Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-08-20

 Floods, typhoon kills over 100 in China

At least 105 people have been killed and another 115 are listed as missing amid the flooding in both northeast and southern China.

The Chinese government has upgraded its emergency response to try to cope with the situation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is urging local authorities to try their best to save lives.

It is the worst flooding seen in China's northeast, also the heartland of the country's grain production, in over a decade.

 

China, Kenya presidents meet in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Beijing.

The two sides have announced the establishment of a "comprehensive and cooperative" partnership¹.

Both Xi Jinping and Kenyatta say their partnership is based on "equality, mutual² trust and mutual benefit".

Kenyatta is now in China for a 5-day visit.

This is his first visit to China since taking office in April.

 

China, US military chiefs decide to expand military exchanges

Chinese defense³ minister Chang Wanquan and his US counterpart Chuck Hagel have announced the expansion of military exchanges between the two sides and a plan to hold new joint⁴ military exercises.

The announcement follows a meeting at the Pentagon.

Hagel says the measures, which include the Chinese navy's participation⁵ in the 2014 Rim⁶ of the Pacific Exercise, are designed to build trust among the two militaries.

Hagal also says he is planning to visit China next year at the invitation of Chang Wanquan.

 

PBOC governor says ready to liberalize deposit interest rates

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan says China will continue to implement⁷ the prudent⁸ monetary⁹ policy and conduct some structural¹⁰ finetunings if needed. 

Zhou suggests the economy will not post persistent¹¹ slowdowns and China still has powerful potential for growth.

Zhou also says the bank is ready to free the long-awaited deposit interest rates to fully¹² liberalize the financial market.

On July 19th, the central bank announced lifting controls on bank lending rates.

 

UN chief condemns¹³ violence in Egypt

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "alarmed" by the events in Egypt.

Ban has condemned¹⁴ the use of "excessive force" against supporters of ousted¹⁵ president Mohammed Morsi, and called for restraint.

Meantime, EU Foreign ministers are set to hold emergency talks on Wednesday to review the bloc's relations with Egypt

Also, Hosni Mubarak's lawyer says the former Egyptian President will be released this week.

The lastest corruption¹⁶ case Mubarak faces is likely to get settled in two days.

Mubarak faces a retrial over charges of involvement in the killing¹⁷ of protesters during the 2011 upheaval¹⁸ which toppled him.

An Egyptian court postponed¹⁹ the retrial to this coming Sunday amid on going clashes last Wednesday.

More than 830 people, including 70 police and soldiers, have been killed, since the army moved in to clear the protest camps in support of Morsi last week.

 

Boko Haram chief may be dead: Nigerian army

Nigerian army says the head of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have been killed following a gun battle with them. 

Shekau may have died earlier this month at a border community in Cameroon, where he was receiving treatment for gunshots. 

Spokesperson of the military-led Joint Task Force, Sagir Musa says the sect²⁰ leader sneaked²¹ into Cameroon after he was severly injured in late June.

 

35 people killed in rail mishap²² in India

At least 37 people are dead and 40 others hurt after a speeding train hit and killed them in eastern India.

Officials say the headcount of those killed is difficult due to the state of their injuries. 

After the accident, a violent mob reportedly assaulted the train's driver, set coaches on fire and held railway staff hostage.

Many of the victims are people who lived in nearby slums and used the tracks as open toilets.

 

Largest gun seizure²³ in NY

Authorities in New York City have announced the largest ever gun seizure seen in the city's history.

More than 250 guns were sold in an undercover New York Police Department investigation²⁴. 

Nineteen members of two loosely-organized gun trafficking groups have been indicted²⁵ and arrested.

The groups are reported to have illegally funneled²⁶ firearms from North and South Carolina into New York City, where black market guns fetch at least three times their original price.

 

German town hall hostage drama ends

Three people reportedly held hostage by a homeless man with a history of mental health problems in a southern German city have been freed.

The captives, including a deputy mayor, were released unharmed after police stormed the old town hall in Ingolstadt, Bavaria and arrested the 24-year-old hostage taker.

The rescue operation forced German Chancellor²⁷ Angela Merkel to cancel a campaign visit to the town.

The assailant is believed to have been stalking one of the female hostages for the past year.

 

Snowden journalist says detention²⁸ of his partner will not silence him

American journalist Glenn Greenwald responsible for writing many of the stories about the NSA disclosed by Edward Snowden, says he will now start publishing material more frequently.

The comments come a day after his partner David Miranda was detained for nine hours at London's Heathrow Airport.

Miranda claims personal objects were taken from him when he was detained under anti-terror legislation.

Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says the detention is unjustifiable.

1 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。

2 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。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

6 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

7 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

8 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

9 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

10 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

11 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

12 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。

13 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 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。

15 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。

16 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

17 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。

18 upheaval   

n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱

参考例句：

• It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
• The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。

19 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

20 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

21 sneaked   

v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。

22 mishap   

n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
• We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。

23 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

24 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。

25 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

26 funneled   

漏斗状的

参考例句：

• The crowd funneled through the hall. 群众从走廊中鱼贯而过。
• The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match. 足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

27 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

28 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。