Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-10-18

Chinese president calls for new momentum¹ in ties with Australia

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for new momentum to be injected in his country's bilateral² ties with Australia.
Xi Jinping's comments have been made while meeting with Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce.
He's told Bryce Australia and China need to work in the spirit of mutual³ understanding and accommodation.
Xi Jinping also says both sides need to show flexibility⁴ to facilitate the current bilateral free trade talks towards an eventual⁵ breakthrough.
For her part, Bryce also says the Australian side wants to expand its cooperation with China, particularly in the developing western regions of the country.
Bryce has also met with the Chinese Premier⁶ Li Keqiang in Beijing.
She is set to attend the Western China International Fair in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu.

11 bodies recovered from Lao plane crash

So far only 11 bodies have been recovered from Wednesday's plane crash in southern Laos.
Two of the bodies recovered have been found downstream of the crash site along the Mekong River.
Laotian and Thai authorities are starting to suggest it might be difficult to recover all 49-victims.
Crews are using a barge⁷ to try to recover the fuselage of the plane at the site of the crash.
The Lao Airlines plane crashed on Wednesday afternoon after an aborted⁸ landing in the city of Pakse.
The flight from the capital, Vientiene, had 5 crew and 44 passangers, including on person from the mainland and one from Taiwan.
It's believed the plane was overtaken by a sudden gust⁹ of wind while trying to land.

UN elects 5 new Security Council members

The UN General Assembly has elected Nigeria, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Lithuania and Chile to the Security Council.
There were no contested races this year, so their respective elections had been assured.
It is the first time Chad, Saudi Arabia and Lithuania will serve on the UN's most powerful body.
The 15-member Council includes five permanent members with veto power - the US, Russia, China, Britain and France - and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
The new Security Council members will assume their posts on January 1st.
The five are replacing Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo.

UN chief to convene¹⁰ Geneva II conference for Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the so-called Geneva II conference for Syria will be held in mid-November.
The planned conference is a follow-up to a previous international meeting in Geneva which has called for an immediate¹¹ end to the fighting and the establishment of a transitional government for Syria.
The UN's special representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is heading to the region for consultations¹² ahead of the conference.
One of the topics to be discussed is whether to invite Iran to the meeting.

Obama says repeated political brinkmanship brings unnecessary damage

U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a new statement, saying the political brinkmanship over the last few weeks leading upto the debt ceiling deadline has inflicted¹³ unnecessary damage to the economy.
Obama admits the authorities have yet to assess the full damage of the partial government shutdown and the political battle leading upto the debt ceiling.
However, he says most analysts¹⁴ believe it has slowed the country's growth.
The Pentagon already estimates the government shutdown cost it some 600-million US dollars in productivity.

U.S. warns Uganda of imminent¹⁵ terror attack

The US government is warning authorities in Uganda the country is facing an imminent threat of a terrorist attack by members of Somali militant¹⁶ group al-Shabaab.
The US side has told Ugandan authorities al-Shabaab is planning an attack similar to the Westgate Mall assault in neighboring Kenya.
However, the US side's intelligence doesn't include a specific time or location.
The US embassy in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, is warning its citizens there to be on-alert.
Somali-based al-Shabaab has continually warned Uganda it will face retribution for adding its forces to the African Union forces fighting the terrorist group in southern Somalia.

Kenya's investigators¹⁷ recover body parts from Westgate mall

Forensic¹⁸ investigators in Kenya have recovered a number of body parts and three AK47 machine guns from the site of the Westgate Mall attack.
Authorities believe a human skull¹⁹ and other body parts recovered from the rumble²⁰ belong to the four terrorists who were killed during the four-day siege in September.
Investigators have already identified one of the vehicles used by terrorists who stormed the shopping mall and went on the killing²¹ spree.
Kenyan authorities are currently holding over 40 suspects for interrogation in connection with the attack.
It's believed 5 men armed with guns and explosives stormed the upscale mall in Kenya's capital on September 21st.
The 4-day seige finally ended after the attackers were killed in a firey assault by security forces.
Over 70 people were killed in the attack, including 61 civilians²².

Beijing to take half of cars off roads during severe polluted days

The Beijing municipal government is considering taking half of all cars according to odd-even plate numbers off the road during severely²³ polluted days.
It is another move by the city government to tackle its air pollution problem.
The government says it will initiate²⁴ the emergency response once a "red alert" for air pollution is issued.
Apart from the odd-even policy, another 30-percent of cars used by government departments will be taken off the roads.
The new policy will be unveiled in the near future.
 

1 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 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。

4 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

5 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

6 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。

7 barge   

n.平底载货船，驳船

参考例句：

• The barge was loaded up with coal.那艘驳船装上了煤。
• Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying them by barge.通过铁路运货的成本比驳船运货成本高出近3倍。

8 aborted   

adj.流产的，失败的v.（使）流产( abort的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（某事物）中止；（因故障等而）（使）（飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等）中断飞行；（使）（飞行任务等）中途失败

参考例句：

• The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障，这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 gust   

n.阵风，突然一阵（雨、烟等），（感情的）迸发

参考例句：

• A gust of wind blew the front door shut.一阵大风吹来，把前门关上了。
• A gust of happiness swept through her.一股幸福的暖流流遍她的全身。

10 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

12 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

14 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

15 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

16 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

17 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

19 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

20 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

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 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

23 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。

24 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。