Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-26

China expresses grave concerns over U.S.-Japan joint¹ statement
China has expressed grave concerns over a joint statement released by the United States and Japan, urging the two countries to discard their Cold War mindset and respect the interests and concerns of other countries in the region.
Chinese Foreign Ministry² spokesman Qin Gang said It will be detrimental³ to the proper solution of relevant issues and the stability of the region to make indiscreet criticisms or remarks on the affairs of other countries.
He urged the United States and Japan to give up the Cold War mindset, earnestly respect the interests and concerns of other countries in the region and refrain from further disturbances⁴ to regional peace and stability.
 
Fourth Chinese national has been confirmed dead
The Chinese embassy says rescuers recovered the body of a fourth Chinese passenger, identified as a high school girl, after South Korean ferry Sewol with 476 people aboard capsized and sank off Jindo Island on April 16.
A total of four Chinese nationals were on board the ill-fated ship. And the embassy has confirmed the death of the other three -- two men and a woman -- since search and rescue operation began nine days ago.
The confirmed death toll⁵ stood at 185 Friday while 117 people remained unaccounted for.
 
Obama, Park agree on DPRK issue, remain ambiguous on Japan
U.S. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye have held a summit in Seoul, agreeing to maintain a close cooperation in deterring⁶ North Korea from carrying out a fresh nuclear test, but they failed to share an unified⁷ position on Japan's return to the militaristic past.
Asked about the Seoul-Tokyo historical issues, Obama described "comfort woman" as a significantly bad violation⁸ of human rights though it happened during wartime, saying the victims should be heard and respected.
Touching⁹ on territorial¹⁰ disputes, Obama said parties concerned should resolve any territorial issues according to law and diplomacy¹¹, adding his message on this has not been changed.
 
Obama informs European leaders of U.S. intent to impose fresh sanctions on Russia
U.S. President Barack Obama has called leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain, informing them of U.S. intent to impose fresh targeted sanctions on Russia in response to its failure to help to ease tension in eastern Ukraine.
The White House says in his separate phone talks with the leaders, Obama told them that "The United States is prepared to impose targeted sanctions to respond to Russia's latest actions.
 
EU opposes cutting gas ties with Russia
The EU's top energy official is recommending the bloc¹² diversify¹³ its energy supply rather than being dependent on its relations with Russia.
At the same time, European Energy Commissioner¹⁴ Gunther Oettinger also says the EU will not cut its gas ties with Russia.
Oettinger has made the suggestion at the end of a meeting among energy companies and organisations in Eastern Europe, amid the escalating¹⁵ tensions in the Ukraine.
 
Chinese State Councilor meets U.S. House Majority Leader
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi has met with visiting U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Beijing.
Yang Jiechi said the Chinese government is committed to safeguarding and promoting peace, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific region as well as the world.
He added no one can shake China's firm resolve in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
 
15 workers trapped in tunnel of Nepal's hydropower project, including Chinese
Around 15 workers, of whom 12 feared to be Chinese, have been trapped inside a tunnel of a hydropower project in west Nepal.
Police say the workers of a Hydropower Project, which is under construction some 250 km away from the capital Kathmandu, were trapped in the tunnel after a mudslide at an entrance of the tunnel.
The rescue operation is underway.
The police said of the people trapped inside the tunnel, 12 are confirmed to be safe for the moment.
 
4 killed, 30 injured in Pakistan's Karachi blast
At least four people have been killed and over 30 others injured in a bombing in the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
The death toll is expected to rise, as at least five of the injured are in critical condition.
So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

China to maintain policy continuity, stability
China says its economic growth in the first quarter was generally within expectation, and the country will maintain continuity and stability of its macro policies.
A statement released after a meeting of the central leadership of the ruling Communist Party of China says fiscal¹⁶ and monetary¹⁷ policies will remain as they are, and the country will nurture¹⁸ good development prospects¹⁹ and a transparent²⁰ macro policy environment.
It says while sticking to the basic principles of stable macro and flexible micro policies, timely adjustments should be made in accordance to changing conditions of the economy so as to realize economic and social development goals for the year.
 

1 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。

2 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。

3 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。

4 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

5 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。

6 deterring   

v.阻止，制止( deter的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• However, investors say are a number of issues deterring business. 然而，投资者表示，有很多问题让他们却步。 来自互联网
• It's an effective way of deterring potential does online, the logic goes. 逻辑上这是抑制潜在线上威胁的有效方法。 来自互联网

7 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

8 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

9 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

10 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

11 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

12 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

13 diversify   

v.（使）不同，（使）变得多样化

参考例句：

• Our company is trying to diversify.我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。
• Hills and woods diversify the landscape.山陵和树木点缀景色。

14 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。

15 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

16 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

17 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

18 nurture   

n.养育，照顾，教育；滋养，营养品；vt.养育，给与营养物，教养，扶持

参考例句：

• The tree grows well in his nurture.在他的培育下这棵树长得很好。
• The two sisters had received very different nurture.这俩个姊妹接受过极不同的教育。

19 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

20 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。