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英语课

 It's Paul James with you on this Thursday, March 5, 2015.


Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
The second-half of this year's "lianghui" is set to begin this morning with the launch of the National People's Congress.
Judicial 1 authorities have issued a new series of guidelines for dealing 2 with cases involving domestic abuse.
Dozens are feared dead following an explosion in a mine along the front-lines of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
In business... new plans are being drafted to promote the clean-air business in China.
In Sports... a solid night for Chinese clubs in the Asian Champions League.
In Entertainment... online condolences are swirling 3 on the internet in China following the death of a beloved French children's writer.
First, let's check in with what's happening with the weather...
 
 
Weather
 
 
Beijing will be cloudy today with a high of 8 and a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius 4.
Shanghai will have sleet 5 during the daytime with a high of 6.
It will see slight rain tonight with a low of 4.
Chongqing, slight rain with a high of 12 and a low of 9 degrees Celsius.
Elsewhere in Asia.
Islamabad will be cloudy today with a high of 28.
Kabul will have snow showers with a high of 7.
Over to North America,
New York will see snow today with a high of minus 2 degrees.
Washington, also snow with a high of 1 degrees.
Honolulu, rainy, 24.
Toronto, Canada, will see slight snow with a high of minus 8 degrees.
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires will be sunny with a high of 28.
And Rio de Janeiro also sunny with a high of 32 degrees Celsius.
 
 
Top News
 
 
China's legislative 6 session sets agenda
 
Anchor
The presidium, which runs the procedural workings of the National People's Congress, has been officially elected.
Delegates to this year's NPC have also adopted an agenda for the annual session.
CRI's Wang Wei has more.
Reporter
Fu Ying, spokesperson for the 3rd session of the 12th National People's Congress, says China will raise its defense 8 budget by around 10 percent this year.
"China's defense budget rose by 12.2 percent last year. The specific number for this year is due to be known tomorrow. Now I can give you a rough idea. The recommended growth rate for national defense in the draft 2015 budget report is about 10 percent."
Fu points out that it is important to guarantee a safe environment so that Chinese people can live a peaceful life.
She also adds that China has successfully followed the road of peace and development and will continue to take that path.
Among the agenda items, Chinese legislators will review draft amendments 9 to an overall "Legislation Law."
It regulates the process of creating national laws, government regulations, and local laws and defines legislative powers in the country
Fu Ying offered some details of the draft amendments.
"The powers delegated to localities mainly include making laws, rules and regulations on city management, city construction and environmental protection. The delegation 10 of the law-making power will better motivate localities. In order to better protect human rights, there is an additional provision, which stimulates 11 that in formulating 12 any rules and regulations, the State Council departments and local governments shall not reduce or harm the rights of citizens and neither shall they add obligations to citizens without the legal basis at a next higher level."
It is the first time that draft revisions to the law have been discussed by NPC deputies at a full session of the national legislative body.
The spokeswoman also spoke 7 about corruption 13, saying the country will continue to crack down on misconduct by officials.
"There is a saying that only by treating symptoms effectively can we wipe out the root cause completely. For the national legislators, what we need to do is to step up institutional legal mechanisms 15 to fight corruption, trying to wipe out the root cause of corruption."
According to the spokeswoman, a total of 39 members of China's national legislature were stripped of their lawmaker status in the past two years.
Moreover, China has revised the Budget Law to better manage government revenues and spending so as to strengthen supervision 16 on power.
China's annual NPC session is scheduled to open Thursday, where nearly 3-thouand national lawmakers will gather in Beijing.
For CRI, this is Wang Wei.
 
 
Xi Jinping stresses cross-Strait peaceful development
 
Anchor
Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken part in a panel discussion among members of the country's leading advisory 17 body, telling members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference the broad-based development of the mainland is going to be the key to creating lasting 18 ties across the Taiwan Strait.
CRI's Qi Zhi has more.
Reporter
Speaking among a group of CPPCC delegates, Chinese President Xi Jinping says peaceful development of cross-Strait ties is the best path toward progress on both the mainland and Taiwan.
The suggestion has been made to a group representing Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and the All China Confederation of Taiwan Compatriots.
"As the old saying goes, without a solid foundation, the earth and mountain will tremble. We must adhere to the 1992 Consensus 20, which Chinese mainland has been regarding as the basis and precondition for conducting exchanges with authorities on Taiwan and its political parties."
The 1992 Consensus is an agreement between both sides across the Strait that they should adhere to the "one-China" principle.
Xi Jinping says this principle is what's keeping lines of communication open.
"The core of it is to acknowledge that the mainland and Taiwan belong to one and the same China. As long as they can hold on to this, there will be no communication obstacles between any Taiwan parties or organizations and the Chinese mainland."
At the same time, Xi Jinping says he believes the key factor deciding where the cross-Strait ties goes is the development and progress of the mainland.
He's also warned the group to be vigilant 21 against those who would want to push for "Taiwan independence," saying separatist ideals threaten China's national sovereignty and territorial 22 integrity.
Taiwan's political fabric 23 has been going through a number of changes in recent months.
The chair of the ruling Kuomintang, Ma Ying-jeou, stepped down as party leader after the KMT took a big hit in the local government elections on Taiwan.
The party won just 6 of the 22 mayoral elections.
The annual session of the CPPCC National Committee, which opened Tuesday, is scheduled to run for 10 days.
The second half of "lianghui," or the "two-sessions," the National People's Congress, opens later on this Thursday.
For CRI, I'm Qi Zhi.
 
 
China Focus: Guideline urges murder trials for fatal domestic abuse
 
Anchor
Chinese judicial authorities have issued a new edict which allows prosecutors 24 to ask for a murder conviction in cases where deaths are involved in domestic violence.
The same judicial guidance is also allowing for lenience 25 for victims of long-term abuse.
CRI's Niu Honglin has more.
Reporter
The guidelines state that the judicial system should respond to domestic violence promptly 26 and effectively. It stresses intensified 27 judicial intervention 28 in cases of domestic violence, which in China is traditionally considered a private matter that should be kept within the family.
Yang Wanming is a senior judge with the supreme 29 people's court.
"It is hard to discover the actual crime. As it happens within families, it is difficult for outsiders to know. And even the victims, their relatives, neighbors or friends do know about the abuse, under the influence of Chinese traditional ideas as "Domestic shame should not be made public," it is rare for them to report the case."
The guideline places responsibility for responding to a complaint of domestic violence with the department which first receives the report -- whether it's the police, prosecutors, or the courts -- either by opening a file or handing it over to other relevant departments.
The guideline, which is China's first comprehensive judicial document on domestic violence, was jointly 30 released by the Supreme People's Court (SPC), the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry 31 of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice.
It also states those who abandon their babies or cause death by refusing to fulfill 32 necessary child support obligations may also be charged with murder.
The document said that acts stopping ongoing 33 violence in the family, as long as they are in line with the Criminal Law, can be justified 34 as self-defense and exempted 35 from criminal charges.
China's first bill against domestic violence is likely to have its first reading in August. Fu Ying, China's spokesperson with the national legislature, says a draft of this law has been published in order to solicit 36 opinions from the public.
"If things go smoothly 37, we expect the law to take shape after two or three readings."
According to the All-China Women's Federation 19 (ACWF), nearly 25 percent of Chinese women have suffered domestic violence within their marriages.
A 2010 survey by the ACWF and the National Bureau of Statistics indicated that more than 30 percent of girls and 50 percent of boys had received "physical punishment" from their parents in the 12 months before the poll.
Meanwhile, more than 13 percent of Chinese elders have suffered abuse at the hands of family, according to a survey cited by China Central Television in November.
For Cri, I'm Niu Honglin
 
 
Calls put out for more public holidays
 
Public holidays are once-again a topic of discussion at this year's "lianghui", or "two sessions".
Proposals have been put forward to make days such as the Lantern Festival and Constitution Day as public holidays.
Advocates are suggesting making traditional festivals public holidays will help expand Chinese culture, particularly among the younger generation.
There are currently 7 official public holidays in China, with 11 off days in total.
They include New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Labor 38 Day, the Dragon Boast Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and National Day.
 
 
Military Supplies on Detained Chinese Ship Legal
 
The Chinese government says it's working to help assist the crew of a Chinese vessel 39 currently being detained in Columbia.
The ship was seized over the weekend in the port of Cartagena with cargo 40 destined 41 for Cuba.
Columbian authorities allege 42 the Chinese ship is carrying illegal supplies.
The Chinese government is denying the allegation.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying.
"As far as I know, the ship was carrying ordinary military supplies from China to Cuba, and no sensitive items were involved. Relevant cooperation does not violate Chinese laws and regulations, nor China's international obligations."
The ship was detained on Saturday by Colombian authorities after gunpowder 43 and other military materials were found during an inspection 44.
The captain of the vessel is currently being detained.
 
 
Rescue for Trapped Miners in Donetsk Underway
 
It's feared at least 30 miners are dead after an explosion at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine.
230 workers were underground when the explosion hit.
There are conflicting reports about the number of casualties.
Ukrainian officials in Kiev say one person is confirmed dead, while the fate of some 30 others trapped underground remains 45 unknown.
However, other reports suggest Ukrainian rebels, who control the region where the mine is located, are suggesting the search for the missing be called off amid fears of another explosion, despite pleas from those on-the-ground.
"Dangerous, very dangerous. Nevertheless it is our job, it is our job. You should understand that we cannot leave them there, we should rescue them all, whatever it takes."
Kiev is suggesting the rebels lack the resources to deal with the disaster, and have attempted to get their own teams into the mine to help search for the missing.
However, Ukrainian authorities say their attempts to access the site have been denied by rebel forces.
The mine itself has a history of accidents.
Three separate incidents in 2007 alone left over 150 workers dead.
 
 
Boston Marathon bombing trial begins
 
The Boston Marathon bombing trial has begun.
The lawyer for 21-year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told the jury that her client committed the crime.
However, the defense is arguing the young man fell under the influence of his older brother.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the two, was killed in the manhunt which followed just days after the attack.
Prosecutors contend the pair, who emigrated to the United States a decade ago from the Russian Caucuses 46, were driven by anger over US wars in Muslim lands.
The bombing itself left three dead, including a Chinese national studying in Boston at the time.
Over 200-others were injured.
Liz Norden's two sons both lost legs in the bombing.
"They had burns over 50 percent of their bodies, their eyelashes were gone, their eyebrows 47 were gone, their hair was gone, I mean, it was... they were lucky to live. I want the death penalty. That would be justice for me. For my boys, for myself, for how I feel what happened to my boys. That would be justice."
Tsarnaev and his brother are accused of placing two pressure cooker bombs at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon that exploded within 12 seconds of each other.
The 21-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all charges in a 30-count indictment 49.
 
 
Convicts Transferred to Indonesian Island for Execution
 
Final preparations are underway for the planned execution of two Australian nationals in Indonesia.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were the ringleaders of the so-called "Bali Nine" drug smuggling 50 gang.
Indonesia's Attorney General says the firing squad 51 is currently undergoing training for the executions, which include not only the two Australian men, but 7 other foreign nationals.
The mass executions are being delayed by a last-ditch appeal from a Filipino convict.
Indonesian Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo.
"Because the clemency 52 has been rejected by president Joko Widodo, all processes have been completed, and the convicts are ready to be executed. But because there are convicts who filed a judicial review to the Supreme Court, we will see future developments."
Indonesian authorities plan to give 72-hours notice to the convicts before they're put to death.
The case involving the two Australian men has been dominating headlines, with the Australian government pushing feverishly 53 to have the death sentences commuted 54.
However, all their appeals have been rejected.
 
 
Iran blasts Israeli PM's speech to US Congress
 
Iran's leadership is blasting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the U.S. Congress this week, describing it as political theatre.
Speaking to US lawmakers, Netanyahu has warned against reaching a nuclear deal with Iran, saying it will eventually lead to Iran being able to create a nuclear weapon.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has since responded, saying that it's Israel which is creating the "greatest danger" in the region.
Iran's Parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani, says Netanyahu's speech was merely a 'political show'.
"This entire ordeal 55 was performed in the congress in the shape of a political show which shows that the congress of a great country claiming to be managers of the world has been hired by a fake regime. The person announcing this concern has been for years, sitting on more than 200 nuclear warheads for years and still makes such accusations 56 and announces that Israel will even take military action against Iran on its own."
The speech itself has added increasing tension between the US and Israeli side, as Netanyahu was invited to speak before Congress by the Republican leadership, and not the White House.
Iran and the P5+1 have until the end of this month to reach a political settlement.
US and Iranian diplomats 57 have wrapped up 3-days of nuclear talks in Switzerland this week.
 
 
Biz Reports
 
 
Stocks
 
Anchor
First, a quick look at the closing numbers across North America and Europe.
Joining me on the desk, Luo Wen.
Reporter
U.S. stocks fell for a second-straight day on Wednesday, as Wall Street digests the Federal Reserve's Beige Book amid mixed U.S. economic data.
The Fed's Beige book shows U.S. economic activity in different areas of the country continues to expand.
Despite this, health-care shares were the only group to advance, with Tenet Healthcare and HCA Holdings gaining close to 6-percent amid the Supreme Court challenge to the Obamacare insurance subsidies 58.
In corporate 59 news,
American Eagle Outfitters added 7.7 percent to hit its highest level in more than a year after quarterly results and the company's first-quarter profit outlook exceeded analysts 60' forecasts.
Abercrombie & Fitch shares tumbled 16 percent to a six-year low after posting a fourth-quarter sales decline lower than analysts estimated.
At close,
The Dow Jones shed nearly 0.6 percent.
The S&P 500 fell 0.4 percent.
The Nasdaq dipped 0.3 percent.
Meanwhile, European markets mostly gained on Wednesday, getting a late-session boost from lower oil prices and solid U.S. service-sector data.
The UK's FTSE 100 increased 0.4 percent.
Finally both Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 gained nearly one percent.
 
 
China's Financial Industry Receives 51.85 bln yuan in Net FDI in 2014
 
New data shows financial institutions in China received more than 8.4 billion US dollars worth of foreign direct investment last year.
This is almost double the amount invested the year before.
The same set of figures show outbound investment by Chinese financial firms dropped by 47-percent last year to 38 billion yuan.
 
 
China Promotes Greener Industry
 
Anchor
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is preparing to release a new program meant to try to reduce pollution across the country.
Under the new plan, companies are expected to use around 4-million fewer tons of coal by the end of this year.
The Ministry says it expects to achieve this goal by helping 61 companies with technological 62 upgrades.
Two-thirds of the power produced in China is still driven by coal-fired technology, despite the rapid push by the government to create more clean-energy alternatives.
For more China's energy industry, we're now joined live by CRI's Financial Commentator 63 Cao Can.
Questions:
Q1: Will the policy to cut coal produce and use be a hard impact on the Chinese economy? Is the cut reasonable enough to keep the economy growing at the same time preserve the environment?
Q2: Beijing and its neighboring regions often see heavy smog. Media reports say a mechanism 14 to coordinate 65 industrial resource use in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei will be built. How will this mechanism work in the region, and what will it do?
Q3: Shenhua Group, a leading state-owned mining and energy company in China, has been instructed to limit their coal sales and production. What will happen to the company next? What can they do to keep their vitality 66?
Back anchor:
Cao Can, CRI Financial Commentator.
 
 
Chinese Firms Lead M&A Deals
 
A report by financial analysis firm Mergermarket shows Chinese companies were involved in the most merger 67 and acquisition activity in the Asia-Pacific in the second half of last year.
Chinese companies were involved in 781 merger and acquisition deals through the back-half of 2014 worth 167-billion US dollars.
The deals included several industry consolidations, particularly in the energy, mining and utilities sectors 68.
Chinese oil giant Sinopec's sale of its marketing 69 arm for more than 17 billion U.S. dollars was the largest deal on the list.
 
 
Huawei and Intel Collaborate 70 on Public Cloud Computing 71
 
Chinese telecom giant Huawei is now working with US chip giant Intel on cloud computing.
The two are working on a project to create new servers, a data center, software and cyber security for a global cloud-computing network.
Cloud computing allows users to access data and files through separate devices through the internet.
The advancement 72 of Cloud technology is expected to create 40-thousand jobs in China this year.
Microsoft, Amazon and Alibaba are already invested in cloud computing here in China.
 
 
Hong Kong's Wharf 73 Holdings Eyes Expansion on China's Mainland
 
Hong Kong conglomerate 74 Wharf Holdings is looking to expand to the mainland this year.
This is the group behind Harbour City in Hong Kong.
Wharf holdings is now planning a series of projects on the mainland in the cities of Wuxi, Chongqing, Suzhou and Changsha.
The company has already cut-the-ribbon on the Chengdu International Finance Square last year.
That project is worth 2.5-billion US dollars.
 
 
Headline News
 
 
Xi stresses cross-Strait peaceful development
 
Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a call for vigilance against Taiwan independence.
He's made the comments while sitting among a panel discussion with members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.
In making the suggestion, Xi Jinping is also stressing the importance of the 1992 Consensus.
The cross-Strait agreement affirms an earlier pledge from both sides that there is only "one-China," and not a division between the mainland and Taiwan.
 
 
Leaders call for implementation 75 of "Four Comprehensives"
 
Chinese Premier 76 Li Keqiang and other leaders involved in the annual political sessions here in Beijing are throwing their support behind the "Four Comprehensives" vision for China being adopted by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Li Keqiang's show of support has been made while sitting-in among delegates to this year's CPPCC sessions.
The "Four Comprehensives" is the political concept initiated 77 by President Xi Jinping.
It's a blueprint 78 for "comprehensively building a moderately prosperous society, comprehensively deepening reform, comprehensively advancing the rule of law, and comprehensively strictly 79 governing the party."
 
 
1.2 tonnes of drugs seized in SW China
 
Police in Guangxi have busted 81 a drug ring, seizing some 1.2 tonnes of narcotics 82.
10 people have been arrested in what's being described as the biggest drug bust 80 of the year so far in Guangxi.
A pair of meth labs have also been taken down.
The bust is the culmination 83 of an investigation 84 which began back in August.
 
 
New Zealand spying on Pacific countries, says Snowden
 
New documents from NSA leaker Edward Snowden suggests New Zealand is spying on its neighbors and allies, including countries in the Pacific region.
Snowden says the countries New Zealand authorities have been spying on include the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru and Samoa.
Information collected is believed to have been shared with the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia as part of a multi-lateral pact 64 the country's share.
The New Zealand government says it will not respond to claims made from documents put out by Snowden.
 
 
Cuba, EU discuss dialogue, cooperation in lead up to normalizing ties
 
Representatives from Cuba and the European Union have been sitting down for a series of talks this week.
The meetings this week are the third sessions held between the two sides since last April.
Ties between Cuba and the EU have been strained after Europe sided with the US in 1996 to restrict trade and diplomacy 85 to the island-nation.
Cuba is the only Latin American country the whole of the European Union doesn't have any official collaboration 86 with.
However, more than half of the EU's 28 member states have individual ties with Cuba.
 
 
U.S. Attorney General says Ferguson law enforcement officials biased 87 against black communities
 
U.S. Justice Department has released a scathing 88 102-page report detailing, what it describes, as the extensive discrimination against the black community in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson by the city's Police Department.
The report has determined 89 both the police force and the municipal courts have been inclined to "disproportionately harm" African-American residents.
It also suggests local authorities in Ferguson have been using law enforcement as a way to "generate revenue."
Ferguson, Missouri became the focal-point for racial unrest in the US last year after a white police officer gunned-down an unarmed black teenager.
The racial tensions exploded after a grand jury failed to indict 48 the police officer.
 
 
Newspaper Picks
 
 
BEIJING NEWS
Headline
Lantern Festival warning
Summary
A heavy pollution night is expected across much of China as people celebrate Lantern Festival.
Authorities are calling for less fireworks this year for the celebration, which is the 15th day of the first lunar month.
BEIJING TIMES
Headline
Airline blacklist
Summary
China Eastern Airlines is joining other Chinese carriers in a call for authorities to create a blacklist for unruly passengers.
The call comes amid a series of incidents over the past few months.
In one case, a passenger opened the emergency exit door of a plane because he was upset about his flight being delayed.
BEIJING MORNING POST
Headline
Fire fatalities 90
Summary
Nine people are dead and 10-others hurt following a fire at an agricultural trade center in Yunnan.
The fire tore through three, two-storey buildings yesterday morning.
The cause of the blaze hasn't been made clear.
GLOBALTIMES
Headline
Good Samaritan awards
Summary
Chinese authorities have singled out 50 institutions and 50 individuals for its 'Lei Feng' award.
The 50 institutions, mainly public agencies, include the company in-charge of the Beijing Capital International Airport, State Grid's Fushun branch and a community in Lhasa in Tibet.
March 5th was made "Lei Feng Day" by late Chinese leader Mao Zedong to commemorate 91 the soldier who has been held-up as a model of virtue 92 following his untimely death in the 1960's.
SHANGHAI DAILY
Headline
Disney testing
Summary
The Shanghai municipal government has announced a number of tests are being prepared to help service Shanghai Disney.
This will include trial runs of the special subway Line 11, which has been established specifially to service the Disney Resort.
Shanghai Disney is due to open next Spring.
CHINA DAILY
Headline
Porpoise 93 reserve
Summary
The Provincial 94 Environmental Protection Bureau in Jiangsu is working on plans to create a nature reserve for the finless 95 dolphin in Nanjing.
A special waterway is being created to try to prevent the highly-endangered animals from boat traffic.
The Yangtze River dolphin is one of the most endangered animals on the planet.
 
 
Special Reports
 
 
Prince William highlights wildlife conservation
 
Anchor
Britain's Prince William has wrapped up his tour of China, making his final stop at a wildlife reserve for elephants in Yunnan.
The details from CRI's Poornima Weerasekara.
Reporter
On the last day of his visit to China, Britain's Prince William was seen feeding carrots to 13-year-old Ran-ran, a baby elephant living in the Xishuangbanna nature reserve in Southwest China's Yunnan province.
Ran-ran was discovered in a jungle river in 2005 with a leg wound caused by a trap, possibly set by poachers, likely part of the illegal ivory trade.
Prince William commended the improvements made by China over the years to the protection of wildlife but said there was more work to be done.
"China can be a global leader in the fight against illegal wildlife trade and I greatly hope that the United Kingdom and China can partner with one another in this endeavour. If I may add one final heartfelt message, it is that ultimately ending demand for ivory is down to citizens across the world. No tradition or fashion is worth the extinction 96 of an entire species."
He condemned 97 the illicit 98 ivory trade as a "vicious form of criminality" that "erodes 99 the rule of law, fuels conflict and may even fund terrorism".
William also outlined three critical battlegrounds in the fight against illegal trade.
"An international cooperation is our strongest defense against them. With that in mind we must join forces on three critical battlegrounds. First, to help countries protect their vulnerable species for example through the elephant protection initiative. The second battleground is the need to crackdown on illegal trade itself. United for Wildlife has set up a task force of experts and representatives of the transport industry to recommend ways to prevent criminals smuggling wildlife by air, sea or land since all countries are vulnerable to this abuse of legitimate 100 trade networks. And thirdly, a powerful blow we can strike against traffickers is reduce the demand for their products."
The visit to Yunnan province, a tropical region bordering Myanmar and Laos comes at a time when the local government has stepped up efforts to stop poaching and reduce the human-elephant conflict in the region.
The Prince also met with communities from the Dai ethnic 101 group in Yunnan, who consider the elephant as a sacred animal. But this traditional harmonious 102 relationship has eroded 103 over the years as the number of elephant attacks on surrounding villages has increased over the years as their natural habitats have shrunk.
There are about 250 wild Asian elephants in China, all in Yunnan, according to the province's forestry 104 administration.
Last week, China banned ivory imports for one year in the hope that it would help reduce the demand for African tusks 105 and protect wild elephants globally.
But there is still no ban on the ivory trade within the country.
The prince arrived in Beijing on Sunday evening for his first visit to China. He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and also visited Shanghai.
The prince's visit to China is the first by a senior British royal in nearly three decades, since Queen Elizabeth II visited the country in 1986.
For CRI, I'm Poornima Weerasekara
 
 
Sports
 
 
Asian Champions League action last night
 
Last night in Asian Champions League action.
Guangzhou Evergrande beat defending champions Western Sydney Warriors 106 3-2 thanks to a hat-trick from Brazilian forward Goulart Periera. It was a good start for coach Fabio Cannavaro after taking over from Marcello Lippi who resigned just a week ago.
In Beijing, the Beijing Guoan side beat Suwon Samsung 1-0 thanks to a goal by Dejan Damjanovic in the second half. The Suwon Samsung team were down to ten men due to Swedish striker Erton Fejzullahu being red carded in their previous match.
 
 
English Premier League results
 
In the English Premier League.
Liverpool have beaten Burnley 2-0 and moved back up to fifth place in the table.
Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0
Arsenal 107 win against QPR 2-1
Manchester United beat Newcastle 1-0
Stoke grab a win against Everton 2-0.
Tottenham beat Swansea 3-2
And Manchester City have beaten Leicester 2-0
 
 
NBA preview
 
In the NBA this morning there's a big slate 108 of games so here's the big ones to look out for.
Milwaukee Bucks 109 take on the Golden State Warriors
Cleveland Cavaliers play the Toronto Raptors
Detroit Pistons 110 take on the New Orleans Pelicans 111
Houston Rockets play the Memphis Grizzlies 112
Portland Trail Blazers play the Los Angeles Clippers
Sacramento Kings take on the San Antonio Spurs
 
 
Australia return to form after racking up highest ever World Cup total against Afghanistan
 
In Cricket World Cup action.
Australia racked up the highest ever World Cup total as they crushed Afghanistan by a tournament record margin 113.
Australian captain Michael Clarke welcomed his side's 275-run victory over Afghanistan as a return to form after the narrow World Cup defeat to co-hosts New Zealand.
David Warner's career-best 178 and middle order batsman Glenn Maxwell's 88 from a 39-ball blitz powered the four-time champions to 417 for six wickets.
Australian captain Michael Clarke.
"I think it's nice to turn our form around after New Zealand, especially with the bat, I thought the boys played really well to make 400, our highest World Cup score ever, that's very satisfying and really pleasing after the way we batted against New Zealand,"
After sharing the points with Bangladesh following a washout and going down narrowly to New Zealand, Australia rose to third in their pool.
Australia next play Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Pakistan kept up their push for a place in the quarter-finals with a routine 129-run victory over the United Arab Emirates. Ahmed Shehzad hit 93 and both Haris Sohail and captain Misbah-ul-Haq weighed in with half centuries as Pakistan ran up 339-6. The 1992 champions will almost certainly earn a place in the next round if they win their final two games against South Africa and the Irish.
Today Scotland take on Bangladesh and are hoping that they can claim a historic first World Cup victory. The team spent two days off from training after their heartbreaking defeat by Afghanistan where they were condemned to their eleventh successive defeat in the tournament dating back to their debut 114 in 1999.
But it’s likely that Bangladesh will put up a fight as they are currently in contention 115 to reach the quarter finals.
Play for that game has just started.
 
 
Michael Phelps Could Compete at World Championships After Being Banned
 
In swimming news.
Michael Phelps, the 18 time Olympic gold medalist may be allowed to compete at the World Championships after originally being banned.
The swimmer was given a six month competitive ban plus exclusion 116 from the World Championships this July after being convicted of drink driving.
Phelps is to make his comeback when his suspension ends in April at the US Grand Prix.
He has already qualified 117 for the American team for the World Championships in the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 200m medley 118 and could be included in three relay races.
Phelps was given a one-year suspended prison term and sentenced to 18 months of probation 119 by the courts following a drink driving incident in September 2014.
 
 
Lewis Hamilton hopes his mercedes team will be more dominant 120 this season
 
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is hoping his Mercedes team will be even more dominant this season.
The racing 121 star also says he wants his rivals to give him more of a challenge.
"Even though we were at the front of the field the majority of the time, the leader of the pack and ahead of others, it was still a challenge within us to try and improve all the time. But we want to be better this year, we want to try and dominate even more."
Mercedes won both titles last year with Hamilton winning 11 races and is aiming for his third championship this year.
Hamilton who was fighting a bug 122 in testing last week says he is fit and ready to race.
The first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix takes place in Melbourne next weekend.
 
 
Rory McIlroy says Honda Classic Loss given him a kick
 
In golf news.
Rory McIlroy says he believes missing the cut at last week's Honda Classic has given him the kick he needs ahead of the WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral.
McIlroy failed to make the weekend on his 2015 PGA Tour debut at PGA national after posting scores of 73 and 74 in the opening two rounds.
At his pre-tournament press conference in Miami, the world number one said he was disappointed but the loss had given him clarity on what he needed to do on his game.
He will play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational in two weeks' time before attempting to complete the career grand slam with a victory in the Masters in April.
 
 
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Author of Barbapapa dies in Paris
 
Wide-spread condolences are being shared across the internet in China following word of the death of French writer Talus Taylor.
It's been revealed Taylor, who wrote the popular Barbapapa series, died in Paris last month.
He was 82.
The Barbapapa series, originally written in French in the 1970's, was later translated into over 30 languages.
The books became a hit here in China after being translated into Chinese and published in 2010.
Talus Taylor's popularity among his young Chinese readers even prompted him to come to China for public appearances three years ago.
 
 
CCTV's Lantern Festival Gala to be held tonight
 
China Central Television is set to hold its annual Lantern Festival Gala tonight.
A scaled-down version of the Spring Festival Gala, the Lantern Festival show will feature a number of exclusive songs, dances and skits 124.
Chinese singer Zhang Jie, who rose to fame through a singing contest, is scheduled to peform his new song "Wife".
The dance performance of "four beauties," which didn't air during the Spring Festival Gala, is also slated 123 to be peformed tonight.
Tonight's Lantern Festival Gala starts at 8pm.
 
 
Olly Murs' Career has 'Never Been Better'
 
British singer Olly Murs' new album has now sold over a million copies.
At the same time, Murs is planning to launch a new album next week in the US.
"I'm incredibly ambitious, so the album, 'Never Been Better,' I'm really chuffed with how it's done and really excited with how it is so far but I want it to continue throughout the whole year. I want to sell more albums, so that's the aim."
Murs was the runner-up in the U.K. version of "The X Factor" in 2009.
He's preparing to head back to England for a tour coming up at the end of this month.
 
 
Meryl Streep Premieres 'Into The Woods' in Tokyo
 
Actress Meryl Streep has turned out for the premier of her latest film, "Into The Woods," in Japan.
Directed by Rob Marshall, "Into The Woods" brings Stephen Sondheim's beloved stage show of the same name to the big screen.
Streep, while mostly known for her roles on film, is also a renowned 125 stage performer.
"Most important for me was to serve the music. The music is so beautiful and it was difficult to sing, so I wanted to serve this great composer - Stephen Sondheim - to do honor to his music. Because, unlike any other incarnation of this piece, which was on stage, this would be on film forever and so we had to make sure we did it right."
"Into The Woods" features an all-star cast, including Streep as 'The Witch,' Johnny Depp as 'The Wolf,' Anna Kendrick as 'Cinderella,' James Corden as 'The Baker 126' and Emily Blunt as 'The Baker's wife.'
The film is set to be released next week.

adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的
  • 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。
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
v.旋转,打旋( swirl的现在分词 )
  • Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着,旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句
adj.摄氏温度计的,摄氏的
  • The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
  • The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。
n.雨雪;v.下雨雪,下冰雹
  • There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
  • When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。
n.立法机构,立法权;adj.立法的,有立法权的
  • 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。
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
  • 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。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
(法律、文件的)改动( amendment的名词复数 ); 修正案; 修改; (美国宪法的)修正案
  • The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
  • Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。
n.代表团;派遣
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
v.刺激( stimulate的第三人称单数 );激励;使兴奋;起兴奋作用,起刺激作用,起促进作用
  • Exercise stimulates the body. 运动促进身体健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Alcohol stimulates the action of the heart. 酒刺激心脏的活动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
v.构想出( formulate的现在分词 );规划;确切地阐述;用公式表示
  • At present, the Chinese government is formulating nationwide regulations on the control of such chemicals. 目前,中国政府正在制定全国性的易制毒化学品管理条例。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
  • Because of this, the U.S. has taken further steps in formulating the \"Magellan\" programme. 为此,美国又进一步制定了“麦哲伦”计划。 来自百科语句
n.腐败,堕落,贪污
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
n.机械装置;机构,结构
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 );机械装置;[生物学] 机制;机械作用
  • The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms. 这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He explained how the two mechanisms worked. 他解释这两台机械装置是如何工作的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.监督,管理
  • The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
  • The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
adj.劝告的,忠告的,顾问的,提供咨询
  • 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。
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
n.(意见等的)一致,一致同意,共识
  • Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?
  • What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么?
adj.警觉的,警戒的,警惕的
  • He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
  • The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。
adj.领土的,领地的
  • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
  • They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。
n.织物,织品,布;构造,结构,组织
  • The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
  • I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方,检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
n.宽大,温和
  • All practices of corruption and corrupt elements shall be found out through investigation without tolerance or lenience. 对任何腐败行为和腐败分子,都必须一查到底,决不姑息,决不手软。
  • We can feel intensely the writer motherly affection, sympathy, lenience and kindness by reading her works. 阅读她的作品,我们可以强烈地感受到作家如地母般的慈爱和悲悯、宽厚和善良。
adv.及时地,敏捷地
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
v.(使)增强, (使)加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
  • The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.介入,干涉,干预
  • The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
  • Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
  • 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。
ad.联合地,共同地
  • 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。
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • 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。
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
adj.进行中的,前进的
  • 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。
a.正当的,有理的
  • She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
  • The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。
使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )
  • His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
  • Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。
vi.勾引;乞求;vt.请求,乞求;招揽(生意)
  • Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.乞丐不得在公共场所乞讨。
  • We should often solicit opinions from the masses.我们应该经常征求群众意见。
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
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
  • 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。
n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管
  • The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
  • You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
  • 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。
adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的
  • It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
  • The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。
vt.宣称,申述,主张,断言
  • The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的,但他们没提出证据。
  • Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。
n.火药
  • Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶,火药传入欧洲。
  • This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
n.检查,审查,检阅
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • 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。
n.(政党决定政策或推举竞选人的)核心成员( caucus的名词复数 );决策干部;决策委员会;秘密会议
  • Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
v.起诉,控告,指控
  • You can't indict whole people for the crudeness of a few.您不能因少数人的粗暴行为就控诉整个民族。
  • I can indict you for abducting high school student.我可以告你诱拐中学生。
n.起诉;诉状
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
  • They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。
n.走私
  • Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
  • The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
n.班,小队,小团体;vt.把…编成班或小组
  • The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
  • A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚
  • The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题,将由国王决定。
  • They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
adv. 兴奋地
  • Feverishly he collected his data. 他拼命收集资料。
  • The company is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs. 公司迫切须要想出各种降低成本的办法。
通勤( commute的过去式和过去分词 ); 减(刑); 代偿
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment. 他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment. 死刑可能減为无期徒刑。
n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验
  • She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
  • Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 );有手腕的人,善于交际的人
  • These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
  • The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.补贴,津贴,补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )
  • European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
  • Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
  • 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。
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
adj.技术的;工艺的
  • A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
  • Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今, 随着科技进步,生活节奏不断增快。
n.注释者,解说者;实况广播评论员
  • He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛,是个好的解说者。
  • The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。
n.合同,条约,公约,协定
  • The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
  • The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
adj.同等的,协调的;n.同等者;vt.协作,协调
  • 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。
n.活力,生命力,效力
  • He came back from his holiday bursting with vitality and good health.他度假归来之后,身强体壮,充满活力。
  • He is an ambitious young man full of enthusiasm and vitality.他是个充满热情与活力的有远大抱负的青年。
n.企业合并,并吞
  • Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
  • Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
n.部门( sector的名词复数 );领域;防御地区;扇形
  • Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
n.行销,在市场的买卖,买东西
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
  • He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。
vi.协作,合作;协调
  • The work gets done more quickly when we collaborate.我们一旦合作,工作做起来就更快了。
  • I would ask you to collaborate with us in this work.我们愿意请你们在这项工作中和我们合作。
n.计算
  • to work in computing 从事信息处理
  • Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代(约1980年),他们就创办了软件公司。
n.前进,促进,提升
  • His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
  • The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。
n.码头,停泊处
  • We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
  • We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。
n.综合商社,多元化集团公司
  • The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
  • An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。
n.实施,贯彻
  • Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相
  • 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。
n.蓝图,设计图,计划;vt.制成蓝图,计划
  • All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
  • The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
  • 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。
vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部
  • I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
  • She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。
n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 );毒品;毒
  • The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部,寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.顶点;最高潮
  • The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
  • It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。
n.调查,调查研究
  • 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。
n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
n.合作,协作;勾结
  • The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
a.有偏见的
  • a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
  • The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。
adj.(言词、文章)严厉的,尖刻的;不留情的adv.严厉地,尖刻地v.伤害,损害(尤指使之枯萎)( scathe的现在分词)
  • a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
  • Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.坚定的;有决心的
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 );死亡;致命性;命运
  • Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤,但没有人死亡。
  • The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
vt.纪念,庆祝
  • This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
  • We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力
  • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
  • You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。
n.鼠海豚
  • What is the difference between a dolphin and porpoise?海豚和和鼠海豚有什么区别?
  • Mexico strives to save endangered porpoise.墨西哥努力拯救濒危的鼠海豚。
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
  • 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。
adj.无鳍的
  • The Finless Porpoise is another resident marine mammal species. 此外,江豚是另一种在本港海域栖居的海洋哺乳类动物。 来自互联网
  • The finless eel ate the earthworm in front in one bite. 黄鳝一口就把眼前的蛐蟮吃掉了。 来自互联网
n.熄灭,消亡,消灭,灭绝,绝种
  • The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
  • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
adj.非法的,禁止的,不正当的
  • He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
  • Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。
侵蚀,腐蚀( erode的第三人称单数 ); 逐渐毁坏,削弱,损害
  • The sea erodes the rock. 海水侵蚀岩石。
  • The sea erodes the land. 海洋侵蚀陆地。
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法
  • Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
  • That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
adj.人种的,种族的,异教徒的
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏,这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
adj.和睦的,调和的,和谐的,协调的
  • Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
  • The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。
n.森林学;林业
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
n.(象等动物的)长牙( tusk的名词复数 );獠牙;尖形物;尖头
  • The elephants are poached for their tusks. 为获取象牙而偷猎大象。
  • Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa. 非洲的一些地区则使用象牙、猴尾和盐。 来自英语晨读30分(高一)
武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 )
  • I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
  • The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。
n.兵工厂,军械库
  • Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
  • We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
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
  • The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
  • What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢?
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
活塞( piston的名词复数 )
  • Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
  • A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。
n.鹈鹕( pelican的名词复数 )
  • Kurt watched the Pelicans fire their jets and scorch the grass. 库尔特看着鹈鹕运兵船点火,它们的喷焰把草烧焦。 来自互联网
  • The Pelican Feeding Officers present an educational talk while feeding the pelicans. 那个正在喂鹈鹕的工作人员会边喂鹈鹕边给它上一节教育课。 来自互联网
北美洲灰熊( grizzly的名词复数 )
  • The Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 127-113 earlier Tuesday night. 在周二晚上早些时候,太阳以127:113击败孟菲斯灰熊。
  • Whatever you do, do not blink.They're like grizzlies. 无论你做什么,别眨眼。他们跟熊有点相象。
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
n.首次演出,初次露面
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里,他初次在百老汇登台,扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
n.争论,争辩,论战;论点,主张
  • The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
  • The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道,争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
n.拒绝,排除,排斥,远足,远途旅行
  • Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
  • He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球,其他运动一概不参加。
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
n.混合
  • Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
  • China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
n.缓刑(期),(以观后效的)察看;试用(期)
  • The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱,而且将他缓刑察看一年。
  • His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后,他的工资增加了800元。
adj.支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的;n.主因,要素,主要的人(或物);显性基因
  • The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
  • She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
n.虫子;故障;窃听器;vt.纠缠;装窃听器
  • There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
  • The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。
用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • 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。
n.讽刺文( skit的名词复数 );小喜剧;若干;一群
  • One of these skits, "The King of Beasts" resembles a traditional frontier prank. 一出滑稽短剧《兽王》酷似传统的边疆闹剧。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
  • Kids can develop ad campaigns, commercials and skits to illustrate character traits. 孩子们会发动宣传运动,制作广告宣传片和幽默短剧来说明性格品质。 来自互联网
adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
n.面包师
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
学英语单词
a-baffled
acetic acid amide
acoustic range
air peak
alabastrums
at the port
AVNRT
bacon and eggss
Ban On
bluetooth-enabled
body component
bos primgenius
Bousval
boy geniuses
burned region
button head screw
cage-bar
Charles Albert
chemicoluminescent
chokeout
conflagrative
cortege (france)
Corydalis claviculata
cubiclelike
cut meat
declasse
diffley
downfacing
Doxamin
electric motor oil
enamel incremental line
Evaluation period
exopt
fleming valve (tube)
frequency standard
fucketh
gas cleaning
general-purpose pig house
global address
golding by dipping
gradual contact
guyliners
half floated rate gyro
Hancock, Mount
Hillsboro Beach
homoscedasticity
hormone theory
iccs
imports and exports
innixion
internal primitive water
iron(iii) phosphite
Jackson Bay
Jordan-Wigner commutation rule
kip-up
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
lesbophobia
lingshuiensis
liquid adhesives
lose the plot
meteorological instrument
milenkovich
minnesota scholastic aptitude test
multi-layer transient voltage suppressor
named peril policy
neutral gear
nominal fracture stress
nominal usable field strength
non-labor income
opsomenorrhea
Ouray County
patrilineal descent
penaeus japonicus
pin someone's ears back
plumbates
posthouse
present evidence
quasi judicial act
radiography
ragged text
relieving palpitation
revised-lower-bound
rocking bar
rotary knife cutting machine
Saussurea incisa
screenname
secondary property
self-regulations
shedding of leaves
shield cask
slagslide
stephanolepis japonicus
switch wheel
teleostei abdominales
Terence Rattigan
thorium resources
tiples
ultrastruct
underuption
uniater
whose fault