Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-09-15

 U.S., Russia agree on plan over Syria's chemical weapons 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have reached agreement on a framework to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons by mid¹-2014 and impose UN penalties if the Bashar al-Assad government fails to comply. 

According to the framework, Syria must submit a "comprehensive listing" of its chemical weapons stockpiles within one week, and weapons inspectors² must be on the ground in Syria by November. 

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the U.S.-Russian framework agreement for eliminating Syrian chemical weapons, but warned that the country remains³ to act if diplomacy⁴ fails. 

France and the United Nations also welcomed the agreement.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed his hope that the deal will pave the way for a political solution to end the "appalling⁵ suffering" of the Syrian people.

 

Syria membership in chemical weapon treaty takes effect Oct. 14

A UN spokesman says Syria has met its obligations in applying for membership in the Organization for the Prohibition⁶ of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and its membership will take effect on Oct.

The spokeman says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Syria's accession to the OPCW.

Syria was asked to provide additional information following its Thursday submission⁷ of documents to join the OPCW, which is the implementing⁸ authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention. 

Details of the information requested were not released.

 

Chinese passenger liner detained in Jeju Island 

A Chinese passenger liner with over 2,300 people aboard has been detained by a local court in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea (ROK) following a request by a Chinese shipping⁹ service company.

The cruise's operator says the Henna was detained before departure by a Jeju local court when a shipping service company, Jiangsu Shagang International Trade Co., Ltd. applied¹⁰ for a seizure¹¹ order on claims of legal dispute.

The ship, with 1,659 passengers and a crew of 650 on board, was originally bound for Incheon from Jeju on Friday.

The company said it has reported the incident to Chinese authorities and has coordinated¹² with the ROK side for a safe departure as soon as possible.

 

NATO Military Committee Conference held in Budapest 

The weekend meeting of NATO's Military Committee, the organization's top decision-making body, was held in Budapest on Saturday, with a focus on topical issues such as the Middle East and North Africa, including Syria. 

Committee Chair, General Knud Bartels told reporters that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss issues important to the military authorities of the members and to reach consensus¹³ on realistic measures.

 

China's August power consumption growth at 18-month high 

China's electricity consumption, a common indicator¹⁴ of economic activity, rose 13.7 percent year on year in August, marking its fastest growth since March 2012, according to official data released Saturday.

The figure also marked the fourth straight month of recovery in power use in the world's second-largest economy. 

The recovery of electric power consumption reflects a firming economy, adding to evidence that the Chinese economy is moving out of the shadow of a protracted¹⁵ slowdown.

 

Spreading porn in children publications punished 

Chinese authorities have seized several children's publications involved in spreading pornography, in a bid to filter obscene content in children's reading.

China Pictorial¹⁶ Publishing House and Shaanxi Normal University Publishing House were ordered to suspend their operation for three month, as a result of releasing children's books with porn content. 

Three other periodicals based in Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces were also ordered to suspend operation by provincial¹⁷ authorities for spreading superstition¹⁸, violence, obscenity and erotic content.

 

436,000 sit China's national judicial¹⁹ exam 

A total of 436,000 people will sit China's national judicial examination on Saturday and Sunday, 32,000 more than last year, and nearly 18 percent of the candidates are this year's graduates, according to the Ministry²⁰ of Justice.

The examination will test the candidates on legal theory and applications, current law and regulations, legal practice and professional ethics²¹.

 

China toughens school bus rules 

The national school bus safety management assembly has demanded guarantees about school bus safety after two recent accidents, according to a statement of the Ministry of Education.

The assembly, composed of the ministry and 19 other departments responsible for school bus safety, says those with duties of care should be severely²² punished for leaving children to die on school buses in Henan and Guangdong provinces in late August and mid September. 

The assembly urged detailed²³ provisions in terms of school bus permissions, school bus drivers' qualifications and legal responsibilities, and the imposition of tighter supervision²⁴ and punishment for those who break the regulations.

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

5 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

6 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

7 submission   

n.服从，投降；温顺，谦虚；提出

参考例句：

• The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
• No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。

8 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

9 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

10 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

11 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

12 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

13 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

14 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

15 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 pictorial   

adj.绘画的；图片的；n．画报

参考例句：

• The had insisted on a full pictorial coverage of the event.他们坚持要对那一事件做详尽的图片报道。
• China Pictorial usually sells out soon after it hits the stands.《人民画报》往往一到报摊就销售一空。

17 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

18 superstition   

n.迷信，迷信行为

参考例句：

• It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
• Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。

19 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

20 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。

21 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

22 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

23 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

24 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。