Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-06-09

All 10 militants¹ attacking Pakistan's Karachi airport killed: army spokesperson
All 10 militants involved in an attack on the main airport in the Pakistani city of Karachi have reportedly been killed by the Pakistan army.
The Pakistani Defense² Forces say troops have cleared the area.
The deadly attack began Sunday evening and lasted into this Monday morning.
Local media is reporting a total of 13 people, including seven Airport Security personnel, have been killed in the attack.
Close to twenty others have been hurt.
So far no group is claiming reponsibility.
 
2 officers, 3 others dead in Las Vegas shooting
A shooting in the US city of Las Vegas has left at least five people dead, including two police officers.
The victims were killed after the attackers walked into a pizzeria and a nearby Walmart and opened fire.
The suspects, one male and one female, reportedly took the officers' weapons and ammunition³ before storming out of the pizzeria and then walking into a nearby Walmart, shooting and killing⁴ one other person.
Police later shot and killed the suspects.
The motive⁵ behind the rampage isn't clear at this point.
 
Sisi pledges to make up what they have missed
The newly inaugurated Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is promising⁶ Egypt is going to embrace a rebuilding phase.
He's made the pledge while meeting with foreign dignitaries following his swearing-in on Sunday.
Al-Sisi has met with China's Industry and Information Technology Minister Miao Wei, who was sent as the envoy⁷ of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The new Egyptian President says he welcomes more Chinese investment in Egypt.
 
Chinese, Indian FMs hold talks on building closer bilateral⁸ ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi.
The two have discussed mostly global and bilateral issues.
Issues connected to the two countries' shared borders were also discussed.
The meeting comes following the swearing-in of new Indian Prime Minister Nehrendra Modi earlier this month.
 
Chinese military delegation⁹ attends ASEAN regional forum¹⁰ meeting
A conference on security policies of ASEAN Regional Forum has been held in Myanmar's capital, Yangon.
A Chinese military delegation led by Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Literation Army, attended the conference.
The delegation also had a China-ASEAN breakfast meeting and held talks with heads of other delegations¹¹.
Representatives from 19 member states and regional organizations of the forum attended the meeting.
 
China's foreign trade recorded mild growth in May
Newly released official figures show China's foreign trade grew by 1.5 percent in May year-on-year.
The General Administration of Customs attributes the mild growth to an improved external market and also policy support.
Official data show the country's exports rebounded¹² from a 4.8 percent slump¹³ in the first four months to a 5.4 percent growth in May.
The customs data shows that China's imports and exports totaled 10.3 trillion yuan or about 1.7 trillion US dollars in the first five months of the year.
That represents a decline of 2.2 percent year on year.
 
China property market down cycle may last longer: Moody's
Moody's latest report is forecasting the current slowdown in housing demand here in China will last longer than the last two cycles.
An analyist with the firm says the downturns in 2008 and 2011 should be seen as a signal the government is unlikely to completely remove home purchase restrictions¹⁴.
2008 and 2011 were preceeded by significant credit tightening¹⁵, an increase in regulatory approvals and the widespread implementation¹⁶ of home purchase restrictions.
Moody's notes that after this, the housing market was subsequently boosted by stimulus¹⁷ measures and the loosening of credit conditions and liquidity¹⁸.
 
EU to hold another round of gas talks
Ministers from Ukraine, Russia and the European Commission are set to continue talking later on this Monday in an attempmt to deal with the dispute over natural gas prices.
EU Energy Commissioner¹⁹ Guenther Oettinger, along with the Energy ministers of Ukraine and Russia are expected to attend the trilateral energy meeting.
Russia and Ukraine have been at odds²⁰ over gas pricing following the ouster of former Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Russia has been demanding Ukraine pay in advance for new gas deliveries.
Ukraine is the delivery point for around one-third of Europe's natural gas supplies from Russia.
 
Nadal, Sharapova, Peng and Hsieh victorious²¹ at French Open
This year's French Open has come to an end, with a Chinese pair taking the women's double's crown.
Top-ranked Peng Shuai and Hsieh Suwei from Taiwan earned their second Grand Slam title by defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the final.
In single's action, clay king Rafael Nadal downed Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final.
The Spainard dropped the first set 3-6, but then went on to down the Slovak 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 to win his ninth French Open title.
With the win, Nadal becomes the first person to win five French Open titles in a row.
 
World Cup may rescue TV makers²²
Sony and Panasonic are both reporting a significant increase in sales of its big-screen, 4K-tech TV's ahead of the start of this week's soccer World Cup.
A consortium of Japanese broadcasters, TV manufacturers and communications firms began testing a satellite feed using the new technology last week.
The bump in sales comes amid the imminent²³ collapse²⁴ of Sony's TV division.
Sony's TV side has lost close to 8-billion US dollars over the last 10-years.
 

1 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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

6 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

7 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。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

9 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

10 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

11 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

12 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

13 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

14 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

15 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

16 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

17 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

18 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

19 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。

20 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

21 victorious   

adj.胜利的，得胜的

参考例句：

• We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。

22 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》

23 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。

24 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。