Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-02

Two suspects, one citizen killed in Xinjiang attack
The authorities have confirmed that two of the three people killed in the Urumqi terror attack in Xinjiang are acutally suspects.
The third person was a civilian¹ at the train station where the attack happened.
One of the dead suspects has been identified as Sedirdin Sawut, a 39 year old from southern Xinjiang. The other hasn't been named but police say both had long been involved in religious extremism.
The two suspects slashed² at people with knives and set off explosions at one of the exits at Urumqi's largest railway station.
The train station returned to normal operation just a couple of hours after the attack and reports it has been busy with long-weekend travelers.
 
At least nine killed in Nigeria blast
At least nine people have been killed and 11 injured in an explosion on the outskirts³ of the Nigerian capital of Abuja.
No group has claimed responsibility yet, though local authorities are already blaming Boko Haram insurgents⁴.
Witness says a car laden⁵ with explosives appeared to blow up near a checkpoint on a busy road in the city.
Police have cordoned⁶ off the area around the blast site.
The checkpoint was set up after a bombing in the same area last month that killed at least 75 people.
April's attack was carried out by the Islamist militant⁷ group Boko Haram.
 
Protesters storm prosecutor's office in Donetsk
Pro-Russia protesters have stormed the local prosecutor's office in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
Protesters have discarded the Ukrainian flag on the building and replaced it with that of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Meanwhile, Ukraine authorities have reinstated military conscription to deal with the rising tension in the east of the country.
It is reported that the authorities are also planning to retake administration buildings in the eastern regions later today by using its armed forces.
The Russian Foreign Ministry⁸ has urged Ukraine not to use armed force, saying it will lead to a catastrophe⁹.
Ukraine and Russia have blamed each other for the rising tensions.
 
Police, protesters clash in Istanbul
The May-Day holiday march in Turkey's capital has turned violent.
Police and protesters have been clashing in Istanbul.
Security personnel have been firing tear gas and water cannons¹⁰ to try to dispurse hundreds of marchers who took to the streets in defiance¹¹ of an order banning a march on Taksim Square.
Scores of people have been injured or detained across Istanbul.
Taksim Square was where mass demonstrations¹² against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke out last year.
Mass demonstrations have also been planned for other cities across Turkey to mark the May-Day holiday.
Trade unions in Turkey have called for the marches in protest against the government's ban on rallies, which was put in-place following the unrest that engulfed¹³ Istanbul and other parts of Turkey last year.
 
Registration¹⁴ for Syria's presidential elections closes with 24 contenders
Registration for Syria's contentious¹⁵ presidential vote has wrapped up.
24 contenders, including incumbent¹⁶ President Bashar al-Assad, have registered their candidacies.
The 24 applications will be scrutinized¹⁷ by the courts, in accordance with Syria's electoral law and constitution.
Initial results of that effort will come out in five days.
Voting for Syrians inside the country will start on June 3, while those overseas will cast their votes on May 28.
 
Malaysia releases preliminary report into MH370
Malaysian authorities have released a preliminary report into the disappearance¹⁸ of flight MH370.
The preliminary report confirms that military radar¹⁹ tracked a plane after takeoff in early March as it turned in a westerly direction across the Malaysian peninsula.
But the military took no further action because the plane was deemed "friendly".
The release of the report comes as Malaysia Airlines says that the continuing search and investigation²⁰ will be a prolonged process.
The Airline also says it will compensate²¹ next-of-kin who are entitled to claim compensation.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Foreign Ministry says China will actively²² participate in the follow-up search operation.
 
Ford²³ announces new CEO
Ford Motors' Chief Operating Officer Mark Fields will succeed Alan Mulally as the company's president and chief executive officer.
Executive Chairman Bill Ford, great-grandson of company founder²⁴ Henry Ford, appears to be enthusiastic about the transistion.
The naming of 53-year-old Fields as the next CEO was expected.
Fields says he does not plan changes to the company's leadership team, and said his primary focus will be to continue acceleration²⁵ of progress on the "One Ford" plan established by Mulally.
That plan calls for sharing of engineering and design of vehicles around the globe to improve quality and cut costs.
68-year-old Mulally is credited with transforming the No. 2 U.S. automaker from a money-loser to a company that expects to realize a pretax profit of up to $8 billion this year.
 
China launches tighter regulation on diary imports
Food quality authorities here in China have brought in a new regulation to try to better regulate the dairy industry.
Under the new rules, only producers which meet Chinese government standards will be allowed to sell their products in this country.
This means foreign producers hoping to sell their products in China will have to go through approvals beyond what they have to adhere to in their own countries.
There are currently some 12-hundred foreign dairy producers registered to sell their products here in China, including over 40 baby formula makers²⁶.

1 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

4 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

5 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

6 cordoned   

v.封锁，用警戒线围住( cordon的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused. 警方封锁了这个地区直到炸弹被拆除为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 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。

9 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

10 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

12 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

13 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 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？

15 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

16 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

17 scrutinized   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比

18 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

19 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

20 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。

21 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

22 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。

23 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

24 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

25 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

26 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》