Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-10

 China, Uzbekistan vow¹ to deepen strategic partnership²

China and Uzbekistan has vowed³ to further boost bilateral⁴ cooperation and deepen their strategic partnership.

The two countries made the pledge in a joint⁵ declaration issued following talks between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov.

During their discussion, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that China-Uzbekistan relations boast a unique advantage of high-level mutual⁶ trust.

For his part, Karimov said China has provided sincere help in Uzbekistan's development.

After their talks, the two presidents witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation documents in such fields as economy and trade, energy, investment and financing.

After Uzbekistan, the Chinese president is to pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he will also attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

 

Obama welcomes proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under int'l control

US President Barack Obama is now saying he could put plans for military action in Syria on hold if the country agrees to place its chemical weapons stockpile under international control. 

Earlier United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he would ask the Security Council to demand Syria give up its chemical arms stocks and have them destroyed.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, backed the plan, making the suggestion to his Syrian counterpart, to avoid US military strikes.

Meanwhile U.S congress is debating President Barack Obama's request for authorization⁷ of a military strike on Syria.

The Chinese government earlier issued a new statement, urging "extreme caution" when it comes to Syria.

 

Chief of UN nuclear watchdog says Fukushima leak "high priority"

The UN nuclear watchdog says it regards the leak of highly radioactive water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant as a matter of high priority.

Reported contaminated water tanks from Fukushima were found to have been leaking, with gallons of water flowing into the Pacific Ocean. 

The International Atomic Energy Agency also expresses concern over the lack of up-to-date information about Iran's nuclear activities.

The EU General Court earlier said it would throw out penalties imposed on eight Iranian banks and businesses for lack of sufficient evidence to justify⁸ such sanctions.

New talks on Iran's nuclear programme with the country's negotiators is scheduled on the 27th of this month.

 

Centre-right wins Norway election

In Norways elections early official projections⁹ say that the Conservatives and their allies have won the parliamentary election.

Leader of the Conservative Party Erna Solberg is widely expected to form a government with the Progress Party.

Solberg told supporters in Oslo that the outcome was "a historic election victory for the right-wing parties.

Norway's Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is on record saying he would step down after presenting the budget next month.

The final results of the parliamentary election is expected to be made available on Sept. 26

 

Uganda says DR Congo peace talks to resume

Representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the country's M23 rebels are now convening¹⁰ in the Ugandan capital Kampala to resume peace talks.

The talks follow an emergency summit last week. 

Regional leaders ordered both sides to resume talks within three days after the summit.

The leaders have said restraint must be exercised on the ground to allow for the talks to conclude within 2 weeks. 

Fighting between Congolese troops and the M23 rebels has resumed in the eastern DRC in recent weeks, prompting worries it would further worsen the humanitarian¹¹ crisis in the country.

 

New WTO head stresses importance of multilateral negotiations¹² in inaugural¹³ speech

The new head of World Trade Organization is calling for the boosting of multilateral negotiations during his inaugural speech.

Roberto Azevedo says the landscape of the global economy is being shifted, with new trading relations being formed.

As such, he says the multilateral trading system "remains¹⁴ the best defence against protectionism and the strongest force for growth, recovery and development."

WTO earlier slashed¹⁵ its forecast of global imports and exports volume to 2.5 percent for this year from 3.3 percent.

Roberto Azevedo took office as the WTO's sixth director general this month.

 

CPI stays low at 2.6% as PPI falls by 1.6%

China's consumer price index has come in up 2.6 percent year on year in August.

This is down from 2.7 percent in July and well below the government's full year target of 3.5-perceent. 

At the same time, the producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale¹⁶ level, fell 1.6-percent in August from the same month last year.

This is the 18th consecutive¹⁷ month of declines in the PPI.

 

U.S., China launch 2nd joint training program for Afghan diplomats¹⁸

The second Joint China-U.S Training Program for Afghan Diplomats has begun its U.S leg in Washington D.C. 

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi noted¹⁹ the program was a successful example of cooperation between China and the U.S regarding a third country. 

Wang says the program is also part of China's assistance to Afghanistan and an endeavor to promote Afghanistan's reconstruction²⁰ process.

12 young Afghan diplomats will begin the two week training.

The Chinese part of the program will be held in Beijing later this year.

1 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

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 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

4 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。

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 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。

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 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

9 projections   

预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物

参考例句：

• Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
• The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

10 convening   

召开( convene的现在分词 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. 民10:7但招聚会众的时候、们要吹号、不要吹出大声。
• We warmly welcome the convening of Asia-Europe meeting in London. 热烈欢迎亚欧会议在伦敦召开。

11 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

12 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

13 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

14 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

15 slashed   

v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
• He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

17 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

18 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

19 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

20 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。