Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-08-29

 China to ensure quality, steady growth: gov't report

A new report from the State Council is suggesting the main task in the second half of this year is to improve the quality and efficiency of economic development in this country.

The report is a review of how economic and social development plans are being implemented¹.

The analysis says the government will maintain a proactive fiscal² policy and a prudent³ monetary⁴ policy. 

Xu Shaoshi, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, has submitted the report to the ongoing⁵ bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing⁶ Committee.

China, Vietnam pledge to resolve dispute in South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Beijing.

Both sides pledged to resolve their dispute in the South China Sea.

Wang reiterated⁷ China's stance, saying the two countries should push ahead with maritime⁸ cooperation and work together to control the dispute and turn challenges into opportunities. 

Pham said the Vietnamese side is ready to resolve the dispute and work with China for stability in the area.

 

China, U.S. defense⁹ ministers meet ahead of regional meeting

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan has met with his U.S counterpart Chuck Hagel ahead of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-plus.

Both sides have stressed the need for cooperation and dialogue.

Both Chang and Hagel will attend the biennial¹⁰ Defense Ministers' meeting, set to be held on Thursday in Brunei Darussalam.

The ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-plus is attended by defense ministers from the ten ASEAN members, plus China, the United States and a number of other countries.

 

Possible US-led strike on Syria: reactions

UN inspectors¹¹ have collected evidence on the alleged¹² use of chemical weapon in Syria last week. 

Investigators¹³ are expected to conclude their investigation¹⁴ in four days.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on UN Security Council member countries to not go "missing in action" as the Syrian crisis deepens.

At the same time, there have been protests in the UK and US on possible anti US-led strikes on Syria.

 

Japan' nuclear regulator upgrades Fukushima leaking to serious

Japan's nuclear regulator has upgraded its assessment¹⁵ of leaking contaminated water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to a "serious incident".

Some 300-tons of highly-radioactive water leaked from the plant last week. 

The contaminated water has been making its way into the Pacific ocean.

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority originally only gave the leak a Level One rating.

However, the situation is now listed as Level Three. 

The 2011 Fukushima disaster itself was listed as a Level Seven on the IAEA's International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale.

This is the same assessment as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Earlier this week, Japan's industry minister announced the government was taking over cleanup efforts from plant operator TEPCO.

 

Botulism ruled out of Fonterra contamination: New Zealand regulators

New Zealand food safety officials have announced the bacteria found in Fonterra dairy products that sparked an international alert and wide-spread media coverage¹⁶ here in China is not bacterium¹⁷ that can cause botulism. 

The bacteria discovered is incapable¹⁸ of producing the botulism toxins¹⁹.

The report from regulators in New Zealand says the bacteria in question has no association with food safety.

A batch²⁰ of products from Fonterra tested at the end of July was originally determined²¹ to contain the bacteria which can create botulism.

However, futher tests have determined the original assessment by food safety regulators turned out to be incorrect.

Fonterra products have come under heavy scrutiny²² here in China, and sparked wide-spread media coverage about the safety of food products from overseas.

 

China Chang'e 3 Lunar Exploration Mission- China to launch Chang'e 3 lunar exploration by end of 2013

Chang'e 3, China's lunar exploration program which incorporates a robotic lander and a rover, is scheduled to launch by the end of this year at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Wu Weiren, general designer of the Chang'e 3 mission says it took six years to develop the mission,

Wu adds the detector²³ system has completed the final assembly and all kinds of large-scale tests.

Final assembly and first testing of the rocket system is also complete.

Other systems are already able to perform the task.

Chang'e 3, which is named after the Chinese goddess of the moon, is a follow-up to the Chang'e 1 and Chang'e 2 lunar orbiters of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.

Individual Taiwan tourism for seven more cities

Residents in seven cities in the Chinese mainland have been given official permission to apply to travel to Taiwan as individuals under a cross-Strait agreement.

It brings the total such mainland cities to 26.

Newly added cities include Shi/jia/zhuang, Changchun, Hefei, Changsha, Nanning, Kunming and Quanzhou. 

The cities have a total registered population of 200-million.

The ban on traveling to the island was lifted by Taiwan authorities in July 2008.

1 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

2 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 biennial   

adj.两年一次的

参考例句：

• The workers were strongly against the biennial election.工人们强烈反对两年一次的选举。
• His is a biennial,and one of the most useful pasture plants we have.这是两年生植物，也是我们最有用的牧草之一。

11 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 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

13 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》

14 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。

15 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

16 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

17 bacterium   

n.(pl.)bacteria 细菌

参考例句：

• The bacterium possibly goes in the human body by the mouth.细菌可能通过口进入人体。
• A bacterium is identified as the cause for his duodenal ulcer.一种细菌被断定为造成他十二指肠溃疡的根源。

18 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。

19 toxins   

n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. 海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
• Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body. 大部分毒素被自然排出体外。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 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。

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 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

23 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。