Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-05-21

Xi opens CICA summit, calls for common security
Chinese President Xi Jinping has presided over a key Asia security summit, calling for achieving common and sustainable security for the region.
He was speaking at the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in Shanghai.
"We believe that it is necessary to advocate common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security in Asia. We need to innovate¹ our security concept, establish a new regional security cooperation architecture, and jointly³ build a road for security in Asia that is shared by, and win-win to all."
Over 20 international leaders, including 11 heads of state, are attending the summit which runs through today.
CICA member states are expected to issue a Shanghai Declaration on commitments to strengthening strategic coordination⁴.
At the summit, China took over the CICA presidency⁵ from Turkey.
 
China, Russia pledge wide-ranging cooperation
China and Russia have issued a joint² statement, vowing⁶ to beef up bilateral⁷ cooperation in a wide range of fields.
The statement follows a meeting between the presidents of the two nations in Shanghai.
Vladimir Putin is in Shanghai to participate in the summit, during his state visit to China.
Although a much anticipated gas deal has not been finalized⁸, the two countries have vowed⁹ to deepen cooperation in the petroleum¹⁰ industry, kick-start Russia's supply of natural gas to China as soon as possible and jointly develop coal mines in Russia.
The two leaders have also overseen¹¹ the start of a joint military exercise in the East China Sea.
 
5.7-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: CENC
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted¹² Hualien county in Taiwan this morning.
The China Earthquake Networks Center says the quake hit at a depth of 20 kilometers.
The tremor¹³ was felt in Taipei, but no casualty has been reported so far.
(bjh/head) Chinese workers return from Vietnam
More than 3500 Chinese workers evacuated¹⁴ from Vietnam arrived in China late on Tuesday.
Most of them are staffers from the Metallurgical Corporation of China and China Energy Group which run construction sites in Vietnam's Ha Tinh province.
So far over 4 thousand Chinese nationals have been evacuated from Vietnam since anti-foreign protests broke out last week.
The MCC says in a statement that four of its employees were killed and 130 others were injured during the violent protest.
 
Pakistani PM orders early release of Chinese tourist
The Pakistani Prime Minister has urged early release of a Chinese tourist who was kidnaped in the country's northwest.
Nawaz Sharif issued directives to authorities for quick coordination between the security departments.
The Pakistani Taliban has reportedly claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
A local Taliban leader is reportedly saying that they kidnapped the Chinese national for future negotiations¹⁵ with the Pakistani government for the release of arrested Taliban members.
The Chinese man was on a bike tour in Pakistan.
China's embassy is contacting Pakistan's relevant departments to verify the incident.
 
118 killed in twin blasts in Nigeria
At least 118 people have been killed in two car-bomb blast in central Nigeria.
No one has claimed responsibility.
This latest attack follows a move by Nigeria's Senate to approve the extension of the state of emergency in three northeastern states where soldiers are battling Islamic extremist group Boko Haram .
The group has claimed responsibility for several recent bombings in the country.
 
80 militants¹⁷ killed in NW Pakistan's air strike
More than 80 militants have been killed in an overnight operation involving Pakistani army jets and helicopters in the country's northwest tribal¹⁸ area of North Waziristan.
Local reports say the air strike targeted several militant¹⁶ hideouts in the restive¹⁹ tribal region on the border with Afghanistan.
The reports quoted residents as saying that several houses were destroyed in the massive operation and many people are feared to be trapped under the rubbles.
 
First group of OSCE observers arrive in Kiev
The first group of election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
They will monitor this Sunday's presidential elections.
The OSCE mission plans to send observers to all of Ukraine's regions, including the east where two regions have declared independence.
Ukrainian authorities have deployed²⁰ tens of thousands of police and volunteers across the country to maintain public order ahead of the elections.
 
Libya to hold elections amid chaos²¹ in Tripoli
Libya's election commission has announced that parliamentary elections will be held on June 25.
It will be the first election since the overthrow²² of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Earlier, Libya's embattled government proposed that parliament go into recess²³ after voting on this year's budget.
The government has accused renegade general Khalifa Haftar of planning a coup²⁴, a charge he denies.
Fighters allied²⁵ with Gen Haftar attacked the parliamentary building in the capital, Tripoli, on Sunday.
His militia²⁶ then called for the suspension of parliament.
 

1 innovate   

v.革新，变革，创始

参考例句：

• We must innovate in order to make progress.我们必须改革以便取得进步。
• It is necessary to innovate and develop military theories.创新和发展军事理论是必要的。

2 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。

3 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

6 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。

7 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。

8 finalized   

vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

10 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

11 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

12 jolted   

（使）摇动， （使）震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。

13 tremor   

n.震动，颤动，战栗，兴奋，地震

参考例句：

• There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
• A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。

14 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

15 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。

16 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

17 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

18 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

19 restive   

adj.不安宁的，不安静的

参考例句：

• The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
• The audience grew restive.观众变得不耐烦了。

20 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。

21 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

22 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

23 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

24 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

25 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

26 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。