Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-03

China to go all out for underwater search
Chinese, Malaysian and Australian officials are preparing to meet this coming Sunday in Canberra to discuss the next steps in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Malaysia's acting¹ transport minister and the head of the Joint² Coordiation Center met on Friday ahead of the Australian meeting.
Both are warning the deep water search could take anywhere from 8 to 12-months.
But both say they're confident they will discover the wreckage³ of the airliner⁴.
Meanwhile, China will go all out for underwater search for flight MH370, according to China Maritime⁵ Search and Rescue Center.
A Chinese Navy vessel⁶ with strong underground searching capacities has left for the southern Indian Ocean and is expected to arrive on May 10.
 
Putin slams Ukraine's air attack, rebels down two helicopters
Russia is slamming Ukraine for its military crackdown in the eastern city of Slavyansk, saying it is going to wipe out all hope for the viability⁷ of the Geneva agreements.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is characterizing the operation as possibly "criminal."
He suggests the operation has "crossed out" the agreements reached in Geneva on April 17th.
Moscow also says it is "extremely concerned" for the safety of Russia's presidential special envoy⁸ Vladimir Lukin, who is in the conflict zone.
This comes as Ukrainian forces sweep into Slavyansk to try to clear the city of pro-Russian forces.
The fighting has already resulted in two Ukranian helicopters being shot down, with both pilots killed.
Several others have reportedly been wounded in the offensive, which began at dawn on Friday.
 
Obama threatens broader sanctions on Russia
U.S. President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Germany are prepared to impose broader sanctions on Russia if it continues to destabilize Ukraine.
Obama said at a joint news conference with visiting German Chancellor⁹ Angela Merkel at the White House that the sanctions could target Russia's energy, arms and finance sectors¹⁰.
He added the sanctions are not aimed at "punishing the Russian people," but dissuading¹¹ Russian President Vladimir Putin from his current course.
Obama also called on Russia to help free observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Ukraine. He said pro-Russia militants¹² are still holding seven observers, including four Germans.
 
Russia, Ukraine agree on normal gas transit¹³ until end of May
The EU energy commissioner¹⁴, energy ministers from Russia and Ukraine have met in Warsaw to discuss the Russia-Ukraine gas crisis and agreed that transit would not suffer in any way until the end of May.
Energy Commissioner of EU Guenther Oettinger stated at a press conference that the meeting had been a positive one where an agenda had been constructed for two further meetings in May.
The next meeting will take place in two weeks.
 
More than 2,500 feared dead following Afghan landslide¹⁵: official
More than 2,500 people were feared dead in a landslide in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Friday.
The provincial¹⁶ governor says more than 2,500 were missing. It is feared that most of the missing people were died as more than 20 meters of debris¹⁷ covered the houses in a small village.
The landslide occurred after recent heavy rains.
 
18 killed in Syria car bombings
A pair of car bombings in central Syria have left at least 18 people dead.
The bombings struck in two separate towns in the central province of Hama on Friday.
Friday's attacks come just a day after opposition¹⁸ activists¹⁹ claimed 44-people were killed by an airstrike in Aleppo.
 
Two subway trains collide in Seoul
Around 200 people have been hurt, after two subway trains collided Friday afternoon in Seoul.
One train slammed into the back of another which had stopped between stations because of a mechanical problem.
So far it appears none of the injuries are life threatening.
Most of the injured are being treated for foot or ankle injuries.
The collision was strong enough to derail two of the cars on the train.
 
N. China forest fire controlled
Firefighters have put under control a raging fire which extended on Wednesday from Russia to primitive²⁰ forest to the north of China's Greater Hinggan Mountains.
Firefighting headquarters says as of Friday afternoon, the blaze was basically controlled and only sporadic²¹ flames remained in the firing area's southeastern corner.
Chinese forestry²² authorities have mobilized 1,290 firefighters to quench²³ the fire. They were struggling to put out the fire completely on Friday night.
 
Beijing outer expressway ring to complete by 2016
A 940-km expressway ring surrounding Beijing will be completed by 2016 to reduce pollution of vehicles passing through the Chinese capital and boost regional development.
A local transport official says the integration²⁴ of transport infrastructure²⁵ is a priority for coordinated²⁶ development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 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。

3 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。

4 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

5 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。

6 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。

7 viability   

n.存活(能力)

参考例句：

• What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
• Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。

8 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

9 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

10 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 dissuading   

劝（某人）勿做某事，劝阻( dissuade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• If he has once fastened upon an idea,there is no dissuading him from it. 他一旦认准一个主意，就不可能让他放弃。

12 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

13 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

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 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

16 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。

17 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。

18 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。

19 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》

20 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

21 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

22 forestry   

n.森林学；林业

参考例句：

• At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
• Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

23 quench   

vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制

参考例句：

• The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
• Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

24 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

25 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

26 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法