英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 58

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In This EditionPremier Li Keqiang arrives in Nairobi for a visit to Kenya, the last leg of his Africa tripPremier Li Keqiang arrives in Nairobi for a visit to Kenya, the last leg of his Africa trip.

An official count confirmes the victory of Indonesia's biggest opposition² party in last month's legislative³ elections.

Protesters march in Tehran to rally against Iran making any concessions⁴ in nuclear talks with the West.

And the US government formerly⁵ inducts into the labor⁶ hall of honor the 12,000 Chinese laborers⁷ who worked on the building of America's first transcontinental railway.

Hot Issue ReportsChinese Premier¹ visits Kenya, eyeing closer economic cooperationChinese navy fleet conducts logistical support drillIndonesia's biggest opposition party leads in parliamentary electionsIranians protest againt concessions in nuke talksRussian President extolled⁸ Crimea's return to Russia at Victory Day paradeAt least 20 killed in Mariupol amid Ukraine crisisLight NewsChina issues first capital market guidelineS.Sudan President Kiir and rebel leader Machar sign ceasefire dealSarajevo national library reopens 22 years after shellingUN Security Council threatens action over girls abduction in NigeriaU.S. President annouces new energy ordersUS labor department honors Chinese railway workersMedia DigestXinhua: China, West can be partners, not rivals in Africa's developmentChina Daily: Cross-Straits Relations Boost

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 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。

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

4 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

5 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

6 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。

7 laborers   

n.体力劳动者，工人( laborer的名词复数 )；（熟练工人的）辅助工

参考例句：

• Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Wage-labour rests exclusively on competition between the laborers. 雇佣劳动完全是建立在工人的自相竞争之上的。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言

8 extolled   

v.赞颂，赞扬，赞美( extol的过去式和过去分词 )

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。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Tessenow decried the metropolis and extolled the peasant virtues. 特森诺夫痛诋大都市，颂扬农民的美德。 来自辞典例句