Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-14

 China supports Russian proposal on Syria Chemical disarmament

China supports Russia's proposal that Syria surrender its chemical weapons to international control for their eventual¹ destruction.

Chinese President Xi Jinping made the statement while he addressed the 13th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Xi Jinping said Beijing supports the international community in seeking a ceasefire and an end to violence and in mediating² dialogues and negotiations³. 

President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Friday after state visits to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as attendance at G20 and SCO meetings.

 

SCO summit issues declaration, clarifies stand on key issues 

The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members have issued a joint⁴ declaration in Bishkek, clarifying the bloc's stand on such key issues as Syria and combating terrorism.

The Bishkek Declaration called on SCO members to improve the legal basis of their cooperation in fighting international terrorism, separatism, extremism and organized cross-border crimes. 

On Syria, the member states expressed their grave concern and advocated that the region should achieve peace, stability, prosperity and progress without external interference, especially the interference of force, unauthorized by the UN Security Council.

 

China supports peace process in Syria

Foreign Ministry⁵ spokesman Hong Lei says that China supports a political and diplomatic resolution of the Syrian chemical weapon issue in order to give peace a chance.

Syria has formally applied⁶ to join the Organization for the Prohibition⁷ of Chemical Weapons, vowing⁸ to immediately fully⁹ abide¹⁰ with the treaty. 

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Syria will provide an accounting¹¹ of chemical weapons stocks in 30 days, standard practice under the treaty. 

Spokesman Hong Lei has urged parties concerned to convene¹² a second international meeting on Syria in Geneva as soon as possible

He addes that only when Syria realizes complete reconciliation¹³, safety and stability will Syrian people be fully safe.

 

French, British, U.S. top diplomats¹⁴ to meet Monday on Syrian issue 

Foreign ministers of France, Britain and the U.S. were scheduled to meet in Paris on Monday afternoon to discuss the Syrian crisis.

France's foreign ministry says France considers Syria's plan to sign up the global treaty banning chemical arms "insufficient¹⁵" and that a U.N. resolution is necessary to end Syrian crisis.

 

China urges Japan to stop making excuses for boosting military power 

China has urged Japan to stop making excuses for boosting its military capacity after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his eagerness to advance national debate on lifting a self-imposed ban on collective self-defense.

Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reportes that for historical reasons, Asian neighbors are highly concerned about Japan's development in terms of politics and security. China hopes Japan will follow a peaceful development path.

He said Japan should take history as a mirror, respect the concerns of countries in the region and do more to contribute to regional peace and stability.

 

4 rapists sentenced to death in Delhi gang rape¹⁶

An Indian court has sentenced four men to death for fatally gang raping¹⁷ a young woman on a bus in New Delhi.

The verdict says the men were found guilty of rape, murder and destruction of evidence.

They will be hung to death.

5 men and a young offender¹⁸ gang-raped the medical student in a moving bus, then dumped her on the side of the road.

She died of her injuries two weeks later in hospital. 

The gang group leader committed suicide in prision soon after being put into custody¹⁹.

 

Beijing forum²⁰ on human rights concludes 

A deputy head of a leading Chinese human rights studies group has called for a sound legal and social environment in order to raise human rights awareness²¹ and promote international cooperation on human rights issues.

Ye Xiaowen, vice²² president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), made the remarks at the closing ceremony of the sixth Beijing Forum on Human Rights, urging creation of a lasting²³ peaceful environment for the popularization and sustainable development of human rights.

The two-day forum attracted more than 100 officials and human rights experts from the United Nations and 33 countries and regions, with topics covering rule of law, social management and regional stability in human rights issues.

 

China to raise retail²⁴ fuel prices 

China raised its gasoline and diesel²⁵ retail prices starting today.

The benchmark retail prices of gasoline and diesel rose by 0.07 yuan (1.1 U.S. cent) per liter.

The new price represents an increase of 90 yuan and 85 yuan per tonne for gasoline and diesel prices, respectively.

The NDRC recently raised gasoline and diesel prices on July 20 and August 31, making today's hike the third in two months.

1 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

2 mediating   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的现在分词 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• So many factors are mediating. 如此众多的因素在起作用。
• The contrast in mediating noted in the sitting room. 客厅中注重了调和中的对比。

3 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。

4 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。

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 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。

7 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

8 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

10 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。

11 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

12 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

13 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

14 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》

15 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

16 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。

17 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

18 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

19 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。

20 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

21 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

22 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。

23 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

24 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。

25 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。