News & Reports 2010-11-06

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China and France ink major industrial deals worth some 23 billion US dollars at the start of a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

China reiterates² its demand that Japan take responsibility for the recent boat collision incident off the Diaoyu Islands in an effort to repair the dented³ ties between the two countries.

Australian airline Qantas says the engine blow-out on its Airbus superjumbo was likely caused by material failure or faulty design.

And some American companies hope to attract Chinese people looking to acquire a green card to live in the United States at the ongoing⁴ Beijing International Finance Expo.

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China, France Sign Major Industrial Deals Worth 20 bln Dollars

China and France have signed major industrial deals worth some 23 billion US dollars at the start of a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

The agreements cover a wide range of areas, including nuclear energy, aviation, finance, energy efficiency, environmental protection, climate change and culture.

A Chinese aviation equipment company has signed an agreement with Airbus to buy 102 planes from the company for about 14 billion US dollars.

Meanwhile, French nuclear giant Areva says it has signed a contract to supply 3.5 billion dollars' worth of uranium to a Chinese power firm.

More agreements will be signed in Paris between China and France, including cooperation agreements on telecommunications.

During a meeting of the two presidents in Paris, Hu Jintao and Nicolas Sarkozy have agreed to further push forward the development of comprehensive strategic partnership⁵ between China and France.

Hu Jintao outlines what progress has been made.

"The first is to respect each other and deepen our strategic cooperation stemming from common interest, and to respect each other's core interests and our important relations. The second is to promote bilateral⁶ relations and promote it's long-term and stable development. Finally, to keep up with the current situation, we need to have creative and realistic cooperation."

Hu Jintao also points out two-way trade between China and France is expected to exceed 40 billion US dollars by the end of this year. The two sides have also pledged to double bilateral trade over the next five years.

For more on Hu Jintao's visit to France, CRI's Paul James earlier spoke⁷ with Professor Feng Zhongping with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.

Feng Zhongping with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.

Chinese Vice⁸ FM: Japan Must Take Responsibility to Repair Ties

The Chinese Foreign Ministry⁹ says it's clear who is right and who is wrong in connection to the boat collision off the Diaoyu Islands, and is now urging Tokyo to take responsibility, in an effort to repair the dented ties between the two countries.

Japan is now investigating whether online video clips that appear to show a Chinese fishing boat colliding with Japanese patrol vessels¹⁰ are authentic¹¹, a development that could snarl¹² efforts to mend ties.

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai has been asked about the videos.

"I think the right and wrong of the incident itself are very clear. The facts are clear cut. If the Japanese side is really serious and sincere about overcoming the current difficulties in the Sino-Japan relationship and promoting the Sino-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relations, then it should do everything in its power to avoid any obstruction¹³."

Ties between China and Japan have been chilly¹⁴ since September, after Japan detained the Chinese skipper of the boat near Diaoyu Islands.

Cuba Says All 68 Passengers Killed in Plane Crash; At Least 21 Dead in Karachi Charter Plane Crash

All 68 people on board an Aero Caribbean plane are dead, after it crashed in a mountainous area in central Cuba.

Authorities say 40 Cubans and 28 foreigners from 10 countries, mostly from Europe, were on board the turbopop. There were no Chinese nationals onboard.

Employees at Havana's airport are urging people there to remain calm.

"We must stay calm. We can't panic people. Well, that's the case until they authorize¹⁵ us to give out the information."

The flight would have been one of the last leaving Santiago de Cuba for Havana ahead of Tropical Storm Tomas, which is on a track to pass between Cuba's eastern end and the western coast of Haiti.

Qantas Says Engine Blowout Not Related to Airline Maintenance

Australian airline Qantas says the engine blow-out on its Airbus superjumbo taking off from Singapore was likely caused by material failure or faulty design.

But Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says it's too early to say exactly what caused one of the A380's engines to fail, and says a thorough investigation¹⁶ is now under way.

"This is an engine issue and the engines were maintained by Rolls-Royce since they've been installed on the aircraft as being one service on the engines that Rolls-Royce conducted on it. So, we believe that this is probably most likely a material failure or some sort of design issue that we're tracking through and trying to understand. We don't believe this is related to maintenance in any way.

Key clues to what happened, and why, will likely come from the debris¹⁷ that was scattered¹⁸ across Batam island in Indonesia when the blowout happened.

Qantas' fleet of six A380s remain grounded.

But the airline says checks will be finished within 24 to 48 hours, and if no problems are found, the planes will be put back into service.

Economists¹⁹ warn of importing inflation into China

Economists are warning that China is running the risk of importing inflation if speculative²⁰ capital keeps flowing into the market.

The warning comes after the US Federal Reserve announced a 600-billion-U.S.-dollar purchase of government bonds by the end of June.

6th Beijing International Finance Expo Kicks off

Today marks the start of the Sixth International Finance Expo at Beijing's huge Exhibition Centre in the west of the city. The event is one of the most prestigious²¹ economic conferences in the country, and has attracted thousands of visitors. As such, we sent our Dominic Swire into the lion's den¹.

UN report shows significant progress in human development

An annual UN report indicates that China and many other developing countries have made great strides in human development over the past four decades. But as CRI"s Su Yi reports, there is still a lot of work left to be done here in China, especially when it comes to combating the inequality that has developed along side the country's fast economic growth.

Guangzhou Asian Games Go Low-carbon

Organizers of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou are now advocating a low-carbon event, by exploring various ways to the conserve²² energy and reduce emissions²³.

To curtail²⁴ energy consumption and pollution, the city has cut the number of newly-built venues²⁵ to 12, with the remaining 41 either renovated²⁶ or expanded from existing sites.

The Games will also provide free bicycle rental²⁷ services and replace the bulk of their gas-powered vehicles with battery powered ones. That move is expected to reduce emmissions by some 40-percent.

Yin Jie is a spokesperson for the Athletes Village.

"We've adopted many new technologies, mostly out of a green purpose. For example, we bundled telephone lines, electronic communication lines and other wires into one ditch when designing the wiring for the Asian Games City. Besides, we have installed a rain-water recycle system. The water can be used to sprinkle over the flowers and flush the toilet."

Guangzhou has also upgraded 90% of its public buses, which are now running on clean fuel technology.

The Asian Games start next Friday and run to the 27th.

Dozens die in new Mount Merapi eruption²⁸ in Indonesia

At least 54 people have been killed in the latest eruption of Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano - more than doubling the death toll²⁹ since it became active again last week.

Dozens of others are being treated for burns and respiratory problems, after a gas cloud hit villages with even greater force than the previous eruptions³⁰.

Over 100 people have now been killed by Merapi.

Volcanologist Sukhyar explains what's happening with the volcano.

"Merapi's activity is significantly increasing and it still continues. We can see clearly the magma supply inside Mount Merapi is not stopping. It has produced more, adding to the volume and pressure. We know that the magma supply in Merapi has not stopped. As pressure builds up in its magma chamber³¹, Merapi ejects volcanic³² materials. This is what is happening now."

An estimated 75,000 more people have been evacuated³³ from the area.

Indonesia's President has announced that the government will buy all the cattle from farmers in the affected³⁴ villages to keep people from going back to their homes during the crisis.

From the Yangtze Evening News: The management company of a landmark³⁵ building in Nanjing now says the signs of the building sinking are "normal."

The comments from the company which runs the Nanjing International Exhibition Center come after people online posted photos of big gaps between the building's concrete base and the ground.

The online posting of the pictures has drawn³⁶ a lot of criticism of the management company, with people saying the company isn't maintaining the building properly.

However, the company argues the gap is the result of the building's natural subsidence, which is inevitable³⁷, given that the center was built more than 10 years ago.

From the China Youth Daily: More than 70 percent of people polled now consider most entertainment programs on Chinese TV are not suitable for children.

Accordingly, half of the nearly 2,200 people polled in the survey by the newspaper and sina-dot-com say they believe the programs have a negative influence on young people.

Many of those surveyed also say the content on TV and Internet does little to help children form correct values and personalities³⁸.

Many perceive a risk that their children will be affected by sexual images and vulgar language in the TV programs. Others are concerned about the obvious worship of money in many programs.

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

3 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 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。

9 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。

10 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

12 snarl   

v.吼叫，怒骂，纠缠，混乱；n.混乱，缠结，咆哮

参考例句：

• At the seaside we could hear the snarl of the waves.在海边我们可以听见波涛的咆哮。
• The traffic was all in a snarl near the accident.事故发生处附近交通一片混乱。

13 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

14 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

15 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

16 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。

17 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

18 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

19 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 speculative   

adj.思索性的，暝想性的，推理的

参考例句：

• Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
• The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大，不应理会。

21 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

22 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

23 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

24 curtail   

vt.截短，缩短；削减

参考例句：

• The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
• The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

25 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

26 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。

27 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

28 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。

29 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。

30 eruptions   

n.喷发，爆发( eruption的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There have been several volcanic eruptions this year. 今年火山爆发了好几次。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Over 200 people have been killed by volcanic eruptions. 火山喷发已导致200多人丧生。 来自辞典例句

31 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

32 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。

33 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

34 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。

35 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

36 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

37 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

38 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。