CGTN头条新闻2022 北京地区进行大规模核酸检测

Beijing district conducts mass nucleic acid testing

China opposes U.S. sanctions against three Chinese companies

Chinese authorities have expressed firm opposition¹ to U.S. sanctions against three Chinese companies.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry² says the country will take countermeasures to resolutely³ safeguard the legitimate⁴ rights and interests of Chinese companies.

Officials say U.S. crackdown on Chinese enterprises damages the interests of businesses from both countries and such practice disrupts the global supply chains.

Beijing district conducts mass nucleic acid testing

Fengtai, one of the 16 districts of Beijing Municipality, on Sunday started district-wide nucleic acid testing as local COVID-19 cases have been reported recently.

Local authorities say the district has found a cluster infection and is facing the risk of community transmission.

Beijing reported nine confirmed local COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic cases from Friday to Saturday. Four of the confirmed cases and all three asymptomatic cases are from Fengtai District.

New Zealand to escalate⁵ to Red Light settings due to Omicron community transmission

New Zealand will move to Red Light settings from midnight Sunday due to Omicron cases detected in the community.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that nine COVID-19 cases reported in the Nelson Marlborough region had the Omicron variant⁶. A further case was confirmed late Saturday.

"These cases are in a single family that flew to Auckland on 13 January to attend a wedding and other events on the week end of January 15 and 16. An initial estimate suggests that there were well over one hundred people at these events."

According to the Red Light settings under the COVID-19 Protection Framework, gatherings⁷ will be limited to 100 people in places where COVID-19 vaccine⁸ passports are used.

Japan confirms over 50,000 daily COVID-19 cases, new record for 5th day

Japan confirmed over 54,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, setting a new record for the fifth day in a row.

Tokyo reported more than 11,000 new cases, while Osaka Prefecture in western Japan confirmed a fresh high of over 7,300 cases.

Amid surging cases across the country, the Japanese government first placed 16 prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency, and then added Tokyo and 12 other prefectures to the measure on Friday.

U.S. health regulators expand eligibility⁹ for antiviral drug

In the United States, the U.S. CDC says almost all new infections in the country are of the Omicron variant.

Data also suggests the number of Omicron cases has peaked in the country's eastern states, while new cases in the west coast and the south continue to rise.

Peru declares 90-day environmental emergency following oil spill

The Peruvian government has declared a 90-day environmental emergency in the coastal¹⁰ area of Lima which has been affected¹¹ by a recent oil spill.

The oil spill occurred on Jan. 15 when an oil tanker¹² was unloading at one of the terminals of a refinery¹³ operated by Repsol, in the province of Callao, neighboring Lima.

Repsol has said the cleanup of the areas affected by the oil spill should be completed by the end of February.

The petrochemical company says over 1,500 cubic meters of contaminated sand have been removed.

7 killed in minibus bomb blast in western Afghanistan

At least seven civilians¹⁴ have been killed and nine others wounded when a bomb blast hit a minibus in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan's western Herat province, on Saturday.

Some of the wounded are in critical condition.

The vehicle was destroyed by the blast.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

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 resolutely   

adj.坚决地，果断地

参考例句：

• He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
• He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难，而是抱怨自己运气不佳。

4 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

6 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

7 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

8 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

9 eligibility   

n.合格，资格

参考例句：

• What are the eligibility requirements? 病人被选参加试验的要求是什么？ 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
• Eligibility for HINARI access is based on gross national income (GNI). 进入HINARI获取计划是依据国民总收入来评定的。

10 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

11 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

12 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。

13 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

14 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。