-
(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Paul James with you on this Monday, January 12, 2015.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour; we are coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on the programme this evening:
Searchers have recovered part of the black box of the downed AirAsia jet in the Java Sea.
Millions of people have rallied in France to show solidarity1 in the wake of this past week's terrorist attacks.
Chinese authorities are moving to standardize2 the regulations connected to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
In business.... Synohydro secures a bid to create a new power station in Mexico.
In sports... China off to a solid start at the Asian Cup.
In entertainment.... we'll tell you who the big winners are from the Golden Globes.
But first, a check on what's happening weather wise...
Weather
Beijing will have some smog tonight, with a low of minus 4. It will also have slight haze3 tomorrow, with a high of 4 degrees.
Meanwhile Shanghai will be overcast4 tonight, with a low of 6, tomorrow will have slight rain, with a high of 10.
Chongqing will be clear tonight, 6 degrees the lowest, tomorrow will be sunny with a high of 15.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny day tomorrow with a high of 28.
Over in Australia
Sydney, showers, high of 29.
Canberra, rainy, 27.
Brisbane, showers, 30.
Finally, Perth will be sunny with a high of 35.
Top News
Indonesian divers have retrieved7 the flight data recorder of the downed AirAsia flight in the Java Sea.
Searchers have also located the cockpit voice recorder, the second part of the so-called black box.
The other part of the black box is in the process of being retrieved.
Bambang Soelistyo is the head of Indonesia's national search and rescue agency.
"At 7:11am we managed to find and lift part of the black box that is the flight data recorder. The black box is composed of two parts - the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. The one that we managed to find at 7:11am local time is the flight data recorder found by joint8 search and rescue."
The recovery of the two devices is critical in determining exactly what happened to the plane.
A wing, the tail section and parts of the plane's engine have been located.
The AirAsia flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore went down in a storm on December 28th.
So far just under 50 bodies of the 162 people on-board have been recovered.
World leaders march hand in hand against extremist
French President Francois Hollande is chairing a crisis meeting with cabinet ministers in the wake of last week's terror attacks in Paris.
The meeting comes amid questions as to how militants11 known to the authorities were able to launch the raids in the French capital.
The attacks left a total of 17 people dead.
More than 40 world leaders have taken part in a massive rally in Paris in a show of solidarity.
"We must remember this day in the future. It's encouraging to see the reaction of the French people after this violation12 of freedom, because it really is a violation of freedom."
"A gathering13 like this is historic and this must continue in order to uphold freedom of speech for the world and for all people."
Millions have turned out for the rallies across France.
Similar marches are being held in other parts of the world.
The three days of terror began Wednesday when brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi stormed the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo, killing14 12 people.
Four hostages were also killed in a separate incident at a Jewish market in Paris.
Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen is claiming responsibility for the attacks.
Grabar-Kitarovic elected Croatia's first woman president
Croatia's opposition16 leader has become the country's first female president.
"Let me assure you, once again, that I will not fail you, I will not fail the people. I will be among you. I will listen to you, I will look for your ideas, I will ask for your help, because only together we can pull Croatia out of crisis. "
He has conceded.
Observers are suggesting her election is a sign that Croatia may be shifting to the right amid a 6-year downturn in the economy.
Chinese FM Wang Yi's African Tour
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is now in Sudan, the 2nd leg of his 5-nation African tour.
Wang Yi kicked off his African tour on Saturday in Kenya.
There he met with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, among others.
Wang Yi has overseen20 the signing of a new agreement with Kenya for the creation of a bilateral21 steering22 committee.
"China is willing to transform bilateral traditional friendship into impetus23 for common development, and work with Kenya to convert its potential in human and natural resources into economic strengths."
Wang Yi is also taking suggestions of African countries in the lead-up to China-Africa Cooperation Forum24 set to take place in South Africa.
Six mobsters killed by police in Xinjiang
Police in Xinjiang have shot dead 6 people attempting to set off a bomb in the Kashgar region.
Local police were tipped off about a man being seen carrying an explosive device to the area.
Five others then attempted to set off the bomb.
All were killed.
The motivation behind the attack remains unclear at this point.
More than 200 relocated after 5.0-quake hits Xinjiang
The clean-up work is underway following a magnitude-5 earthquake which rolled through part of Xinjiang over the weekend.
Around 50 homes were damaged in the quake in the western region on Saturday.
Economic losses are currently estimated at around 2-million US dollars.
"The government has done a lot for us since the earthquake. They put up tents and sent coal and food. Even our relatives could not come to our aid at first. The administration took really good care of us."
Local officials say those who have lost their houses will be offered new ones.
China arrests more than 100 people for selling pork from diseased pigs
Police in China have detained 110 people on suspicion of selling pork from diseased pigs.
More than a thousand tons of contaminated pork has been seized.
Police say the suspects are all members of syndicates, which purchased diseased pigs at deflated28 prices, processing them into bacon, ham and oil.
Mao Wenwei is with the Public Security Bureau.
"Wasted oil scraped from contaminated pork and pork products, guts29 and skin of dead pigs. Stinky pork couldn't be sold and so all of them were put together to make oil here in this factory."
Authorities believe the groups were able to purchase the pigs through bribing30 government livestock31 insurance agents.
Several of them are being prosecuted32.
Over 15 thousand birds have been culled34 in Taiwan in an attempt to stem the outbreak of the bird flu.
A strain of H5N2 has been discovered in live chickens on a local farm.
And H5N8 has been detected in a goose breeding facility on a different part of the island.
Cai Xiangmeng is an agriculture official in Taiwan.
"The newly-found H5N virus is likely to come from the H5N8 bird flu in South Korea. Not only ducks and geese could be highly infected, so are turkeys and chickens."
Slaughter35 houses across the island are being shut down as inspectors36 move in to test for the bird flu.
Eggs from one of the affected farms have been removed from close to a hundred schools as a precaution.
Health officials note the H5N2 strain of the bird flu is not infectious to humans.
Anchor:
There's a lot of anticipation38 this year about China's outbound investment, with the central government announcing slew39 of new programs meant to try to encourage more Chinese companies to go global.
Professor Huang Yiping, Deputy Dean of the National School of Development with Peking University, says more and more Chinese firms are shifting away from simply hunting for resources and technologies overseas to relocating their businesses abroad.
For more on this, CRI's Washington correspondent He Fei caught up with the professor at a forum on the Chinese economy held in New York.
Anchor:
The Chinese government is moving to standardizing41 Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM.
CRI's Yin Xiuqi has more.
Reporter:
At a national TCM conference held in Beijing over the weekend, Wang Guoqiang, Director of China State Administration of TCM, says standardization42 of TCM is crucial for its internationalization.
"We should make full use of international platforms, such as WTO and ISO, and actively43 participated in the establishment of relevant TCM standards. We should also nurture44 TCM medical staff through international cooperation and internationally-recognized TCM brands."
TCM is a broad range of medicinal practices dating back thousands of years.
It includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture45, massage46, exercise, and dietary therapy.
Many in China still rely on Traditional Chinese Medicine, but its acceptance overseas has been hindered by its lack of modern scientific proof and cultural differences.
Critics argue that TCM's theory isn't based on scientific knowledge, complaining there is a lack of cost-effectiveness in researching TCM.
But proponents47 say TCM is based upon a different way of thinking and unique outlook on the human body, which should not be judged by the standards of conventional medical science.
The Chinese government has been trying to make TCM globally accepted through international accreditation48.
The International Organization for Standardization, the ISO, last year approved two TCM standards, including one which requires that sterile49 acupuncture needles can only be used once.
An additional 19 ISO standards for TCM are under development, including the standardizing of a device which is used in the cooking of herbal medicines.
Jiang Libing is the chief manager of a Beijing-based medical equipment maker50 which manufactures the device.
"China should have a leading voice in setting the standards for this device. We feel our device should extract at least 50-percent of the medical-effective ingredients of the herbs. But this proposal has been opposed by Japan and South Korea, because they can't make devices up to our standard."
Ye Zhengliang with Tianjin Tasly Pharmaceutical51, a TCM drug maker, says his company is pushing for the approval of its Dansheng Dripping Pill by US regulators.
The pill, used for heart failure and blood vessels52 disorders53, is undergoing the final phase of clinical testing by the US Food and Drug Administration.
"The prospective54 standard of the pill will not only cover the Dansheng Dripping Pill but also cover its original materials, manufacturing process and its herbal additives55. We feel the standards, once approved; it will help the standardization of other TCM medicines."
Dansheng is the Chinese name for Salvia miltiorrhiza, a perennial56 plant highly valued for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine.
For CRI, I'm Yin Xiuqi.
Chinese military offers aids to Malaysia
Two Chinese IL-76 aircraft loaded with relief goods are on their way to Kuala Lumpur.
The Chinese military immediately prepared relief goods including tents, generators57, sewage pumps and water purifying equipment after the Malaysian defense58 ministry sent a request for aid.
Malaysia has suffered its worst flooding in 45 years since the end of 2014, with over 200,000 people evacuated59 from their homes.
The Chinese government also pledged humanitarian60 aid worth about 3 million U.S. dollars to Malaysia and Sri Lanka for flood relief.
Biz Reports
First, let's have a look at the numbers across the Asian markets this Monday evening.
Joining me on the desk is Yu Yang.
Reporter:
Chinese markets started the trading week down on concern that the market's rise over this past year has been overblown.
At close,
The Shanghai Composite Index dropped nearly one and three quarters of a percent, hitting its lowest level in two weeks.
Finance and property sector62 led the losses, with Poly Real Estate Group, Haitong Securities and Soochow Securities declining around about 3 percent.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng advanced half a percent, led by the gains of shares in a pair of companies owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing.
Investors have been gravitating toward the re-organization of Li Ka-shing's conglomerate63.
The share price of Cheung Kong Holdings soared 14-percent, shares of the retail64-focused Hutchison Whampoa were up over 12-percent.
The two new companies are going to be register in the Cayman Islands.
They will still be listed in Hong Kong.
Elsewhere in Asia,
In Japan, the Nikkei was closed today for a public holiday.
South Korea's KOSPI dropped one fifth of a percent.
In Australia, the ASX 200 down four fifths of a percent.
But in Singapore, the Straits Times Index picked up a fifth of a percent.
Sinohydro to Build Hydro Power Station in Mexico
The Mexican government has awarded a 380 million-dollar hydropower project to a consortium which includes Chinese state-owned giant Sinohydro Group.
The new facility is being built to supply electricity to over half-a-million homes in the state of Chiapas.
It's going to take 3.5-years to build.
The deal comes just days ahead of re-bidding for a high-speed rail project in the country.
A consortium led by China Railway Construction originally won the bid.
However, the tendering process had to be restarted amid opposition protest in Mexico.
Biauto Secures 1.3 Billion from JD and Tencent
The two firms are pouring 1.3-billion US dollars into the start-up.
JD.com will control 25-percent of the company.
Tencent is to hold a much smaller, 3.3 percent stake.
Bitauto offers sales data and other information on new and used vehicles.
The website saw sales of around 300-million dollars during Double-Eleven Day in November.
Alibaba to Build Shopping Center in South Korea
E-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly set to spend some 920-million US dollars on the creation of a shopping center in South Korea.
It's going to be located in the city of Inchon.
The complex is going to take up area of around 1-million square meters.
The city of Inchon and Alibaba are going to be the co-owners of the facility.
It's going to target mostly Chinese tourists, who make up the largest tourist numbers in South Korea.
Volvo to Sell Chinese-made Cars in U.S. this Year
Anchor:
Volvo says it's hoping to export Chinese-made midsize sedans this year to the United States.
The company says it expects to ship roughly 15-hundred made-in-China S60L's to the United States this year.
Volvo is also looking at building a factory in the United States.
The company lost around 8-percent of its sales volume in the US last year.
For more on the move, the Beijing Hour's Shane Bigham spoke70 earlier with Mike Bastin, Director of the China Business Centre based in London.
China's Car Market Drastically Slows
That was compared with the 13.9 percent rise from a year earlier.
23.5 million vehicles were sold in China in 2014.
Vehicle production also increased by over 7-percent to 23.7 million units.
The Year's 1st Gas Price Cut
The National Development and Reform Commission have announced the first cut of retail gas price in the new year.
The price of regular gas is being cut by 0.13 yuan per liter.
Meanwhile, the tax for regular gasoline is going up 0.12 yuan per liter.
Diesel taxes are being increased by 0.1 yuan.
State Asset Watchdog Sets Timetable for SOE Reform Policies
A timetable has been set for the reform of China's state-owned enterprises.
An official with the country's Assets Management Division says the majority of policies will be rolled out before Spring Festival, which falls on February 19th this year.
The State-owned Asset Supervision72 and Administration Commission is putting together new rules for mixed ownership of state assets, as well as changes to the evaluation73 system for this country's SOE's.
Mixed ownership will allow private capital to enter into SOEs.
The move comes amid the deterioration74 of profits at China's SOEs.
Combined profits only increased 4.5-percent through the first eleven months last year.
This is down from the 8.2 percent growth posted a year earlier.
Taobao Owners to Be First Affected by Citizen's Tax ID
A researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is suggesting many of this country's online shop owners are poised75 to come under more scrutiny76 with the creation of the new tax ID.
The tax ID, similar to a social security number in other countries, was announced last week.
Zhang Bin10 with the Academy says small online shop owners operating out of their home will have to pay tax once the new system is in place.
Currently, home-based Taobao owners don't pay taxes.
But with the tax ID, everyone's source of income will become taxable.
Overseas incomes will also be monitored and taxed.
The new tax ID is set to be formally introduced later this year.
Beijing turns street lamps into chargers for electric cars
The Beijing Municipal government has launched a project to transform street lamps to serve as charging poles for electric cars.
The project is in the Changping district in northern Beijing.
It's similar to one on the Beijing-Shanghai expressway where drivers can stop every 50 kilometers to charge up.
The Chinese government has been encouraging consumers to buy electric vehicles.
China's government is going to continue subsidizing electric vehicle purchases for the next 5-years.
China Eastern Studies Bahamas Charter Trips
China Eastern Airlines will undertake a feasibility test on charter flights from China to the Bahamas.
The plan aims to bring more Chinese tourists and investors to the island country in the Caribbean.
With the visa-waiver policy, Chinese visitors can stay up to 30 days in the Bahamas.
The first direct flight between China and the Caribbean will begin this September.
Air China will launch its first direct air route, from Beijing to the Cuban capital of Havana by then end of September, marking a huge cut in travel time between China and the Caribbean.
Headline News
AirAsia Cockpit Voice Recorder Located: Official
Searchers have located flight data recorder of the downed AirAsia Flight in the Java Sea.
Indonesian authorities say they're also working to collect the cockpit voice recorder as well.
Divers retrieved the flight data recorder earlier this morning.
The flight data and cockpit voice recorders are crucial to helping78 determine the cause of the air crash.
Initial suggestions are the flight went down in bad weather.
So far just under 50 bodies of the 162 people aboard the plane have been recovered.
World leaders march in hand in hand against extremist
French President Francois Hollande is chairing a crisis meeting with cabinet ministers in the wake of last week's terror attacks in Paris.
The meeting comes amid questions as to how militants known to the authorities were able to launch the raids in the French capital.
The attacks left a total of 17 people dead.
More than 40 world leaders have taken part in a massive rally in Paris in a show of solidarity.
Millions have turned out for the rallies across France.
Similar marches are being held in other parts of the world.
Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen is claiming responsibility for the attacks.
Six mobsters killed by police in Xinjiang
Police in Xinjiang have shot dead 6 people attempting to set off a bomb in the Kashgar region.
Local police were tipped off about a man being seen carrying an explosive device to the area.
Police say the suspect tried to attack the officers with an axe when confronted.
Five others then attempted to set off the bomb.
All were killed.
The motivation behind the attack remains unclear at this point.
Grabar-Kitarovic elected Croatia's first woman president
Croatia's opposition leader has become the country's first female president.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has secured just over 50-percent of the vote with 99% ballots counted.
Grabar-Kitarovic's contender, incumbent Ivo Josipovic, took around 49-percent of the vote.
He has conceded.
Observers are suggesting her election is a sign that Croatia may be shifting to the right amid a 6-year downturn in the economy.
Two dead, four injured in LG Display's gas leak incident
Two people are dead and four others have been hurt in a nitrogen gas leak at a factory in South Korea.
The incident has taken place at an LG Display plant in the city of Paju, which is about 40-kilometers northwest of Seoul.
One of those sickened is said to be in critical condition.
Authorities say a gas valve was opened for an unknown reason.
A similar incident took place in December at the construction site of a new nuclear reactor79 in the southeastern city of Ulsan, leaving 3-people dead.
Newspaper Picks
SHANGHAI DAILY
Electric car option for Beijing trips
Five electric vehicles have set off on a journey from Beijing to Shanghai, piloting a scheme that would see the 1,260-kilometer trip cost a maximum of 400 yuan, or roughly 64 US dollars in charging fees — half the fuel cost of gas-powered vehicles.
The vehicles are recharged at stations currently being built by the State Grid80 Corp of China along the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway.
Charging stations are located every 50 kilometers along the route and a single station can fully charge a vehicle within half an hour.
An electric vehicle needs to charge around six times en route — or every 200 kilometers.
The State Grid, the monopoly power distributor in all but five provinces in China, is building tens of thousands of charging spots across China to establish a network on highways from Beijing to Hong Kong.
--
GLOBAL TIMES
Cabbies strike over high fees, phone apps
China has witnessed a series of protests by taxi drivers in the past few weeks, as public debate rages as to whether the industry should be made more market-oriented and how taxi and car-hailing mobile apps should be regulated.
Following the strikes in Shenyang and Dongyang this month, cab drivers in Nanjing took to the streets the past weekend, bringing the city's traffic to a standstill.
The drivers said they were calling for a reduction in the franchise81 fees they pay to the taxi companies every month, which is nearly half of their total fares.
Apart from franchise fees and increasing competition, drivers have also complained that excessively low fares, low fuel surcharge allowances, low compensation for time spent stuck in traffic and the new ride-hailing apps have greatly hurt their incomes.
--
SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA
Brazil's coffee harvest last year was hit by one the country's worst droughts in decades, with effects on the world's largest producer now threatening to spill over into this year, pushing prices even higher.
Brazil's 290-thousand growers produce around a third of the world's coffee.
According to the ministry of agriculture, last year's total yield was down over 7 percent from 2013 and well below initial forecasts.
The falling production has sent prices soaring, with arabica up by half in 2014 and expected to keep increasing this year.
Unlike many crops that are replanted and harvested each year, coffee is grown in a two-year cycle. So initial predictions for 2014, made before the drought took hold, had initially84 forecast a much stronger harvest.
--
NDTV.COM (India)
India's roads are a dangerous place with data showing that over 1.4 million people die every year due to accidents.
The India Road Safety Week starting from January 11 hopes to draw attention to this serious issue and take some constructive86 steps to make India's roads safer.
The campaign will organize many ground activities across Mumbai, Bangalore and among others, through the week.
Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari while lending his support to the campaign also provided details of the proposed road safety and highway bill for last year.
The proposed bill has been drafted in sync with the best practices of the advanced nations.
Mr Gadkari explained that the new road safety law will ensure that no one gets a license87 through manipulation. In India, 30 percent of the motorists carry bogus licenses88.
Special Reports
Rising of the Robots in CES 2015
Anchor:
Robots have been one of the highlights of the just-concluded International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The number of robotic exhibits at this year's show have increased by 25 percent.
CRI's Luo Wen has more.
Reporter:
Clever robots are dancing to a new tune89 at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The trend-setting tech fest hosted a collection of innovative90 robotic companies keen to show off numerous intelligent, autonomous91 machines.
Sopo, a butler robot created by US-based Opobotics, is one of the shining stars.
That means anyone can tailor the robot's capabilities93, whether they are educational, helpful or entertaining.
"Many people state that it's never going to happen, that they can take the place of humans. But day by day, with the newer technology available to us, it is coming to that point."
At this year's CES, robotic exhibits have grown by 25 percent, covering nearly 800 square metres of event space.
It's a hint that robot tech may be finally ready to hit the mainstream95.
However, Matt Burns from TechCrunch does urge some caution.
"I think we're at a point where the term robot is a catch all, actually, where maybe five years ago it would've been called a machine but now it's a robot. So some of the smaller guys might not necessarily be a robot in the general sense of the term but still offers a whole lot of new functions that you've never seen before."
That's because in recent years interactive97, customizable droids have become even easier to program.
One of the most intriguing98 robots on display is 'Jibo', dubbed99 as the 'world's first family-friendly robot'.
Jibo can tell stories to children or remind their busy parents of upcoming appointments, as well as take pictures during family events.
Future versions will accommodate a tele-presence avatar, allowing users to communicate.
Dr. Cynthia Breazeal is the CEO of Jibo.
"The thing that's so exciting about Jibo is that it's really thinking about robots as a platform for human engagement and for content. Bringing content to life in this whole new way around this different level of personal emotional engagement."
Jibo is set to make a full public release in the summer next year.
During this year's CES, more than 3,500 exhibitors including big tech companies like Sony, Samsung and LG, have taken part in the event to show their latest technologies.
For CRI, I'm Luo Wen.
Sports
Football, Asian Cup: China downs Saudi Arabia 1-0
In Asian Cup action from the weekend:
Saturday saw the first big upset of the tournament, as China shut out Saudi Arabia 1-0. China's YU Hai deflected100 a free kick on the 81st minute to give China this win after Wang Dalei saved a penalty, denying the Saudi side.
In other action:
South Korea blanked Oman 1-0.
Uzbekistan downed North Korea 1-0.
United Arab Emirates took down Qatar 4-1.
And Iran shut out Bahrain 2-0.
Today's action saw Japan shut out Palestine 4-0.
And in the latest match, Iraq blanked Jordan. 1-0
Golf: Andy Sullivan reacts to victory at South African open
Briton Andy Sullivan has profited from a flurry of late dropped shots by home favourite Charl Schwartzel to win the South African Open at the first playoff hole and record his first European Tour victory on Sunday.
Shwartzel dropped four shots in his last five holes to enter a playoff with Englishman Sullivan, having seemingly been cruising to what would have been his maiden101 home championship win.
Having carded a final round 67 for a tournament total of 277, Sullivan then produced a superb iron into the green from the rough to set up the birdie chance on the first extra hole and defeat a deflated Schwartzel.
Sullivan said even he had trouble believing the result.
"It is just one of them shots, it was an all or nothing shot and it just came off. Unbelievable. And when Charl (Schwartzel) hit it close, I thought I might have two putts for it. But he made me work for it and fortunately enough it just stayed up to go in. But as I say, it is unbelievable feelings right now, I can't describe how I feel."
Schwartzel had led by five shots going into the final round, but could only manage a 74 on Sunday as his game fell apart on the final five holes.
Golf: Three-Way tie at at first PGA tournament of the year in Maui.
The third round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the first PGA tournament of the year, took place at the Plantation102 Course at Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii.
South Korea's Sang-Moon Bae, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson and Russell Henley were tied for the lead at 11-under heading into the third round.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (66) ran off three straight birdies from the 13th to 15th holes to grab a share of the lead with Walker at 16-under.
The 22-year-old stuck his third shot to a foot of the pin at the 18th to close with a birdie and climb to 17-under.
Walker (67) and Matsuyama are tied for the lead at 17-under heading into the final round.
Patrick Reed bounced his third shot at the 9th off the flagstick, he cleaned up the birdie putt to move to 13-under and would eventually finish his round on 15-under after a 68.
Bae, who captured the Frys.com Open last October, carded a 4-under 69 to join Reed at 15-under.
Henley (70), the 2014 Honda Classic winner, and Brendon Todd (69), the 2014 HP Byron Nelson Championship winner, are another shot back at 14-under.
Reigning103 US Masters Champion Bubba Watson birdied the 3rd, 4th and 5th to move to 10-under, another followed at the 9th.
CBA: Foshan Long Lions beat Shandong 118-112.
The Foshan Long Lions beat Shandong 118-112.
Qingdao downed Fujian 119-112.
Liaoning crushed the Bayi Rockets 94-75.
The Beijing Ducks beat Chongqing 108-80.
Dongguan beat Jiangsu Tongxi 118-110.
Shanxi beat the Guangsha Lions 113-102.
Guangdong Southern took out Tianjin 126-114.
The Shanghai sharks edged the Jiangsu Dragons 97-90,
Jilin downed Sichuan 102-91,
And it was the Xinjiang Flying Tigers taking out Zhejiang 123-98.
NBA: Portland downs Lakers, 106-94.
In NBA action:
Damian Lillard scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 106-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers earlier today.
Kyle Korver scored 19 points and DeMarre Carroll added 16 to help the Eastern Conference-leading Hawks win their eighth straight game, 120-89 over Washington on Sunday.
Improving to 16-3 at home and 29-8 overall, the Hawks got 15 points from Al Horford and 11 each from Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague and Mike Scott. Teague finished with a game-high 10 assists.
Atlanta has won 13 of the last 14 and 22 of the last 24. It leads the Eastern Conference this late in the season for the first time in 21 years.
In other action:
The Heat proved too much for the Clippers. Miami downed Los Angeles 104-90.
And LeBron James's absence is still not doing Cleveland any favors. They fell to the Sacramento Kings 103-84. Cleveland now moves to 19-19 on the season, with a loss to a team with a 16-21 record.
NFL: Colts beat out Broncos 24-13 in AFC Divisional Playoff
In NFL action over the weekend:
The Indianapolis Colts took down the Denver Broncos 24-13 in the AFC divisional playoff earlier today.
And the Greenbay Packers got the better of the Dallas Cowboys 26-21 in the NFC divisional playoff.
On Saturday,
And the Seattle Seahawks shamed the Carolina Panters 31-17.
China sweeps table tennis world cup in Dubai
China swept the men's and women's titles at the Team Table Tennis World Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
Chinese youngster Fan Zhendong beat Daniel Habesohn 3-0 and Olympic champion Zhang Jike defeated Robert Gardos in straight sets.
Zhang then paired up with Xu Xin in the doubles, beating Stefan Fegerl and Habesohn 3-0.
Zhu Yuling, Liu Shiwen and Ding Ning all won their games to secure China's seventh consecutive113 crown.
Entertainment
Boyhood takes top awards at Golden Globes
Coming of age film Boyhood has taken the top honors at the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles.
The movie which took 12 years to make, won best film drama, with Richard Linklater named Best Director and Patricia Arquette best supporting actress.
"Bottom line is we're all flawed in this world. No one's perfect. I just want to dedicate this to my parents and who gave so much love and support. I want to dedicate this to parents that are evolving everywhere and families that are just passing through this world and doing their best. Thank you very much."
British actor Eddie Redmayne won best actor in a drama for his role as Professor Stephen Hawking115 in The Theory of Everything. He beat competition from fellow Brits Benedict Cumberbatch and David Oyelowo.
The star thanked Professor Stephen Hawking for his help.
"This was a huge privilege Stephen, Jane, Jonathan and the Hawking family allowed us into their lives and entrusted116 us with their story. Getting to spend time with Steve Hawking who, despite all of the obstacles put in his way, has lived passionately117 and fully and with great humor was one of the great, great honors of my life."
The Theory Of Everything also collected two of the four awards it was nominated for. Besides Redmayne's prize, it was also awarded best original score by Johann Johannsson.
Despite being nominated for five awards, Alan Turing drama The Imitation Game came away empty- handed.
George Clooney was at the ceremony to accept his lifetime achievement award. During his speech he paid tribute to late star Robin118 Williams and also voiced his support for the victims of the Charlie Hedbo attack.
"Now, it's always fun to come here and catch up with old friends, and now we've seen that everybody has been hacked120, it's also a good chance for us to meet face to face and apologize for all the snarky things we said about each other. I'm sorry, Don."
The outcome of the 72nd Globes will not influence the Academy Awards slate, since voting for next week's nominees’ announcement is closed. But it can give crucial momentum121 to the Oscar race.
Taken 3 knocks The Hobbit off the box office top spot
After three weeks atop the US box office, The Hobbit has been knocked off its top spot by Taken 3.
The film starring Liam Neeson, nabbed the top spot at the weekend box office in North America with earnings122 of 40 million dollars.
Neeson says the success of the franchise was surprising.
"I knew we had made a tight, solid, fast-paced, little European thriller123, you know? We were all surprised the life that it had. 20th Century Fox did an amazing PR job with the film and helped to make it a success, you know? And we were all surprised. Especially myself."
Taken 3 also earned 41 million dollars in 36 international territories this weekend.
The third installment124 of the 20th Century Fox thriller series stars Neeson as a vengeance-seeking retired125 CIA operative with "a very particular set of skills"
The original "Taken", debuted126 in 2009 with less than 25 million dollars, while "Taken 2" launched in 2012 with nearly 50 million dollars.
The third taken film will be the last in the series.
Lenny Kravitz to join Katy Perry at Super Bowl half time show
Katy Perry has invited singer Lenny Kravitz to perform with her at the halftime show at this year's Super Bowl.
Perry is set to headline the American football event which sees the annual championship match of the USA's National Football League.
The star announced Kravitz as her special guest in an interview on NBC's Today show describing him as a rock and roll icon127 and guitar god.
Following the Super Bowl, Kravitz will go back on the road for the international leg of his tour in support of his 2014 album Strut128.
Last year's Super Bowl halftime show saw Bruno Mars performing with special guests Red Hot Chilli Peppers drawing a record 112 million viewers in the US alone.
Snoop Dogg to release new album
Snoop Dogg has confirmed that he will be releasing a new album this year.
The Pharrell produced album's release is penned for March.
The album marks Snoop's return to the name Snoop Dogg after releasing an album Reincarnated130 under the name Snoop Lion in 2013. He last released an album under Snoop Dogg in 2011 with the album Doggumentary.
The star is keeping himself busy having just agreed to make a guest appearance as himself in hip-hop drama Empire. The episode is set to air in late February or early March.
点击
收听单词发音
收听单词发音 |
1
solidarity
|
|
| n.团结；休戚相关 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
2
standardize
|
|
| v.使符合标准，使标准化 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
3
haze
|
|
| n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
4
overcast
|
|
| adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
5
sleet
|
|
| n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
6
divers
|
|
| adj.不同的；种种的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
7
retrieved
|
|
| v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
8
joint
|
|
| adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
9
remains
|
|
| n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
10
bin
|
|
| n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
11
militants
|
|
| 激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
12
violation
|
|
| n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
13
gathering
|
|
| n.集会，聚会，聚集 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
14
killing
|
|
| n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
15
lengthy
|
|
| adj.漫长的，冗长的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
16
opposition
|
|
| n.反对，敌对 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
17
ballots
|
|
| n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
18
incumbent
|
|
| adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
19
broker
|
|
| n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
20
overseen
|
|
| v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
21
bilateral
|
|
| adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
22
steering
|
|
| n.操舵装置 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
23
impetus
|
|
| n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
24
forum
|
|
| n.论坛，讨论会 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
25
axe
|
|
| n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
26
affected
|
|
| adj.不自然的，假装的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
27
ministry
|
|
| n.(政府的)部；牧师 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
28
deflated
|
|
| adj. 灰心丧气的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
29
guts
|
|
| v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
30
bribing
|
|
| 贿赂 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
31
livestock
|
|
| n.家畜，牲畜 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
32
prosecuted
|
|
| a.被起诉的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
33
culling
|
|
| n.选择，大批物品中剔出劣质货v.挑选，剔除( cull的现在分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
34
culled
|
|
| v.挑选，剔除( cull的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
35
slaughter
|
|
| n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
36
inspectors
|
|
| n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
37
investors
|
|
| n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
38
anticipation
|
|
| n.预期，预料，期望 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
39
slew
|
|
| v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
40
promotion
|
|
| n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
41
standardizing
|
|
| 使合乎规格，使标准化( standardize的现在分词 )； 规格化 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
42
standardization
|
|
| n.标准化 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
43
actively
|
|
| adv.积极地，勤奋地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
44
nurture
|
|
| n.养育，照顾，教育；滋养，营养品；vt.养育，给与营养物，教养，扶持 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
45
acupuncture
|
|
| n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
46
massage
|
|
| n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
47
proponents
|
|
| n.（某事业、理论等的）支持者，拥护者( proponent的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
48
accreditation
|
|
| n.委派，信赖，鉴定合格 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
49
sterile
|
|
| adj.不毛的，不孕的，无菌的，枯燥的，贫瘠的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
50
maker
|
|
| n.制造者，制造商 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
51
pharmaceutical
|
|
| adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
52
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： |
|
|
|
|
53
disorders
|
|
| n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
54
prospective
|
|
| adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
55
additives
|
|
| n.添加剂( additive的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
56
perennial
|
|
| adj.终年的；长久的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
57
generators
|
|
| n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
58
defense
|
|
| n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
59
evacuated
|
|
| 撤退者的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
60
humanitarian
|
|
| n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
61
component
|
|
| n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
62
sector
|
|
| n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
63
conglomerate
|
|
| n.综合商社，多元化集团公司 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
64
retail
|
|
| v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
65
gorges
|
|
| n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
66
auto
|
|
| n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
67
outfit
|
|
| n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
68
dealers
|
|
| n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
69
Ford
|
|
| n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
70
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： |
|
|
|
|
71
diesel
|
|
| n.柴油发动机，内燃机 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
72
supervision
|
|
| n.监督，管理 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
73
evaluation
|
|
| n.估价，评价；赋值 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
74
deterioration
|
|
| n.退化；恶化；变坏 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
75
poised
|
|
| a.摆好姿势不动的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
76
scrutiny
|
|
| n.详细检查，仔细观察 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
77
fully
|
|
| adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
78
helping
|
|
| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
79
reactor
|
|
| n.反应器；反应堆 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
80
grid
|
|
| n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
81
franchise
|
|
| n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
82
brews
|
|
| n.（尤指某地酿造的）啤酒( brew的名词复数 )；酿造物的种类；（茶）一次的冲泡量；（不同思想、环境、事件的）交融v.调制( brew的第三人称单数 )；酝酿；沏（茶）；煮（咖啡） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
83
slumped
|
|
| 大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下] | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
84
initially
|
|
| adv.最初，开始 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
85
stringent
|
|
| adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
86
constructive
|
|
| adj.建设的，建设性的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
87
license
|
|
| n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
88
licenses
|
|
| n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
89
tune
|
|
| n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
90
innovative
|
|
| adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
91
autonomous
|
|
| adj.自治的；独立的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
92
interface
|
|
| n.接合部位，分界面；v.(使)互相联系 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
93
capabilities
|
|
| n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
94
marketing
|
|
| n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
95
mainstream
|
|
| n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
96
strictly
|
|
| adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
97
interactive
|
|
| adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
98
intriguing
|
|
| adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
99
dubbed
|
|
| v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
100
deflected
|
|
| 偏离的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
101
maiden
|
|
| n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
102
plantation
|
|
| n.种植园，大农场 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
103
reigning
|
|
| adj.统治的，起支配作用的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
104
slate
|
|
| n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
105
hawks
|
|
| 鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
106
streak
|
|
| n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
107
grizzlies
|
|
| 北美洲灰熊( grizzly的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
108
phoenix
|
|
| n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
109
patriots
|
|
| 爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
110
ravens
|
|
| n.低质煤；渡鸦( raven的名词复数 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
111
trophy
|
|
| n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
112
ousted
|
|
| 驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
113
consecutive
|
|
| adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
114
dedicated
|
|
| adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
115
hawking
|
|
| 利用鹰行猎 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
116
entrusted
|
|
| v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
117
passionately
|
|
| ad.热烈地，激烈地 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
118
robin
|
|
| n.知更鸟，红襟鸟 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
119
hacking
|
|
| n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
120
hacked
|
|
| 生气 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
121
momentum
|
|
| n.动力，冲力，势头；动量 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
122
earnings
|
|
| n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
123
thriller
|
|
| n.惊险片，恐怖片 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
124
installment
|
|
| n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
125
retired
|
|
| adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
126
debuted
|
|
| 初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式） | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
127
icon
|
|
| n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
128
strut
|
|
| v.肿胀，鼓起；大摇大摆地走；炫耀；支撑；撑开；n.高视阔步；支柱，撑杆 | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
129
slated
|
|
| 用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
|
130
reincarnated
|
|
| v.赋予新形体，使转世化身( reincarnate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
参考例句： |
|
|
|
购买
在百度中搜索