Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-17

China once again urges Vietnam to immediately stop disruptions of Chinese company's operation
China has once again urged Vietnam to immediately stop disruptions of Chinese company's drilling operation in the South China sea.
Ouyang Yujing, director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of China's Foreign Ministry¹, told reporters in Beijing that China has repeatedly urged Vietnam to respect China's sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction², stop its disruptive activities and pull all vessels³ and personnel out of the area.
He stressed that Xisha Islands are China's inherent territory and the waters where Chinese company operates is close to China's Xisha Islands, being only 17 nautical⁴ miles away from China's Zhongjian Island and nearly 150 nautical miles away from the coast of Vietnam.
He said it makes no sense at all for the Vietnamese side to disrupt Chinese company's legitimate⁵ and legal drilling operation in China's coastal⁶ waters.
 
China cannot afford to lose an inch of its territory: general
A senior Chinese military leader says China can not afford to lose an inch of its territory and calls on Washington to hold an objective view on the South China Sea and East China Sea issues
Fang⁷ Fenghui, Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, made the remarks after meeting his US counterpart Martin Dempsey in Washington.
Fang says his visit is set to advance the new model of China-U.S. military relationship along a sound and stable track.
He will wrap up his five day US tour this weekend.
 
China to work with Indian new gov't for closer partnership⁸
China has congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its victory in the Indian general election and voiced hope to work with the new government.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying says in a written statement that China has always attached great importance to developing relations with India and the two countries' relations have maintained sound momentum⁹ of development over the recent years.
She says China-India relations are facing new opportunities of development and China is willing to work with India's new government to maintain high-level visits, strengthen cooperation in all fields and upgrade their partnership to a higher level.
 
Chinese, French FMs hold talks on cementing ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius have held talks in Beijing, pledging to further promote bilateral¹⁰ ties.
Noting that the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to France in late March has "far-reaching" influence on bilateral ties, Wang Yi said the two nations need to make joint¹¹ efforts to implement¹² the consensus¹³ reached by both leaders.
 
UN sounds alarm on human rights in Ukraine's east
U.S. President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande have warned that Russia will face significant additional costs if it continues its provocative¹⁵ behavior in Ukraine.
Speaking with Hollande by phone about the situation in Ukraine, Obama praised Kiev's efforts to unify¹⁶ the country by holding free and fair presidential elections on May 25 that will lead to an inclusive constitutional reform process.
 
Death toll¹⁷ rises to 292 in Turkey's coal mine disaster
The death toll in Turkey's worst coal mine disaster has risen to 292 after eight more bodies were found in the western town of Soma.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz says rescue teams are now trying to save another 10 workers who are still trapped underground.
According to the minister, the cause of the disaster is yet to be determined¹⁸, but it's believed that an electrical fault, which resulted in an explosion and fire, is to blame.
 
"No tangible¹⁹ progress" made in Iranian nuclear talks: Iranian deputy FM
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says the forth²⁰ round of Iranian nuclear talks has ended in Vienna, making "no tangible progress," but the negotiation²¹ will continue in coming months.
 
China's cab-calling apps to cancel passenger subsidies²²
China's two most popular cab-calling apps have announced that they will cancel payment subsidies for passengers from today.
The announcement signals a truce²³ in the price war between smartphone apps Didi and KuaiDi, which belong to Chinese Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba respectively. The promotion²⁴ has contributed greatly to a boom in the mobile payment market.
According to a letter KuaiDi released to its customers, the subsidy²⁵ program will end at 12 a.m. on Saturday after running for more than five months. The company will provide various discount periodically in the future.
Meanwhile, Didi also announced that it will suspend cash subsidy for customers who hail cabs via the app. But it said it will offer more diversified²⁶ rewards in ways other than cash.
Both apps said they will keep their subsidies for taxi drivers.
 
Li Na Knocked out in Rome
Chinese Ace¹⁴ Li Na is out of the Italian Open.
She lost to local favorite claycourt specialist Sara Errani 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Before this tournament, Li Na had never lost to Errani in their previous six meetings.
 

1 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。

2 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。

3 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 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。

5 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

6 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。

7 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

8 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

9 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

10 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。

11 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。

12 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

13 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

14 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

15 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

16 unify   

vt.使联合，统一；使相同，使一致

参考例句：

• How can we unify such scattered islands into a nation?我们怎么才能把如此分散的岛屿统一成一个国家呢？
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。

17 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。

18 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

19 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

20 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

21 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

22 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

24 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

25 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。

26 diversified   

adj.多样化的，多种经营的v.使多样化，多样化( diversify的过去式和过去分词 )；进入新的商业领域

参考例句：

• The college biology department has diversified by adding new courses in biotechnology. 该学院生物系通过增加生物技术方面的新课程而变得多样化。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Take grain as the key link, develop a diversified economy and ensure an all-round development. 以粮为纲，多种经营，全面发展。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》