Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-08-08

 China fines foreign milk powder makers¹ after price probe

Chinese authorities have handed down record fines worth 670-million yuan against foreign milk powder makers for price fixing.

The National Development and Reform Commission is hitting Mead² Johnson, Dumex, Abbott, Biostime, Friesland and Fonterra with the fines.

Three other companies involved in the probe have escaped punishment. 

Fonterra, Mead Johnson and Biostime have accepted the fine and say they don't intend to contest the penalty.

 

Diaoyu Islands issue drives China-Japan enmity: survey

A recent survey is suggesting the impasse³ between the Chinese and Japanese government over the territorial⁴ disputes around the Diaoyu Islands has badly hurt their people's feeling towards each other.

The survey conducted by China Daily and the Japanese non-profit think tank Genron NPO shows 9 out of 10 respondents saying they don't like the other country.

It is the worst result since the annual poll began in 2005.

Despite this, over 70 percent of the respondents say they think relations between the two countries are important.

 

Shanghai sweats out hottest day in history

Shanghai has just experienced its hottest day since the city's meteorological records began 140 years ago.

The city issued its fifth high temperatures alert as the highest temperatures topped 40.8 degrees Celsius⁵.

Shanghai has witnessed almost 20 days with temperatures above 37 degrees Celsius so far this year.

 

Russia disappointed with U.S. decision to cancel Spetember summit

Russia has expressed disappointment at U.S. President Barack Obama's cancellation⁶ of next month's scheduled summit with President Vladimir Putin.

But Kremlin has said it remains⁷ ready to cooperate with the United States on many issues.

Obama's move is in response to Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum⁸ to Edward Snowden.

Despite the decision not to meet one-on-one with President Putin, the White House says Obama still plans to attend the Group of 20 economic summit next month in St. Petersburg.

 

Obama to speak at 50th anniversary of "I have a dream" speech

US President Barack Obama is set make a speech later this month to commemorate⁹ the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.

Obama will speak at a ceremony in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his well-known "I have a dream" speech to over 250-thousand supporters in August 1963, in which he called for an end to racism¹⁰ against African Americans.

 

Czech cabinet loses confidence vote, PM says to resign

The cabinet of the Czech Republic has failed to win a confidence vote in parliament.

This means current Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok will need to resign and a snap election will be called.

Only 93 out of the 193 lawmakers in the lower house have voted to support the new cabinet, which was just formed last month.

 

North Korea proposes to reopen Kaesong talks next week

South Korean authorities have accepted a request from North Korea for a new round of talks connected to the Kaesong Industrial park.

The talks are being planned for next Wednesday.

This will be the 7th round of talks between the two sides since the North shut down the facility earlier this year.

 

Zimbabwe's re-elected Mugabe says West true "enemy"

Zimbabwe's re-elected President Robert Mugabe is blasting criticism over his re- election, saying some western countries are the "true enemy".

Mugabe garnered¹¹ over 60 percent of the votes in last week's elections while his challenger Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai took 33 percent.

Mugabe says the enemies are the countries behind Tsvangirai instead of Tsvangirai himself.

Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence in 1980.

In his first public address after winning the polls, he also hinted he would serve the full five-year term and may run again in 2018.

 

Partial services resume at Nairobi airport after massive fire

Hundreds of passengers are still stranded¹² at the main airport in Kenya's capital Nairobi after a massive fire ripped through the international arrivals hall and forced its closure.

The Kenyan government said no serious injuries were reported, but two people were treated for smoke inhalation.

Up to now, domestic and international cargo¹³ flights have resumed service at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

The fire broke out on the 15th anniversary of the US Embassy bombings in Nairobi and neighbouring Dar es Salaam¹⁴.

 

U.S. Airways¹⁵ plane cleared after emergency landing

Local authorities have cleared a U.S Airways flight of dangerous material, after its emergency landing over an alleged¹⁶ bomb threat.

The Boeing 757 airplane was flying from Shannon, Ireland to Philadelphia when it received the threat call.

It landed half an hour later at Philadelphia International Airport before being taken to a secure area.

A search found nothing suspicious.

U.S authorities have been in a heightened state of security, after chatters¹⁷ of possible terrorist attacks against U.S interests were uncovered between high-level al-Qaida leaders.

1 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》

2 mead   

n.蜂蜜酒

参考例句：

• He gave me a cup of mead.他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。
• He drank some mead at supper.晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。

3 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

4 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

5 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

6 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

9 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

10 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

11 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

12 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

13 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

14 salaam   

n.额手之礼，问安，敬礼；v.行额手礼

参考例句：

• And the people were so very friendly:full of huge beaming smiles,calling out "hello" and "salaam".这里的人民都很友好，灿然微笑着和我打招呼，说“哈罗”和“萨拉姆”。
• Salaam is a Muslim form of salutation.额手礼是穆斯林的问候方式。

15 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

16 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

17 chatters   

（人）喋喋不休( chatter的第三人称单数 )； 唠叨； （牙齿）打战； （机器）震颤

参考例句：

• The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent. 一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。
• An improperly adjusted tool chatters. 未调好的工具震颤作响。