Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-16

 China-Arab States Expo opens in Ningxia

The first China-Arab States Expo, a key platform to promote the relationship between China and the Arab states, has kicked off in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous¹ Region.

More than 7,300 domestic and overseas officials, exhibitors, purchasers and investors² from Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait and other countries have been attracted to the fair. 

With the theme of "globally oriented China-Arab states cooperation" and an aim of "carrying forward friendship, cooperation and common development", the event will feature trade fairs and seminars on agriculture, energy, finance, culture, education and tourism. 

Ningxia is home to more than 10 percent of China's 20 million Muslims.

16 dead in SW China road accident

Sixteen people, including 11 students, have been confirmed dead in a road accident in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Sunday. 

Local authorities say the accident which happened in a village in Quxian County, was due to a passenger bus colliding with a heavy-duty truck. 

The bus, which had 24 people aboard, plunged³ into a three-meter-deep riverbed.

Four, including a student, are in serious condition.

 

UN chief receives report on Syria chemical weapons probe: spokesman

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has now received a report of the UN fact-finding group on the alleged⁴ use of chemical weapons in Syria. 

UN spokesman Martin Nesirky says he will brief the UN Security Council on the findings Monday morning.

Meanwhile, Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi has stressed his country's commitment to the Russian-U.S deal to ensure stripping Syria's chemical arsenal⁵. 

Al-Zoubi said Syria will commit itself to the deal once it is endorsed⁶ by the UN.

He added that his government has started preparing the weapons' count list.

 

At least 48 dead after wave of insurgent⁷ attacks in Iraq

48-people have died following a wave of car bomb attacks across Iraq over the weekend.

Four separate bombs ripped through the towns of Hafriyah and Suwayrah, south of Baghdad on Sunday.

The attacks are part of a day of violence targeting Shiite-majority cities in the centre and south of the country.

The attacks continue a surge in bloodshed that has engulfed⁸ the country for months. 

So far, no-one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, which targeted commercial areas and parking lots in seven cities.

In the past, such attacks have been carried out by al-Qaida's local branch, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government.

 

One dies in 2nd clash between Cambodian police, opposition⁹ protestors

A man has been found dead on a flyover¹⁰ in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penn, after clashes between police and opposition protestors. 

The clashes took place at the flyover after protesters, rallying against July's election resutls, tried to break through police barricades¹¹. 

Police fired tear gas to disperse¹² the hundreds of protestors.

The cause of the man's death has yet to be identified.

 

Former Obama aide Summers withdraws from Fed chair consideration – WSJ

U.S President Barack Obama has accepted Lawrence Summers withdrawal¹³ of his candidacy in the running to be the Federal Reserves next chairman. 

A former aide to President Obama, Summers was tipped to become the Fed's next chair. 

He also once served as Treasury¹⁴ Secretary under President Bill Clinton.

Wall Street Journal is reporting Summer's words that he could not serve the interests of the country's central bank or its economic recovery.

 

Obama says he will not negotiate on raising U.S. debt ceiling

U.S. President Barack Obama says that he won't negotiate with his Republican rivals on raising the country's debt ceiling.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress last month the federal government will reach its debt ceiling of 16.7 trillion U.S. dollars by mid-October.

This means Congress needs to raise the government's borrowing authority. 

However, Republican lawmakers insist an increase should be in line with spending cuts, threatening a government shutdown. 

Democrats¹⁵ and Republicans are yet to agree on the government's budget plan for the 2014 fiscal¹⁶ yearm, which begins on October 1st.

China to invest 80 bln yuan in exploring oil, gas this year

China's investment in exploration of oil and gas resources is expected to stand at 80 billion yuan (13 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013, according to the Ministry¹⁷ of Land and Resources.

Such investment has risen steadily¹⁸ in China over the past years as the country moves to reduce dependence¹⁹ on imports and ensure security of energy supply.

Guangdong to publish organ procurement²⁰ organizations

South China's Guangdong Province is establishing organ procurement organizations (OPO) and is to publish names of those organizations and their services before October.

Local health authorities say 80 medical personnel will receive training and become coordinators working at the newly established OPOs. 

A local health official says as Guangdong has a large demand for organ transplants, the province will create several OPOs.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

4 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

5 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

6 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；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：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

8 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 flyover   

n.立交桥，天桥

参考例句：

• It took workers more than one year to build this flyover.建造这座立交桥破费工人一年多时间。
• All that came to his bakery should go over a flyover first.所有来他店的人都必须先经过一座立交桥。

11 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

12 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

13 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

14 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

15 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

17 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。

18 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

19 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

20 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。