Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-07-20

 One Asiana crash victim killed by vehicle -- coroner

A local coroner says a teenager victim of the Asiana flight 214, which crash landed in San Francisco almost two weeks ago, died of multiple injuries consistent with being run over by a motor vehicle.

San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault told a news conference that the victim, a teenager girl from China, survived the crash landing of the Boeing 777-200 on July 6 and then was struck and killed by a fire vehicle rushing to the scene. 

He said the finding was based on internal hemorrhaging of the girl.

Investigators¹ believed the teenager was on the ground and not standing² up when she was struck by at least one specialized³ fire- fighting vehicle deployed⁴ at San Francisco International Airport.

The victim was one of the two Chinese girls that were killed on the scene when the Asiana airliner⁵ crash landed at the airport. More than 180 others were also injured in the crash.

 

China vows⁶ to deepen friendship with Central Asian countries

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will continue its good-neighborly relations with Central Asian countries and further deepen strategic mutual⁷ trust and cooperation with them.

Wang Yi made the remarks while attending the foreign ministers' meeting under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek.

Leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and SCO foreign ministers said they will strengthen coordination⁸ with China within the SCO framework.

 

1 dead, 1 missing as storm brings record downpours to E China 

Rainstorms have swept east China's Fujian Province after the landfall of tropical storm Cimaron.

The provincial⁹ flood control and drought relief headquarters says torrential rain, the biggest in more than a century in cities of Zhangzhou and Xiamen, have left one person dead and another missing.

Rain also forced the evacuation of more than 89 thousand people to safety and inflicted¹⁰ direct economic losses of over 1.5 billion yuan (252 million U.S. dollars).

 

China frees lending interest rates 

China's central bank says it will further liberate¹¹ lending interest rates for financial institutions so they can decide the rates themselves from Saturday.

A People's Bank of China statement says the floor limit for lending interest rates will be canceled and the financial institutions can decide their own rates following commercial principles.

Controls on bill discount rates will be scrapped¹² and the ceiling limit for lending from rural banks will be eliminated. But the lending interest rates for personal homes will not be adjusted for the healthy growth of the property market.

 

China to raise fuel prices

The National Development and Reform Commision, the country's top economic policy-maker¹³ raised fuel prices starting today.

Retail¹⁴ prices of gasoline was raised 325 yuan per ton while prices for diesel¹⁵ was 310 yuan. 

This round of price increases is the biggest increase since the NDRC further liberalized the pricing mechanism¹⁶ of oil products in March.

 

Egypt on watch for possible chaos¹⁷ as nationwide protests planned

The Egyptian armed forces and Interim¹⁸ President Adli Mansour have vowed¹⁹ to crack down on any act of violence, on the eve of nationwide protests.

The protests were called by Muslim Brotherhood²⁰ and its Islamist allies.

Advocators called the planned protests "a battle" to back ousted²¹ President Mohamed Morsi.

 

At least 12 killed, 62 wounded in bomb attack at mosque²² in Iraq's Diyala

At least 12 people have been killed and 62-others are wounded following a bomb explosion in Iraq.

25 of the injured are in critical condition.

The attack happened at around midday while dozens of worshippers were observing the Friday weekly prayer at a mosque in the eastern province of Diyala.

 

Progress made in Kerry-Abbas meeting over resumption of peace talks: official

A senior Palestinian official says progress was made regarding the resumption of the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks following a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Ramallah.

Meanwhile, a well-informed Palestinian source says Abbas and Kerry have agreed to hold meetings between Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators within the coming few days.

 

Fonterra dairy to cut milk powder price

New Zealand's Fonterra has become the latest milk powder maker to cut its product price following China's investigation²³ into price-fixing by major infant formula makers²⁴. 

Fonterra, the world's largest dairy company, said it will reduce the price of its Anmum maternal²⁵ milk powder by 9 percent starting from August 1.

 

Vice²⁶ premier²⁷ urges reform in food, drug administration 

Vice Premier Wang Yang has called for accelerating food and drug administration reform, asking for joint²⁸ efforts from the government, enterprises and the public to ensure product safety.

He made the remarks during food safety and foreign trade inspections²⁹ conducted in Shandong and Jiangsu provinces over the past three days.

Wang Yang said supervisory forces must be strengthened to ensure that supervision³⁰ and management departments at all levels are fully³¹ capable of performing their duties. 

He called for an electronic tracking system for food and drug products, as well as special crackdowns and harsh punishments for food safety violators.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 airliner   

n.客机，班机

参考例句：

• The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
• The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。

6 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

7 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

8 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

9 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。

10 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

11 liberate   

v.解放，使获得自由，释出，放出；vt.解放，使获自由

参考例句：

• They did their best to liberate slaves.他们尽最大能力去解放奴隶。
• This will liberate him from economic worry.这将消除他经济上的忧虑。

12 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

13 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

14 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

15 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

16 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

17 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

18 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。

19 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

20 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

21 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

22 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

23 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

24 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

26 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。

27 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。

28 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。

29 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

30 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

31 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。