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Hourly News 2013-08-06

    2013-08-06 11:15:12     CRIENGLISH.com       Web Editor: Han

 

 

 

 

 

Fonterra apologizes for tainted¹ milk powder scare

New Zealand dairy firm Fonterra has apologized for its tainted milk powder scandal.

Batches² of the whey protein from the dairy giant were allegedly found containing toxic⁴ bacteria.

Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings says Fonterra regrets any distress⁵ and anxiety that the scare may have caused.

He also says Fonterra is committed to China and is working with regulators to address the problem.

Fonterra is New Zealand's biggest exporter - it sells over 370-thousand tons of infant formula each year to China.

Around one-third of all the dairy imports here to China this year come from New Zealand.

 

China warns against rush to set code of conduct in South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is warning about rushing to set the code of conduct in the South China Sea.

The Foreign Minister's comments were made in Vietnam during his official visit to the country.

Wang Yi says China has agreed to work on the code with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

However, he says it is unrealistic to expect the deal to be worked out immediately.

He says any new code of conduct must be consensus-based, saying no individual countries should impose their will on others. 

Wang Yi has met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi.

Both sides have reiterated⁶ their commitment to developing their relationship.

 

U.S. senators in Cairo over Egyptian political crisis

Diplomats⁷ are continuing their efforts to defuse the political tension in Egypt.

U.S. senator John McCain and Lindsey Graham are now in Cairo to hold talks with senior officials.

Their visit coincides with the trip of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.

Burns has met with top Egyptian leaders as well as a delegation⁸ from an Islamist alliance backing ousted⁹ Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.

US and European diplomats have been meeting both government officials and supporters of Morsi in recent weeks, trying to calm the situation in the country which has sometimes been marred¹⁰ by violence.

 

A Turkish court sentenced nearly 300 accused of plotting against the government

Turkey's former army chief has been sentenced to life in prison, after five years of trials, for plotting to overthrow¹¹ Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling government.

A Turkish court sentenced nearly 300 people, including a number of well known journalists and two serving parliamentarians for their part in the so-called Ergenekon plot.

At least 21 were acquitted¹², but for others jail terms ranged from life to dozens of years.

Critics say the charges were aimed at taming the secularist¹³ establishment which has long dominated Turkey.

 

Chinese gov't calls for efforts to handle heat

Chinese central government has issued a statement, asking local authorities in the south to make more efforts to control the damage brought on by the lingering heat wave and drought.

The State Council is asking local governments to make sure there is access to safe drinking water for residents and to sustain farming activities.

Government figures show 4.5 million people are now short of drinking water.

The heat wave in the east and the south is expected to last until the middle of this month.

 

China lifts cap on life insurance interest rate

The 2.5 percent pre-determined interest rates attached to life insurance products here in China have been scrapped¹⁴.

The move is the latest effort by central government to liberalize the country's interest rates.

The People's Bank of China has already loosened its grip on bank lending rates.

Under the new regulations, insurance companies can set their own rates to a maximum of 3.5-percent.

The rigid¹⁵ 2.5 percent cap left much of the insurance products on offer here in China much the same.

 

Self-proclaimed qigong master probed over alleged³ gun ownership

Police in east China's Jiangxi Province are now investigating the self-proclaimed Qigong master Wang Lin over his alleged possession of firearms.

Wang claims to be a master of Qigong, a traditional martial¹⁶ art combined with meditation¹⁷.

He stirred up controversy¹⁸ last month over images of his "supernatural power" shows as well as his pictures with several celebrities¹⁹.

 

Large snake kills two children in Canada

A large snake has strangled two children to death in Canada.

Local police say the reptile²⁰ escaped from a pet store in New Brunswick before killing²¹ the two boys living at an apartment above the shop.

Police have already captured the snake.

 

First giant panda cub²² born in south China's Guangdong province

A giant panda has given birth in South China's Guangdong Province.

It is the first time the province becomes a native home to giant pandas.

The cub was born at the Chime Long Safari²³ Park in Guangzhou City and is reportedly in good health.

There are only five places in China where giant panda cubs²⁴ have survived after birth: Southwest China's Sichuan, Southeast China's Fuzhou, Taipei, Beijing and Shanghai.

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1 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 batches   

一批( batch的名词复数 )； 一炉； （食物、药物等的）一批生产的量； 成批作业

参考例句：

• The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
• The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。

3 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

4 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

5 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

6 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

7 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

9 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

10 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

11 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

12 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

13 secularist   

n.现世主义者，世俗主义者；宗教与教育分离论者

参考例句：

14 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

15 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

16 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

17 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

18 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

19 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

20 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。

21 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

22 cub   

n.幼兽，年轻无经验的人

参考例句：

• The lion cub's mother was hunting for what she needs. 这只幼师的母亲正在捕猎。
• The cub licked the milk from its mother's breast. 这头幼兽吸吮着它妈妈的奶水。

23 safari   

n.远征旅行(探险、考察)；探险队，狩猎队

参考例句：

• When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。
• They went on safari searching for the rare black rhinoceros.他们进行探险旅行，搜寻那稀有的黑犀牛。

24 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》