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Beijing 2022 Olympic torch relay kicks off

China's top legislature opposes so-called human rights resolution adopted by Japan's House of Representatives

A spokesperson of China's top legislature has voiced firm opposition¹ to the adoption² of a so-called resolution concerning China's human rights conditions by Japan's House of Representatives.

You Wenze, spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, says the so-called resolution grossly interfered³ in China's internal affairs and gravely violated basic norms governing international relations.

Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay kicks off

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic torch relay kicked off on Wednesday in Beijing.

The relay will last until Friday in the three competition zones of Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

The Beijing Winter Olympic Games will run from February 4 to 20.

Tonga to impose nationwide lockdown after port workers test positive for COVID-19

Tsunami⁴-hit Tonga will go into a nationwide lockdown on Wednesday after two port workers in the South Pacific island nation tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

The two cases were detected when Tonga's Ministry⁵ of Health tested 50 frontliners who had been working at the port of Nuku'alofa, capital of Tonga, with the aid shipments arriving in the island nation following the volcanic⁶ eruption⁷ and tsunami on Jan. 15.

The two cases are the first community transmission confirmed in Tonga, and the two men are currently in isolation⁸.

Several people arrested after failed coup⁹ attempt in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau's President says several civilians¹⁰ and soldiers have been arrested after a failed coup attempt on Tuesday at the Government Palace.

Umaro Sissoco Embalo says the coup attempt is an isolated¹¹ act carried out by a group of drug traffickers in the country.

He made the announcement in a press conference accompanied by the Prime Minister and members of the government.

Blinken says U.S. willing to continue "substantive¹² exchange" with Russia over security concerns

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday that the United States is willing to "continue a substantive exchange with Russia on mutual¹³ security concerns."

Blinken also urged Russia to immediately de-escalate the tensions on Ukraine's borders by withdrawing its troops and equipment.

Tuesday's phone call was meant to follow up on a written response last week from Washington addressing Moscow's security concerns.

Speaking of the U.S. document, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday that "fundamental Russian concerns were ignored" by the U.S. side.

U.S. national debt surpasses 30 trln USD as Fed prepares to raise rates

The U.S. national debt has surpassed 30 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, raising concerns about future fiscal¹⁴ sustainability, as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates to tame inflation.

The total public debt includes 23.5 trillion dollars in debt held by the public and 6.5 trillion dollars in intergovernmental holdings.

The rising national debt came after U.S. Congress passed legislation in December to raise the federal government's debt limit by 2.5 trillion dollars to about 31.4 trillion dollars, averting¹⁵ a looming¹⁶ debt default.

The Fed signaled last week that the central bank is ready to raise interest rates as soon as March to combat surging inflation as it exits from the ultra-loose monetary¹⁷ policy enacted¹⁸ at the start of the pandemic.

One student dead, another critically injured in shooting outside school in U.S. Minnesota

One student died and another was critically injured after being shot outside a school in Richfield, midwestern U.S. state of Minnesota, on Tuesday.

The shooting occurred around noon at the South Education Center, an alternative school that serves about 200 students from pre-K to age 21 in the region.

Jay Henthorne is Richfield Police Chief:

"Officers quickly determined¹⁹ that the suspects had fled the scene immediately after the shooting took place. Both injured students were transported to Hennepin County Medical Center via ambulance. Unfortunately, one of the students succumbed²⁰ to his injuries. The other student remains²¹ in critical condition at this time."

Richfield is about a 20-minute drive south of Minneapolis, a major city in Minnesota.

2022 Spring Festival Gala attracts over 1.3 billion viewers

The 2022 Spring Festival Gala held by China Media Group has reached nearly 1.3 billion viewers both on TV and new media platforms.

This year's Gala was staged on Monday evening as Chinese people worldwide celebrated²² the start of the Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival.

The extravaganza was broadcast and reported in more than 170 countries and regions.

Some 758 million people watched the live show and its video clips via new media platforms, recording²³ 7.1 billion views in total.

China's World Cup hope crushed by loss to Vietnam

China's slim hope of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was crushed by a 3-1 loss to Vietnam in the final round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifiers on Tuesday.

This is also the first win for Group B bottom side Vietnam, who registered seven losses in as many matches prior to the clash with China.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

3 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 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。

6 volcanic   

adj.火山的；象火山的；由火山引起的

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year.今年火山爆发了好几次。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

7 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

8 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

9 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

10 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。

11 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。

12 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

13 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。

14 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。

15 averting   

防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
• These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

16 looming   

n.上现蜃景（光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼）v.隐约出现，阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 )；隐约出现，阴森地逼近

参考例句：

• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看，在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望

17 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。

18 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

19 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

20 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。

21 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。

22 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

23 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。