CGTN头条新闻2022 首舟13号机组完成货运飞船、空间站对接试验

Shouzhou-13 crew finishes cargo¹ spacecraft, space station docking test

Xi sends message of sympathy to Mauritanian president

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of sympathy to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who has been infected with the COVID-19 virus.

Xi Jinping says he wishes the Mauritanian leader a speedy recovery.

He says China firmly supports Mauritania in the anti-pandemic fight.

Mauritania on Friday tightened² restrictions³ amid rising COVID-19 cases.

The government has banned all public gatherings⁴ and made it mandatory⁵ to wear protective masks in public places, including in markets, cafes, restaurants and on public transportation.

China sends work team to quake-hit Qinghai

The Ministry⁶ of Emergency Management has sent a work team to quake-hit areas in northwest China's Qinghai Province.

The ministry initiated⁷ an emergency disaster relief response soon after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Menyuan County in Qinghai Province early Saturday.

It says the work team will support local people to check out the disaster situation, settle affected⁸ residents and forecast the trend of the disaster.

It says no casualties have been reported so far.

Chinese mainland reports 95 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 95 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.

Of the new local cases, 46 were reported in Shaanxi, 43 in Henan, four in Zhejiang, and two in Guangdong.

The National Health Commission also reported 64 new imported cases in 10 provincial-level regions.

Chile to offer fourth shot of vaccine⁹ to high risk groups

Chile will begin offering a fourth shot of the coronavirus vaccine next week to immunocompromised citizens.

It is the first country in Latin America and one of the few in the world to offer the extra dose.

Neighboring Peru, meanwhile, is raising its alert level because of a rise of infections.

A "rocky few weeks ahead" for UK hospitals amid soaring COVID cases: health secretary

British Health Secretary Sajid Javid says there will be a "rocky few weeks ahead" for the National Health Service as COVID cases continue to soar in the country.

"We are still seeing rising hospitalizations, particularly with the case rates rising in older age groups, that is of concern. And I think we have to be honest, and when we look at the NHS, it will be a rocky few weeks ahead."

Javid's remarks came after two major incidents were declared in England due to pressures caused by the Omicron variant's spread.

Armed Forces personnel have been deployed¹⁰ to support the NHS in London as hospitals grapple with staff shortages.

Shouzhou-13 crew finishes cargo spacecraft, space station docking test

The crew of China's Shenzhou-13 space mission has successfully completed the rendezvous¹¹ and docking test between Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft and China's space station.

The test was finished at 7:55 am Beijing time on Saturday and was conducted by the crew members manually inside the space station core module¹² Tianhe with the assistance from ground scientific and technical personnel.

The cargo craft was first unlocked and separated from the space station core module before the test.

The maneuver¹³ tests the capability¹⁴ of the space station to conduct docking with visiting unmanned spacecraft in the future.

It came after the Chinese astronauts successfully conducted a transposition test of the cargo craft using the space station's robotic arm on Thursday.

China's lunar rover travels over 1,000 meters on far side of moon

Yutu-2, the lander and rover of China's Chang'e-4 probe, has traveled over 1,000 meters on the far side of the moon.

Yutu-2 is currently in the mission's 38th lunar day.

The lunar probe was launched on Dec. 8, 2018. It made a soft landing on the far side of the moon on Jan. 3, 2019.

1 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

2 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

5 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

6 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。

7 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

10 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。

11 rendezvous   

n.约会，约会地点，汇合点；vi.汇合，集合；vt.使汇合，使在汇合地点相遇

参考例句：

• She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
• I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。

12 module   

n.组件，模块，模件；(航天器的)舱

参考例句：

• The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
• Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。

13 maneuver   

n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略

参考例句：

• All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
• I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。

14 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。