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Aid arrives in Tonga from China

Chinese president extends Spring Festival greetings during Shanxi visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese people during his visit to Shanxi Province.

The president wished Chinese people of all ethnic¹ groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese healthier and happier lives in the Year of the Tiger.

He also expressed his hope that the country will be stronger and more prosperous.

Aid arrives in Tonga from China

The first batch² of emergency supplies sent directly from China has arrived in Tonga.

China welcomes int'l cooperation in space station, explorations: white paper

A white paper on China's space programs says the country plans to focus on areas such as the space transport system and deep space exploration in the next five years.

It also says China welcomes international cooperation in the lunar research station project.

The document reviewed China's major achievements in its space industry in the past few years, which include the space station and the Tianwen-1 Mars mission.

Sweden does not recommend COVID-19 vaccination³ for children under 12

Sweden is not recommending COVID-19 vaccines⁴ to children under the age of 12.

The Public Health Agency consulted experts and concluded that those in this age group will not be vaccinated⁵ unless they have underlying⁶ medical conditions, because the benefits of vaccinating⁷ healthy children does not outweigh⁸ the potential risks.

Transplant patient without COVID shot denied heart

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man's family claimed he was denied a heart transplant for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Brigham and Women's Hospital says most transplant programs have similar requirements to improve patients' chances of survival.

The mother of D.J. Ferguson says the 31-year-old has concerns about possible side effects of COVID-19 vaccines.

Tracey Ferguson says her son already has an enlarged heart and has suffered several blood clots⁹.

U.S. economy grows at annualized 6.9 pct in Q4 amid surge in inventories¹⁰

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 amid a surge in inventories.

A report by the Commerce Department also shows that imports increased during that period.

An economic team at accounting¹¹ firm Grant Thornton forecasts that real GDP will come to "a near halt," with an annualized growth rate of little more than 1 percent in the first quarter of 2022.

Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right: military leader

Burkina Faso's new military leader says that the West African country will return to constitutional order when conditions are right.

Paul-Henri Damiba spoke¹² for the first time on national television since President Roch Marc Kabore's ouster.

Damiba says he will convene¹³ various sections of Burkina Faso's society to agree on a roadmap to plan and carry out needed reforms.

Beijing Olympic villages officially open

Beijing's Olympic villages for the Winter Games have officially opened to welcome participants.

China needs miracle to reach Qatar World Cup following 2-0 defeat to Japan

China has only a theoretical possibility to reach the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after a 2-0 defeat to Japan in the qualifiers.

China ranks fifth in Group B with five points from seven games, 10 points behind second-placed Japan.

The top two teams in the group directly qualify, with the winner between the third-place finishers from the two Asian groups entering a playoff.

China can only secure a third place by winning the last three games by a big margin¹⁴ and expecting Australia to lose all three at the same time.

China will next face Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

1 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

2 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

3 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。

4 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

5 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

6 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

7 vaccinating   

给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 )； 注射疫苗，接种疫苗

参考例句：

• At first blush, vaccinating the wolves against rabies seems a simple solution. 乍一看来，为狼群注射防狂犬病疫苗是一种简单的办法。
• Also vaccinating children against misers (measles) has saved many lives. 还有，给儿童进行疫苗接种防止麻疹也挽救了许多生命。

8 outweigh   

vt.比...更重，...更重要

参考例句：

• The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
• One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。

9 clots   

n.凝块( clot的名词复数 )；血块；蠢人；傻瓜v.凝固( clot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• When you cut yourself, blood clots and forms a scab. 你割破了，血会凝固、结痂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Milk clots when it turns sour. 奶变酸就凝块。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 inventories   

n.总结( inventory的名词复数 )；细账；存货清单（或财产目录）的编制

参考例句：

• In other cases, such as inventories, inputs and outputs are both continuous. 在另一些情况下，比如存货，其投入和产出都是持续不断的。
• The store must clear its winter inventories by April 1st. 该店必须在4月1日前售清冬季存货。

11 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

12 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

13 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

14 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。