Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-11

Chinese premier¹ raises four-point proposal on promoting "10+3" cooperation

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has put forward a 4-point proposal to try to deepen ties within the so-clled "10+3" regional grouping.
"10+3" includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, along with China, Japan and South Korea.
Speaking at a meeting of the grouping in Brunei, Li Keqiang says the "10+3" group needs to first commit itself to maintaining regional peace and stability.
He also says the group needs to speed up economic integration², establish an economic safety net and cooperate more closely in areas such as food safety and people-to-people exchanges.

Obama, House Republicans make no decision on shutdown, debt impasse³

A meeting at the White House among President Barack Obama and Republican leaders has ended with no specific ideas on how to end the government shutdown or raise the nation's debt limit.
Treasury⁴ Secretary Jacob Lew is warning lawmakers failure to raise the debt ceiling by October 17th will be catastropic.
US House Speaker John Boehner says the Republicans are going to offer a temporary short-term debt ceiling increase for 6-weeks.
Obama is reportedly "happy" with the latest offer.

Italy says all bodies recovered from sunken boat in Lampedusa

Italian authorities say they have recovered all bodies from the ship that sank off the coast of Lampedusa Island last week.
A total of 309 bodies have been recovered.
155 people survived.
Italian government says all the victims will receive a state funeral.
It's believed the boat originated from Libya, and was made up mostly of migrants from North Africa.
The man suspected of captianing the boat has since been taken into custody⁵ by Italian authorities.

Security in Libya "under control" after kidnapping: parliament

The head of the Libyan Congress contends the security situation in the country is under control.
This, despite the breif abduction of the country's Prime Minister on Thursday.
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was snatched from his hotel room by a number of gunmen.
It was originally said to be members of the Libyan Revolutionary Operations Chamber⁶.
This is the Libyan militia⁷ tasked with protecting Libyan lawmakers.
But after Zeidan's release some 6-hours later, the Militia denied it played a role, despite originally saying it was behind Zeidan's detention⁸ for corruption⁹ charges.

Fire at Fukuoka city hospital leaves 10 dead, 5 injured

A fire at a hospital in the city of Fukuoka has left 10-people dead.
5 others have been hurt in the fire, which broke out at an orthopedic hospital in early-morning hours this Friday morning.
8 of the victims are patients.
Its unclear what caused the blaze in the 4-story hospital.

Tropical Storm Nari poised¹⁰ to roll through Philippines

The Philippines is poised to be hit by yet another major storm.
Tropical storm Nari has now gained Typhoon status.
The storm is currently situated¹¹ just east of the Philippines' main island of Luzon.
Forecasters are warning Nari is going to make landfall sometime overnight tonight.
It's currently packing winds of 120-kilometers per hour at the center.
Nari's current track has it making a direct line for the Philippine capital, Manila.
After rolling through the Philippines, the storm is expected to move into the South China Sea.
From there it may begin tracking toward Hainan.

Snowden's father reaches Russia for reunion at undisclosed location

The father of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has arrived in Moscow to meet with his son.
Lon Snowden has answered few questions from reporters, other than to express his gratitude¹² to the Russian government for giving his son asylum¹³.
He also says he's not sure if his son will ever be able to return to the United States, given the charges of esionage he faces.
Snowden's lawyer, who is accompanying his father, says his client still remains¹⁴ unemployed¹⁵ in Russia.
He also admits the 30-year old is quickly running out of money.
However, Snowden's lawyer does say his client has recieved a number of job offers.
He's also hinted that Snowden may be planning to stay on in Russia permanently¹⁶, noting that his client could apply for Russian citizenship¹⁷ if he stays there for 5-years.
Snowden is wanted by the US government after leaking confidential¹⁸ details of a National Security Agency spying program which monitors people's telephone and internet usage.

China, EU agree to 45 bln Euro currency swap¹⁹

The Chinese government has signed a 350-billion-yuan currency swap agreement with the European Union.
The agreement is for the next 3-years, and can be extended if both sides agree.
This move is expected to provide liquidity²⁰ support for the yuan within the Eurozone.
It's mean to try to help deal with trade promotion²¹ and settlements.
The Chinese government has signed currency swap agreements worth 2.2-trillion yuan with 22 different countries and regions.
The Chinese government recently inked a 100-billion yuan currency-swap extension with Indonesia.

ECB to continue reform with accommodative monetary²² policy: Draghi

The head of the European Central Bank is promising²³ to maintain an 'accomodative' monetary policy while it undergoes a number of reforms.
ECB President Mario Draghi says the current reform program will ultimately put the euro area on a trajectory²⁴ toward full recovery.
The statement comes as fresh data from the currency union is showing signs of recovery.
GDP for the 17 nation bloc²⁵ has increased by 0.3 percent through the second quarter, ending 6-quarters of declines.
The eurozone is expected to increase by 1 percent next year.
At the same time, Draghi is also promising to keep interest rates at the record lows of between 0 and 0.5-percent.

 
 

1 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。

2 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

3 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

6 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

7 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。

8 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。

9 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

10 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

11 situated   

adj.坐落在...的，处于某种境地的

参考例句：

• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
• She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。

12 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

13 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

14 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。

15 unemployed   

adj.失业的，没有工作的；未动用的，闲置的

参考例句：

• There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
• The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。

16 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

17 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

18 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

19 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

20 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

21 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

22 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

23 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

24 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

25 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。