CRI Hourly News 2012 09 01

 Premier¹ Wen, Chancellor² Merkel visit entrepreneurs

Premier Wen Jiabao is calling for China and Germany to facilitate market access and investment and create a level playing field for businesses.

Wen Jiabao made the comments during a joint³ meeting with Chinese and German entrepreneurs along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Tianjin.

The premier says he hopes bilateral⁴ investment can expand in a sustainable and healthy manner.

 

Senior Chinese official meets Japanese vice⁵ FM

Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo has met with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi to discuss bilateral ties.

Yamaguchi handed Dai a letter that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda had written to Chinese President Hu Jintao.

China and Japan are currently involved in diplomatic disputes over the sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands. 

On Thursday, Yamaguchi met with his Chinese counterpart Fu Ying .

The two exchanged ideas on bilateral relations and the situation concerning the Diaoyu Islands. 

Fu reiterated⁶ China's position, urging the Japanese side to handle issues in a discreet⁷ way and avoid undermining general China-Japan relations.

 

China calls for political dialogue to end Syrian crisis 

China says a political dialogue was the only and right way to solve the prolonged Syrian crisis.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said this during a telephone conversation with new U.N.-Arab League special envoy⁸ to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, who was appointed earlier this month to succeed Kofi Annan. 

Yang Jiechi said China is deeply concerned about the worsening situation in Syria and paid high attention to the humanitarian⁹ conditions in the Middle East country. 

He said the international community should stick to the principle of a political solution to the crisis, adding China would continue to work with the international community to push for a solution to the Syrian crisis.

 

NAM summit ends in Tehran, final documents stressing peace

The 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit has concluded in the Iranian capital of Tehran after the adoption¹⁰ of the outcome documents. 

The participants unanimously expressed their commitments to the principles and objectives of the NAM. 

They called for "fundamental changes" in global governance and collective management of the world as the precondition of establishing peace, and all of them expressed the call for avoiding conflicts in the world.

In the final documents, solidarity¹¹ with the Palestinians has been emphasized as well.

 

10 injured as plane makes crash landing in E. Pakistan

At least 10 people have been injured when a plane made a crash landing at an airport in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore.

The accident occurred when a passenger plane of state-run Pakistan International Airline carrying around 35 people slipped away from the runway while landing due to rainy weather.

 

At least three die in new U.S. shooting 

At least three people died in a shooting Friday in the U.S. state of New Jersey¹².

The shooting occurred inside a Pathmark supermarket located in Old Bridge, a suburb about 40 km from the city of New York.

The shooter was believed to be among the dead. 

The latest incident follows a shootout in New York City on Aug. 24, in which a gunmen was killed and nine bystanders were wounded.

 

Death toll¹³ rises to 41 in Sichuan colliery blast 

Forty-one miners have been confirmed dead and five others are still unaccounted for after Wednesday's gas explosion in a coal mine in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

A total of 154 miners were working underground when the blast hit the coal mine in Panzhihua City.

107 of them have been rescued. 

The 49 injured miners are receiving medical treatment.

Provincial¹⁴ authorities have ordered a thorough probe and overhaul¹⁵ on coal mines and other hazardous¹⁶ businesses.

 

China welcomes WTO ruling on China-US e-payment dispute 

China says it welcomes a ruling by a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel rejecting part of the accusations¹⁷ made by the United States against China's handling of electronic payments.

The dispute panel has passed a report that dismissed U.S. accusations that China UnionPay is the only service provider in the market, ruling that China has not barred foreign service providers from entering the Chinese market.

 

China's top legislature ends bimonthly session 

The Standing¹⁸ Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) -- China's top legislature -- has wrapped up its bimonthly session, passing two amendments²⁰ on the Civil Procedure Law and a law on agro-technical popularization.

Set to take effect from Jan. 1, 2013, the amended²¹ Civil Procedure Law is believed to further streamline²² the way civil disputes are dealt with and promote social stability and harmony. 

The amendment¹⁹ to the Law on the Popularization of Agricultural Technology, to take effect from Jan. 1 next year, explicitly²³ stipulates²⁴ that the main principle for agro-technical popularization is to help the sustainable development of agriculture and the rural economy as well as to increase the income of farmers.

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 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

3 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。

4 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。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

7 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

8 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

9 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

10 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

11 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

12 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

13 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

14 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

15 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

16 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

17 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。

18 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

19 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

20 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。

21 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。

22 streamline   

vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化

参考例句：

• We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
• Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

23 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

24 stipulates   

n.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的名词复数 )；规定，明确要求v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的第三人称单数 )；规定，明确要求

参考例句：

• The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The contract stipulates for the use of seasoned timber. 合同上订明用干透的木料。 来自辞典例句