Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-06-10

China to play constructive¹ role in Iran nuclear talks
The Chinese government is promising² to keep playing a constructive role with the Iranian nuclear talks.
The comments from the Chinese side comes as Iran is holding its first bilateral³ talks in decades with the United States.
The Iranian side is also going to hold separate talks with Russia.
Chinese foreign ministry⁴ spokesperson Hua Chunying.
"Now the negotiation⁵ is entering uncharted waters. It will now involve more complicated and sensitive issues. All parties need to put aside differences to seek a common ground. We believe that bilateral talks between Iran and individual members of the six powers will help to strengthen mutual⁶ understanding and promote negotiations⁷. We are willing to keep close contacts with all parties and play a constructive role in the process. "
 
US, Iran hold nuclear talks after decades of standoff
A 2nd day of direct talks between the United States and Iran are set to get underway later on this Tuesday in Geneva.
The two days of direct talks will conclude today.
The two sides met for closed-door sessions for the first time in years yesterday.
It's unclear how the first round of meetings went.
Iran and the United States are meeting for the first time directly in decades to discuss issues connected to Iran's nuclear program.
Iran and Russia are also set to meet separately in Rome following the sessions in Geneva.
The talks come as Iran prepares to meet with the P5+1 again in Vienna next week.
The last round of P5+1 talks failed to come up with a final resolution to the long-running dispute.
 
Iran, Turkey further boosts bilateral ties
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has been meeting with Turkish officials in Ankara in an attempt shore up ties among the two countries.
Rouhani has overseen⁸ the signing of a number of deals connected to banking⁹, transportation and energy.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says both sides want to build a preferential trade partnership¹⁰ agreement.
The talks come after years of relative estrangement¹¹ between the two countries.
 
Xi urges independent innovation in science, technology
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed "innovation" is the key to the development of science and technology here in China.
He made the remarks a joint¹² conference for the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, two top think tanks in this country.
He's also talked about the need to develop more home-grown talent in the field.
More than 13-hundred researchers have attended the event, which is meant to help develop collaboration¹³ in the area of science and technology.
Other members of the politburo have also attended the session.
 
China, Bangladesh vow¹⁴ to further partnership
Chinese Premier¹⁵ Li Keqiang has met with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina Wajed in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The two sides has expressed the willingness to further develop the cooperation relationship in trade, energy and a number of other areas.
The Premier says he hopes Bangladesh would support for China's collaboration with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
Wajed is in China for a 6-day official visit.
 
Indian PM Modi meets with Chinese FM
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
Modi says India's new government is willing to work toward common development with China.
He has also suggested the two countries maintain high-level visits and use each other's strengths to deepen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure¹⁶, manufacturing, and I-T.
Wang Yi has also met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.
 
New line-up of Greek cabinet reshuffled
The conservative-led coalition¹⁷ government of Greece has been reshuffled.
The new administration of Antonis Samaras includes a 21-member cabinet.
Among some of the notable names includes Evangelos Venizelos staying on as government vice-President and foreign minister.
The new cabinet ministers are scheduled to be sworn-in later on this Tuesday.
 
Over 50 insurgents¹⁹ killed in Nigerian military raid
Nigerian authorities have announced they've killed over 50 suspected Boko Haram rebels in operations through this past weekend.
The deaths come amid both raids and the Nigerian military's successful repelling²⁰ of an insurgent¹⁸ attack.
Most of the fighting has taken place in the restive²¹ northeast of the country, which is the main base area for Boko Haram.
Boko Haram has been a major security threat in recent years, with the group involved in massacres²² and kidnappings.
The group took up arms in 2009 to try to back its demands for Sharia Law to be enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.
 
16 security troops killed in northern Iraq
At least 16 Iraqi security officers have been killed in an attack in northern Iraq on Monday.
The attack near Mosul has also left 6 other Iraqi security forces injured.
A suicide bomber²³ drove a truck loaded with fuel into an Iraqi military compound.
It's believed al-Qaeda's offshoot in Iraq is responsible.
The assault on the army base is the culmination²⁴ of a day of violence in Iraq on Monday, which has left 46 dead and close to 170 others injured.

1 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

2 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。

3 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。

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 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

6 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

7 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

8 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

9 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

10 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

11 estrangement   

n.疏远，失和，不和

参考例句：

• a period of estrangement from his wife 他与妻子分居期间
• The quarrel led to a complete estrangement between her and her family. 这一争吵使她同家人完全疏远了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 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。

13 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

14 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

15 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

16 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。

17 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

18 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

19 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

20 repelling   

v.击退( repel的现在分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• He saw himself standing up and repelling a charge. 他仿佛看见自己挺身而起，打退了敌人的进攻。 来自辞典例句
• Promote the healthy entertainment styles. Repelling the superstition, gambling, drugs and obscenity. 提倡健康娱乐。抵制封建迷信活动，拒绝黄、赌、毒。 来自互联网

21 restive   

adj.不安宁的，不安静的

参考例句：

• The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
• The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。

22 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。

23 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

24 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。