CRI 中国国际广播电台 2010-04-24

Broadcasting Time: 07:00-08:00, GMT+08:00, 2010-04-24

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In This Edition

With heavy snow and biting winds creating new challenges in the earthquake zone in Qinghai, health officials are now focusing in on epidemic¹ prevention.

Security forces and agitated² protesters face off at a major intersection³ in Bangkok after bloody⁴ grenade attacks rattled⁵ Thailand's chaotic⁶ capital.

Organizers of the 2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition hail this year's event, dubbing⁸ it one of the most important auto⁷ shows in the world.

And authorities in Guangdong Province plan to charge business owners who operate neon signs and billboards⁹ for light pollution.

Hot Issue Reports

Health Official: No epidemic outbreak in Quake zone

With heavy snow and biting winds creating new challenges in the earthquake zone in Qinghai, health officials are now focusing in on epidemic prevention.

Liang Wannian with the Ministry¹⁰ of Health says medical staff and disease control experts are now ramping¹¹ up their efforts to remove epidemic risks.

"A total of 308 disease control professionals, divided in 19 teams, were conducting disinfections in quake survivors¹²' tents, monitoring water quality and epidemics¹³ such as plague, and spreading health information among the quake survivors."

Liang says that more than 6,600 tents in the quake area have been disinfected, and food and water quality has been secured in most part of the quake zone.

So far, no epidemic outbreaks have been reported in the Yushu region.

Meanwhile, despite the decreasing likelihood of finding more survivers more than a week after the earthquake, rescuers are making one last push to search for anyone who might still be alive in the rubble¹⁵.

A group of rescuers have left the epicenter in the town of Gyegu, fanning out to smaller villages in the area to look for more survivors.

The death toll¹⁶ from last week's 7.1-magnitude earthquake currently stands at 2,192.

Thai protesters and security forces face off after attacks

Security forces and agitated protesters are faced off at a major intersection in Bangkok Friday, after bloody grenade attacks rattled Thailand's chaotic capital Thursday night.

Tharit Pengdith, director of the Special Investigation¹⁷ Department, has warned in a television broadcast that "all the attacks that have happened so far are considered terrorist acts."

"I would like to warn that those who are involved in these acts could face the highest penalty of death sentence."

Police and soldiers are standing¹⁸ guard at the mouth of Silom Road, which is at the heart of the capital's financial district.

Across the intersection, Red Shirt protesters have been screaming slogans and brandishing¹⁹ sharpened bamboo sticks.

Police at the intersection are urging the Red Shirts not to resort to violence.

Jeerapong Klongbut is a Second Company Commander with the city's riot police.

"I would like to tell our brothers and sisters from the Red Shirts not to engage in any violence, better to wait for the high ranking officials to negotiate before doing anything."

Red Shirt leaders say they're urging their people to do the same.

"We've told our fellow Red Shirts not to use any weapons in case of any attempt to take back the area, that we should just hold our ground without using weapons."

Meantime, UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky says the situation in Thailand is being closely watched.

"The Secretary General is very concerned about……..to work to resolve the situation peacefully through dialogue."

A series of grenade blasts that hit Bangkok's business district killed at least one person and wounded at least 86 others.

Japan Whaling Reax as Int Whaling Comm proposes annual limits for whaling

The Japanese government is cautiously welcoming an International Whaling Commission proposal made Friday allowing whale hunts with strict limits for minke and other species, replacing a ban that's been in place since 1986.

Hirotaka Akamatsu is Japan's Fisheries Minister:

"We are pleased that the proposal formally allows for the coastal²⁰ hunting of small whales which is something we've been insisting on for a long time, but our positions remain apart on the overall number of whales that are allowed to be killed, so we intend to negotiate hard from here on in."

Japan, Norway and Iceland have continued whaling under a variety of exceptions to the ban. The proposal would end those exceptions though, and instead strictly²¹ monitor all whaling.

The proposal would allow the hunting of 400 minke whales in the Antarctic each year for five years, then lower that limit to 200 for the following five years.

The proposal would also allow limited hunts of other species, including fin¹⁴, bowhead and gray whales.

Environmental groups have been quick to criticize the proposal, saying it could lead to an eventual²² return to the large-scale whaling of the past, which devastated²³ many species.

The International Whaling Commission is preparing for its general meeting in June, when it will debate and vote on the proposal.

The three main whaling nations - Japan, Norway and Iceland - annually²⁴ kill about 3-thousand whales, 10 times as many as in 1993.

Beijing Auto Show Opens, Automakers Fight for a Share of the World's Largest Auto Market

Organizers of the 2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition are hailing this year's event, dubbing it one of the most important auto shows in the world. CRI's Larry Chen was at the opening on Friday, and reports that the scale of this year's exhibition seems to mirror this country's overall auto market.

Light News

National Energy Administration: Energy Use Increase in Q1

Energy consumption and generation here in China was up significantly in the first quarter of the year.

Zhou Xi'an from the National Energy Administration, says the recovery from the global economic slowdown is going to see China continue to see an increase in its energy consumption rates through the second quarter.

"Based on consistency²⁵ of macro-policy, and the ongoing²⁶ stimulus²⁷ projects, we project that the economy will keep a stable growth through the second quarter and even the first half of the year. Demand from both at home and abroad continues to recover, which will support the energy demand."

China's power generation in the first three months increased 24 percent compared to the same period last year.

Coal demand is also on the rise, given the increased production of steel and cement in China.

Yang Lan Appointed as UNICEF Ambassador

Well known broadcast journalist and entrepreneur Yang Lan has been appointed as United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF, Ambassador in China, making her the first Ambassador to be appointed by the UNICEF office in China.

"I am delighted to be appointed as the first UNICEF Ambassador in China and feel a certain responsibility to this cause. I hope that through my efforts and the media outreach all of society will start to notice these children and hear their voices."

UNICEF China says it's enlisting²⁸ Yang Lan's support for public advocacy on key children's rights issues such as support for children of migrant workers, abandoned children, ending discrimination against children affected²⁹ by HIV/AIDS – among many other urgent issues.

Unicef's representative in China, Nwe (pronounced WAY) Yin Yin says Yang Lan is a role model.

"She's also and excellent model of philanthropy and social work and promotion³⁰ of the causes of the most vulnerable children in China."

Yang Lan will visit UNICEF projects in the most remote rural communities in China, support awareness³¹ raising programs and appear at key public events.

World Book Day-The End of the Book?

Friday was World Book Day, an event that dates back almost 100 years. But in today's digital age of podcasts, blogs and electronic reading devices, is the final chapter being written for the book? CRI's Dominic Swire went to an event in Beijing to 'read the tea-leaves' for the future of the printed book.

Experts say fines on neon signs will raise light pollution awareness

Provincial³³ authorities in Guangdong are now going over a plan to charge business owners who contribute to light pollution with their blinding neon signs and billboards. As we hear from Li Ningjing, while many are wondering if this policy could become the norm in many Chinese cities, some sociologists are suggesting that the potential move in Guangdong is, at least, sheding some light on the issue.

Media Digest

From the Washington Examiner: While his poll numbers in the states aren't what they used to be, some Chinese entrepreneurs must be hoping the "Obama brand" holds strong internationally.

A nightclub named after the American president, the Obama Entertainment Club, opens Monday in Shanghai, China. Details about how exactly the club is Obama-themed still are scarce, though promotional materials found by the blog Shanghaiist tout³⁴ that the club "will bring international glamour³⁵, excitement and refined luxury to the Shanghai entertainment scene."

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An editorial by Matt Mulnar from nycaviation.com has gained a prominent position on 'the drudge³⁶ report's front page. It reads: On a day when many Americans will be reflecting upon how they can reduce their impact on the environment, President Barack Obama and Vice³² President Joe Biden will board separate jets in Washington on Earth Day morning to fly 250 miles up the east coast to New York, where they will land at separate airports to attend separate events within a few miles of each other. The parallel visits of Air Force One and Air Force Two will delay dozens, if not hundreds of commercial flights at Kennedy and LaGuardia and other nearby airports as no-fly zones are implemented³⁷. Jets will be forced to circle and burn more fuel as they wait for the VIPs to come and go. Their security contingents³⁸ consisting of dozens of cars, SUVs and helicopters will burn even more. Throw in thousands of commuters' cars and delivery trucks sitting idle in traffic as law enforcement closes large swaths of the city and you have yourself a very Earth-unfriendly day.

1 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

2 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

3 intersection   

n.交集，十字路口，交叉点；[计算机] 交集

参考例句：

• There is a stop sign at an intersection.在交叉路口处有停车标志。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。

4 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

5 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

6 chaotic   

adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的

参考例句：

• Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
• The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

7 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

8 dubbing   

n.配音v.给…起绰号( dub的现在分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• There are mainly two forms of film translation: dubbing and subtitling. 电影翻译通常主要表现为两种形式：配音和字幕翻译。 来自互联网
• Its auspices, dubbing the program has won national awards in China. 其主持配音的节目多次获得中国全国奖项。 来自互联网

9 billboards   

n.广告牌( billboard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Large billboards have disfigured the scenery. 大型告示板已破坏了景色。 来自辞典例句
• Then, put the logo in magazines and on billboards without telling anyone what it means. 接着我们把这个商标刊在杂志和广告看板上，却不跟任何人透漏它的涵意。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年4月号

10 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。

11 ramping   

土堤斜坡( ramp的现在分词 )； 斜道； 斜路； （装车或上下飞机的）活动梯

参考例句：

• The children love ramping about in the garden. 孩子们喜欢在花园里追逐嬉戏，闹着玩。
• Have you ever seen a lion ramping around? 你看到过狮子暴跳吗？

12 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

13 epidemics   

n．流行病

参考例句：

• Reliance upon natural epidemics may be both time-consuming and misleading. 依靠天然的流行既浪费时间，又会引入歧途。
• The antibiotic epidemics usually start stop when the summer rainy season begins. 传染病通常会在夏天的雨季停止传播。

14 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

15 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

16 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

17 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

18 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

19 brandishing   

v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句

20 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

21 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

22 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。

23 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

24 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。

25 consistency   

n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度

参考例句：

• Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
• We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。

26 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

27 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

28 enlisting   

v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的现在分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• He thought about enlisting-about the Spanish legion-about a profession. 他想去打仗，想参加西班牙军团，想找个职业。 来自辞典例句
• They are not enlisting men over thirty-five. 他们不召超过35岁的人入伍。 来自辞典例句

29 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

30 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。

31 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

32 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

33 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

34 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

35 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

36 drudge   

n.劳碌的人；v.做苦工，操劳

参考例句：

• I feel like a real drudge--I've done nothing but clean all day!我觉得自己像个做苦工的--整天都在做清洁工作！
• I'm a poor,miserable,forlorn drudge;I shall only drag you down with me.我是一个贫穷，倒运，走投无路的苦力，只会拖累你。

37 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

38 contingents   

（志趣相投、尤指来自同一地方的）一组与会者( contingent的名词复数 )； 代表团； （军队的）分遣队； 小分队

参考例句：

• We were forced to rely on French contingents. 我们势必被迫依恃法国驻军。
• The internal security forces are composed of contingents and mobile divisions. 内卫部队由各总队和机动师组成。