Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-10

China and ASEAN vow¹ to achieve closer ties in the next decade.

China and ASEAN are vowing² to try to achieve closer ties through the next decade.
The pledge has been made in a joint-statement following a China-ASEAN leaders' meeting in Brunei.
Addressing the meeting, Chinese Premier³ Li Keqiang has issued a new policy declaration for the new Chinese leadership for China-ASEAN ties over the next 10 years.
The Premier has put forward a seven-point proposal on promoting cooperation in various fields, stressing the importance of consolidating⁴ political trust.
The two sides have also promised to scale up two-way trade to one trillion U.S. dollars by 2020.

China calls for Korean Peninsular restraint

The Chinese government has issued another statement calling for restraint on the Korean Peninsula.
The comments come as North Korea has reportedly re-opened its Yongbyon nuclear reactor⁵.
North Korea's official news agency has also said the country's military is "highly alert to promptly⁶ foil provocations⁷".
Chinese foreign ministry⁸ spokesperson Hua Chunying says the Chinese government will continue to pursue the de-nuclearization of the Peninsula as well as the early resumption of the so-called six-party talks.

Torrential rains caused by Typhoon Fitow continued to lash⁹ E. China

Torrential rains caused by Typhoon Fitow are continuing to hit Shanghai and Zhejiang Province in eastern China.
At least 10 people are confirmed dead in the city of Wenzhou, with five others still missing.
The storm has inundated¹⁰ roads, houses and breached¹¹ local river banks across the region.
70-percent of Yuyao city in Zhejiang province has been flooded affecting nearly 800-thousand people.
Local flood-control and disaster-relief authorities say weather is expected to improve on Thursday.

Egypt dissolves Muslim Brotherhood¹² as NGO

Egypt's government is outlawing¹³ the Muslim Brotherhood as a non-governmental organization.
This follows an earlier court order to ban the group's activities, seize its funds and form a panel to administer its assets.
Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity¹⁴ says all the funds of the Brotherhood as an NGO will be put under the disposal of a government committee.
The money will be held until all judicial¹⁵ issues are resolved.
Meanwhile, ousted¹⁶ Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is set to stand trial on November 4th in connection with charges he authorized¹⁷ violent attacks which took place outside the Presidential palace earlier this year.

Italy shipwreck¹⁸ death toll¹⁹ rises to 302

We're now getting more firm numbers in connection with last week's migrant boat sinking off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
The official death toll now stands at 302, as more bodies have been recovered through Wednesday.
Authorities now believe a total of 518 people were on-board the ship when it caught fire, capsized and sank off Lampedusa a week ago.
155 people survived.
It's believed the boat originated from Libya, and was made up mostly of migrants from North Africa.

Argentina's president "in very good mood" after surgery

Argentina's President is said to be in a "very good mood" following surgery to drain a bruise²⁰ on her brain.
Christina Fernandez' chief cabinet minister says the procedure "went perfectly," and suggests her recovery is "very favorable."
Fernandez handed over the reigns²¹ of her office for 30-days on Monday to undergo the operation, after doctors recommended she have the hematoma drained after she began noticing slight muscle weakness in her arm.
Christina Fernandez developed the brain bruise after falling and hitting her head back in August.
She's expected to remain in hospital for a few more days before returning home to complete her recovery.

Obama names Yellen as next Federal Reserve chair

As expected, U.S. President Barack Obama has formally nominated current US Federal Reserve Vice²² Chair Janet Yellen to be the next Fed chief.
Obama is tapping the 67-year old to take over for current Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, who is set to leave office in January.
If approved by the Senate, Yellen would be the first woman to lead the US Federal Reserve in its 100-year history.
Yellen became the front-runner for the job after former Treasury²³ Secretary Larry Summers withdrew from consideration last month.

China predicted to be largest tourist market for U.S. in 2018

China is now being predicted to become the top tourist source market for the United States by 2018 - with the number of visiting Chinese hitting around 4.7 million.
According to data from America's official tourism and marketing²⁴ organization, Brand USA - the number of Chinese travelers visiting the U.S is increasing by 35-percent each year.
This figure beats any other country in the world.
Chinese travellers spent 8.8-billion U.S dollars last year in America with individual spending hitting an average of 7-thousand-U.S-dollars.
It makes America the top spending destination for Chinese tourists.

 
 

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 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。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 consolidating   

v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并

参考例句：

• These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
• We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网

5 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

6 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

7 provocations   

n.挑衅( provocation的名词复数 )；激怒；刺激；愤怒的原因

参考例句：

• We cannot ignore such provocations. 对于这种挑衅，我们不能置之不理。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They must immediately cease all their provocations. 他们必须停止一切挑衅。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 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。

9 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

10 inundated   

v.淹没( inundate的过去式和过去分词 )；（洪水般地）涌来；充满；给予或交予（太多事物）使难以应付

参考例句：

• We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
• We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

12 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。

13 outlawing   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Regulations are outlawing certain refrigerants, such as chlorofluorocarbons, which contain ozone-depleting chemicals. 随后出台的政策禁用了部分制冷剂，如破坏臭氧层的氟氯碳化合物。
• An amendment outlawing sale of intoxicating liquors(1920)was repealed in 1933. 规定售卖酒类为非法的一个宪法修正案（一九二○年）在一九三三年被废止。

14 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

15 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

16 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

17 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

18 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。

19 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。

20 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。

21 reigns   

n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 )；君主统治时期；任期；当政期

参考例句：

• In these valleys night reigns. 夜色笼罩着那些山谷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The Queen of Britain reigns, but she does not rule or govern. 英国女王是国家元首，但不治国事。 来自辞典例句

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 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。

24 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。