Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-19

Beijing calls off exchanges with Hanoi
China has called off some planned exchanges with Vietnam and dispatched aircraft and ships to pick up injured and frightened Chinese nationals caught in violent anti-China riots.
The riots have left at least two Chinese nationals dead and more than 100 others injured.
More than three-thousand Chinese nationals have already been evacuated¹ from Vietnam.
China has also lifted the level of the security warning for Chinese tourists in Vietnam, warning its citizens not to travel to the country.
Vietnamese authorities have arrested more than 1,000 rioters following international attention.
On Sunday, the anti-China protests did not become as large as protesters had planned.
 
ETIM terrorist behind Xinjiang railway station attack
The terror group known as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement is being blamed for last month's attack at a train station in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous² Region.
Officials in the region say the attack was planned by Ismail Yusup, from somewhere outside of China.
Ten members of the group slashed³ people and set off explosives at the exit of the South Railway Station in Urumqi, early in the evening on April 30th.
The explosion killed two terrorists.
The other eight have been arrested.
Chinese police are looking for Ismail Yusup with help from International authorities.
 
Russia-China ties to expand: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country's cooperation with China has reached its all-time best and ties are ready to expand.
Putin made the comment before attending the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia slated⁴ for Tuesday and Wednesday in Shanghai.
Putin, who will also pay a state visit to China on the sidelines of the summit, says he will hammer out future objectives with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Over 20 international leaders including 11 heads of state will attend this week's CICA summit.
CICA member states are expected to issue a Shanghai Declaration on commitments to strengthening strategic coordination⁵.
 
S Korea to break up coastguard after ferry disaster
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has announced that the coastguard will be disbanded in the wake of the ferry disaster in which about 300 people died.
In a televised address, she apologized formally for the sinking.
Park said a new safety agency would handle rescue duties, with investigative functions passing to the police.
The ferry disaster on April 16 killed 286 passengers, most of whom were high school students. Another 18 are still missing.
The ferry captain and three members of the crew have been charged with manslaughter.
 
Libyan government insists it remains⁶ in control following parlliament attack
The Libyan government insists it remains in control of the country despite a series of heavy attacks and clashes over the weekend.
The parliament building in Tripoli was overrun by a militia⁷ group loyal to a retired⁸ general, and two people were killed.
Later a militia spokesman demanded that the assembly hand over power to a body drawing up a new constitution.
In a live televised statement, Justice Minister Asalah al-Marghani condemned⁹ the attacks and said the government is still working.
Early on Monday there were reports of an attack on a military air base in Benghazi, which on Friday saw heavy fighting between the militias¹⁰ and Islamists.

 'Four dead' in north Nigeria Kano suicide blast
Nigerian police say a suicide blast in the northern city of Kano has killed four people.
The blast happened in a street with many bars and night spots.
Witnesses say the explosion was caused by a bomb in a car in a predominantly Christian¹¹ area.
Kano is the largest city in the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria.
In January 2012, about 150 people died there in a series of co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militant¹² group Boko Haram.
 
Shanghai 'most popular city' for migrants
A survey shows that Shanghai has become China's most popular city for the floating population.
The survey, conducted by the local financial magazine, Value Line, shows the city recorded a net inflow population of over 9.5 million while Beijing ranked second with about 7.7 million.
Another survey on soon-to-graduate students across the country released last month found that Shanghai is the top preference for employment after college.
However, the accolade¹³ also renews concerns among local residents over increased pressure on urban resources.
 
World Congress of Russian Press held in Shanghai
The 16th World Congress of Russian Press is underway in Shanghai, the first time it has been held in China.
President of the World Association of Russian Press, Vitariy Ignatenko, says he hopes the event will promote the exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Russia media and help the people from both countries to deepen their understandings of each other.
The annual congress is co-hosted by China Radio International and Russia's Itar-Tass news agency.
It runs through Wednesday.

1 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

2 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

3 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》

4 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。

5 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

8 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

9 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

10 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

11 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

12 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。

13 accolade   

n.推崇备至，赞扬

参考例句：

• Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.四家餐馆获授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。
• The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。