Macron presents France's goals for carbon-free energy

Macron presents France's goals for carbon-free energy

 

China's commerce ministry¹ to promote services trade

China's Ministry of Commerce says it will continue to boost reforms of the services trade this year.

Spokesperson Gao Feng says the ministry will continue to explore the opening-up of the services trade, and work on a national negative list for cross-border trade in services.

The ministry will select areas to be built into national demonstration² zones for the innovative³ development of the services trade.

China will further develop the digital trade and build related demonstration zones in a bid to promote technological⁴ and institutional innovation.

In 2021, China's services trade grew 16 percent year on year to nearly 5.3 trillion yuan, or about 830 billion U.S. dollars.

China, U.S. to commemorate⁵ anniversary of Nixon's China visit

It's been confirmed that China and the United States will hold a series of activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the visit to China by former U.S. President Richard Nixon.

The trip in 1972 paved the way for the normalization⁶ of relations between the two sides.

The visit included the signing of the Shanghai Communique, which established the principles to be followed in bilateral⁷ relations development, especially the one-China principle.

China wins freestyle skiing mixed team aerials silver medal

China has clinched⁸ the silver medal in freestyle skiing mixed team aerials at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The United States won the gold while Canada captured the bronze.

China loses to U.S. in Olympic men's ice hockey debut⁹

China played its first ever men's ice hockey game in the Winter Olympics where it lost 8-0 to the United States on Thursday.

China offered waves of offense¹⁰ before American forward Brendan Brisson scored the first goal at about 10 minutes and a half into the game.

The U.S., fourth in world rankings, dominated the remaining time of the game and scored seven more goals.

Other action saw Finland beat Slovakia, Sweden edge past Latvia, and Canada defeat Germany.

U.S. inflation hits fresh record in nearly four decades

Official figures show U.S. consumer prices in January continued to rise at the fastest annual pace in almost 40 years, raising the prospect¹¹ of a tighter monetary¹² policy by the Federal Reserve.

The consumer price index last month rose 0.6 percent from the previous month and 7.5 percent from a year earlier, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982.

The latest data marked a new high after the CPI in December rose 0.5 percent from the previous month and 7.0 percent from a year earlier.

Also on Thursday, the U.S. Labor¹³ Department reported that initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 to reach 223,000 last week, dropping for the third week in a row after hitting a three-month high amid the Omicron surge.

Ottawa police arrest 25, issue 1,775 tickets against trucker rally protesters

The Ottawa Police Service says police have arrested 25 people and issued 1,775 tickets to put an end to the demonstrations¹⁴ in the downtown areas.

It says police have responded to nearly 1,000 calls for service in relation to the demonstrations since they began and continue to prevent people from supplying fuel and other material supports to demonstrators.

It says there are currently 126 active criminal offence investigations¹⁵ in connection to the demonstrations.

The protest began on Jan. 29 as a rally of truckers against the requirement that Canadian truck drivers crossing the border into the United States be fully¹⁶ vaccinated¹⁷ as of mid-January.

Macron presents France's goals for achieving carbon-free energy by 2050

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his country's goal of achieving carbon-free energy by 2050, starting with using more renewable and nuclear energy.

Macron has outlined measures including the construction of solar parks, underwater wind farms, and six European pressurized nuclear reactors¹⁸.

He says an additional eight nuclear reactors should be operational by 2035.

He says France needs to stop depending on foreign fossil energy imports, and push its energy industries forward.

NASA raises concerns about SpaceX satellite deployment²⁰ plan

NASA has raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy¹⁹ about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink network.

The company has received authorization²¹ for 12,000 satellites to offer broadband internet.

It has requested authorization for a second-generation constellation²² of 30,000 satellites.

NASA says it is concerned with a possibly significant increase in collisions with other objects.

1 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。

2 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

5 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

6 normalization   

n.（normalisation）正常化，标准化

参考例句：

• The visit signalled the normalization of relations between the two countries.这次访问显示两国关系已经正常化。
• He was pleased to the normalization of relationship between the police and the people.他很高兴警方和人民之间关系的正常化。

7 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。

8 clinched   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句

9 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

10 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

11 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

12 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。

13 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

14 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

15 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

16 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

17 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？

18 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

19 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

20 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

21 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

22 constellation   

n.星座n.灿烂的一群

参考例句：

• A constellation is a pattern of stars as seen from the earth. 一个星座只是从地球上看到的某些恒星的一种样子。
• The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation. 北斗七星本身不是一个星座。