Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-08-30

 Chinese FM hosts foreign minsters from ASEAN group

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to upgrade their free trade area and solve territorial¹ disputes. 

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the announcement Thursday at a press briefing, after a special meeting with his counterparts of ASEAN members and ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh in Beijing. 

Wang Yi ensures controversy² over the Nansha Islands sovereignty will not affect relations between China and the ASEAN nations.

He goes on to say the common interests of China and ASEAN should not be affected³ by private interests and stressed a single member's opinion is not the overall stance of AESAN,

China says no China-Japan defense⁴ ministers meeting planned for Brunei

A Chinese defense ministry⁵ spokesman says the Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, has no plan to meet his Japanese counterpart during the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus.

Yang Yujun said the defense minister had a series of bilateral⁶ meetings scheduled, but that Japan was excluded.

The 2nd ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus concluded in Brunei's capital Bandar Seri Begawan on Thursday, with a declaration named after the city signed.

In the declaration, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to enhance peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.

 

More countries take side on no military intervention⁷ in Syria

Western powers have been debating whether to press ahead with military intervention in Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack carried out in a Damascus' suburb last week.

Many more countries say they are against taking military action in Syria, as a UN investigation⁸ team are still collecting evidence. The British Parliament has just voted against possible military strikes in Syria with a majority of 13 votes.

UN Secretry-General Ban Ki-moon is asking for more time.

For his part Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said his country will defend itself against foreign aggression⁹, stressing determination to "eliminate terrorism" in the war-weary country.

 

Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood¹⁰ member Beltagi

Egyptian police have arrested a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Mohamed al-Beltagi was arrested in Giza governorate and transferred to Tora prison complex.

In July, Egyptian prosecutors¹¹ filed charges against Beltagi. 

He was accused of inciting¹² violence and murdering peaceful protesters.

North Korean general warns US and South Korea to rein¹³ back its military exercises

North Korea's National Defense Commission has warned the United States and South Korea to scale back military exercises.

General Kim Yong Chol, Vice¹⁴ Chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff, highlighted concerns over nuclear bombers¹⁵ in a joint¹⁶ US-South Korean military exercise in April.

Kim Yong Chol has called on the US and South Korean governments to refrain from any provocation¹⁷.

Kim Yong Chol added the military exercise in April was the first time the US sent strategic bombers more than once.

 

TEPCO boss apologises to leader of fishing association for handling of nuclear leak

President of TEPCO has apologised to the head of the fisheries association for his company's handling of contaminated water leaks.

The company is running Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Radioactive water has been leaking from tanks at Fukushima, some of which may have escaped into the sea through a rainwater gutter¹⁸.

Chairman of the Japanese Fisheries Cooperatives Hiroshi Kishi says he is gravely concerned.

 

4 CNPC execs suspended over official investigation

China National Petroleum¹⁹ Corporation has confirmed it will remove its four senior executives under investigation for "serious violation²⁰ of discipline".

The four executives include Wang Yongchun, deputy general manager of the CNPC and Ran Xinquan, vice president of PetroChina.

Authorities say the four have been relieved of Party-related posts and corporate²¹ administrative²² posts.

The move comes after the authorities started an anti-corruption probe on CNPC and its subordinate PetroChina earlier this week.

 

4 plead guilty at trial of Chinese tenor's son

The trial in which a well known Chinese army tenor's teenage son is accused of gangrape, has ended at a Beijing district court.

In February, a woman reported to the police that she was raped²³ by five men after drinking. 

The son of Li Shuangjiang, a renowned²⁴ PLA singer, is one of the suspects. 

Four of the five defendants²⁵ pleaded guilty yesterday.

Prosecutors say four of the defendants are still juveniles²⁶, and they should receive less severe punishments.

 

China roasts in highest temperature since 1961

The country's weather authorities says China has experienced it's highest temperatures in August since 1961.

Most parts of China saw temperatures higher than or close to average levels.

Remarkably²⁷ high temperatures were reported in eight provincial-level regions.

The average temperature was about 2.8 degrees Celsius²⁸ higher than that of the same period in previous years.

 

1 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。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

7 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。

8 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。

9 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

10 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

11 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

12 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

13 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

14 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

15 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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。

17 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

18 gutter   

n.沟，街沟，水槽，檐槽，贫民窟

参考例句：

• There's a cigarette packet thrown into the gutter.阴沟里有个香烟盒。
• He picked her out of the gutter and made her a great lady.他使她脱离贫苦生活，并成为贵妇。

19 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

20 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

21 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

22 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

23 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

24 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

25 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

26 juveniles   

n.青少年( juvenile的名词复数 )；扮演少年角色的演员；未成年人

参考例句：

• Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults? 你对暴力犯罪的惩罚对于青少年和成人应一样吗？ 来自生活英语口语25天快训
• Juveniles Should we not exactly in need of such strength and conviction? 少年的我们难道不正是需要这种力量和信念吗？ 来自互联网

27 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

28 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。