Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-06-16

Chinese Ambassador to Britain Brief Media on Highlights of Premier¹ Li Keqiang's UK Visit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to start an official visit to the UK later on this Monday.
Li Keqiang is due to meet with Prime Minister David Cameron in London.
He's also been granted an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.
Talks connected to economic cooperation will be heavy on the Premier's UK agenda.
He is also scheduled to travel to Greece following his time in the UK.
 
China, Central Asian countries open 3rd gas line
The China National Petroleum² Corporation has announced a third natural gas line running from Central Asia into China is now operational.
The over 18-hundred kilometer line runs from the Turkmen-Uzbek border, and crosses through central Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan before going into Xinjiang.
The capasity of the new line, which currently stands at 7 billion cubic meters per year, is expected to hit 25 billion cubic meters by the end of 2015.
The three lines, built by CNPC and its central Asian partners, are expected to have a combined capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year.
A 4th pipeline³ is also in the works, and is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
 
Knife-wielding attackers seized in Xinjiang
There's been another knife attack in Xinjiang.
Local authorities in Hetian prefecture in southern Xinjiang say three men armed with knives stormed into a gaming parlor⁴ late yesterday afternoon.
The people inside the gaming parlor fought back and set off an alarm.
The alarm then alerted nearby shop keepers and others, who armed themselves with tools then encircled the attackers.
In the end, two of the attackers were killed by the group, while the other was subdued⁵ and later taken into police custody⁶.
Four civilians⁷ were also injured in the attack.
Authorities have not said what the motivation for the initial attack may have been, though there's been no mention of terrorism at this point.
 
NATO chief to visit Turkey amid worsening situation in Iraq
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is due to meet with Turkish officials later on this Monday to discuss the dozens of Turkish nationals taken hostages in Iraq.
Rasmussen says he doesn't see a role for NATO to play in Iraq, but says they're monitoring the situation closely.
In taking control of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the al-Qaeda-affiliated group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has kidnapped a total of 80 Turkish nationals.
The Iraqi government has also requested help from the United States in trying to root-out the insurgents⁹.
US President Barack Obama says he's still reviewing options.
The Pentagon has sent an aircraft carrier and two warships¹⁰ into the Gulf¹¹ through the weekend.
 
U.S. condemns¹² abduction of three Israeli teens
The US government is voicing strong condemnation¹³ of the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has also issued a call for their immediate¹⁴ release.
Three yeshiva students, two 16-year olds and a 19-year old from a religious high school in the West Bank were snatched Thursday night while returning to their homes for the weekend.
Both the Israeli government and the US side are pointing the finger at Hamas.
Hamas has yet to respond to the allegations, and no group has yet claimed responsibility.
In response to the kidnapping, the Israeli government has turned the city of Hebron into a military zone.
Israeli warplanes have also been launching strikes on suspected militant¹⁵ targets in the region.
Security at border checkpoints has also been increased.
 
Pakistan sends troops to the North Waziristan region after a deadly attack by militants¹⁶
The Pakistani military has launched, what's being described, as a "comprehensive operation" against militants holed up in the tribal¹⁷ areas of Northern Waziristan, a week after a deadly insurgent⁸ attack on the country's biggest airport in the southern port city of Karachi.
A curfew has been imposed in the region.
The Army is also setting up checkpoints to search for suspected insurgents.
Many people living in the region are now trying to flee the area.
The Taliban and ethnic¹⁸ Uzbek fighters have both claimed responsibility for last Sunday's commando-style attack on Karachi airport.
The attack has come as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif struggles to try to get the Taliban to the negotiating table for talks.
 
5.8-magnitude quake jolts¹⁹ Fukushima, northeast Japan
A strong earthquake has rattled²⁰ the Fukushima region of Japan.
The 5.8-magnitude quake hit shortly after 5am this morning local time.
It was strong enough to be felt as far away as Tokyo.
So far no damage or injuries have been reported, and no tsunami²¹ alerts have been issued.
 
Tanker²² has close encounter with pirates in South China Sea
The Singaporian Navy says it helped fend²³ off a pirate attack on a Singapore-based tanker in the South China Sea over the weekend.
The tanker came under attack by pirates on Saturday.
The Singaporian Navy, along with naval²⁴ forces from Malaysia and Indonesia, also helped chase off the pirates before they managed to loot the vessel²⁵.
Pirate attacks in the South China Sea have been on the rise in the past few years after the international community turned its focus mostly to the Gulf of Aden off the Horn of Africa.

1 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。

2 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

3 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

4 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

5 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

6 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

7 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

8 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。

9 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

10 warships   

军舰，战舰( warship的名词复数 )； 舰只

参考例句：

• The enemy warships were disengaged from the battle after suffering heavy casualties. 在遭受惨重伤亡后，敌舰退出了海战。
• The government fitted out warships and sailors for them. 政府给他们配备了战舰和水手。

11 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

12 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 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。

14 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

15 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

16 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。

17 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

18 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

19 jolts   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He found that out when he got a few terrific jolts, but he wouldn't give up. 被狠狠地撞回来几次后，他发觉了这一点，但他决不因此罢休。
• Some power bars are loaded with carbohydrates or caffeine for quick jolts. 有些能量条中包含大量的碳水化合物和咖啡因，以达到快速提神的效果。

20 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

21 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

22 tanker   

n.油轮

参考例句：

• The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
• Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。

23 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

24 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

25 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。