Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-08

 Chinese, Kazakh presidents agree to strengthen bilateral¹ ties 

Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties.

During the talks, the two leaders summed up the development of China-Kazakhstan partnership², charted a future course for cooperation and reached extensive consensus³ on deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership. 

Both leaders agreed that mutual⁴ support of each other's core interests and issues of major concern is the essence of the China-Kazakhstan comprehensive strategic partnership. 

They also agreed the "three evil forces" and organized cross-border crimes are the common threats of the two countries and the region, and have to be harshly cracked down. 

After the meeting, the two leaders signed a joint⁵ declaration on further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership and witnessed the signing of a package of cooperation documents.

President Xi Jinping has also discussed bilateral ties with the speaker of Kazakh Parliament's Lower House Nurlan Nigmatulin in Astana.

 

CHINESE PRESIDENT PROPOSES TO BUILD SILK ROAD ECONOMIC BELT

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a keynote speech in Nazarbayev University in Alma-Ata,Kazakhstan. 

He said, at present China's relations with Central Asian countries face a golden opportunity of development. China hopes to work with Central Asian countries to strengthen trust, friendship and cooperation, and promote common development and prosperity so as to bring benefits to our people. 

Xi Jinping also proposed five-point suggestions to build an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in order to forge closer economic ties in the Eurasian region.

 

France, U.S. urge "limited", "strong" action to answer Syrian chemical attack 

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have stressed the need to take quick moves to respond the alleged⁶ use of the deadly gas in Damascus.

Fabius said all the members of the UN Security Council should denounce the Syrian government and support the use of force. However, he reiterated⁷ the solution to end the Syrian crisis will be political," 

In a European tour to discuss an international response to the Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons, Kerry said U.S. President Barack Obama has made no decisions about waiting for a UN weapons inspectors⁸' report on chemical arms used in Syria, and he was keeping all of his options open. 

Recent polls showed a large majority of Americans and French opposed a military intervention⁹ in the Arab country.

 

Germany joins chorus urging "strong response" on Syria 

Germany became the fifth European Union member to sign a statement adopted at the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg, calling for "a strong response" to alleged chemical weapons attack by Syrian government.

Germany signed on to the G20 statement a day after opting¹⁰ not to do so at the G20 summit. Ten other countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Spain signed the statement.

 

Somali govt, AMISOM condemn¹¹ deadly Mogadishu blasts

The Somali government and the African Union mission in the Horn of Africa country have condemned¹² the deadly explosions targeting a popular restaurant in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. 

A car bomb and a suspected suicide bomber¹³ hit the Village Restaurant, leaving 18 people dead and dozens more injured, the third time the popular eatery was targeted. 

The Islamist Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for attack .

 

Kevin Rudd concedes Labor¹⁴'s defeat in Australian federal election

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd conceded his ruling Labor Party's defeat in 2013 Australian federal election on Saturday night. 

He also confirmed that he would step down as Labor leader. 

Before Rudd's announcement, the exit poll of Sky News pointed¹⁵ to a clear win for Tony Abbott's Liberal-National Coalition¹⁶.

 

Beijing women's rugby team punished for match throwing 

Seven players from the Beijing women's 7s-rugby team on Saturday was banned from this year's international matches for their match throwing in Tuesday's final at the 12th Chinese National Games. 

China Rugby Association says in a statement this is a serious violation¹⁷ of the sporting spirit and sportsmanship, damaging the images of both the National Games and the national sports, and casting shadows on the rugby in China.

The association has also suspended the Beijing team coaches for three matches. Seven on-court players were suspended for two matches. The substitutes were suspended for one match.

 

China investment fair attracts 12,500 overseas participants 

The 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade is expected to draw 12,500 overseas participants.

More than 12,500 overseas clients and businessmen have applied¹⁸ to attend the four-day event that opens today in the southeastern coastal¹⁹ city of Xiamen.

1 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。

2 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。

3 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

4 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。

5 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。

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 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 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》

9 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。

10 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

11 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

12 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。

13 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

14 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

15 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

16 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。

17 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。

18 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

19 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。