Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-03

 Chinese premier¹ meets Myanmar president on ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has met with Myanmar's President as part of his diplomatic efforts at this week's ASEAN-China Expo taking place in Guangxi's capital, Nanning.

Speaking with Thein Sien ahead of the official start of the Expo, Li Keqiang has told Myanmar's President it's of great importance to shore up ties between Myanmar and China in the current complex global and regional situation.

Li Keqiang has also told Myanmar's President the Chinese government is speeding up its development plans for southwest China, which borders Myanmar.

For his part, Thein Sein says Myanmar is hoping to expand its cooperation with the Chinese side.

This week's ASEAN-China Expo in Nanning runs through Friday.

 

France not to vote on Syria in parliament: PM

NATO has said that the Allience will not commit itself to any military action in Syria.

However, NATO's Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the decision could change if Turkey, a NATO member, comes under attack.

The announcement comes after calls proposed by the opposition² for a parliamentary vote on any French military action in Syria were rejected by the government.

Meanwhile Russian president Vladimir Putin has announced plans to send a delegation³ of Russian lawmakers to the US to disuade the US Congress from endorsing⁴ US military intervention⁵ in Syria.

China earlier confirmed that the United States has offered the Chinese side its evidence about the alleged⁶ use of chemical weapons in Syria.

The Foreign Ministry⁷ says China maintains any action taken by the international should abide⁸ by the principles of the United Nations.

UN stats show that now some one third of population in Syria has been forced to be displaced by the ongoing⁹ Syrian unrest.

 

Egyptian judiciary wants the Muslim Brotherhood¹⁰ be dissolved

An Egyptian judicial¹¹ panel has advised the courts to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a legally-registered, non-governmental organisation¹².

The Brotherhood operated in Egypt for decades as a formally outlawed¹³ organisation until former President Hosni Mubarak stepped down in 2011.

The recommendation comes a day after Egypt's interim¹⁴ authorities decided¹⁵ to refer deposed¹⁶ President Mohamed Mursi to trial on charges of committing and inciting¹⁷ violence.

Morsi is accused of inciting the violence which left a dozen people dead outside the presidential palace in December.

Fourteen other high-ranking members of the Muslim Brotherhood are also to stand trial on the same charges.

 

Indian upper house passes Food Bill

India's upper house of parliament has passed what is said to be the largest welfare program in the world.

The upper chamber¹⁸ of the Indian parliament has passed the controversial Food Bill.

The bill now moves to the President for approval.

Under the new legislation, the Indian government is going to provide 5-kilograms of wheat for around two-thirds of the population per-month for virtually free.

The program is going to cover around 800-million people, including around 75-percent of the population in India's rural areas.

The move is part of the current government's broader spending programs which are going to cost the Indian government tens-of-billions of US dollars a year.

 

Georgian PM plans to resign after presidential poll

Georgia's billionaire prime minister has announced plans to step down before finishing his term.

Bidzina Ivanishvili says he intends to step down after the October 27th presidential election.

In an open letter to the nation, he says his resignation will allow him to focus on the developent of civil society in Georgia.

Ivanishvili says he wants to contribute to a European-style, democratic and citizen-oriented state.

Ivanishvilli's 6-party coalition¹⁹ only took power just under a year ago.

It was shortly thereafter the billionaire announced his intention to step away from the office in a matter of months.

Ivanishvili had to recieve a special exemption²⁰ to form his government from the country's President after he had his Georgian citizenship²¹ revoked²² shortly after announcing his intention to run in the election.

 

Toure forms new gov't after appointed Senegal PM

Senegal's new Prime Minister has formed her new government.

Aminata Toure has put together her new administration just a day after being appointed by the country's President.

Toure is replacing Abdoul Mbaye as the Prime Minister.

He was unexpectedly sacked by President Macky Sall over the weekend.

There's still no word as to why Mbaye was relieved of his position.

Toure, Senegal's former Justice Minister, is the West African nation's 2nd female prime minister.

 

CFFEX Releases Finalized²³ Contract and Trading Rules for Government Bond Futures²⁴

The finalized contract and trading rules for the trading of government bond futures has been released.

Securities regulators have approved the trading of 5-year government bond futures, with the margins²⁵ being set between 2 and 5 percent.

The range was originally set at 2 to 4 percent in the draft.

Trading on the first day of a new contract is going to be limited to one-thousand bonds.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

4 endorsing   

v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
• Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网

5 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。

6 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

7 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。

8 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

9 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。

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 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

12 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

13 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。

14 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

15 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

16 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 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。

18 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

19 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

20 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

21 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

22 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

23 finalized   

vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

24 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。

25 margins   

边( margin的名词复数 )； 利润； 页边空白； 差数

参考例句：

• They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins. 他们不得不经常设法应付较少的利润额。
• To create more space between the navigation items, add left and right margins to the links. 在每个项目间留更多的空隙，加左或者右的margins来定义链接。