Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-06

Chinese president arrives in Bali island for APEC meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the Indonesian resort island of Bali to attend the 21st informal economic leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
It will be Xi's first attendance at the APEC meeting since he assumed presidency¹ in March.
This year's APEC gathering² highlights such topics as achieving sustainable growth with equity³ and promoting inter-connectivity in the region.
During his stay on Bali island, Xi will also meet with many other leaders and representatives attending the meeting.

China issues highest warning as Typhoon Fitow approaches

China's meteorological authority has issued a red alert, the highest in its weather warning system, as Typhoon Fitow approaches the country's southeast coastal⁴ areas.
Fitow, the 23rd typhoon to hit China this year, is likely to make landfall in the coastal areas between central Zhejiang Province and northern Fujian Province between Sunday night and Monday morning, according to the National Meteorological Center .
The center says it is unusual for a typhoon to make landfall in southeast China in October, urging local authorities and residents to raise their alerts and closely follow relevant information.

Kerry: US commitment to Asia remains⁵ despite shutdown

US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US commitment to Asia remains undiminished despite President Barack Obama's absence from regional summits.
Kerry was speaking at the start of the APEC summit in Indonesia.
Obama cancelled his Asia trip after the partial US government shutdown.
He had been due to begin a four-nation Asian trip on Saturday, heading to Bali and Brunei before travelling on to Malaysia and the Philippines.

Obama says Iran "a year or more" away from building nuke weapon

U.S. President Barack Obama has said Iran is still "a year or more" away from building a nuclear weapon, citing U.S. intelligence assessments⁶.
Obama made the remarks in an interview released Saturday by the Associated Press.
He admitted that these assessments are "more conservative" than the Israelis, who claim Iran is just months away from acquiring nuclear capability⁷.
Obama added that the world must test whether Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is sincere about seeking a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff.

 

28 killed, 91 wounded in attack on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq

At least 28 people were killed and 91 others wounded when a suicide bomber⁸ targeted Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday.
A Police source says the attack occurred when the suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest amid Shiite pilgrims in the Adhamiya area in northern Baghdad.
He says the pilgrims were on their way to the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque⁹ in the Kadhimiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad.
The local National Iraqi News Agency says 47 people were killed and 80 others wounded in the attack on Shiite pilgrims, but the report could not be immediately verified.
13 soldiers killed in Libya

Unknown gunmen have raided an army checkpoint in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing¹⁰ at least 13 soldiers.
The Libyan News Agency says five others were injured in the attack.
Libyan authorities have been struggling to re-establish security in the oil-rich country since Muammar Gaddafi was killed in October 2011.
However, more than two years after Gaddafi's death, armed groups that toppled him are still powerful and control large swathes of the North African country.
Aerial search launched after Lampedusa boat disaster

The Italian coastguard is using planes and helicopters to spot migrants' bodies around the boat which sank off the island of Lampedusa on Thursday.
Bad weather is hampering¹¹ the search.
So far, 111 bodies have been found and 155 people have been pulled out alive. More than 200 are said to be in the seas close to the Mediterranean¹² island.
The boat was carrying some 500 people - mostly from Eritrea and Somalia.
Italy says it will amend¹³ immigration laws and has called for European help.

China tops APEC CEOs' picks for investment: survey

A new study has found that a majority of chief executive officers in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries are planning to increase investment despite signs of an economic slowdown and capital outflows.
The study by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows 68 percent of the 500 CEOs surveyed are planning to increase investment.
China tops their picks for investments in the next three to five years, followed by Indonesia and the United States.
The CEOs believe the Chinese economy is best prepared to handle changes, citing macroeconomic stability and regulatory consistency¹⁴.
The survey also found confidence among Asia Pacific-based executives is on the rise. Forty-two percent of executives said they are "very confident" of revenue growth in the coming year, up from 36 percent in 2012.

Beijing to replace coal-fired power plants before 2015

Beijing will build four power centers by the end of 2014 to replace coal with natural gas in heating and power generation.
Municipal authorities say the four power centers and 40 other related utility projects will reduce sulfur¹⁵ dioxide by 10,000 tonnes.
They will also provide heating for 100 million square meters and generate 7.2 million kilowatts¹⁶ of electricity through natural gas.
These services have so far been powered by four coal-fired power plants, which burned 9.2 million tonnes of coal in 2012.
 

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

4 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。

5 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。

6 assessments   

n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价

参考例句：

• He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句

7 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

8 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。

9 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

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 hampering   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
• Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。

12 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

13 amend   

vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿

参考例句：

• The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
• You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

14 consistency   

n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度

参考例句：

• Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
• We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。

15 sulfur   

n.硫，硫磺（=sulphur）

参考例句：

• Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain.炼钢厂排放出的硫形成了酸雨。
• Burning may produce sulfur oxides.燃烧可能会产生硫氧化物。

16 kilowatts   

千瓦( kilowatt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It's about 500 kilowatts per hour on average. 年用电量平均为每小时500千瓦。 来自商贸英语会话
• We have an emergency-standby electric generator with a capacity of 300 kilowatts. 我们有一台三百千瓦的事故备用发电机。