Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-23

China confident in fighting terrorists: spokesman
China says it has the confidence and capability¹ to crack down on terrorists after the latest terrorist attack in Xinjiang killed 31 people and injured over 90 others.
Two vehicles without license² plates rammed³ shoppers at an open market in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and set off explosives.
Foreign Ministry⁴ spokesman Hong Lei says medical resources are being mobilized to take care of the injured, many of whom were elderly people who frequent the morning market.
President Xi Jinping has pledged to severely⁵ punish terrorists and spare no efforts in maintaining stability.
A work team led by Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun has headed for Xinjiang to join the investigation⁶.
The international community, including Russia, the United States, France and the United Nations have issued condemnation⁷ to the attack.
 
Flights to Xinjiang diverted for security checks
In another development,
Two flights from Shanghai to Urumqi have been forced to land in Nanjing and Lanzhou respectively for security checks.
One fight was diverted to Nanjing after police received a tip that a passenger had explosives on board.
The flight was delayed for 3-hours before it was allowed to continue on to Urumqi.
The other flight also diverted to Lanzhou was stopped for a police check.
Nothing was found on that flight either.
 
At least 13 Ukrainian troops killed in attack on checkpoint
At least 13 troops have been killed after pro-Russian activists⁸ attacked a military checkpoint in eastern Ukraine, days before a presidential election.
The attack near the town of Volnovakha is the deadliest raid in weeks of fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The country's acting⁹ president says the attackers were trying to seize the town, but troops successfully defended it.
 
Thai military cancels constitution
The Thai military has seized power, suspending the country's constitution and dismissing its caretaker government.
A curfew has now been imposed across Thailand.
The Senate will remain in place and the army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha (prah-YOOT chahn oh-CHAH), will assume the duties of the prime minister until a new one is in place.
Earlier, the military declared a 10pm until 5am curfew and demanded top government officials, including the ousted¹⁰ prime minister, report to the military commission.
The whereabouts of acting Prime Minister --- NEE-waht-tahm-rawng BOOM -sahng-p-eye-sahn --- are unclear at the moment.
 
Libya to hold parliamentary election on June 25
The Libyan interim¹¹ parliament has announced to hold a general vote on June 25.
The election seems more imminent¹² now as the retired¹³ Major General Khalifa Haftar waged a war against the General National Congress, trying to force it to abandon power.
The general, who played a key role in toppling Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi, led his allied¹⁴ forces on Sunday to attack GNC compound and the airport road, leaving two dead and more than 60 injured.
Haftar claimed he intended to purge¹⁵ "terrorists" from the parliament and the city while the interim government and parliament condemned¹⁶ him for trying to stage a "coup¹⁷."
 
European Parliament elections kick off in Britain, strained relations with EU likely to continue
Elections to the European Parliament has kicked off in Britain.
Millions of Britons flocked to polling stations to decide who can represent them in the European legislature.
A total of 73 Members of the European Parliament are up for grabs in the country based on the proportional representation voting mechanism¹⁸.
Citizens are asked to vote for a party rather than an individual.
The UK Independence Party has topped most opinion polls in Britain in recent months.
Results of the elections are scheduled to be announced on Sunday, when voting is closed across the 28 member states of the European Union.
Britain and the Netherlands are the first two countries to start the European Parliament elections this year.
 
China injects 2 bln USD into new Africa fund
China has launched a two-billion dollar fund to be invested through the African Development Bank.
The Africa-wide investment vehicle is dubbed¹⁹ the "Africa Growing Together Fund."
This is the first time China has put money into Africa through a multilateral institution rather than directly through a deal with an African government.
The resources from the Fund are expected to be provided over a 10-year period and will be used alongside the African Development Bank's own resources to finance eligible²⁰ sovereign and non-sovereign guaranteed development projects in Africa.
The AGTF is expected to be immediately set up to be used to co- finance some projects before the end of this year.
 
ZTE, Huawei win bulk of China Mobile's second batch²¹ of 4G contracts -sources
Reuters news agency is reporting that China Mobile has awarded its second batch of 4G telecom equipment contracts, with ZTE and Huawei Technologies securing the bulk of the deal.
Reuters cited sources as saying ZTE and Huawei have been awarded 34 percent and 31 percent of the work, respectively.
Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent SA were said to have each won 9 percent of the batch, while Nokia secured 8 percent.
China Mobile, with more than 784 million mobile customers and 4.8 million 4G subscribers in April, is the world's largest telecoms company by subscribers.
It confirmed the names of the winners, but did not provide details.

1 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

3 rammed   

v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
• I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

6 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。

7 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

8 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》

9 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。

10 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

11 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

12 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

13 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。

14 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

15 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。

16 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。

17 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

18 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

19 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

21 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。