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China launches Shenzhou 8 to test space docking
China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 has blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gobi desert area.
The spacecraft, carried by a modified Long March-2F carrier rocket, is expected to dock with Tiangong-1 space lab module 1 that was launched in late September.
Shenzhou-8 has to go through a series of swingbys to catch up with Tiangong-1, which is orbiting Earth at a height of 343 km.
The rendezvous 2 and docking maneuver 3 will take place within two days.
The capability 4 is required for China to carry through its plan to build a space station by 2020.
China initiates 5 third-class emergency response for moderate quake in Xinjiang
China Earthquake Administration has initiated 6 third-class emergency response to a 6.0-magnitude quake that jolted 7 the country's northwestern Xinjiang region early this morning.
The quake hit the border area of Yining and Gongliu counties, damaging some houses and forcing schools to close. No casualties have been reported so far.
Local authorities have sent two work teams for rescue and recovery work.
Another earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted the border area of Sichuan and Gansu provinces this morning. No casualties have been reported.
SW China explosion kills 4, injures at least 100
Four people are confirmed dead and at least 100 others injured in an explosion in southwest China's Guizhou Province this noon.
An official with the Fuquan city government says the blast occurred on an interprovincial expressway in Machangping township.
Several homes nearby were toppled by the explosion.
Latest reports say the blast was from two trucks carrying dynamite 8 from Hunan to Guizhou.
S. Korean nuclear envoy 9 visits Beijing
South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator is now in Beijing to discuss further steps with his Chinese counterpart after recent bilateral 10 discussions among key players in the stalled six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula's nuclear issue.
Lim Sung-nam, Seoul's newly appointed nuclear envoy, will meet with Chinese chief negotiator Wu Dawei during his two-day visit.
The United States and North Korea held two days of meetings last week in Geneva, with both sides sounding upbeat about an eventual 11 return to the six-party talks.
The talks, which group the United States, Russia, China, Japan, and the two Koreas, collapsed 12 in December 2008.
NATO ends seven-month mission in Libya
NATO has officially declared the end of its seven-month military campaign in Libya.
NATO launched the Libya mission to carry out air raids, enforce a no-fly zone and maintain an arms embargo 13 since March 31, under mandates 14 from the United Nations.
The mission was terminated even though Libyan authorities have asked for the alliance to stay until the end of the year.
Greece to hold referendum on EU deal
Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package which is intended to resolve the country's debt crisis.
Prime Minister George Papandreou says a vote of no-confidence would also be held on the deal.
He set no date for the referendum, but indicated that it would be held after details of the deal have been finalised with the EU and the country's creditors 15.
The EU package envisages 16 losses of up to 50% for private holders 17 of Greek debt and a new 100 billion-euro loan.
There have been large-scale protests in Greece against the austerity measures introduced by the government.
7 immigrants killed after wooden boat sank off West Java
At least seven immigrants from the Middle East drowned and scores of others remain missing after a wooden boat sank off waters of West Java in Indonesia.
Police say the dead include two little girls and four women.
48 people have been rescued.
The boat was thought to be heading to Australia as Indonesia has been made a transit 18 point for those illegal immigrants from the Middle East.
China's PMI drops to 50.4 percent in October
China's key manufacturing index dropped for the first time in three months in October, indicating the country's economic growth might continue to slow down in the fourth quarter.
The Purchasing Managers' Index or PMI dropped to 50.4 percent last month after rising for two consecutive 19 months.
But the China Federation 20 of Logistics and Purchasing says the trend of a moderate economic increase would not change fundamentally.
It estimates the country's GDP would grow around 9.2 percent this year.
Nearly half of China's millionaires consider emigration
A survey on Chinese millionaires shows that nearly half of them are considering emigrating abroad and 14 percent have already emigrated or applied 21.
The survey was jointly 22 conducted by the Hurun Research Institute and Bank of China from May to September.
It targeted China's "high net worth individuals" with personal asset above 10 million yuan or 1.58 million U.S. dollars.
According to the survey, one-third of the respondents claimed to have overseas assets, mostly in real estate.
n.组件,模块,模件;(航天器的)舱
- The centre module displays traffic guidance information.中央模块显示交通引导信息。
- Two large tanks in the service module held liquid oxygen.服务舱的两个大气瓶中装有液态氧。
n.约会,约会地点,汇合点;vi.汇合,集合;vt.使汇合,使在汇合地点相遇
- She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
- I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。
n.策略[pl.]演习;v.(巧妙)控制;用策略
- All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后,所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
- I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
- 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。
v.开始( initiate的第三人称单数 );传授;发起;接纳新成员
- The booklet initiates us into the problems of living abroad. 这本小册子使我们对国外的生活情况有了初步了解。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Everybody initiates and receives messages in some form or other. 每个人都以各种不同的方式发出并接收信息。 来自辞典例句
(使)摇动, (使)震惊( jolt的过去式和过去分词 )
- The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
- She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。
n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破)
- The workmen detonated the dynamite.工人们把炸药引爆了。
- The philosopher was still political dynamite.那位哲学家仍旧是政治上的爆炸性人物。
n.使节,使者,代表,公使
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
adj.双方的,两边的,两侧的
- They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
- There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题,两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
adj.最后的,结局的,最终的
- Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
- Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。
adj.倒塌的
- 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。
n.禁运(令);vt.对...实行禁运,禁止(通商)
- This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
- During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间,他们禁止与敌国通商。
托管(mandate的第三人称单数形式)
- 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。
n.债权人,债主( creditor的名词复数 )
- They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
想像,设想( envisage的第三人称单数 )
- The board envisages that there will be a high profit. 董事会预期将会获得高额利润。
- The paper reviews and envisages the development trend of carbon electrode. 本文对炭电极的发展方向做了回顾与展望。
支持物( holder的名词复数 ); 持有者; (支票等)持有人; 支托(或握持)…之物
- Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
- It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识,才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事,同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过
- His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
- The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
adj.连续的,联贯的,始终一贯的
- It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
- The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。
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。
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
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