CGTN头条新闻2022 春运开始

Spring Festival travel rush begins

China's GDP tops 114.36 trillion yuan in 2021

Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics showed that the country's gross domestic product topped 114.3 trillion yuan last year.

That's an 8 percent increase from the figure of 2020.

Another large eruption¹ detected at Tonga volcano

A monitoring station in Australia says another "large eruption" has been detected at the Tonga volcano.

It comes a few days after a massive underwater eruption triggered tsunami² waves around the Pacific.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre also says it has detected large waves in the area.

It says there are no known earthquakes of significant size to generate this wave.

China ready to help tsunami-hit Tonga: Foreign Ministry³

China says it is ready to provide support to Tonga after the Pacific nation was hit by continuous volcanic⁴ eruptions⁵ and tsunami waves.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says China also extends condolences to the government and people of Tonga.

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted over the weekend, triggering warnings of tsunami waves and evacuation orders.

The impact was also felt across the Pacific and in countries such as Japan and New Zealand.

Local authorities say two people drowned off a beach in northern Peru after unusually high waves were recorded following the eruption.

Spring Festival travel rush begins

This year's Spring Festival travel rush officially begins today.

Authorities estimate that nearly 1.2 billion trips will be made during the 40-day period.

That represents a 36 percent increase from the same period last year. 

Djokovic leaves Australia after losing visa appeal

Novak Djokovic has reportedly left Australia after losing his court battle to stay in the country.

The Federal Court dismissed the world No. 1's application to have his visa cancellation⁶ overturned one day before the start of the Australian Open.

The Serbian player said he was disappointed at the decision.

Djokovic arrived in Australia after being given a vaccine⁷ exemption⁸.

His visa was rejected twice and three Federal Court judges upheld a decision by the immigration minister to cancel his visa on grounds of public interest.

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies: family

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died at the aged⁹ of 76.

The cause of death was not yet known.

Keita came to power in 2013 and was re-elected in 2018.

He was overthrown¹⁰ in 2020 by the National Committee for the Salvation¹¹ of the People after months of street protests to challenge his regime.

Russian troops to stay near Ukrainian border amid NATO pressure: Kremlin

The Kremlin says Russia will station troops on its own territory near the Ukrainian border due to tensions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia has to take measures of precaution in response to the NATO military build-up near the Russian borders.

He stressed that Russia is not considering military action but is "ready to take countermeasures" if a consensus¹² cannot be reached.

Life returning to normal in Shaanxi after COVID-19 outbreak

Life is slowly returning to normal to Shaanxi, after the northeastern Chinese province battled a recent wave of local COVID-19 infections.

U.S. sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations

Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that pediatric hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in the country have hit the highest level since the start of the pandemic.

The country is averaging 893 new hospital admissions each day for children 17 years and under.

The highest hospitalization rates among all children occurred between the ages of newborn to 4, because children in this age group are not yet eligible¹³ for vaccination¹⁴.

"Scream" tops North American box office in opening weekend

Horror film "Scream" sprinted¹⁵ to the top of the box office in its North American debut¹⁶, unseating "Spider-Man: No Way Home" with a three-day estimate of 30 million U.S. dollars.

The Paramount¹⁷ film took in 18 million dollars from 50 markets over the weekend for a global total of 48.6 million dollars.

Its predecessor¹⁸ in the "Scream" film franchise¹⁹ earned around 38 million dollars in North America for a global total of 97 million in 2011.

1 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

2 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。

3 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。

4 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

5 eruptions   

n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句

6 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

7 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。

8 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

9 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

10 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

11 salvation   

n.（尤指基督）救世，超度，拯救，解困

参考例句：

• Salvation lay in political reform.解救办法在于政治改革。
• Christians hope and pray for salvation.基督教徒希望并祈祷灵魂得救。

12 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？

13 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

14 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
• Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。

15 sprinted   

v.短距离疾跑( sprint的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sprinted for the line. 他向终点线冲去。
• Sergeant Horne sprinted to the car. 霍恩中士全力冲向那辆汽车。 来自辞典例句

16 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

17 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

18 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

19 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。