Hourly News 每日新闻 2014-06-17

Chinese premier¹ arrives in Britain for official visit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is now in Britain for an official visit.
Li Keqiang says he is looking forward to exchanging ideas with British leaders in a number of different fields.
He's scheduled to meet with Prime Minister David Cameron as part of the trip.
The premier is leading a delegation² of some 200-plus business leaders who are expected to sign deals worth more than 30-billion US dollars in the UK.
Infrastructure³, high-speed rail, nuclear energy and finance, as well as London's role as an offshore⁴ yuan trading hub, are expected to be the key areas under discussion.
Britain is the first leg of the premier's European tour, which will also take him to Greece.
 
China rejects Philippine suggestion of ban on South China Sea construction
The Chinese government is rejecting a suggestion by the Philippines for a region-wide ban on construction in the South China Sea.
The suggestion comes amid allegations by the Philippine side, which claims the Chinese side is trying to accelerate an "expansion agenda" in the South China Sea.
The Philippine government's accusations⁵ come following the announcement of the construction of a school in Sansha, a Chinese city incorporated in the Xisha Islands.
The Chinese government is calling on the Philippines to "refrain from any provocative⁶ actions," adding that the Philippines is also constructing its own facilities on the island chain.
 
13 executed for terror, violent crimes in Xinjiang
Thirteen people have been executed for terrorist attacks and violent crimes in Xinjiang.
The group had been convicted of participating in terrorist groups and committing illegal acts.
All the death penalties were approved by the Supreme⁷ People's Court.
The group was responsible for the death of some two-dozen people, including police officers and government officials.
At the same time, three others connected to October's terrorist attack at Tian'anmen Square in October have also been handed the death sentence.
The three are among a group of seven who have been convicted of assisting the attackers who launched the deadly assault on tourists in the heart of the capital last year which left two tourists dead.
 
UN confirms partial withdrawal⁸ of Baghdad-based staff due to growing fighting
The United Nations has decided⁹ to relocate its international staff out of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The move comes as the al-Qaeda-affiliated group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, threatens to take its massive insurgency¹⁰ south into the heart of Iraq.
The group already controls Iraq's 2nd largest city of Mosul.
The Iraqi government has been calling for help from the United States in beating-back the insurgency.
However, the Obama administration has so far been unwilling¹¹ to commit resources, though Washington does say its keeping all its options open.
 
Moscow urges Kiev to secure Russian diplomatic missions
Moscow is demanding Kiev to take steps to ensure security for its diplomatic missions in Ukraine.
The Russian Embassy in Kiev was damaged in a protest over the weekend, when around a hundred protesters blockaded the embassy on Saturday, throwing rocks and smoke grenades at the building.
The Russian side contends the Ukrainian authorities didn't do enough to stop the embassy from coming under attack.
The call for more security comes on the heels of a decision by Russian gas giant Gazprom to cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine after the two sides failed to reach an agreement about payments.
 
Palestinian group close to Fatah claims kidnapping Israeli teenagers
A Palestinian group aligned¹² with the Fatah movement has claimed responsiblity for the kidnapping of Israeli teenagers.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs¹³ Brigade, the armed wing of Fatah, says the three missing yesheva students are in safe hands in an area outside Hebron, where they were taken last Thursday.
The claim has not been confirmed yet.
The Israeli side is still pointing the finger at Hamas, which has denied its involvement.
Israeli forces have closed roads, searched homes and rounded up dozens of Palestinians since the kidnapping.
They've also been launching air strikes on suspected militant¹⁴ targets in the West Bank and have turned the Hebron region into a militarized zone.
 
Al-Shabaab claims deadly attack in Kenya coastal¹⁵ town
Radical¹⁶ Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on a coastal Kenyan town this week which left nearly 50-people dead.
Al-Shabaab says the attack on the coastal town of Mpeketoni was in retaliation¹⁷ for the killing¹⁸ of Muslims by Kenyan security forces in the city of Mombasa.
The radical Islamist group is also warning it will continue attacking targets in Kenya until the Kenyan government withdraws its troops from Somalia.
Kenya is one of a number of African Union countries which is operating in southern Somalia in an attempt to uproot¹⁹ al-Shabaab forces, which once controled much of Somalia.
 
IMF lowers U.S. growth forecast to 2.0 pct in 2014
The International Monetary²⁰ Fund has sharply lowered its U.S. economic growth forecast for this year.
The IMF is projecting growth of just 2-percent for this year in the United States.
This is down significantly from the 2.8-percent the IMF previously²¹ forecast.
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says the de-grading is based on the aging of population and productivity trends in the United States.
Despite the downward projection²² for this year, the IMF is maintaining its US growth projection of 3-percent for next year.

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 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

5 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

6 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。

7 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

8 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

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 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

11 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

12 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

13 martyrs   

n.martyr的复数形式；烈士( martyr的名词复数 )；殉道者；殉教者；乞怜者（向人诉苦以博取同情）

参考例句：

• the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
• They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 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。

15 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。

16 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

17 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 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。

19 uproot   

v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开

参考例句：

• The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
• The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。

20 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

21 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

22 projection   

n.发射，计划，突出部分

参考例句：

• Projection takes place with a minimum of awareness or conscious control.投射在最少的知觉或意识控制下发生。
• The projection of increases in number of house-holds is correct.对户数增加的推算是正确的。