Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-06-12

China's military strongly dissatisfied with U.S. accusations¹
The Chinese Defense² Ministry³ is lashing⁴ out at the most recent U.S. allegations connected to the Chinese military.
The Defense Ministry says US accusations of China's military threat and lack of transparency are "cliches."
The Defense Ministry is also blaming the United States for "sending wrong signals in territorial⁵ disputes" in the Asia-Pacific region.
The comments follow the United States' annual report on China's military development and security, which came out last week.
The Chinese Defense Ministry notes the US still spends several times more per-year on its military than China does.
 
China calls for treaty on space weapons
The Chinese government is calling on the international community to start negotiations⁶ on a legally binding⁷ treaty that will prevent an arms race in outer space.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying says China has always advocated peaceful use of outer space and opposed its weaponization.
China and Russia have jointly⁸ submitted a new draft treaty on banning the deployment⁹ of weapons in outer space to a UN-sponsored disarmament conference.
The updated version has revised and refined certain clauses of the draft the two countries originally put forward in 2008.
The changes include the definition and scope of the treaty, and the organizations and mechanisms¹⁰ that would be charged with solving disputes in outer space.
 
China calls for harmonious¹¹ maritime¹² orders
The Chinese government says it fully¹³ backs global maritime law and supports direct talks among disputing parties when it comes to the world's oceans.
The comments have come to mark the 20th anniversary of the implementation¹⁴ of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
A statement from the Chinese foreign ministry says negotiations based on law and history are the most effective way to settle maritime disputes.
The anniversary of the implementation of the UN Sea treaty comes amid a growing number of territorial disputes in both the South and East China Seas.
 
4 Chinese banks issue NCD worth US$1.1b
Four Chinese commercial banks have issued 7-billion yuan worth of Negotiable Certificates of Deposit, or NCD's.
The Bank of China, China Minsheng Bank, CITIC Bank and the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank have issued the NCD's in the interbank market.
Interbank NCD's can be bought by and resold to members of the interbank market.
They're designed to be a low-risk and low-interest investment instrument.
They cannot be cashed-in before maturity¹⁵.
The People's Bank of China created the Negotiable Certificates of Deposit late last year to try to help banks deal with issues of liquidity¹⁶.
 
Thousands flee Mosul after militants¹⁷ seize city
Around 500-thousand people have now fled Iraq's second biggest city, Mosul, amid the overrun of the city by Islamic militants.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an offshoot of al-Qaida, has seized the governor's headquarters and has been rampaging through police stations.
Hundreds of detainees have reportedly been set free.
It's not known how many people have been killed in the assault.
Most of those trying to flee the city are trying to head into the Kurdish autonomous¹⁸ province of Irbil.
Earlier this year, al-Qaeda-linked forces captured the city of Fallujah in the west of the country.
Mosul and the province of Ninevah are a major export route for Iraqi oil.
They're also a gateway¹⁹ to Syria.
 
Iraqi militants seize 49 Turkish diplomatic personnel, family in Mosul
As part of the al-Qaeda takeover of Mosul, 49 Turkish staff and their family members have been taken hostage at the consulate²⁰ in the city.
At the same time, another 31 Turkish nationals have also been taken hostage at a power plant in Mosul.
Meanwhile, the United States is now promising²¹ to provide assistance to the Iraqi government.
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant has also seized effective control of Saddam Hussein's former hometown of Tikrit.
 
UN confirms four deaths of peacekeepers in north Mali
Four UN peacekeepers have been killed in northern Mali.
A truck loaded with explosives blew up at the gate of a UN camp in the restive²² region, killing²³ 4 and leaving 10-others injured.
The nationalities of the UN peacekeepers killed have not been released.
The attack has taken place in the Kidal region of northern Mali, which was the rallying area for the Tuareg rebels when they took control of northern Mali in 2012.
The region is now back in the hands of the Malian government, after a French-led multi-national force swept in to regain²⁴ control last year.
 
Ugandan FM elected UN General Assembly president
Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa has officially been elected as the President of the UN General Assembly.
Kutesa was put forward as the African Union's only candidate.
Kutesa, who takes over from Antigua's UN represnentative, is promising to be accessible, transparent²⁵, fair and balanced.
The President of the UN General Assembly holds little official power.
 
Cantor to hand over house majority
US Republican House Majority leader Eric Cantor has announced he plans to step down from the post at the end of July.
This follows his stunning²⁶ loss in his Republican primary to a tea-party backed candidate.
It's being reported several House Republicans are now jockeying for the position.
Cantor is expected to throw his support behind party whip Kevin McCarthy.

1 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

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 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。

4 lashing   

n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

6 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。

7 binding   

有约束力的，有效的，应遵守的

参考例句：

• The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

8 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

9 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

10 mechanisms   

n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 )；机械装置；[生物学] 机制；机械作用

参考例句：

• The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

12 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。

13 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

14 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。

15 maturity   

n.成熟；完成；(支票、债券等)到期

参考例句：

• These plants ought to reach maturity after five years.这些植物五年后就该长成了。
• This is the period at which the body attains maturity.这是身体发育成熟的时期。

16 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。

17 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。

18 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。

19 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

20 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

21 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。

22 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。

23 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。

24 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

25 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

26 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。