoum says the two workers were working at an oil field belonging to Sudanese oil companies in western Sudan.
They were taken on Friday.
The embassy has been in contact with Sudanese authorities.
Local media reported earlier Sunday that an armed group, belonging to the Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement, attacked an oil field of the Sudanese Greater Nile Petroleum⁶ Operating Company.
 
Search Teams To Determine Next Move Regarding MH370
Malaysian and Australian authorities are to discuss their next moves regarding the six-week-long search for that missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
The current underwater search is focusing on a 10 km circle of seafloor and should be completed within a week.
Although searching for debris⁷ from the flight continues on the ocean surface, the real focal point is the area underwater being searched by a US Navy underwater drone.
Authorities say the prime ministers of Malaysia and Australia will discuss the next stage of the search operation today.
 
Death toll⁸ surges to 61 as divers⁹ enter sunken S.Korean ferry
The death toll from the ferry disaster off the coast of Korea has increased dramatically, as divers entered the sunken vessel¹⁰ and found many bodies.
So far, 61 people have been confirmed dead, though some 244 others are still missing.
A navy diver died yesterday during an underwater search.
More than 200 ships are participating in the search and recovery operation, with dozens of planes in the air as well.
The ferry's captain was arrested on Saturday and charged with negligence¹¹ of duty and abandonment resulting in death. He was one of the first to abandon ship.
 
Egypt's presidential registration¹² ends with two candidates
Egyption voters will have only two candidates to choose from during next month's presidential election.
Registration closed on Sunday. The contest will be between former military chief Abdel Fattah Sisi and leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi.
The first round of the election is slated¹³ for May 26 and 27.
Sisi is expected to win easily. He led the military ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi last July.
The election campaign officially begins on May 3.
 
8 dead in airplane crash in Southwest Finland
A small passenger plane carrying 10 parachutists and their pilot has crashed in southwest Finland, killing¹⁴ 8.
It happened on Sunday.
Police say the pilot and two parachutists survived by ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed, and eight others were found dead around the wreckage¹⁵.
But the exact cause of the accident was not immediately known, as the investigation¹⁶ continues.
Officials say this is the worst air disaster in the country in decades.
 
Private jet crashes on final approach killing all eight people on board
A private plane has crashed in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo, killing all eight people on board.
According to a Civil Protection official, the Hawker 800 luxury jet slammed into the roof of a warehouse¹⁷ as it approached the airport in foggy conditions on Saturday.
It burst into flames, breaking into pieces after it hit the ground.
On board were the two pilots, two married couples, the 10-year-old son of one of the couples, and a woman.
The cause of the crash was not yet known, but officials say the thick fog likely contributed.
 
Chinese Court Detains Japanese Boat over Unpaid¹⁸ Damages
A maritime¹⁹ court in Shanghai has detained a Japanese ship.
The order was given on Saturday following a court verdict that ordered the ship's owner to pay delayed rent and losses to a Chinese firm.
The court says it will dispose of the ship if the Japanese company continues to refuse to fulfill²⁰ its obligation.
The ship, named BAOSTEEL EMOTION and owned by Japanese shipping²¹ firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), is being held at a port in east China's Zhejiang Province.
A Chinese company sued the Japanese shipping firm in 1988 in the Shanghai maritime court over alleged²² delays in rent payments for two ships and economic losses.
The court ruled late in 2007 that the Japanese firm should pay nearly 3 billion Japanese Yen²³, or some 28 million U.S. dollars, including delayed rent and operating losses.
 
Construction of Largest Radio Telescope in Progress in Guizhou
The world's largest radio telescope, currently under construction in southwest China's Guizhou province, has seen the completion of its outer steel framework.
The radio telescope has a bowl-shape surface measuring 500 meters in diameter, as large as 30 football pitches.
The project is scheduled to be finished by September, 2016.

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

3 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

6 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

7 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。

8 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

9 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

10 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。

11 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。

12 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？

13 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

14 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

15 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

16 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。

17 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

18 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

19 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

20 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

21 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

22 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

23 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。