Hourly News 每日新闻 2013-12-23

 Hebei authorities seal off farm after H5N2 outbreak

Authorities in Hebei have sealed off a local farm after an outbreak of the H5N2 bird flu in the poultry¹.

The outbreak comes on the heels of 6 new confirmed cases of the H7N9 strain of the virus this past week in Guangdong. 

The farm in question in Hebei has been sealed off within 3 kilometer radius² of where the H5N2 outbreak is underway. 

Around 4-thousand of the chickens at the farm in the city of Baoding died after the virus was first detected last Tuesday. 

11 people, including staff of the farm, have been isolated³ for medical observation.

This is the first time the H5N2 bird flu strain has shown up here in China.

There is currently no vaccine⁴ for the strain.

 

China, Algeria agree to speed up preparation for promoting bilateral⁵ ties

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra in Algiers.

The meeting comes as the two sides prepare breifs for pushing the bilateral ties to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership⁶.

The Chinese and Algerian sides have also agreed on cooperation in areas including energy, high technology, defense⁷ and space flight.

Algeria established diplomatic ties with China 55 years ago.

 

Chinese businessman killed during robbery in Russia

A Chinese businessman has been killed in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.

The Chinese Consulate⁸ General in the city says three unidentified attackers broke into their apartment and tied and beat up some of the Chinese nationals living there.

One of the 3 was left unharmed. 

The thieves stole cash, mobile phones and jewelry⁹.

It's unclear if authorities have any suspects at this point.

 

State Post Bureau steps up checkups after deadly mail leakage¹⁰

China's State Postal¹¹ Bureau says its going to be upgrading its safety checks after a liquid chemical leak from a package killed one person in Shandong.

Several others were sickended by the chemical in the package.

However, the package itself made it through the system anyway.

The chemical is believed to be methyl fluoroacetate, a highly toxic¹² chemical widely used in dye, medicine and pesticide¹³.

The State Postal Bureau notes mail workers are allowed to reject mails if the senders refuse to open them for scrutiny¹⁴ or refuse to provide identification.

 

Quota¹⁵ details of Tianjin's car-buying restrictions¹⁶ released

Another Chinese city has capped the total number of car licence plates it will issue annually¹⁷, following moves by Beijing and other metropolises¹⁸ to curb¹⁹ pollution and congestion²⁰.

Municipal authorities in Tianjin have announced they're going to enact²¹ licence-plate restrictions similar to Beijing's.

At the same time, authorities are going to cap the number of new licence plates to 100-thousand per year.

Tianjin already has some 2-million-360-thousand vehicles on the road.

The new restrictions are set to take effect March 1st.

 

Arrests made under Egypt's new protest law

Three Egyptian activists²² have been jailed for 3-years for organizing protests without government permission.

The activists are the founder²³ of the April 6th Movement, a senior member of the movement, and prominent government critic Ahmed Douma. 

They have been convicted of violating Egypt's new protest law and assaulting policemen. 

The new provision requires protesters to obtain an approval from the government before staging their protests. 

The trio spearheaded the massive protests against ousted²⁴ President Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

 

Israel's Mossad headhunters to attend college job fair

Israel's spy agency is looking for recruits.

In highly unusual move, Israel's Mossad intelligence agency is going to send recruiters to interview prospective²⁵ candidates in a job fair at Ben-Gurion University later this Monday.

Mossad did begin approaching graduates 'in person' in recent years. 

Around 30 of Israel's leading hi-tech and defense companies will also be sending their own representatives to Monday's job fair to lure²⁶ graduates.

 

Georgian court suspends Tbilisi mayor from office

The mayor of the country of Georgia's capital city has been released on bail²⁷ after being arrested for embezzelment.

Gigi Ugulava is accsused of misappropriating and embezzeling over 27-million US dollars.

The money is said to have been funneled²⁸ into the ruling United National Movement Party's funds.

Ugulava could face between 7 and 11-years in jail if convicted.

 

Japan Unveils Record 2014 Budget Draft as Debt Burden Mounts

Japan has unveiled a record budget for the next fiscal²⁹ year.

Government ministers and the ruling coalition³⁰ have adopted the 921-billion US dollars budget for the fiscal year, which starts April 1st.

Japan's government is also planning to issue 41-trillion yen³¹ of worth of new bonds.

This is down around 2-trillion yen from the initial budget. 

The goverment of Shinzo Abe is hoping to pull the country out of a 15-year deflationary malaise and cope with the rising welfare costs of its aging population.

At the same time, the authorities in Japan are hoping to contain public debt that's more than twice the size of the economy. 

Abe's goal is to achieve a fiscal surplus by 2020. 

Japan's growth slowed for a second straight quarter in July-September.

1 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

2 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。

3 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

4 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

5 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。

6 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

9 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

10 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

11 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

12 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。

13 pesticide   

n.杀虫剂，农药

参考例句：

• The pesticide was spread over the vegetable plot.菜田里撒上了农药。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields.这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。

14 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

15 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

16 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

17 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

18 metropolises   

n.一国的主要城市（不一定是首都）( metropolis的名词复数 )；中心；大都会；大城市

参考例句：

• That season, you ride it, all metropolises achieve what one wishes! 那时节，您骑上它，一切都会如愿以偿！ 来自互联网
• Carl has carried the banner in infernal metropolises. 卡尔曾经在那些地狱般的大都市流浪街头。 来自互联网

19 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

20 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

21 enact   

vt.制定(法律)；上演，扮演

参考例句：

• The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
• For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。

22 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

24 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。

25 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

26 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

27 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

28 funneled   

漏斗状的

参考例句：

• The crowd funneled through the hall. 群众从走廊中鱼贯而过。
• The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match. 足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

29 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

30 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。

31 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。