Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-11-11

 Haiyan makes landfall in SW China, Vietnam

Typhoon Haiyan has made landfall in southern China.

The massive storm, which is estimated to have killed some 10-thousand in the Philippines, has curled through the South China Sea, and has hit the southern coast of China.

While the storm has lost the majority of its power, it's still expected to dump significant amounts of rain as it burns out over the southern coast of China.

Haiyan is believed to be one of the strongest Typhoons ever recorded.

It hit the Philippines on Friday morning with winds over 300-kilometers per hour.

While it did hit a relatively¹ under-populated area, the damage it left in its path is almost unprecidented.

 

CPC congratulates KMT on plenary congress

The CPC Central Committee has taken time to acknowledge the Kuomintang party in Taiwan on its plenary congress.

The CPC central committee has released a statement, saying it hopes the two parties can maintain their common desire for peaceful cross-Strait ties.

In response, the KMT Central Committee says the two parties have made "unprecedented² progress" in promoting exchanges and cooperation over the past five years.

The KMT says it is willing to work with the CPC to enhance Chinese culture and revitalize the Chinese nation.

General secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping has also spoken on the telephone with Lien³ Chan and Wu Poh-hsiung, congratulating them for their reappointment as honorary chairs of the KMT.

The KMT congress has also adopted a slew⁴ of measures to develop "mutually-beneficial" relations between Taiwan and the mainland.

An amendment⁵ to the KMT charter has also been passed which has decreed a KMT member who takes office as Taiwan leader will also hold the post as the party's chairman until the end of his term as the leader of Taiwan.

 

Iran nuclear talks end without deal

Talks between world powers and Iran have ended without reaching an agreement in Geneva after three days of intensive negotiations⁶.

The talks have been held between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Secuirity Council plus Germany.

Despite no agreement reached, all sides say the negotiations have moved forward.

Iran and the six world powers are scheduled to meet again on November 20th for fresh talks.

 

 

China, India, Russia hold discussion over Syria and Afghanistan

Foreign ministers from China, India and Russia have held talks in New Delhi.

Wang Yi, Salman Khurshid and Sergei Lavrov have made a joint⁷ call for a peaceful solution in Syria and an immediate⁸ launch of a second Geneva conference.

The trio are also calling on the Syrian government to give UN inspectors⁹ on the ground full access to the country's chemical weapon stockpiles.

The three foreign ministers have also discussed the situation in Afghanistan.

Wang Yi says the Chinese government wants to see a safe, stable and unified¹⁰ Afghanistan.

The Chinese government is set to host an international conference on Afghanistan next year in Tianjin.

 

 

2 killed, 22 wounded in shooting at house party in Texas

Two people are dead and close to two dozen others have been hurt in a shooting at a house party in Houston, Texas.

Witnesses say a pair of gunmen unloaded their weapons at a house party.

There were said to have been around 100 people at the party at the time.

The extent of the injuries to the 22 others shot remains¹¹ unclear.

Authorities have not provided a motive¹² for the attack.

So far no suspects have been arrested.

 

 

US seeks $864m from Bank of America in mortgage trial

The US government is demanding 864-million dollar in compensation from Bank of America for losses connected to mortages sold by its Countrywide Financial subsiduary. 

Countrywide was found liable for defrauding¹³ Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by a federal jury last month.

Countrywide was acquired by Bank of America in 2008.

The ruling is considered a major win for the US government, which launched the case in the wake of the financial crisis.

 

 

Nadal beats Federer to reach ATP World Tour Final

The world's best men's tennis player at the moment remains on-track to add to his glory.

Rafael Nadal has downed six-time World ATP champ Roger Federer Roger Federer in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 to remain on track for his first Finals title.

The victory comes as somewhat of swee revenge, as the Spainyard was hammered by Federer 6-3, 6-love the last time the two met at the same venue¹⁴ back in 2011.

Nadal will now face either second seed Novak Djokovic or Stanislas Wawrinka in the finals later on this Monday.

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

3 lien   

n.扣押权，留置权

参考例句：

• A lien is a type of security over property.留置是一种财产担保。
• The court granted me a lien on my debtor's property.法庭授予我对我债务人财产的留置权。

4 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

5 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

6 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。

7 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。

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

9 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

11 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。

12 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

13 defrauding   

v.诈取，骗取( defraud的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Second is the actor regards defrauding of the wealth as object. 第二，行为人以骗取钱财为目的。 来自互联网
• Therefore, DELL has the motive and economic purpose of intentionally defrauding the Chinese consumers. 因此，戴尔公司存在故意欺诈中国消费者的动机和经济目的。 来自互联网

14 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。