Hourly News 每日新闻 10:00 2011/09/29

 China's first space lab module¹ ready for launch

China is now ready to launch its Tiangong-1 unmanned space module later this evening after injecting fuel into the Long March-2FT1 carrier rocket.

The Long March-2FT1 is the latest model of the Long March rocket series and features 170 "improvements" - most of which were implemented² after the recent failure of the Long March-2C.

The module will orbit for two years, and is slated³ to dock with at least three Shenzhou spacecraft during the duration of its mission.

Tiangong-1 is scheduled to be launched between 9:16 p.m. and 9:31 p.m tonight.

 

 

Typhoon Nesat to land in Hainan late on Thursday

Typhoon Nesat is now nearing southern China.

The deadly typhoon, that has so far killed 31 people in the Philippines, is expected to make landfall later today.

National Meteorological Administration chief forecaster Zhang Ling.

"The strength will be that of a regular Typhoon or it may intensify⁴ into a strong typhoon. Over the coming four days, the Taiwan straits and large areas of the coast will have to weather ferocious⁵ winds and pouring rains. The larger area, including parts of Taiwan, South Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and South Guizhou will see an onset⁶ of pouring rains as well."

Typhoon Nesat is currently capable of carrying winds of up to 145 kilometers per hour.

The typhoon is expected to continue pounding southern China through the weekend, with the track then expected to roll into northern Vietnam and into Yunnan before it dissipates.

 

 

The U.N. Security Council gives the Palestinian bid to the admission committee for examination

The U.N. Security Council has forwarded the Palestinian statehood bid to the council's admission committee for examination.

The admission committee, which includes all 15 Security Council members, is in charge of deciding who gets admitted to the UN as a member-state.

The move comes almost a week after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted the application to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The admission committee will meet on Friday to consider the application.

Palestinian U.N. envoy⁷ Riyad Mansour says he's thankful council is taking quick action on their application.

 

 

Libya willing to cooperate in Lockerbie case if new suspects found

Libya's transitional government says it is willing to cooperate in the investigation⁸ on the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, provided new suspects are found.

The bombing in 1988 left 270 people dead, and is still considered one of the worst acts of airline terrorism.

Former Libyan security agent Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is the only person who has ever been convicted in the case.

He's now living out his last days in Libya, after being released from prison in Scotland in 2009 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The transitional government is on record as saying that al-Megrahi won't be brought to trial again.

That stand comes after officials in the UK asked for help in re-starting the investigation into the bombing, which is widely believed to have been sanctioned by the Gadaffi government.

 

 

Two injured in explosions near train station in Britain

Terrorism is being ruled out in a series of explosions at a train station in England.

A number of blasts have gone off near a train station in the community of Cheshire.

The blasts have sent two people to hospital with relatively⁹ minor¹⁰ injuries.

Faulty underground cables are the suspected cause of the explosions.

 

 

DPRK Premier¹¹ visits Shanghai

North Korean Premier Choe Yong Rim¹² is now in Shanghai.

Choe has met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng to try to press better bi-lateral cooperation between China's economic center and the North Korean city of Hamhung-si.

As part of his time in Shanghai, Choe is scheduled to visit the Baosteel Group, a Goods Purchasing Center and the Chinese Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.

After that, he's due to head to neighboring Jiangsu.

 

 

China mulls second action plan on human rights

The central government here in China is now set to publish a second action plan on human rights.

Wang Chen with the State Council Information Office says a major goal of the new action plan is to offer more effective protection to people's political rights.

The central authorities published China's first Action Plan on Human Rights in 2009.

China is now one of 26 countries which has drafted a Human Rights Action Plan since the UN first put out the call back in 1993.

 

 

Chinese police disclose details in "sex slave" case

Police in central China are revealing more details of the Hunan "sex slave" case.

The authorities now say Li Hao, the man accused of holding 6 women as sex slaves in a dungeon¹³ for up to 2 years, claims his motive¹⁴ was to make money through webcam prostitution.

Li, a retired¹⁵ firefighter, is facing charges of murder, rape¹⁶ and illegal detention¹⁷.

The 34-year-old has told police he forced the women to strip and chat with customers via webcams.

The four surviving women are also being held by police for allegedly helping¹⁸ Li torture two of his victims to death.

1 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。

2 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

3 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

4 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

5 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

6 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。

7 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

10 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

11 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。

12 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

13 dungeon   

n.地牢，土牢

参考例句：

• They were driven into a dark dungeon.他们被人驱赶进入一个黑暗的地牢。
• He was just set free from a dungeon a few days ago.几天前，他刚从土牢里被放出来。

14 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

15 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

16 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

17 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

18 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。