Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-09

Chinese premier¹ arrives in Angola for visit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in Angola to continue his visit in Africa.
He says China is willing to enhance bilateral² and strategic ties.
During his stay, Li Keqiang is scheduled to meet with the Angolan President and hold a seminar with Chinese companies and nationals.
Angola has become China's second largest trading partner in Africa.
In 2013, trade between the two countries reached 36 billion U.S. dollars. By the end of 2013, China's total investment in Angola had exceeded eight billion dollars.
Angola is the third stop of Premier Li's Africa tour, which has already taken him to Ethiopia and Nigeria. He will next travel to Kenya.
 
China requires Vietnam to stop any form of disruptions of Chinese company's operations
China has issued another call, urging the Vietnamese side to stop its disturbance³ to China's drilling operation in southern waters administered by China.
The Chinese government has accused Vietnam of carrying out intensive disruption of a Chinese company's oil drilling since May 2.
Yi Xianliang is the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of China's Foreign Ministry⁴.
"This operation is a normal drilling activity in China's coastal⁵ waters undertaken by China Oilfield Services. The waters of the operation is only 17 nautical⁶ miles away from the Zhongjian Island of Xisha Islands of China. It is 130 to 150 nautical miles away from Vietnam. Chinese company's operation in waters off the Xisha Islands completely falls within China's sovereignty. It has nothing to do with Vietnam. The operation is completely rational, legal and justified⁷. "
Yi says Chinese companies started operating in these waters ten years ago, and the recent operation is only a routine continuation.
The official urges the Vietnamese officials to cherish the current diplomatic achivements between the two sides and work together with China to solve the issue.
 
Kiev makes "round table" proposal
Authorities in Ukrainian have proposed holding "round table" talks to resolve the conflict in the country.
The idea calls for the involvement of political forces and civil groups from all regions, as well as help from international mediators.
Kiev has laid out three key conditions, which include the immediate⁸ de-escalation of the conflict, a nationwide dialogue on issues, and the upcoming elections scheduled for May 25th.
The pledge comes after pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine decided⁹ to go ahead with Sunday's referendum on autonomy, despite a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay it.
Despite the "round table" call, Ukrainian authorities have also said they will continue their "anti-terror " operation and do everything to stop the referendum.
 
Syrian government retakes control of Old City of Homs
Officials says the Old City of Homs will be "clear and free" soon, as rebels continue to evacuate¹⁰ the historic city after holding it for three years.
They have moved to rebel-held territory outside of Homs under a deal between the insurgents¹¹ and government troops.
After the full evacuation, the entire city of Homs will be under government control except the al-Waer neighborhood, whose rebels have rejected calls to join the deal.
Homs, Syria's third largest city, was one of the first to sympathize with the anti-government movement in the country.
Fully¹² securing Homs is crucial for the government ahead of presidential elections in June, as the takeover connects the capital Damascus with central and northern regions.
 
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra indicted¹³ over rice scheme charges
Thailand's former Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, has been indicted by the National Anti-Graft Commission on charges of dereliction of duty involving a contentious¹⁴ rice subsidy¹⁵ program.
The vote comes a day after the Constitutional Court ousted¹⁶ Yingluck and nine Cabinet members for abuse of power.
Yingluck faces an impeachment¹⁷ vote in the Senate. If found guilty, she would be barred from politics for five years.
As a flagship policy of Yingluck's administration, the rice subsidy programme helped her win the votes of millions of farmers.
However, the program accumulated losses of at least 4.4 billion US dollars and has been dogged by corruption¹⁸ allegations.
 
Nigerian President pledges to find abducted¹⁹ schoolgirls
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find the schoolgirls abducted by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.
More than 200 were taken in a mass abduction last month, with several more girls taken in recent weeks.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum²⁰, Jonathan has thanked foreign nations, including China, for their assistances in the fight against terror.
China has promised to supply useful information acquired by its satellites while the U.S is sending teams to Nigeria.
Earlier, Nigerian police offered a 300,000 dollars reward to anyone who could provide information leading to the rescue of the schoolgirls.
Boko Haram has been trying to root out Western influence by targeting schools and government buildings.
The group is reported to have killed 300 people earlier this week in the same area where the schoolgirls were abducted last month.
 
Strong 6.8-magnitude quake rattles²¹ Mexico City
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken Mexico City, rattling²² buildings and prompting office evacuations.
There are no immediate reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake epicentre in the western Mexican state of Guerrero at a depth of 14.9 miles, or about 24 kilometres, just inland from the Pacific Coast.
No tsunami²³ alert has been issued.
 
One assailant shot dead, another captured in attack on Xinjiang police
One suspect is dead, and another is in custody²⁴, after police were ambushed²⁵ by a group of attackers in the city of Aksu in Xinjiang this afternoon.
Responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle shortly after one this afternoon, the officers were attacked, with the assailants hurling²⁶ burning objects at their patrol cars and attacking them with knives.
The police officers responded, shooting dead one of the attackers.
Another was subdued²⁷ and is now in custody.
 

1 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。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 disturbance   

n.动乱，骚动；打扰，干扰；(身心)失调

参考例句：

• He is suffering an emotional disturbance.他的情绪受到了困扰。
• You can work in here without any disturbance.在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。

4 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。

5 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。

6 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

7 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

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 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

11 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

12 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

13 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

14 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

15 subsidy   

n.补助金，津贴

参考例句：

• The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
• The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。

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 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

18 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

19 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

20 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

21 rattles   

（使）发出格格的响声， （使）作嘎嘎声( rattle的第三人称单数 )； 喋喋不休地说话； 迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动，堕下或走动； 使紧张，使恐惧

参考例句：

• It rattles the windowpane and sends the dog scratching to get under the bed. 它把窗玻璃震得格格作响，把狗吓得往床底下钻。
• How thin it is, and how dainty and frail; and how it rattles. 你看它够多么薄，多么精致，多么不结实；还老那么哗楞哗楞地响。

22 rattling   

adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词

参考例句：

• This book is a rattling good read. 这是一本非常好的读物。
• At that same instant,a deafening explosion set the windows rattling. 正在这时，一声震耳欲聋的爆炸突然袭来，把窗玻璃震得当当地响。

23 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

24 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

25 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

26 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》

27 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。