Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-08-09

 Central China to see extreme heat

Extremely hot weather continues heating up large swathes of southern China.

In Shanghai, it's now the fourth consecutive¹ day in which the city's temperatures are expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius².

This year marks Shanghai's hottest recorded summer in 140 years. 

Also the meteorological observatory³ of Wuhan has issued its first red alert this year for high temperatures. 

Meanwhile, seven provinces and municipalities including Chongqing, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian are forecast to see tempratures as high as 42 degrees Celsius within the next three days.

 

Muslims celebrate Eid festival

Muslims here in China and across the world are marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

In Beijing, thousands of Muslims have gathered in the city's largest mosque⁴ to mark the Eid ceremony with prayers.

The public holiday has been extended to five days in Ningxia Hui Autonomous⁵ Region, to allow Muslims to have more time to attend religious rituals and visit relatives.

The festival is also celebrated⁶ by the 150-thousand Muslims in Minxian and Zhangxian counties of Gansu Province which were hit by a major earthquake last month.

China has 20 million Muslims, about half of which are from the Hui ethnic⁷ group.

Over in Egypt, rival political camps have each held large gatherings⁸ to celebrate Eid.

While Muslims in Yemen pray for peace and safety as the government has just foiled an al-Qaeda plot to take over key cities in the south.

In Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai has issued a new call for the Taliban to lay down its arms.

The statement comes after a bomb attack killing⁹ at least 14 women and 2 children in a cemetery¹⁰ in the east.

 

Chinese exports and imports rise more than expected

New stats show trade here in China has rebounded¹¹ more than expected through July.

The General Administration of Customs is reporting exports have increased 5.1-pecent through this past month to just under 186-billion US dollars.

Most analysts¹² had only been expecting a rise of around 3-percent.

This follows a 2-percent decline in exports in June.

At the same time, imports are up almost 11-percent.

 

China confirms Diaoyu Islands coast guard patrol

Chinese government confirms a fleet from the China Coast Guard has recently been patrolling waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.

Foreign ministry¹³ spokesman Hong Lei says the patrols are designed to "exercise China's inherent sovereignty" over the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated¹⁴ islets.

Hong Lei also says the fleet spotted¹⁵ a Japanese vessel¹⁶ which is believed to belong to a right-wing Japanese politician illegally sailing in the region.

The China Coast Guard was unveiled last month.

It merges¹⁷ China's maritime¹⁸ law enforcement functions of four agencies responsible for fisheries administration, maritime surveillance, customs enforcement and border control.

 

Taiwan to lift sanctions against the Philippines

Taiwan authorities are planning to cancel the sanctions they had been applying against the Philippines.

The announcement comes after Philippine investigators¹⁹ recommended homicide charges be laid against 8 coast guard officers involved in the fatal shooting of a fisherman from Taiwan in May.

The Philippine investigation²⁰ has determined²¹ the coast guard personnel were not in enough danger to justify²² firing on the fisherman's boat.

Those to face homicide charges include the coast guard patrol's commanding officer and seven of his crew.

Authorities on Taiwan have been imposing²³ sanctions on the Philippines to rebuff the Philippines' initial response to the killing.

As part of the sanctions, authorities froze the hiring of Filipino workers and discouraged travel to the Philippines.

 

31 died and 55 injuried in suicide attack in Southwest Pakistan

31 people have died and over 50 others injured following a suicide bomb attack at a police officer's funeral in southwestern Pakistan.

The bombing happened when local policemen gathered to mourn an officier shot dead earlier that day in front of his children.

The funeral was being held in an open field outside a mosque in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.

Most of the casualties are said to be policemen.

So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The province of Balochistan is home to separatists who have been waging a low-level insurgency²⁴ against the governments for decades.

 

Colombia's coca crop cultivation²⁵ falls a quarter in 2012

A United Nation's report is now saying Colombia's coca cultivation has fallen by a quarter in the last year.

Coca is the plant which the drug cocaine²⁶ is derived²⁷ from.

The UN report says the drop is due to manual eradication²⁸ and the spraying of the plant from the air.

It also suggests a large number of coca farmers have moved onto to other illegal acitivities such as mining.

Colombian Defence Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon says the government plans to slash²⁹ coca production even further this year.

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 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。

3 observatory   

n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台

参考例句：

• Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
• Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。

4 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。

5 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

8 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。

9 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

10 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

11 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

12 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

13 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。

14 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

15 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

16 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

17 merges   

（使）混合( merge的第三人称单数 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary". 2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主为莫言，他“很好地将魔幻现实与民间故事、历史与当代结合在一起”。
• A device that collates, merges, or matches sets of punched cards or other documents. 一种整理、合并或比较一组穿孔卡片或其它文档的设备。

18 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。

19 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》

20 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。

21 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。

22 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

23 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

24 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

25 cultivation   

n.耕作，培养，栽培（法），养成

参考例句：

• The cultivation in good taste is our main objective.培养高雅情趣是我们的主要目标。
• The land is not fertile enough to repay cultivation.这块土地不够肥沃，不值得耕种。

26 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

27 derived   

vi.起源；由来；衍生；导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 )；（从…中）得到获得；源于；（从…中）提取

参考例句：

• Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek. 英语很多词源出于拉丁文和希腊文。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father. 他对文学的爱好是受他父亲的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》

28 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

29 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。