2021年CRI 吉利和沃尔沃达成合并方案 匈牙利成首个接种中国疫苗的欧盟国家

Foreign Ministry¹ spokesperson Wang Wenbin says the return of the United States to the Joint² Comprehensive Plan of Action and the lifting of sanctions against Iran hold the key to breaking the impasse³ on the Iranian nuclear issue.

"The current situation of the Iranian nuclear issue is at a critical juncture⁴ with both opportunities and challenges. China believes that the return of the U.S. to the JCPOA and the lifting of sanctions on Iran are the keys to breaking stalemate of the Iran nuclear issue."

Iran announced on Tuesday that it will immediately restrict on-site inspections⁵ by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Wang says China attaches great significance to the Iranian nuclear issue.

China is expected to conduct more than 40 space launches this year.

An official report says the construction of China's space station will enter a crucial stage this year and China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 is due to complete its orbiting, landing and roving operations.

The report also says China will launch a number of satellites for civil space infrastructure⁶.

The core module⁷ of China's space station is expected to be launched this spring.

11 missions to build China's space station are planned this year and next year.

China conducted 39 space launches last year, sending 89 craft into space.

Volvo and Geely have announced wide-ranging collaborations and the combination of part of their businesses.

Retaining independent corporate⁹ structures, the two auto¹⁰ companies plan to combine their powertrain operations into one new company focused on next-generation hybrid¹¹ systems and internal combustion¹² engines.

The new company, expected to become operational this year, will supply to both companies as well as other automobile¹³ manufacturers.

Volvo and Geely will also deepen their collaboration⁸ on electric vehicles, autonomous¹⁴ driving technologies, and logistics.

Clinics across Hungary have begun using China's Sinopharm vaccine¹⁵, making it the first European Union country to provide the jab.

The first of four deliveries of the Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Budapest last week, containing 550 thousand vials.

The remainder of the five million doses — enough to inoculate¹⁶ a quarter of Hungary's population — will be delivered by the end of May.

Meanwhile, members of the European Council will meet via video conference today to discuss the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparedness for health threats.

The first batch¹⁷ of Sinovac vaccine from China has arrived in Singapore.

Singapore has made advanced purchase agreements with Sinovac in addition to other two vaccine companies.

The city-state government said earlier they are still assessing the Sinovac vaccine before it is rolled out to the public.

US President Joe Biden has met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss critical supply chain issues facing the country.

The meeting occurred shortly before Biden signed an executive order to review US supply chains and boost domestic manufacturing jobs.

The order will focus on four critical products such as semiconductor¹⁸ chips, large-capacity batteries for electric vehicles, rare earth minerals and pharmaceuticals¹⁹.

It will also direct six sector²⁰ reviews for defense²¹, public health and biological preparedness, information communications technology, energy and food production.

The United States has been besieged²² by PPE supply shortages since the onset²³ of the pandemic, while chip shortages have cost jobs in the auto industry.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country has been sharing coronavirus vaccines²⁴ with friendly countries.

The comments come as Israel faces international criticism for not doing more to share its vast stockpile of vaccines with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu says that Israel had enough vaccines for its own population, and that he decided²⁵ to share the doses to reward allies.

Japan's cabinet has green-lit a bill to ratify²⁶ a free trade deal signed last year by 15 Asia-Pacific countries.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership²⁷ will cover a third of global trade and population.

The trade deal was signed last November and will see tariffs²⁸ eliminated on 91 percent of goods, with standardized²⁹ rules pertaining³⁰ to investment, intellectual property and e-commerce.

The RCEP groups the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

It will come into effect after the agreement is ratified³¹ by six ASEAN members and three non-ASEAN countries.

1 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。

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 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

4 juncture   

n.时刻，关键时刻，紧要关头

参考例句：

• The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
• It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。

5 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 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。

8 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

9 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

10 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

11 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

12 combustion   

n.燃烧；氧化；骚动

参考例句：

• We might be tempted to think of combustion.我们也许会联想到氧化。
• The smoke formed by their combustion is negligible.由它燃烧所生成的烟是可忽略的。

13 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

14 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

15 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。

16 inoculate   

v.给...接种，给...注射疫苗

参考例句：

• A corps of doctors arrived to inoculate the recruits.一队医生来给新兵打防疫针。
• I was just meant to come out here and inoculate some wee babies.我是过来这边给小孩子们接种疫苗的。

17 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。

18 semiconductor   

n.半导体

参考例句：

• In the beginning,engineers hoped to use semiconductor lasers.在开始时，工程师们希望能够利用半导体激光器。
• The main agent of the company brand semiconductor sales.本公司主要代理各品牌半导体销售。

19 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

21 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

22 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

23 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

24 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。

25 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。

26 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

27 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

28 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

29 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

30 pertaining   

与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)

参考例句：

• Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。

31 ratified   

v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
• The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。