Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-06-14

China releases videos on Japanese jets tailing Chinese plane
China's military has defended its role during a close encounter involving military planes over the East China Sea.
Beijing has released videos showing Japanese jets tailing a Chinese plane during the encounter.
One of the two videos shows two Japanese fighter jets tailing a Chinese Tu-154 plane that was on a routine patrol in the Air Defense¹ Identification Zone on Wednesday.
The ministry² says the two Japanese jets came within about 30 meters of the Chinese plane, seriously threatening the safety of Chinese personnel.
The Japanese government earlier denied its aircrafts came near the Chinese jet, while trying to shift the blame for the incident on China.
 
China backs Afghan presidential runoff
China says it hopes the second round of the Afghan presidential election will be steady and smooth, and lay a solid foundation for the country's peace, stability and development.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying says China appreciates the Afghan electoral institutions's preparations for the election runoff to be held on Sunday.
She says China attaches great importance to developing a strategic partnership³ with Afghanistan, adding the country will work with other sides in supporting Afghanistan's peaceful reconstruction⁴ and national reconciliation⁵.
Former Afghan foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai will compete in the presidential runoff.
 
Obama says not to send U.S. troops back to Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama says he will not send back U.S. troops to help the Iraqi forces fight Islamist militants⁶ who are making rapid gains on the ground.
Obama acknowledged "significant gains" made by the militants in the past few days, saying he's asked his national security team to prepare "a range of other options" in support of Iraqi security forces.
 
NATO chief says concerned over eastern Ukraine situation
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has expressed concern over the "possible escalation⁷" of the crisis in eastern Ukraine, according to a NATO statement.
Rasmussen said he was concerned about reports that "Russian tanks and other armored vehicles may have crossed the border into eastern Ukraine."
He said "If these reports are confirmed, this would mark a serious escalation of the crisis in eastern Ukraine,"
In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday sent a note of protest to Ukraine over the border violation⁸ by Ukrainian soldiers.
Kremlin says the state border was violated by armed units, as an infantry⁹ fighting vehicles crossed the border. Russian border guards detained the vehicle and its crewmen retreated.
 
 
Iran says to resume 20 pct uranium enrichment if talks fail
Iranian authorities say the country will resume high-grade uranium enrichment if talks aimed at securing a long-term deal on Iran's nuclear program fail.
Iran suspended uranium enrichment in November after reaching an interim¹⁰ agreement with the P5+1 group.
That deal expires soon.
But it can be extended another six months if the bargaining that begins on Monday in Vienna fails to result in a final accord.
 
Thailand lifts curfew nationwide
Thailand's military announced Friday night to lift the curfew across the country, effective immediately.
Since there are no signs of violence in areas where the curfew from midnight to 4 a.m. local time has been imposed, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) decided¹¹ to lift the curfew nationwide to allay¹² the impact on people's daily life and tourism.
 
Xi stresses efforts to revolutionize energy sector¹³
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more efforts to revolutionize the country's energy production and consumption habits, in light of changing dynamics¹⁴ in the global energy market.
While presiding over a meeting of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, Xi Jinping, head of the group, acknowledged that China faces challenges to cope with rising energy demand, supply restraints, huge environment costs and backward technology.
The president said to ensure national energy security, China needs to take steps to rein¹⁵ in irrational¹⁶ energy use and control the country's energy consumption by fully¹⁷ implementing¹⁸ energy-saving policies.
He urged further efforts in energy technology innovation to forge the industry into a new powerhouse to fuel economic growth.
 
China launches anti-dumping probe into kidney therapy equipment
The Ministry of Commerce has announced it has launched anti-dumping investigations¹⁹ into imports of hemodialysis equipment from the European Union and Japan.
The investigations, initiated²⁰ on Friday, came after objections were raised by the hemodialysis equipment sector in China. The probe will find out whether imports were dumped into the Chinese market, as well as the dumping margins²¹ and damage done to the domestic industry.
In medicine, hemodialysis is therapy used to remove waste products and free water from the blood when kidneys are in failure.
 
Wanda invest in Hollywood movie "Southpaw"
Chinese company Wanda Media has announced it will become the only investor²² in the boxing drama "Southpaw".
The movie will begin production next Monday in Pittsburg.
It is the first time a Chinese company has fully funded an American film.
"Southpaw" centres on a left-handed boxer²³ who wins the welterweight title and then suffers a tragedy, forcing him to put his life back together to earn his young daughter's respect.
The film is expected to premiere in spring 2015.

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。

4 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

5 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

6 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。

7 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

8 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

9 infantry   

n.[总称]步兵(部队)

参考例句：

• The infantry were equipped with flame throwers.步兵都装备有喷火器。
• We have less infantry than the enemy.我们的步兵比敌人少。

10 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。

11 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

12 allay   

v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)

参考例句：

• The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
• They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

13 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

14 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。

15 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

16 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。

17 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。

18 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

19 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

20 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

21 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。

22 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

23 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。