Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-07-28

 China, EU reaches deal on solar panel dispute

China and the European Commission have reached a deal to resolve a dispute involving solar panels.

Announcing the agreement in Brusslles, EU Trade Commissioner¹ Karel De Gucht said in a statement he was satisfied with the offer of a price undertaking² submitted by China's solar panel exporters. 

The Commissioner said the next step for him is to table this offer for approval by the European Commission. 

Further details of the legal acts concerning the undertaking arrangement can only be released following their adoption³ by the Commission.

 

Chinese soldiers leave for anti-terror drills in Russia 

China has begun to send military personnel and armaments to Russia, where they will join 20-day joint⁴ anti-terrorism drills held by both parties.

The transfer of Chinese troops for the exercise will be completed by Aug. 2, according to Zhang Yan, deputy commander of the 646 Chinese military personnel participating in the drill. 

The exercises, dubbed⁵ "Peace Mission 2013" and scheduled to run from July 27 to Aug. 15, will be carried out in Chelyabinsk in Russia's Ural Mountains region.

 

DPRK holds military parade to mark 60th anniversary of Korean War Armistice⁶ 

North Korea held a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on Saturday.

North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Un was seen standing⁷ on an upper podium overlooking Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to inspect massive throngs⁸ of goose-stepping soldiers. 

The Korean War came to a ceasefire on July 27, 1953, when the Armistice Agreement was signed in Panmunjom on the border of North Korea and South Korea. But the war is not officially over because no peace treaty has ever been signed.

 

Death toll⁹ in Egypt's overnight clashes rises to 75: Health Ministry¹⁰

The death toll in Egypt's overnight clashes that erupted Friday over ousted¹¹ Islamist-oriented President Mohamed Morsi rose to 75, according to the Health Ministry. 

More than 740 others were injured. 

However, medical reports from the field hospital at Rabia al- Adawiya Square, where Morsi's supporters have been staging an open- ended sit-in say at least 200 of the supporters were killed and over 4,500 injured in clashes with security men. 

Meanwhile, Egypt's Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has told reporters that ousted president Mohamed Morsi may be transferred to Torah prison, where former president Hosni Mubarak is held. 

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has strongly condemned¹² "the upsurge of violence" in Egypt following the latest protests, and urged the Egyptian people to "address their differences through dialogue."

 

Nearly 1,200 convicts escape from prison in Libya's Benghazi: official

Nearly 1,200 convicts have escaped from al-Kuifiya prison in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi.

Witnesses say the mass outbreak came after a fierce riot during which some prisoners set fire to the prison complex, while a security official says some unidentified gunmen started to attack the prison from the outside at Saturday dawn. 

Some of the escapees were recaptured by the police and security forces.

It is yet to be determined¹³ whether the incident is linked to the ongoing¹⁴ demonstrations¹⁵ in major Libyan cities.

 

Philippines, Japan agree to strengthen maritime¹⁶ cooperation

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to strengthen bilateral¹⁷ maritime cooperation, describing it as "a pillar of their strategic partnership¹⁸." 

In a statement released after the bilateral meeting in Malacanang, the presidential palace on Saturday, Aquino said that he and Abe reviewed the security challenges that confront both nations.

 

21 dead, 4 missing in Gansu floods 

Twenty-one people have died and four are missing after rainstorm-triggered floods and mud-rock flows hit a city in northwest China's Gansu Province.

The Local government says four rounds of downpours, which swept Tianshui City recently, triggered floods, landslides¹⁹ and mud-rock flows in seven townships and left people missing and buried.

The local meteorological station forecast the city would have a new round of heavy rain in the next few days.

 

Gov't reassures²⁰ on world's tallest building construction 

Local authorities have reassured²¹ critics of the planned world's tallest building in Changsha, central China, that there will be no substantial construction until the project goes through relevant legal procedures.

They say examination of the construction plans for the "Sky City" basic structure and its firefighting facilities, and application for official licenses²² are under way as required.

 Nine domestic construction experts have carried out a series of examinations on the project, including its structure and quake resistance.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 20 for the 838-meter-tall tower. But it immediately sparked doubts on the project's safety, environmental concerns and construction speed.

 

China's June industrial profits up 6.3 pct 

Major Chinese industrial firms saw their combined profits rise 6.3 percent year on year in June, slowing from the 15.5-percent rate seen in May.

An analyst²³ with the National Bureau of Statistics says the drop in June industrial profits was mainly due to the slow-down in enterprise business revenue growth, higher costs and relatively²⁴ higher base for the year-on-year comparison.

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

3 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。

4 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。

5 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 armistice   

n.休战，停战协定

参考例句：

• The two nations signed an armistice.两国签署了停火协议。
• The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱。

7 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。

8 throngs   

n.人群( throng的名词复数 )v.成群，挤满( throng的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She muscled through the throngs of people, frantically searching for David. 她使劲挤过人群，拼命寻找戴维。 来自辞典例句
• Our friends threaded their way slowly through the throngs upon the Bridge. 我们这两位朋友在桥上从人群中穿过，慢慢地往前走。 来自辞典例句

9 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。

10 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。

11 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。

12 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

13 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

14 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

15 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

16 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

17 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。

18 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。

19 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

20 reassures   

v.消除恐惧或疑虑，恢复信心( reassure的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A significant benefit of Undo is purely psychological: It reassures users. 撤销的一个很大好处纯粹是心理上的，它让用户宽心。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Direct eye contact reassures the person that you are confident and honest. 直接的目光接触让人相信你的自信和诚实。 来自口语例句

21 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

23 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

24 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。