Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-08-12

 China to further boost green industries

Chinese central government has rolled out another slew¹ of measures to help boost green industries.

The State Council has reiterated² in its latest policy initiative its plan of maintaining a 15-percent annual growth for the environmental protection industries.

The government is planning to raise total output of the whole sector³ to 4.5 trillion yuan or over 700-billion US dollars by the year of 2015.

It is considered to be another major step designed to increase domestic demand and rebalance the economy.

 

investigation⁴ over dead Chinese nationals underway

Afghan authorities say an investigation is underway after three Chinese nationals were found dead and two others went missing in Kabul.

One of the missing Chinese managed to escape on his own before receiving help from American troops.

The Chinese national has now been transferred to a safe place by the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan.

Three Chinese including one male and two females were killed earlier in an apartment building in central Kabul.

It remains⁵ unclear if this attack was purposefully targeted.

 

Five dead in N China flash floods

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains yesterday have left five people dead in north China's Shanxi Province.

Three others are listed as missing.

The accident took place Sunday afternoon when flood water submerged a construction site in the city of Lvliang.

Meantime, weather forecasters say heavy rain will continue to hit the northeast and north in the coming three days.

 

China's waters haven't been affected⁶ by Fukushima water leakage⁷: SOA

Chinese authorities say China's waters have not been affected by the contaminated water leakage from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.

The State Oceanic Administration says they have been sampling seawater from 39 stations along China's coast.

Last week, the Japanese government admitted that the Fukushima nuclear power plant was leaking nearly 300 tons of radioactive water per day into the sea.

 

New settlement plan angers Palestinians; freed Palestanian prisoners namelist out

Palestinian authorities say they are outraged⁸ by Israel's plan to build 12-hundred new housing units in occupied east Jerusalem and the West Bank.

On Sunday, the Israeli Housing Ministry⁹ confirmed that 793 apartments would be built in East Jerusalem and 394 in West Bank settlements.

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat says the move brings into question Israel's commitment to the peace process.

The second round of direct peace talks between the two sides will be held in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

As a goodwill¹⁰ gesture, the Israeli authorities have approved a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners set to be released.

This is the first batch¹¹ of prisoners out of a total of 104 set to be freed.

 

Mali presidential election runoff concludes

The second round for Mali's presidential election has just concluded.

Some international observers say the election process was legitimate¹².

Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is facing ex-finance minister Soumaila Cisse in the second round.

The election comes after more than a year of turmoil¹³ including a coup¹⁴ and a French-led military intervention¹⁵ to oust¹⁶ an Islamic insurgency¹⁷ from the north.

 

Snowden father secures visa to visit son in Russia

Edward Snowden's father Lon has secured documents to visit his son in Russia.

Lon's lawyer Bruce Fein says the trip will happen "very soon."

But Fein has not revealed the whereabouts of Snowden in Russia.

The former CIA contractor¹⁸ was granted a year-long asylum¹⁹ in Russia earlier this month.

Snowden is facing espionage²⁰ charges in the US after he angered the US government by disclosing a major intelligence surveillance project.

 

22 people killed in flash floods near Kabul

At least 22 people, including six children have been killed in flash floods that hit a plain near the Afghan capital of Kabul.

Several people were injuried and about a dozen homes washed away.

The latest floods followed hours of torrential rain and hail on Saturday.

Earlier this month more than 60 people were killed in flooding east of the capital.

 

Lin Dan defeats Lee Chong Wei to win at the world championships

China's Lin Dan triumphed at the BWF world badminton championships in Guangzhou yesterday after Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei was forced to abandon the final match with an injured knee. 

China's badminton superstar came back from being one set down to win 16-21, 21-13, 20-17. 

Lin had entered this year's tournament as a wild card, after dropping in the rankings during a year off from the sport.

 

Usain Bolt claims mens 100m dash world title

World record holder²¹ Usain Bolt claimed the mens 100 meter world title at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow yesterday. 

The reigning²² Olympic champion clocked a personal season best of 9.77 on a track slick with rain. 

The victory was the redemption Bolt wanted after being disqualified for a false start in the 100 meter final at the Daegu worlds two years ago.

 

1 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

2 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。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 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。

5 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。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

8 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

9 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。

10 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

11 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

12 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

13 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

14 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

15 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

16 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

17 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

18 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

19 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。

20 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

21 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

22 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。