国外媒体:日本首相麻生太郎闪电访华

应国务院总理温家宝邀请，日本首相麻生太郎29日中午乘专机抵达北京，开始对中国进行为期两天的正式访问。

Wen urges Japan to properly handle historical issues

Chinese Premier¹ Wen Jiabao has called on Japan to honor its promise and handle historical issues in an appropriate way.

In his talks with his Japanese counterpart Taro² Aso in Beijing on Wednesday, Wen Jiabao said historical issues are highly sensitive and affected³ people's feelings.

He called on governments and political figures on both sides to stick to the principles of the four China-Japan political documents, and make unremitting efforts to push forward bilateral⁴ ties.

The premier said China is willing to cooperate with Japan to expand youth and non-governmental exchanges, to boost understanding between the two peoples.

Aso is in China for a two-day visit, his first official visit to China since he took office in September.

WHO raises pandemic alert level to Phase 5

As the swine flu situation is continuing to worsen, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the pandemic alert level to Phase 5, indicating that a full pandemic is imminent⁵.

WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told a teleconference for the media that influenza⁶ pandemics must be dealt with seriously and precisely⁷ because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.

This is the second raise of the WHO's pandemic alert system in three days, indicating the quick worsening of the global swine flu situation.

Meanwhile, the US has reported its first death from the swine flu virus.

The victim is a 23-month-old child from the state of Texas.

Costa Rica has become the first Central American country, to confirm a case.

And Germany and Austria, have joined the growing list, of infected countries.

China is offering Mexico humanitarian⁸ aid worth five million dollars.

The virus is costing Mexico, close to 60 million dollars, in lost daily tourism income.

The world is still developing a vaccine⁹ for the virus.

China urges swine flu prevention education in schools nationwide

The Chinese government has called for education campaigns in schools nationwide to teach all students about the swine flu and its prevention.

A circular jointly¹⁰ issued by the ministries¹¹ of education and health says the campaigns should be launched as soon as possible, in all schools, to raise awareness¹² of prevention and avoid causing unnecessary panic among teachers and students.

It says schools should emphasize teaching students to develop good hygiene¹³ habits, frequently washing hands with soap and fresh water, and covering the mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.

China has no reported swine flu cases, but the possibility could not be ruled out as the swine flu is transnational and already spreading in some countries, according to the circular.

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 taro   

n.芋，芋头

参考例句：

• Main grain crop has taro,corn,banana to wait.主要粮食作物有芋头、玉米、芭蕉等。
• You celebrate your birthday with taro,red bean and butter.用红豆、芋头和黄油给自己过生日。

3 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。

4 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。

5 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

6 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

7 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

8 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

9 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

10 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

11 ministries   

（政府的）部( ministry的名词复数 )； 神职； 牧师职位； 神职任期

参考例句：

• Local authorities must refer everything to the central ministries. 地方管理机构应请示中央主管部门。
• The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third. 部委的数量已经减少了1/3。

12 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。

13 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。