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A Chinese emergency rescue team arrives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to help the rescue operation after the region's worst quake in 200 years.
The Chinese government responds to Google's announcement that it might withdraw from China's market by saying the country's internet is open and welcomes international companies.
A Baghdad court has sentenced 11 Iraqis to death for planning and carrying out a series of attacks last summer, which killed at least 95 people.
And China has issued a new policy to boost employment this year.
Hot Issue Reports
Chinese rescue team en route to Haiti
A Chinese emergency rescue team arrived in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince early Thursday local time, to help the rescue operation after an earthquake in which up to 100,000 people are feared dead and eight Chinese are still missing. Four of the missing Chinese are peace-keepers while the other four are from a six-member working group of the Ministry 1 of the Public Security.
Other Chinese in Haiti including more than 130 peacekeepers and those working for China's trade office, enterprises and other organizations in Haiti, are safe.
US President Outlines Haiti Quake Relief Efforts
US President Barack Obama has announced that massive relief efforts from his country is moving toward Haiti as he continues to mobilize the US response to the island's devastating 2 earthquake.
But Obama says it will take hours "maybe days" to get the full US relief contingent 3 on the ground, because of the damaged roads and communications.
"Even as we move as quickly as possible, it will take hours, and in many cases days, to get all of our people and resources on the ground. But it's important that everybody in Haiti understand that at this very moment one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history is moving toward Haiti."
The first US Army troops - a little more than 100 soldiers - are heading to Haiti.
The troops will find locations to set up tents and other essentials in preparation for the arrival of another roughly 800 personnel on Friday.
They come on top of some 2,200 Marines, also to be sent by the US military.
The US government is initially 4 directing 100 million US dollars toward the relief effort, a figure Obama says will certainly grow over the year.
UN Chief Comments on Haiti Earthquake
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a UN security guard has been pulled out alive from the collapsed 5 UN headquarters building in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.
Ban says this is "a small miracle" in the grim search for some 100 UN personnel still trapped in the rubble 6 of the headquarters building after Tuesday's earthquake.
"The overall picture remains 7 still sketchy 8 and the facts as far as we know are grim. On the overall casualty figures, we've all seen the varying estimates. It will take I think many many days. I expect before we can make even an educated guess as to the death toll 9 I fear it could be very high."
The UN chief adds that 18 UN peacekeepers and four international police officers have been confirmed dead.
Ban also says Assistant Secretary-General Edmond Mulet will arrive in Port-au-Prince soon to take charge of the UN mission and coordinate 10 the international relief effort.
Chinese FM: China's Internet is Open
The Chinese government has responded to search-engine company Google's announcement that it might withdraw from China's market by saying the country's internet is open and welcomes international companies.
Jiang Yu, spokeswoman of the Foreign Affairs Ministry made the remark at a regular press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
"China's internet is open. The government encourages the development of the internet industry and has tried creating a favorable environment for the internet. China's law prohibits cyber crimes including hacker 11 attacks. As in many other countries, the Chinese government manages the internet industry according to law, while its administrative 12 measures on the internet are in line with international practices."
Jiang says China welcomes international internet companies to conduct business in the country according to law.
Google posted a statement on its official company blog on Tuesday, indicating that it might shut down its Chinese web portal Google.cn and the company's offices in the country.
It cites a previous string of cyber attacks, surveillance activities and censorship policies by the Chinese government as the reasons.
The Chinese search engine market reached nearly 7 billion yuan, or about 1 billion U.S. dollars, in 2009. Google took 33 percent of the market in the third quarter.
China Seeks Clarity on Google's Intentions
Meanwhile, an official with China's State Council Information Office says that Chinese Internet authorities are seeking more information on Google's announcement that it is considering leaving the China market.
The official says that it is still hard to say whether Google will close its China site. The search engine's corporate 14 development and chief legal officer, David Drummond, has said Google is reviewing business operations in China.
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other search engines have agreed to demands that they block access to politically sensitive material. The Chinese government has also accused Google of showing too many links to pornographic content.
Peter Barron, head of communications and public affairs for Google UK, says they have decided 15 to change their approach to China.
"These attacks on our system as well as the surveillance exercise that we've discovered has led us to believe that we should no longer agree to censor 13 our results in China,"
According to the iResearch Consulting Group, the Chinese search engine market reached nearly 7 billion yuan, or about 1 billion U.S. dollars, in 2009. Google took 32.8 percent of the market revenue in the third-quarter, while Chinese search engine Baidu claimed 63.8 percent.
Google's absence would leave a huge gap in the market for other search engines in China to fill.
Iraq Sentences 11 to Death in Last Year's Ministry Bombings
A Baghdad court has sentenced 11 Iraqis to death for planning and carrying out a series of attacks last summer, which killed at least 95 people and wounded hundreds.
Judge Abdul Sattar al-Beeraqdar, a spokesman for Iraq's Supreme 16 Judicial 17 Council, reveals further details of the sentence.
"All the 11 defendants 18 are Iraqis. They are all civilians 19 with no one coming from the security troops. The trial process is conducted strictly 20 according to law."
The spokesman says the defendants have a month to appeal the sentence.
The bombings, on August 19, struck Iraq's Foreign and Finance Ministries 21 in the heart of the capital.
The attacks came less than two months after US combat troops withdrew from Iraqi cities, raising fears among many Iraqis that their security forces are not capable of maintaining security yet.
Light News
Gov't Issues New Policy to Promote Employment Opportunities for College Grads
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has issued a new policy to boost employment in China this year.
The policy gives many corporations and vocational schools preferences for hiring recent college graduates.
It also mandates 22 that universities offer students more professional job-hunting services and adjust their academic curricula to fit the needs of the job market.
Mo Rong is Vice 23 Director of the ministry's Institute for Labor 24 and Wage Studies.
"This policy will help the Chinese job market to recover and consequently will promote a restoration of the Chinese economy which will continuously become stronger."
Statistics from the China National Center for Human Resources indicate 87 percent of the country's college graduates were able to find jobs last year despite the negative impact of the global economic downturn.
China's Internatinal Airline Passenger Volume to Increase
The passenger volume of China's international airlines is expected to increase this year.
China's Civil Aviation Administration anticipates passenger volume, cargo 25 volume and total turnover 26 volume to surpass last year's figures.
Li Jiaxiang, Director of China's Civil Aviation Administration, said China's civil aviation market will expand this year.
"In the first half of 2010, the growth rate of international passenger and cargo transport will increase faster than domestic growth rate. We ask all air companies to follow the change of international market and to expand their international business. We predict the growth rate of the overall airline market in 2010 will be better than the 2009 figure."
The country's air industry plans to have 208 new planes join air operation and reinforce the management of flight schedule.
In addition, China will enhance its transport capability 27 and add more international destinations to meet the increasing passenger volume this year.
China to Boost Domestic Consumption in 2010
With the stimulus 28 package boosting domestic consumption, total retail 29 sales of consumer goods in China hit 12 trillion yuan last year. In the New Year, the Chinese government will take further measures to boost domestic consumption. Chen Zhe has more.
Shanghai World Expo Finished 90 Percent of Construction
The Shanghai World Expo organizers have finished 90 percent of the construction at the Expo site.
The rest of the work needs to be completed by the end of March.
One of the five permanent structures, the Performance Center is under internal decoration. The other four including the China Pavilion and the Expo Center are completed.
Tao Xiong, project manager of the Performance Center says the construction team has adjusted their working process and methods to deal with the cold snap that has hit Shanghai.
"We have installed protective glasses in the building ahead of our previous schedule. Therefore no matter how strong the wind is, it will not blow into the building. "
Other structures and facilities are also under tight construction schedules.
More than 30 of the 42 stand-alone pavilions, built by the participants are now undergoing internal decoration and exhibition layout.
Another 42 rented pavilions and 11 joint 30 pavilions have been completed.
The Expo slated 31 from May 1st to October 31st this year, will have three trial operations in April.
Scandinavian Countries Host Promotional Event for Expo
Meanwhile, the five Scandinavian countries are hosting promotional events in Beijing to showcase the unique features of their pavilions for this year's World Expo in Shanghai.
Representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden say they hope the Shanghai Expo will display the charm of Scandinavia in all respects and offer the Chinese a wonderful opportunity to get to know their people.
Trond Giske, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, introduced the Norwegian Pavilion.
"I think the construction work is on schedule, and we will finish by May 1st. This is a very interesting structure, the Norwegian Pavilion, where you have good structures that are like the trees, so there are 15 trees. And within this area, we will show parts of Norwegian nature. And as a surprise, there will be a waterfall within the pavilion. So I think going there will be like stepping into Norwegian nature."
Hreinn Pálsson is Expo Deputy Commissioner 32 General and Director of the Iceland Pavilion.
"This is a very interesting destination that offers an interesting contrast between extremely cold glaciers 33 and extremely hot geothermal hot springs and barren landscape. I think this is geologically very new, and this is a very beautiful landscape and nature we are offering to tourists and visitors."
Pavilions of the five countries are located close to each other at the Expo site.
The 2010 World Expo will run from May 1st to October 31st in Shanghai.
World's Tallest and Shortest Men Meet up to Share Experiences
The world's tallest man has met with the world's shortest man in Turkey during a celebration of world records.
At 246.5 cm, Sultan Kosen, a Turkish, is officially the World's tallest man. Kosen's record breaking counterpart, He Pingping from China, stands at a height 74.61 cm, officially making him the shortest man in the world.
The two met in Istanbul at the opening of a Guinness World Records road-show.
Kosen said that although everyone appears short to him he was shocked when he first saw He Pingping.
"As the tallest man of the world with 2 m 46 cm normally everybody is short to me. But this time when I saw him I got a shock. I had a hard time to see him. There is a big altitude difference."
Meanwhile, 21-year-old He, who lives in Inner Mongolia, simply said that he was "very excited."
Kosen, who suffers from a condition called pituitary gigantism, also holds the record for the largest hands at a size of 27.5cm and the largest feet at 36.5cm.
Media Digest
China Daily: Openness Benefits the Country Politically
Local authorities in Southwest China's Yunnan Province announced early this week that all domestic and international media are invited to cover the province's annual sessions of the People's Congresses, the legislative 34 body, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the political advisory 35 body.
The meetings are seen as the most important political gatherings 36 each year for local officials and elites 37 to draft their economic and social blueprints 38 for the coming year. It is the second time that provincial 39 authorities in Yunnan have extended the invitation.
A commentary in the China Daily says many other local authorities are still hesitating to open their sessions to media from other regions and countries. The basic concern is that they are afraid of media exposure on sensitive issues, which they think will put officials in an awkward position. Officials in Yunnan should be commended for having the confidence to present their issues to the media.
It says covering up issues is difficult in the information age, and transparency is the best way for decision-makers to make the right choices.
Increasing transparency of government affairs and wider access to information enables citizens to express their opinions on public affairs and pushes the government to improve.
The writer points out that many Chinese officials are media-shy and afraid that negative reporting will harm their careers. Organizers of the sessions should offer basic training to delegates to psychologically prepare them to meet with the media.
Beijing News: Tough Times Teach Us How to Be Grateful
Planes with cargo and rescue teams from around the world are heading for Haiti, which was hit on Tuesday by the most powerful earthquake in the country in two centuries.
An editorial in today's "Beijing News" says such disasters teach us how to be grateful to those who have helped us previously 40 and stand by them when they experience tough times themselves.
The editorial notes that China itself has also suffered a couple of deadly earthquakes. The most recent one was the Sichuan earthquake in May 2008 when nearly 70,000 died.
Now, less than two years after the disaster, China is sending its own rescue elites to Haiti. The editorial argues no matter how different civilizations view their relationship with nature, we all are learning how to repay those who help us out in times of natural disasters.
The editorial further points out that people always learn something from such natural disasters. For example, a more sophisticated tsunami 41 warning system was put in place after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Indonesia in 2004. Therefore, the editorial says, disasters show us how to help others much more effectively.
The editorial concludes by saying that understanding how to show sympathy and how to stand together during tough times are symbols of a mature society, and that we all learn from the pain of going through such catastrophes 42 together.
- 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。
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
- Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- 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。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The material he supplied is too sketchy.他提供的材料过于简略。
- Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。
- 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。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
- The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
- This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
- The film has not been viewed by the censor.这部影片还未经审查人员审查。
- The play was banned by the censor.该剧本被查禁了。
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
- Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
- The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
- As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- 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。
- 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。
- Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
- While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。
- 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。
- 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。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
- Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。
- 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。
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
- Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. 冰川把丘陵地带冲出一条条山谷。
- It has ice and snow glaciers, rainforests and beautiful mountains. 既有冰川，又有雨林和秀丽的山峰。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）
- 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。
- I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
- He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
- His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
- During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。
- The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
- Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。
- Have the blueprints been worked out? 蓝图搞好了吗？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- BluePrints description of a distributed component of the system design and best practice guidelines. BluePrints描述了一个分布式组件体系的最佳练习和设计指导方针。 来自互联网
- 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。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in 1970. 1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害。 来自辞典例句
- The Swiss deposits contain evidence of such catastrophes. 瑞士的遗址里还有这种灾难的证据。 来自辞典例句