Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-02

 

Annual debate of 68th session of UN General Assembly concludes

The annual debate of this year's UN General Assembly has come to an end.
More than 130 heads of state and government, as well as ministers, delivered their views on regional and international affairs.
General Assembly President John Ashe says member states are "responsible for the implementation¹ of action by working to create a post-2015 development agenda"
The week-long general debate, which opened on September 24th, has provided the heads of state an opportunity to weigh in on the shape of the world's development strategy.
When it comes to the situation in Syria, many delegations² expressed concerns about the dire³ humanitarian⁴ situation.
Many have called for a negotiated solution at a forthocming conference in Geneva.

DPRK calls for closure of "UN Command" on Korean Peninsula

North Korea has issued a new call for the dismantling⁵ of the UN Command on the Korean Peninsula.
The DPRK contends the use of the United Nations made is an abuse of the organization.
The statement has been made to the now-closed General Assembly in New York.
A North Korean official has described the UN Command in Korea an outdated⁶ abuse of the name of the United Nations.
The UN Command was the umbrella name for the American-led coalition⁷ which fought against North Korean and Chinese troops during the Korean war from 1950 to 1953.
The UN Command still exists on the Korean Peninsula, though it is made up almost exclusively of US and South Korean troops.

Israel, Iran exchange harsh words over nuclear project

Israel's prime minister says his country will never allow Iran to get nuclear weapons.
At the same time, Benjamin Netanyahu is dismissing the new Iranian president's "charm offensive" as a ruse⁸.
Netanyahu has told the UN General Assembly that Israel's future is threatened by a "nuclear-armed" Iran, and is calling on the international community to maintain sanctions against Iran.
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is calling Netanyahu a liar⁹ who requires deception¹⁰ to promote his policies.
Iran continues to insist its nuclear programme is for civilian¹¹ purposes only.

Obama blames Republicans for government shutdown, defends Obamacare

U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a new statement, pointing the finger at House Republicans for the current federal government shutdown.
At the same time, Obama is also moving to defended his signature health care law, known as Obamacare.
Obama says Republicans in Congress "chose" the government shutdown that "did not have to happen."
Obama has made the comments from a televised speech from the Rose Garden at the White House.
The US government went into partial shutdown on Monday after lawmakers were unable to come up with a new federal budget.
This has left hundreds of thousands of US federal government employees without work.

Abe announces first national sales tax hike since 1997

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced a plan to increase the national sales tax in a bid to cut down the country's runaway¹² debt.
It will be the first tax increase in Japan since 1997.
It is estimated the tax increase will help the Japanese government raise over 80-billion US dollars a year.
Meanwhile, to avoid a spending slump¹³, Abe is also set to announce an economic stimulus¹⁴ package worth 5 trillion yen¹⁵ or more.

ICC issues arrest warrant against Cote d'Ivoire former minister

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Ivorian politician Charles Ble Goude.
The 40-year-old is wanted by the ICC for alleged¹⁶ crimes against humanity during violence in Cote d'Ivoire back in 2010.
The post-election violence in that country left over 3-thousand people dead after ex-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept defeat.
Ble Goude denies leading the pro-Gbagbo militia¹⁷ attacks.

China manufacturing growth Sept. hits 17-month high

Official statistics show China's factory activity here in China hit its highest level in some 17 months in September.
China's purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector¹⁸ has come in at 51.1 in September, making the third consecutive¹⁹ monthly increase.
The manufacturing PMI was 51 in August.
Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The latest rebound²⁰ signal comes amid the increase of new overseas business, particularly from Europe and the United States, for the first time in 6-months.

Traffic volumes spike²¹ on National Day

China's public transportation network has been seeing its travel peak as the 7-day National Day Holiday gets underway.
Passengers are cramming²² into the lobbies of railway stations across the country.
China's railway network is expected to carry more than 10 million people during the holiday.
Highways are also witnessing a surge in traffic.
The Chinese government has scrapped²³ the expressway tolls²⁴ for cars with seven seats or fewer during the holiday.
To handle the sudden surge of crowds, tourists attractions have taken various measures such as adding more ticket offices.
The peak is expected to last until Saturday.

Sweden ranks first for treatment of elderly

A new UN study is suggesting Sweden is the best place in the world to be old.
The Global AgeWatch Index has drawn²⁵ this conclusion based on its survey in 91 countries.
China ranks the 35th place for the treatment of elderly people.
Afghanistan ranks last.
 

1 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

2 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

3 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

6 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

8 ruse   

n.诡计，计策；诡计

参考例句：

• The children thought of a clever ruse to get their mother to leave the house so they could get ready for her surprise.孩子们想出一个聪明的办法使妈妈离家，以便他们能准备给她一个惊喜。It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.现在已清楚这是一个离间他们的诡计。

9 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

10 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。

11 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

12 runaway   

n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的

参考例句：

• The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
• He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。

13 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

14 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

15 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

16 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

17 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

18 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。

19 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。

20 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

21 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

22 cramming   

n.塞满，填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 )；填塞；塞满；（为考试而）死记硬背功课

参考例句：

• Being hungry for the whole morning, I couldn't help cramming myself. 我饿了一上午，禁不住狼吞虎咽了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She's cramming for her history exam. 她考历史之前临时抱佛脚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 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。

24 tolls   

（缓慢而有规律的）钟声( toll的名词复数 )； 通行费； 损耗； （战争、灾难等造成的）毁坏

参考例句：

• A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
• The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。

25 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。