Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-08

APEC should play leading role in maintaining open world economy: Chinese president

Chinese President Xi Jinping says the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation should play a leading role in promoting an "open" world economy.
His comments come as the heads of state and governments from a dozen countries on both sides of the Pacific discuss a number of world economic issues on the Indonesian island resort of Bali.
Xi Jinping also says the world should face all the difficulties the global economy is facing head-on with "courage and resolve".

Chinese President address on China's economy at APEC

Addressing the APEC meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping says his government is going to deepen reform and opening-up in all respects, saying the Chinese economy has entered a new stage of development.
Xi Jinping says the Chinese government is drawing up a master plan for the deepening of reforms in all respects.
He says challenges that have been cropping up in development, on top of institutional obstacles, will be targeted.
The Chinese President also says his government is going to follow a more proactive opening-up strategy, which underlines balance in foreign trade.
He also says his administration is going to create a legal environment in which foreign companies in China can operate in a level playing field with their Chinese counterparts.

China to join Russia in maintaining security in Asia-Pacific: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of this year's APEC Summit.
Xi Jinping says the Chinese side wants to work with Russia to guarantee security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
For his part, Vladimir Putin says he wants to maintain close contact with Xi Jinping when it comes to cooperation in various fields, including energy and infrastructure¹.

At least 9 killed in violence across Egypt

At least 9 more people have been killed in a series of attacks through Egypt.
Five soldiers and one military officer were killed when unknown militants² attacked a military patrol.
Another 3 were killed in a car bombing in the southern Sinai.
48 others were wounded in that attack.
The deaths follow a wave of violence on Sunday in Egypt marking the 40th anniversary of the Ramadan, or Yom Kippur, war.
Close to 60 people were killed in violent clashes.
The Egyptian authorities are pinning the blame for Sunday's violence on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood³.
Over 400 Brotherhood supporters have been arrested.

Obama voices willingness to talk with Republicans on budget

U.S. President Barack Obama says he's willing to discuss the government budget with Republicans to end the partial government shutdown.
Speaking while on a tour of the country's Federal Emergency Management Agency, Obama says there's not a subject that he is not willing to engage in.
Obama and the Democrats⁴ have been staunch in their unwillingness⁵ to negotiate a Republican-demanded delay in the implementation⁶ of the Affordable⁷ Care Act.
So-called Obamacare is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.
The sign-up for the program began on October 1st, the same day the US Federal Government shutdown began.
The new sign of willingness to negotiate comes just 10-days before the US government hits its debt-ceiling.
A failure to increase the country's borrowing capasity will put the US government into default.

Italy shipwreck⁸ toll⁹ rises to 232 as more bodies recovered

The official death toll from last week's migrant shipwreck off the coast of the southern Italian island of Lampedusa has reached 232.
This, after 38 more bodies were recovered on Monday.
131 are still officially listed as missing.
The boat capsized within site of the Italian-held island of Lampedusa, which is located just kilometers from the north African country of Tunisia.
Most of those on-board were migrants from Somalia and Eritrea.
Poor weather conditions are said to be hampering¹⁰ the recovery efforts.
Lampedusa is a popular destination for north African migrants hoping to find refugee status in Europe.

U.S. consumer credit up, but credit card usage down

New official data shows consumer credit in the US has increased more than expected through August.
The US Federal Reserve is reporting total consumer credit has advanced by more than 13.6 billion US dollars.
The figure is far better than the 10-billion forecast.
However, the rate of credit-card use in the US saw its third straight month of declines in August.

Airbus and Japan Airlines agree landmark¹¹ $9.5bn deal

Japnese carrier Japan Airlines has ordered 31 A350 jets from Airbus, worth 9.5-billion US dollars, breaking open the last major aviation market dominated by rival Boeing.
According to the deal, JAL also has an option to purchase an additional 25-planes.
The deal is a blow for Boeing, which has dominated Japan's aviation market.
U.S. planemaker Boeing had benefited from links with Japanese suppliers and deep political ties between Tokyo and Washington to maintain a market share of more than 80-percent for decades.
JAL's shares rose as much as 3.4-percent in early trade.
 

1 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

4 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》

5 unwillingness   

n. 不愿意，不情愿

参考例句：

• Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题，这不利于她所处的形势。
• His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱，他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。

6 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

7 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

8 shipwreck   

n.船舶失事，海难

参考例句：

• He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
• The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。

9 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

10 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。

11 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。