Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-05

 G20 summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in St. Petersberg, Russia for the G20 summit which will kick off later today.

Maintaining strong and sustainable growth is expected to be one of the main talking points at the G20 summit,. 

Xi Jinping is on-record saying China supports the promotion¹ of closer partnerships² among G20 members and the strengthening of macro-economic policy coordination³. 

Host Russia has outlined a strategic agenda to try to ignite a new cycle of economic growth through the creation of quality jobs and investment.

 

China-ASEAN Expo inks 19.7-bln-USD worth of deals

The just-concluded China-ASEAN Expo has witnessed the signing of business deals worth almost 20 billion US dollars.

Volume of cross border deals between Chinese companies and their counterparts from Southeast Asian countries has jumped by 30 percent from last year.

Also more money is going into the sectors⁵ of biotechnology, modern agriculture, traditional Chinese medicine, e-commerce and tourism, shunning⁶ away from traditionally favored sectors such as traditional manufacturing and mining.

 

U.S. Senate panel advances authorization⁷ for Syria strike

The U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has passed a resolution to authorize⁸ a military strike against Syria. 

The panel has voted 10-7 to pass the resolution.

The vote clears the way for a full Senate vote.

This is likely to take place next week. 

The resolution gives President Barack Obama 90 days to carry out a limited military mission against Syria.

It also forbids US troops from ground combat operations.

The vote has been bipartisan both for and against, pointing to a division among lawmakers in both the Republican and Democrat⁹ camps.

The resolution, if passed by the Democratically-controlled Senate, will still have to move through the House of Represenatives.

 

13 dead as killing¹⁰ spree continues in Pakistan's Karachi

At least 13 people have been killed in spurratic violence in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi through Wednesday.

The violence began in the morning after a shootout among criminals and paramilitary troops which left three people dead.

From there, random¹¹ and violent acts began breaking out in different parts of the city, including kidnappings and more shootings.

Police officers are among the dead.

The city of Karachi is a major hub for imports into Pakistan.

It's also home to major crime syndicates who try to control the flow of goods and people through the city.

 

Ohio man who held 3 women captive for decade found dead in prison

An American man who held three women captive in his home in Ohio for nearly a decade until May this year, has been found hanged in jail.

Ariel Castro was found dead in his cell on Tuesday night local time at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio.

Castro had been in protective custody¹² because of the notoriety of his case, meaning he was checked every 30 minutes, but officials added that he was not on suicide watch.

The 53-year-old was sentenced on August 1 to life in prison without parole, plus 1,000 years upon his guilty plea to 937 counts of kidnapping and rape¹³.

 

HSBC: China's service PMI rises to five-month high

New data shows the service sector⁴ here in China has seen a five-month high in growth through August.

The HSBC Service Purchasing Managers' Index has come in at 52.8 for August.

This is up from July's reading of 51.3.

The new stats come a day after the Chinese government released its official non-manufacturing PMI, which fell to 53.9 in August from 54.1 percent for July.

Service industry accounts for about 45 percent of the economy.

It's also the largest employer in China.

 

U.S. Fed report shows "modest to moderate" growth through late August

The latest regional research report by the US central bank shows the country's economy has grown at a modest to moderate pace in July and August.

The Fed's latest Beige Book is reporting modest expansion has been seen in the areas of manufacturing, consumer spending and services activity.

It also says residential¹⁴ real estate sales have seen moderate growth.

The Beige Book comes out two weeks ahead of the Fed's next policy meeting.

Expectations are the Fed will start to scale back its asset purchases program at that meeting.

Samsung unveils smartwatch to power Galaxy¹⁵ Note sales

Samsung has unveiled a new smartwatch at the Berlin IFA consumer electronics show. 

The new gadget¹⁶ is meant to be a compliment to Samsung's popular Galaxy smartphone.

The new smartwatch can make calls, display messages, record videos and snap photos.

The smartwatch features a 4 centimeter screen and a basic camera, and has up to 70 dedicated¹⁷ applications.

The new Samsung smartwatch will retail¹⁸ for 299-US dollars and will go on sale later this month.

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

3 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

4 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。

5 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 shunning   

v.避开，回避，避免( shun的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My flight was more a shunning of external and internal dangers. 我的出走是要避开各种外在的和内在的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• That book Yeh-yeh gave me-"On Filial Piety and the Shunning of Lewdness"-was still on the table. 我坐下来，祖父给我的那本《刘芷唐先生教孝戒淫浅训》还在桌子上。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

7 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

8 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

9 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

10 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。

11 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

12 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

13 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

14 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

15 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

16 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

17 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

18 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。