Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-04-08

Australia ship detects singals as MH370 gone missing for one month
Australian navy vessel¹ Ocean Shield has detected new signals in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
It's now been a month since that jetliner left Kuala Lumpur on a flight to Beijing.
Malaysian authorities say they are cautiously optimistic following reports that the Australian vessel detected signals that are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes.
Ocean Shield has twice picked up signals. If it picks up signals again, a submarine will made a dive to search for wreckage².
Four Chinese ships and a British ship continued the search in the area on Monday, and the search will continue today.
Chinese families of the passengers on board MH370 have held a candlelight vigil in Beijing, marking the anniversary of the plane's disappearance³.
 
U.S. Defense⁴ Secretary arrives in China for visit
United State Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has become the first foreigner to visit China's aircraft carrier.
Hagel arrived in China on Monday and paid a visit to the Liaoning aircraft carrier moored⁵ at Yuchi Naval⁶ Base in east China's Shandong province.
The US defense secretary is in China for a 4-day visit on the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan.
China is Hagel's third stop after multiday meetings in Hawaii and Japan on his fourth trip to the Asia-Pacific region since becoming defense secretary.
 
Pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukrainian proclaim region independent
Pro-Russian protesters who seized a provincial⁷ government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have proclaimed the region independent.
The protesters have demanded that a referendum be held no later than May 11 on the possible secession of the region.
The move comes after Pro-Russian crowds stormed government buildings in Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv, all cities in Ukraine's heavily Russian-speaking east.
Ukrainian authorities says the unrest is an attempt by Russia to dismember Ukraine, adding the government will act against separatism in an adequate way.
The White House says the US calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin to cease all efforts to destabilize Ukraine, adding there are evidences that some of the protesters are paid.
It says the US is ready to impose further sanctions against Russia should the situation escalate⁸ further.
 
Russia warns Ukraine against missile technologies proliferation
Russia is reminding Ukraine of its obligations regarding two agreements on the control of missile technology.
Moscow has warned Kiev that a Ukrainian military-space enterprise in the eastern part of the country has been negotiating with third-parties on the sale of missile technology.
Ukraine is a participant of the Missile Technology Control Regime, or MTCR, and a signatory of The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation.
The "third parties" in this case have not been named.
Established in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, the MTCR has been signed by 34 countries to date.
The Hague Code of Conduct was signed in 2002 with the number of its participants currently reaching 137.
 
15 Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack in Afghanistan
At least 15 people have been killed and four others severely⁹ wounded in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.
The victims were travelling in two SUVs on Monday when the vehicles hit hidden explosives on a side road.
The vehicles were diverted from a main road because it was blocked by authorities following a suicide bomb attack targeting a NATO convoy¹⁰ in Kandahar province.
Monday's blasts came after a relatively¹¹ calm weekend as Afghans voted for a new president and provincial councils.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the earlier attack.
 
Nigeria deploys¹² police in northern state amid tension
Nigerian authorities have ordered the massive deployment¹³ of police to northern Zamfara state because of recurring¹⁴ attacks in some communities.
Mohammed Abubakar, the country's Inspector-General of Police, says in a statement that 10 units of special forces, three units of conventional police, a unit of counter-terrorism personnel have been deployed¹⁵.
Unknown gunmen on Saturday stormed a security meeting of vigilante members in northwest Zamfara state, killing¹⁶ more than 100 people.
The northern part of the country is plagued by violence, including attacks by the Boko Haram sect¹⁷.
The southern part is said to be a hub of criminal activities which include oil theft or bunkering, kidnapping and armed robbery attacks.
 
Police confirm detained Italian diplomat¹⁸ faces child-trafficking charge
Philippine police officials say they have detained an Italian diplomat, and filed against him a complaint of child trafficking.
The Italian national was detained while on holiday at Binan City, a resort south of Manila.
He was found allegedly in the company of three street boys aged¹⁹ 9 to 12.
Members of the child rights group Bahay Tuluyan who were on an outing in the same resort became suspicious and alerted authorities.
Police say their investigation²⁰ showed that prior to bringing the children to Binan City, the diplomat took them to his accommodation in Manila.
Police say the diplomat was based in Turkmenistan.
The Italian Embassy in Manila is aware of the incident, but it has not immediately respond to a request for comments.

1 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

2 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 moored   

adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
• We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨，把船泊在岸边。

6 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

7 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

8 escalate   

v.(使)逐步增长(或发展)，(使)逐步升级

参考例句：

• It would tempt Israel's neighbors to escalate their demands.它将诱使以色列的邻国不断把他们的要求升级。
• Defeat could cause one side or other to escalate the conflict.失败可能会导致其中一方将冲突升级。

9 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

10 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

11 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。

12 deploys   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的第三人称单数 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• It then deploys "decoy" programs designed to attract the virus. 然后，它释放“诱饵”去吸引病毒。
• But when that doesn't work, he deploys his secret defense mechanism. 但没有效果，它要施展绝密自卫武器了。

13 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

14 recurring   

adj.往复的，再次发生的

参考例句：

• This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
• For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

15 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

16 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。

17 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

18 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

19 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

20 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。