CRI Hourly News 2012 09 16

 China announces geographic¹ codes for Diaoyu Islands 

The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) on Saturday released a string of geographic coordinates² of the Diaoyu Island and some of its affiliated³ islets, in a new move to affirm China's sovereignty. 

The SOA announcement details the exact longitude⁴ and latitude⁵ of the Diaoyu Island and 70 of its affiliated islets while publishes location maps, three-dimension effect graphs and sketch⁶ maps for the Diaoyu Islands. 

The announcement aims to help the public understand the information concerning the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islets.

China has filed a copy of its Diaoyu Islands baseline announcement with the United Nations.

 

China's non-CPC parties condemn⁷ Japan's "purchase" of Diaoyu Islands 

China's non-Communist parties have released a joint⁸ statement expressing strong indignation over, and condemnation⁹ of, Japan's so-called "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands.

The statement says Ignoring the Chinese government's resolute¹⁰ opposition¹¹ to the move, the Japanese government announced that it would "purchase" the islands to "nationalize them" on Sept. 10, overtly¹² infringing¹³ upon China's territorial¹⁴ sovereignty and seriously hurting the Chinese people's feelings, said the statement. 

It says China's non-Communist parties voice strong indignation over and rigorously condemn the move.

The statement reiterates¹⁵ that the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islets have been an inherent part of Chinese territory since ancient times.

 

Chinese, Russian PMs hold phone talks on upcoming meetings 

Premier¹⁶ Wen Jiabao says China and Russia will work closely together to push for success in the upcoming 17th regular meeting between the two countries' prime ministers and the prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

During a telephone conversation with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Wen Jiabao said In face of the complex and delicate international situation, China and Russia have worked closely together in addressing various challenges and have made progress in their comprehensive strategic partnership¹⁷ of coordination¹⁸.

He said the two countries must keep close communications and coordination to push for success in the two upcoming meetings, safeguard their common interests, and promote peace, cooperation and prosperity in the region.

 

China against vilifying²⁰ Islam, calls for respect between religions 

Foreign Ministry²¹ spokesman Hong Lei says China opposes any vilification²² to Islam and called for dialogue and communication between different civilizations and religions.

He made the remarks in response to the continuous protests against a U.S. movie deemed insulting Islamic Prophet Mohammed, which resulted in bloodshed in some countries. 

Hong Lei said China has consistently advocated dialogue and communication between different civilizations and religions in the spirit of mutual²³ respect and treating others as equals. 

China is against of any actions to vilify¹⁹ the image of Islam or to hurt the feelings of Muslims.

 

Syrian president stresses commitment to cooperate with crisis-solving efforts

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed his country's commitment to cooperate with all " truthful²⁴" efforts to solve the Syrian crisis so long as they are evenhanded.

Assad made the remarks during his meeting with UN-Arab League joint special representative Lakhdar Brahimi in Damascus Saturday. 

According to Assad, the success of the political work is related to pressurizing the countries, which are supporting and training the "terrorists" as well as smuggling²⁵ weapons to Syria, to halt such acts.

 

Anti-U.S. protests continue in Muslim world over film 

A new wave of protests and assaults against U.S. diplomatic missions erupted in the Muslim world after Friday prayers, when people continued to vent²⁶ their anger over an American film that was deemed an insult to Prophet Mohammed.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Barack Obama vowed²⁷ to "stand fast" against the recent wave of violence targeting American diplomatic missions.

 

China's urbanization lacks quality, requires huge investment: green paper

Even as more than half of the Chinese population currently lives in cities, China's urbanization drive has not given enough attention to quality or provided equal treatment to migrant workers through the years.

This is according to a green paper on China's small and medium-sized cities in 2012 released at a development forum²⁸ in Beijing. 

The green paper says Small and medium-sized Chinese cities will become the key for promoting a better and faster urbanization process.

 

China's 2012 GDP to grow 7.7-7.8 pct: researcher 

The Chinese economy will expand between 7.7 percent and 7.8 percent in 2012, surpassing the 7.5 percent growth target set earlier this year according to a researcher from the country's top think tank. 

Fan Jianping says policymakers have taken into account the changes in the domestic and external environments when setting the growth target earlier this year.

He says although China's gross domestic product has slowed for nine consecutive²⁹ quarters, the country is still capable of achieving economic growth of between 7.6 percent to 7.8 percent in the July-September period.

 

The second China Marine³⁰ Economy Investment Fair kicks off

The second China Marine Economy Investment Fair has kicked off in coastal³¹ city Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.

The event aims at promoting marine science and technologies and strengthening the modern marine industry.

With investment negotiations³², exhibitions and forums³³, this year’s fair is going to fully³⁴ demonstrate the marine economy, technology and products.

1 geographic   

adj.地理学的，地理的

参考例句：

• The city's success owes much to its geographic position. 这座城市的成功很大程度上归功于它的地理位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Environmental problems pay no heed to these geographic lines. 环境问题并不理会这些地理界限。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

2 coordinates   

n.相配之衣物；坐标( coordinate的名词复数 )；（颜色协调的）配套服装；[复数]女套服；同等重要的人（或物）v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的第三人称单数 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• The town coordinates on this map are 695037. 该镇在这幅地图上的坐标是695037。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

4 longitude   

n.经线，经度

参考例句：

• The city is at longitude 21°east.这个城市位于东经21度。
• He noted the latitude and longitude,then made a mark on the admiralty chart.他记下纬度和经度，然后在航海图上做了个标记。

5 latitude   

n.纬度，行动或言论的自由(范围)，(pl.)地区

参考例句：

• The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
• The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

6 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

7 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

8 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。

9 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

10 resolute   

adj.坚决的，果敢的

参考例句：

• He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
• The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。

11 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

12 overtly   

ad.公开地

参考例句：

• There were some overtly erotic scenes in the film. 影片中有一些公开色情场面。
• Nietzsche rejected God's law and wrote some overtly blasphemous things. 尼采拒绝上帝的律法，并且写了一些渎神的作品。

13 infringing   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的现在分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• The material can be copied without infringing copyright. 这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。
• The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy. 人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

15 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

16 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。

17 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。

18 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

19 vilify   

v.诽谤，中伤

参考例句：

• But I also do not want people to vilify.但希望我也别给人诬蔑。
• Two chose not to vilify Skilling,however.然而，也有两个人并不愿诋毁思斯奇林。

20 vilifying   

v.中伤，诽谤( vilify的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A: But he is vilifying you! You should fight back. 可他是在诋毁你啊！你应该还击。 来自互联网

21 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。

22 vilification   

n.污蔑，中伤，诽谤

参考例句：

• They pelted him with ridicule and vilification. 他们用嘲笑和丑化对他进行猛烈的攻击。 来自互联网
• Bishop's letter was the signal for a campaign of vilification and intimidation unequaled in American history. 主教的信是发动一场在美国历史上没有前例的诬蔑和恐吓运动的信号。 来自互联网

23 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

24 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

25 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

26 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

27 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

28 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

29 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

30 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

31 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

32 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

33 forums   

讨论会； 座谈会； 广播专题讲话节目； 集会的公共场所( forum的名词复数 )； 论坛，讨论会，专题讨论节目； 法庭

参考例句：

• A few of the forums were being closely monitored by the administrators. 有些论坛被管理员严密监控。
• It can cast a dark cloud over these forums. 它将是的论坛上空布满乌云。

34 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。