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英语课

 It's Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, March 04th, 2015.


Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital...
Coming up on our program this evening...
Delegates have set an agenda and the annual meetings of China's National People's Congress are now underway...
Members of the national legislature are now debating China's first-ever law on domestic violence...
and a group of convicted drug dealers 1, including two Australians, have been moved to a prison in Indonesia where they are to be executed...
In Business: China's central government is set to assume full responsibility for export tax rebates 3...
In Sports: football action from the AFC Champions League...
In Entertainment: The Man from Macao II dominates the Chinese box office...
First, let's check in with what's happening with the weather...
 
 
Weather
 
 
Beijing will be clear tonight with a low of minus 5. It will be sunny tomorrow with a high of 8.
Shanghai will have a dose of snow and rain tonight with a low of 3. Tomorrow, sleet 4 with a high of 7.
Chongqing will see rain and a low of 8. Tomorrow will have more rain with a high of 10.
Elsewhere in Asia
Islamabad, cloudy tomorrow with a high of 28.
Kabul, sleet, 7 degrees.
In Australia
Sydney, windy with a high of 26.
Canberra, sunny, 24.
Brisbane, sunny, 40.
Perth will be sunny with a high of 32 degrees Celsius 5.
 
 
Top News
 
 
China's legislative 6 session sets agenda
 
Anchor:
An agenda has been adopted by delegates to lead off the meetings of the annual National People's Congress, China's national legislative body.
A presidium has been elected also. The group is responsible for taking charge of procedures at the annual meetings which are now underway.
The details from CRI's Wang Wei.
Reporter:
Fu Ying, spokesperson for the 3rd session of the 12th National People's Congress, says China will raise its defense 9 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 10 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 11 of the law-making power will better motivate localities. In order to better protect human rights, there is an additional provision, which stimulates 13 that in formulating 14 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 8 about corruption 15, 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 16 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 17 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.
 
 
China Drafts First Domestic Violence Bill
 
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 to solicit 18 opinions from the public.
"If things go smoothly 19, we expect the law to take shape after two or three readings."
Traditionally, domestic violence is considered a private matter and even a taboo 20 that should be kept within the family.
But Fu Ying says, even among family members, there should be no tolerance 21 of violence, and the major challenge for the authorities is when to step in.
"It is difficult to reach a consensus 22 on where to draw a line since Chinese society is still relatively 23 conservative."
With increasing public awareness 24 and media reports on a number of high-profile abuse scandals, the public have strongly demanded the legislation on this issue.
Chinese authorities issued a statement on Wednesday on the inclusion of acts to be considered as justifiable 25 self-defense during domestic violence incidents.
The draft, published by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council last November, empowers social organizations and individuals to dissuade 26, bar, and report physical and psychological abuse from within victims' families.
It also requires police to intervene immediately once such reports are filed.
 
 
One NPC deputy on his duty performance
 
Anchor:
Every year in March, all eyes are on the gathering 27 of around 3000 deputies to China's top legislative body, the National People's Congress, meeting in Beijing. Deputies from all walks of life submit motions and suggestions aiming at addressing people's concerns and needs.
But still, how these deputies perform their duties to serve the people during the rest of the year remains 28 unfamiliar 29 to many.
Our reporter Zhou Jingnan finds out more.
Reporter:
"The Residents at my constituency Maizidian came to me and complained about how their daily transportation was inconvenienced by the lack of a bus stop in the neighborhood. "
Li Dajin is a lawyer at Beijing's Tianda (天达) Law Firm. He is also a deputy to the twelfth National People's Congress. He talks about how he has worked to address constituents 30' dissatisfaction, citing an example from 2008.
"After learning about the residents' complaint, I looked into the matter carefully by carrying out an on-the-spot study and found their request for a bus stop was both legitimate 31 and feasible."
So he brought the case to the municipal government of Beijing, which consented to the proposed plan after conducting its own assessment 32.
Thanks to Li Dajin's effort, within a few months, the people at his constituency saw the installation of the bus stop they had been requesting for years.
"Deputies are elected by the people, so they should represent the people's wills and interests."
Professor Xu Shenjian from Law School at China University of Political Science and Law explains what NPC deputies do while they are not convening 33 for an annual session in Beijing.
"They need to forge closer ties with the people, often visit them, establish connections with them, and listen to their viewpoints and suggestions, so as to better serve them."
In order to make NPC deputies more approachable, new avenues for communication are being created. Among them are NPC deputy liaison 34 offices.
Since around 2005, more and more such offices have been established across residential 35 communities in China. They play the role of a bridge between the people and their NPC deputies.
"The common practice in Zhejiang province is that the whole year's schedule of the work of the deputy liaison offices will be available to the public. And different deputies will sit in the offices in turn on a set day every month."
The top presenter 36 of Zhejiang Satellite TV, Xu Ting, is an NPC deputy.
She recalls one story about how she performed her duty when she was sitting in the deputy liaison office in a residential area in Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province in East China.
 “That day quite a few people, including several residential community staff, community residents, and cleaners who are responsible for the disposal of garbage in the community, all came to see me in the office. And we sat down for a talk about their suggestion for the implementation 37 of a real-name system on garbage sorting in that residential community."
Apart from group discussions, Xu Ting and some residents also visited several residential compounds that were already experimenting with the real-name system. She discovered that the system did help with the promotion 38 of garbage classification.
"We even checked out the content of the garbage disposed, and found that at least, nobody disposed kitchen waste together with other kinds of garbage any more."
To Xu Ting and her constituents' satisfaction, several months after the final plan was submitted to Hangzhou's urban management department, the real-name system for garbage sorting was adopted by that particular community. It had also contributed to the newly released draft by the standing 39 committee of Hangzhou People's Congress, which calls for the gradual implementation of the system throughout the whole city.
The annual session of the National People's Congress is an important occasion for deputies to China's top legislature, but the real challenge lies during the other 300 days of the year. Like Li Dajin and Xu Ting, NPC deputies in this country are also trying to live up to their commitment to their people even when they are not in the limelight.
For CRI, I'm Zhou Jingnan.
 
 
Australians drug traffickers moved to execution site in Indonesia
 
The ringleaders of the "Bali Nine" Australian drug gang have been transferred from Bali to another Indonesian island to be executed.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are among nine foreigners expected to face a firing squad 40 in the coming days.
Australia has pressed Indonesia not to go ahead with the executions, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying he is "revolted."
"When I spoke to President Widodo last week, I made it absolutely crystal clear what Australia's position was, is and always will be. We abhor 41 drug crime, but we abhor the death penalty. We think that these two Australians deserve to be punished but they certainly don't deserve to be executed and that is our position. I think right now millions of Australians are feeling sick in their guts 42 at the prospect 43 of execution for these two.
The pair were convicted in 2005 after being caught attempting to smuggle 44 heroin 45 from Bali to Australia.
Indonesia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world and ended a four-year moratorium 46 on executions in 2013.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said he will show no mercy to convicted dealers.
Chan and Sukumaran have been transferred to Nusa-kam-bang-an, the prison island where the executions are due to take place.
It is not clear when the executions will take place, but a formal announcement will be made by authorities 72 hours before the two men are scheduled to die.
 
 
Obama dismisses Netanyahu speech criticizing nuclear talks with Iran
 
US President Barack Obama has dismissed a speech by the Israeli prime minister that criticized his policy towards Iran.
In a speech to the US Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu warned that a deal under discussion on Iran's nuclear program could "pave Iran's path to the bomb" rather than block it.
"The greatest danger facing our world is the marriage of militant 47 Islam with nuclear weapons. To defeat ISIS (Islamic State group) and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle but lose the war. We can't let that happen."
But Obama says the Israeli prime minister has not "offered any viable 48 alternatives" to negotiating with Tehran.
"With the help of Congress and our international partners we constructed an extraordinarily 49 effective sanctions regime that pressured Iran to come to the table to negotiate in a serious fashion. They have now been negotiating over the last year and during that period Iran has in fact frozen its program, rolled back some of its most dangerous highly enriched uranium and subjected itself to the kinds of verifications and inspections 50 that we had not previously 51 seen. The alternative that the prime minister offers is no deal in which case Iran will immediately begin once again pursuing its nuclear program, accelerate its nuclear program without us having any insight into what they're doing."
The Israeli leader's visit was controversial from the start, because the Republican speaker invited him without consulting the White House.
Netanyahu's visit comes just two weeks prior to a closely contested national election in Israel.
Meanwhile, talks on Iran's nuclear program are nearing a critical late-March deadline for an outline agreement to be reached.
 
 
Federal agents crackdown on 'birth tourism' in California
 
Federal agents in California have raided more than a dozen hotels that cater 52 to pregnant foreigners who want their children to be born as US citizens.
The "birth tourism" hotels hosted mainly Chinese women who paid between $15,000 to $50,000 for the services.
The raids focused on hotels suspected of engaging in visa fraud.
Claude Arnold, Los Angeles special agent in charge for Immigration and Customs Enforcement says raids have been carried out in Los Angeles, Orange county, and San Bernardino. No arrests have been made so far.
"It's not against the law to come to the United States to have your child born a US citizen, but it is against the law to lie about it during the visa application process and when you arrive in the United States and you're questioned by officers with Customs and Border Protection."
Some companies would allegedly coach women to falsify records and claims for their visa screening.
Agents were also concerned that the schemes defrauded 53 hospitals.
The birth tourism operators paid local hospitals nothing or just a small fee as the women were admitted as uninsured, low-income patients.
It is estimated that anywhere between 40,000 of 300,000 children born to foreign citizens in the US each year are the product of birth tourism.
 
 
Kenyan President sets fire to 15 tonnes of ivory
 
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to 15 tonnes of elephant ivory as part of the East African nation's efforts to curb 54 poaching.
The ivory, with a black market value of about 30 million dollars is the largest consignment 55 to be destroyed in Kenya.
The president lit the ivory pile that was set up at Nairobi National Park where Kenyatta said demand from emerging markets are once again threatening Africa elephants and rhinos 56.
"Twenty five years after this historic burning of ivory trade, new demand from emerging markets once again threaten Africa elephants and rhinos. African countries are concerned about the sale and rate of the new threat to our endangered wildlife species. We are committed to combating the menace robustly 57 and persistently 58 until we dismantle 59 the entire evil economy."
A 2014 U.N. and Interpol report estimated that about 20-to-25- thousand elephants are killed in Africa every year.
Elephant ivory is often smuggled 60 to Asia for use in ornaments 61 and in traditional medicine.
China, last week, announced a one-year ban on importing carved ivory items.
 
 
Biz Reports
 
 
Anchor:
First, let's have a look at the numbers across the Asian markets on this Wednesday evening.
Joining me on the desk is Niu Honglin.
Reporter:
Chinese shares rallied as expectations ran high for new reform measures ahead of the annual parliamentary session slated 62 to open on Thursday.
Premier 63 Li Keqiang will reveal this year's GDP target while delivering the government work report tomorrow morning.
China's economy grew 7.4 percent last year, its slowest pace in 24 years.
At the closing bell,
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index moved up half a percent.
The Shenzhen Component 64 Index advanced more than 1 percent.
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index lost nearly 1 percent.
Activity in China's services sector 65 grew modestly in February, just a few days after the central bank cut interest rates to stimulate 12 economy.
Market Services Purchasing Managers' Index picked up to 52 last month from January's 51.8 and remained above the 50-point level that separates contraction 66 from growth in activity on a monthly basis.
Elsewhere in Asia,
The Japanese Nikkei lost two thirds of a percent.
South Korea's KOSPI ended down by nearly one fifth of a percent.
Singapore's Straits Times index inched up one fifth of a percent.
In Australia, the ASX 200 continued a losing trend, down by more than half a percent.
 
 
Chinese state-owned enterprises "going out" proposal
 
Off-shore investment and fundraising procedures for Chinese state-owned enterprises are being simplified.
China's central bank has submitted a proposal to streamline 67 "going out" procedures for Chinese firms to the State Council.
The People's Bank of China says the new policies will allow SOE's to bypass the current permission requirements to begin fundraising in foreign markets, on a case by case basis.
At the same time, state-run firms are also being allowed to freely choose whether to issue renminbi debt in whichever off-shore market they choose.
The State Council still has to approve the proposal.
For more on the "going out" proposal, CRI's Zhao Yang spoke with Einar Tangen, Former Chairman of the State of Wisconsin's International Trade Council.
 
 
Central gov't set to take over tax rebate 2 process
 
The central government has assumed full responsibility for paying export tax rebates to companies.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the State Council said the change is retroactive to January 1st.
Previously, the central and local governments split the burden of export tax rebates. Local governments submitted their share, 7.5 percent of the rebates, to the central government, which then added the other 92.5 percent and reimbursed 68 companies.
Some local governments had been reluctant to develop export-oriented companies due to the subsequent burden of rebates.
The new arrangement is the latest measure aiming to reverse a slump 69 in exports by removing obstacles that discourage support efforts by local governments.
 
 
E-commerce purchase regulations modified
 
China's industry and commerce administrator 70 released enhanced consumer protection regulations on Tuesday.
Under the new rules for e-commerce purchases, customers can return opened goods that were purchased online within seven days and get a full refund 71, without providing any reason for the return.
The rule is slated to come into effect on March 15, China's Consumer Rights day
Online retailers 73 who refuse or delay processing of returns could be fined as much as 500 thousand yuan, roughly 80 thousand US dollars.
The current law, which was put into effect on March 15 last year, did not specify 74 whether opened items could be returned.
Subsequently, most online retailers required returned items to have their packaging intact and remaining in original condition.
 
 
Alibaba's business move
 
Alibaba is launching a cloud computing 75 hub in Silicon 76 Valley today.
The new California data center marks the company's latest measured expansion onto American soil, and into a hotly contested U.S. market dominated by Amazon, Microsoft, and others.
Alibaba's Aliyun cloud division intends the new data center to cater initially 77 to Chinese companies with operations in the United States, including retail 72, Internet, and gaming firms.
It will later target U.S. businesses seeking a presence in both countries.
Meanwhile, shares of the company were down more than 2.5% to trade below $82 for the first time since the company went public in September.
Since hitting an all-time high in early November, shares of the company are down more than 30%. But this doesn't stop Alibaba from expanding in the Chinese mainland.
The company announced hours ago that it invested 2.4 billion yuan into Enlight Media, a private entertainment and media group.
This makes Alibaba the second largest shareholder 78 of Enlight Media.
 
 
Sahara's Grosvenor House hotel in London put up for sale
 
London's landmark 79 Grosvenor House hotel has been put up for sale after Indian conglomerate 80 Sahara was declared in default by Bank of China.
Sahara has been trying to raise $1.6 billion to free its jailed boss Subrata Roy by refinancing overseas hotels including Grosvenor House and New York's Plaza 81.
Media report says Bank of China appointed a new administrator of the hotel and has brought in Deloitte & Touche to conduct an audit 82.
The 500 rooms hotel will still be operated by the Marriott chain.
The sale is expected to fetch more than 700 million U.S. dollars when it is put up for sale.
 
 
More than 100 companies bid for Myanmar's stock exchange service provider licenses 83
 
More than 100 private security companies have so far bid for service provider licenses for establishing Myanmar's first ever stock exchange in Yangon.
The market is scheduled to start operation in a joint 84 venture with two Japanese firms in October.
 
 
Headline News
 
 
China to raise defense budget by around 10 pct
 
A spokesperson from China's top legislature says China will raise its defense budget by around 10 percent this year, compared with 12.2 percent last year.
Speaking at a press conference a day ahead of the annual session of the National People's Congress, Fu Ying said the exact figure will be published in a budget report Thursday.
China's defense budget is riding a multi-year run of double-digit increases.
A growth rate of about 10 percent would be the lowest in five years.
Fu says as a big country, China needs an army that can safeguard its national security and people.
 
 
Agricultural trade center fire kills 9 in SW China
 
Nine people have been killed in a fire at an agricultural trade centre in southwest China.
Local fire officials in Yunnan province say the tragedy happened early this morning.
The fire spread through three two-story buildings in the center, located in the provincial 86 capital, Kunming.
Three people who were injured in the fire were rushed to hospital, but officials say all of them have been released already.
The trade centre includes more than 200 stores.
 
 
Central gov't set to take over tax rebate process
 
The central government has assumed full responsibility for paying export tax rebates to companies.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the State Council said the change is retroactive to January 1st.
Previously, the central and local governments split the burden of export tax rebates. Local governments submitted their share, 7.5 percent of the rebates, to the central government, which then added the other 92.5 percent and reimbursed companies.
The new arrangement is the latest measure aiming to reverse a slump in exports.
 
 
People killed in coal mine explosion in E. Ukraine
 
An explosion has been reported at a mine in eastern Ukraine.
The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament says at least 32 people were killed, while the emergency ministry 87 of the self-proclaimed Donetsk people's republic (DPR) says one person was killed and 14 others were injured.
Reports on the number of miners why may still be trapped underground are also conflicting.
The emergency ministry in Donetsk says over 70 miners are trapped inside and the explosion was a mixture of air and gas.
The Ukrainian Independent Union of Miners has said there were 207 people working underground at the time of the incident and 47 miners remain missing.
 
 
At least 10 dead as boat carrying migrants sinks off Italy
 
At least 10 people were killed as a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized off Sicily.
The Italian Coast Guard says around 500 migrants who were rescued were taken to the port of Augusta, and another 200 were being taken aboard a tanker 88 to another Sicilian port.
The Coast Guard says the migrants claimed to be Syrians, Palestinians, Libyans, Tunisians or from sub-Saharan Africa.
 
 
Newspaper Picks
 
 
CHINA NEWS SERVICE
"Chinese buyer nabs Fiji heart-shaped island for 800,000 USD on Taobao"
A real estate firm based in Beijing has begun an auction 89 for four islands located in Fiji, Canada, Greece and the UK.
The auction took place on Taobao.com, China's largest online shopping platform.
The starting price was 4 million yuan for the UK island, and just 1 yuan for the other three, which attracted many people online.
According to a media report, Fiji island was sold for 5 million yuan ($800,000), the Canadian island for 1.7 million yuan and the Greek island for 4.8 million yuan, while the auction for the UK island was aborted 90 as buyers failed to meet the reserve price.
 
XINHUA
"Shaolin abbot responds to commercialization criticism"
The head of China's Shaolin Temple has distanced the Buddhist 91 institution from media criticism claiming a planned Australian outpost of the temple will be over-commercialized.
Abbot Shi Yongxin said Shaolin will develop facilities for meditation 92, farming and the martial 93 arts for which it is renowned 94 at its "Australian culture center" in southeastern Shoalhaven City.
Australian media has reported that the center, to be built on 1,200 hectares of land bought by Shaolin, will include not only a temple and kungfu academy, but a hotel and a golf course, commercial activity apparently 95 deviating 96 from the spiritual essence of Buddhism 97.
Shaolin has established more than 40 culture centers around the world. Shi claimed his motivation for this expansion is "respecting religion, culture and lifestyle... promoting dialogue about culture and strengthening international understanding and cooperation".
 
GLOBAL POST
"Kangaroo study sheds light on human personality differences"
An Australian study into the social networks of kangaroos could provide insight into the evolution of human personality differences.
Researchers from The University of Queensland studied the friendships of female kangaroos over 18 months to understand why personalities 98 differ and how differences could affect behaviour.
Results found that shy female kangaroos spent time in larger groups, but they had fewer friends.
Bolder female kangaroos seem more comfortable in smaller groups and will seek out their 'friends', while shyer females opt 7 to remain in larger groups where there is less risk of predation.
An expert says the results increase our understanding of how aspects of personality affect each other, which will lead to better understanding of why such personality differences have evolved.
Humans show the same sorts of individual differences which are partly determined 99 by genetics.
 
REUTERS
"Spider venom 100 may hold chemical keys to new painkillers 101"
Scientists who analyzed 102 countless 103 chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in the body's ability to pass pain signals to the brain.
In research they said could one day lead to a new class of potent 104 painkillers, the scientists focused on 206 species of spider and searched for molecules 105 in the venom that block nerve activity, particular via so-called "Nav1.7 channels".
Experts estimate that as many as one in five people worldwide suffer from chronic 106 pain and existing pain treatments often fail to give sufficient or long-term relief.
People sense pain in a part of their body when nerves from the affected 107 area send signals to the brain through what is called the pain pathway, and it is this pathway scientists seek to disrupt when searching for potential new pain medicines.
 
 
Special Reports
 
 
China Deaf Restaurant
 
Anchor:
The World Health Organization's day for the hearing impared, March 3rd, is coming to an end in North America right now.
But here in China, one entrepereneur has been working for years to help people with hearing disabilities take their first steps forward in life.
CRI's Niu Honglin explains.
Reporter:
In this hotpot restaurant, all the wait-staff are deaf.
Zhao Ying is a manager at the restaurant. She's been working here for about half a year and has taught herself sign language.
"This restaurant was created because our boss is also disabled. He lost his left hand in a car accident. Before this, all the staff in his restaurant were able bodied. After running his business for 10 years, he built a new hotpot business in 2012, helping 108 people with hearing and speech difficulties get a job."
The World Health Organisation 109 estimates that about 5 percent of people suffer with disabling hearing loss in China.
Ordering in this restaurant involves pushing a button on one device which alerts the waiter via a special wrist watch. If there's any misunderstanding they can communicate via writing. But this doesn't always work.
Waitress Zhang Cai Hong has been working at the restaurant for over six months. Her colleague Zhao Ying interprets her sign language responses for her.
"She says (Zhang Cai Hong) if they don't know what the customers are saying, they can get help from able-hearing people. They especially need help with old people because sometimes they can't see what they write so it can be difficult serving them."
For those willing to give sign language a try, there are a few expressions on the wall.
Zhao Ying says even though ordering food from people that can't hear can be a little inconvenient 110, customers are very understanding: they put themselves in the shoes of the waiters and enjoy their meals. Most customers are tolerant.
Outside the restaurant it's not obvious the waiters are deaf. So for many customers, like Li Sheng who came with his family, it's a surprise.
"At first I thought it was going to be difficult because it's so different to other restaurants. I didn't know the waiters here can't hear or speak. Eventually I realised, although communication is not perfect, they're all very professional and they give us very good service so even though they can't speak i don't think there is any problem in communication at all"
After the lunchtime rush it's time for the staff to grab something to eat. They return in time for the daily team meeting, which includes a sign language song to boost morale 111.
Zhang Cai Hong says she has other friends with hearing problems that work in computers, manicure and painting. But even though she has a job, she doesn't want to be a waitress forever.
Zhang has big dreams in the dazzling lights of the big city, of opening her own clothing store.
But for now, it's the start of another evening's work.
For CRI, I'm niu Hongin
 
 
Sports
 
 
Football: Guangzhou R&F to take on Western Sydney
 
In asian football action:
Former champions Jeonbuk Motors maintained an unbeaten record in the AFC Champions League this season as second half goals from Han Kyo-won, Lee Jae-sung and Leonardo secured an eye-catching 4-1 away win over Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng yesterday.
Edu's audacious first half chip had handed 2006 winners Jeonbuk the lead after 21 minutes only for Shandong's Yang Xu to level the scores with his third goal in two games just before the hour mark.
But with Han, Lee and Leonardo netting inside the final 20 minutes, K-League champions Jeonbuk added to last week's goalless draw with Japan's Kashiwa Reysol in Group E.
Chinese FA Cup winners Shandong, meanwhile, were unable to add to their opening day 3-2 win over Vietnam champions Binh Duong, as goalscorer Yang was dismissed with just over 10 minutes remaining for the home side.
And today,
Guangzhou R&F took on Western Sydney today, and prevailed 3-2, despite goalkeeper Zeng Cheng being carried off the pitch mid 112 game in a rather grusome injury.
 
 
EPL: Southampon over Crystal Palace 1-0
 
In English Premiere League football action:
Sadio Mane gave Southampton's top-four ambitions a timely shot in the arm, ending their 387-minute wait for a goal as they secured a late 1-0 win against Crystal Palace earlier today.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman:
"Yes, finally we score and we win at home. I can't say that we deserved the win today. Maybe after the first half, yes. But after the second half.... Crystal Palace did it well. Some good chances. A shot on the post. But football is strange. Sometimes you play better, much better than we played today. I think it's all about the confidence."
This performance was a far cry from the impressive, swashbuckling Saints who wowed onlookers 113 and confounded the doubters earlier in the campaign.
They toiled 114 once again as a run of one win in five matches looked set to be extended, yet Mane's late clipped effort saw Palace beaten 1-0 to halt their decline, moving Ronald Koeman's men to within a point of the top-four.
 
 
CBA Recap
 
In CBA action from last night:
Zhu Yanxi's buzzer-beater tip-in secured Beijing a 107-105 OT victory over Guangdong and a berth 115 in the CBA finals in a nail-biter of a game yesterday.
The defending champion won the best-of-five semifinal series 3-1 and will play against Liaoning in their third final in four years.
Stephon Marbury scored a game-tying three-pointer with 6.6 seconds in the fourth quarter to force the game into overtime 116 and scored nine of Beijing's 11 points in the additional time. He then made in two goals from downcourt to tie the score at 105-105.
Zhu Yanxi's game-winning tip-in was from one of Marbury's missing three-pointers. The veteran finished with a game-high 38 points.
Guangdong, trailed by as many as 14 points, lost their point guard Will Bynum in the first quarter as the foreign player got injured in his back side of the right thigh 117. He returned to court in the second quarter but played for only one minute and 17 second and then never came back.
Beijing will play in the best-of-seven finals against Liaoning, who swept Qingdao 3-0 to make into their first CBA final in seven years.
 
 
Cleveland over Boston 110-79 in NBA
 
In NBA action:
LeBron James scored 27 points to move into 21st place on the NBA's career scoring list as the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a 110-79 victory over the Boston Celtics earlier today.
Moving down to the Empire state of the south:
Jeff Teague scored 25 points, Al Horford added 18, and the now NBA-leading Atlanta Hawks 118 rallied from an 18-point deficit 119 to win their fifth straight game 104-96 over the Houston Rockets.
Over to Denver,
Where Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 26 points, Kenneth Faried had 14 points and 14 rebounds 120 and Denver beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121 106-95 on Tuesday night, hours after Brian Shaw was fired as coach.
And in Chicago:
Nikola Mirotic scored 23 points to lead the Bulls to a 97-92 win over the Washington Wizards. It came without former MVP Derrick Rose (right knee), all-star Jimmy Butler (left elbow), and trusted reserve Taj Gibson (left ankle), but the Bulls still managed to improve to 4-2 on their season-high seven-game homestand.
In other action:
The Utah Jazz took out the Memphis Grizzlies 122 93-82.
And it was Los Angeles downing the New York Knicks 124-86.
 
 
Badminton: Lin Dan looking for sixth title
 
Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan is returning to the All England championships after a two year break and is hoping to win his sixth title.
The current number six in the world was Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 and has been world champion five times. However since winning Olympic gold again at the Olympics in London 2012 he has played infrequently.
Lin says despite this he's looking to become world champion for a sixth time.
"It really is my personal goal, but I realise that this dream is very difficult to achieve. I will try my best and give all that I can to achieve this."
The All England championships in Birmingham is the first of the 12 superseries competitions leading to the grand final in Dubai in December.
 
 
Entertainment
 
 
"The Man from Macao II" dominates Chinese Box Office
 
"The Man from Macao II", a family comedy starring Chow Yun-Fat, dominated the Chinese box office this week.
Since its release the movie has earned around 114 million U.S. dollars.
The fourth installment 123 of the "God of Gamblers" film series hit the big screen for China's Spring Festival holiday, a bumper 124 time for movie-going.
"Wolf Totem" took second place, debuting 125 on the same day as "The Man from Macao II," its total box office stood at over 80 million U.S. dollars.
And third place went to costume action movie "Dragon Blade," starring Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody.
 
 
3D action movie "Wolf Warriors 126" postponed 127 till April
 
The highly anticipated 3D action movie "Wolf Warriors" has postponed its release date from March to April.
The movie is directed by and also stars action star Wu Jing, who explained that the reason for the move was that he is still not satisfied with some of the details with the film.
Wu hopes to make some additional changes to ensure the film is the best possible.
When asked whether the move was an attempt to avoid a face-to-face challenge with other blockbusters, Wu explained that considering the booming nature of the Chinese film market, avoiding competition was next to impossible.
"Wolf Warriors" is Wu's first 3D film, its new release date will be April 2.
 
 
"Saturday Night Live" coming to China
 
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" is reportedly to be adapted for Chinese television.
Broadway Video Entertainment will help Sohu, a Chinese online entertainment service create the sketch 128 show tailored to Chinese audiences, live from Beijing.
BVE president, Britta von Schoeler, said they will teach Sohu how to produce in the "Saturday Night Live" format 129 for their own audience, creating characters and sketches 130 specifically tailored for the Chinese community.
"Saturday Night Live" is a topical comedy program which addresses pop culture and news in the U.S. The Chinese version will be the same, by addressing topical comedic issues in China.
Recently, "Saturday Night Live" celebrated 131 its 40th anniversary with an hour-long special.
 
 
Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios to close in December
 
Oprah Winfrey is closing Harpo Studios in Chicago, where she filmed "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for more than 20 years.
The studios will shut this December, and transition production for her cable network to a studio in California.
The Oprah Winfrey Network recently moved into a new studio in West Hollywood, California, and work currently done at Harpo Studios in Chicago will now be done there.
Winfrey sold the Harpo Studios property in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood to a developer for 32 million U.S. dollars.
She said in a statement that Harpo Studios has been a "blessing 132" in her life and she's now "looking ahead" to inhabiting her California studio.
 
 
Lady Gaga & R. Kelly to Perform After Obama's Speech at Selma
 
Singers Lady Gaga and R. Kelly will perform after Obama's speech at Selma in the U.S. this weekend.
On Saturday, President Obama will give a speech to commemorate 133 the anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march, marked each year by the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee 134.
Lady Gaga and R. Kelly will perform along with other stars including Young Breezy, We are Toonz, Bigg Robb and the Impressions.
U2's Bono, former president George W. Bush and members of the cast of Selma, are also expected to be at the event.
 
 
Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris stripped of CBE
 
Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris has been stripped of his CBE.
Harris received the royal honor from Britain's Queen Elizabeth after he painted the monarch's portrait the previous year to mark her 80th birthday.
The official announcement states that the Queen has directed that the appointment of Rolf Harris's Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire shall be cancelled and annulled 135, and that his name shall be erased 136 from the register.
Harris, 84, was jailed in July for five years and nine months for 12 indecent assaults on four girls aged 85 from seven or eight to 19, between 1968 and 1986.
He has already lost a Bafta fellowship and accolades 137 in his native Australia.

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 );贩毒者;毒品贩子;发牌者
  • There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
  • The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败,与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
v./n.折扣,回扣,退款;vt.给...回扣,给...打折扣
  • You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
  • Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
n.退还款( rebate的名词复数 );回扣;返还(退还的部份货价);折扣
  • The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点,如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
  • In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
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。
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.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。
vi.选择,决定做某事
  • They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
  • Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗?
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。
vt.刺激,使兴奋;激励,使…振奋
  • Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
  • Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
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( 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。
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.禁忌,禁止接近,禁止使用;adj.禁忌的;v.禁忌,禁制,禁止
  • The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。
  • Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里,婚前的性行为犯禁吗?
n.宽容;容忍,忍受;耐药力;公差
  • Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
  • Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
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?
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
n.意识,觉悟,懂事,明智
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
adj.有理由的,无可非议的
  • What he has done is hardly justifiable.他的所作所为说不过去。
  • Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。
v.劝阻,阻止
  • You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
  • I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。
n.集会,聚会,聚集
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
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。
adj.陌生的,不熟悉的
  • I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
  • The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
n.选民( constituent的名词复数 );成分;构成部分;要素
  • She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
  • Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
召开( convene的现在分词 ); 召集; (为正式会议而)聚集; 集合
  • When convening the assembly, however, you shall blow without sounding an alarm. 民10:7但招聚会众的时候、们要吹号、不要吹出大声。
  • We warmly welcome the convening of Asia-Europe meeting in London. 热烈欢迎亚欧会议在伦敦召开。
n.联系,(未婚男女间的)暖昧关系,私通
  • She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
  • She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。
adj.提供住宿的;居住的;住宅的
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
n.(电视、广播的)主持人,赠与者
  • Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
  • The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。
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。
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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。
v.憎恶;痛恨
  • They abhor all forms of racial discrimination.他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。
  • They abhor all the nations who have different ideology and regime.他们仇视所有意识形态和制度与他们不同的国家。
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
  • I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净,我只需烧一下即可。
  • Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
vt.私运;vi.走私
  • Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
  • She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境,没有被逮捕。
n.海洛因
  • Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
  • Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。
n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期),延期偿付
  • The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
  • We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
  • Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
  • He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。
adj.可行的,切实可行的,能活下去的
  • The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
  • The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
adv.格外地;极端地
  • She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
  • The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨,大海出奇地宁静。
n.检查( inspection的名词复数 );检验;视察;检阅
  • Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
  • Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adv.以前,先前(地)
  • 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。
vi.(for/to)满足,迎合;(for)提供饮食及服务
  • I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
  • Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。
v.诈取,骗取( defraud的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He defrauded his employers of thousands of dollars. 他诈取了他的雇主一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He defrauded them of their money. 他骗走了他们的钱。 来自辞典例句
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
n.寄售;发货;委托;交运货物
  • This last consignment of hosiery is quite up to standard.这批新到的针织品完全符合规格。
  • We have to ask you to dispatch the consignment immediately.我们得要求你立即发送该批货物。
n.犀牛(rhino的复数形式)
  • There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
  • The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句
adv.要用体力地,粗鲁地
  • These three hormones also robustly stimulated thymidine incorporation and inhibited drug-induced apoptosis. 并且这三种激素有利于胸(腺嘧啶脱氧核)苷掺入和抑制药物诱导的细胞凋亡。 来自互联网
  • The economy is still growing robustly, but inflation, It'seems, is back. 经济依然强劲增长,但是通胀似乎有所抬头。 来自互联网
ad.坚持地;固执地
  • He persistently asserted his right to a share in the heritage. 他始终声称他有分享那笔遗产的权利。
  • She persistently asserted her opinions. 她果断地说出了自己的意见。
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消
  • He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助,拆除这批弹头。
  • The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动,于是,我决定把它拆开。
水货
  • The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
  • The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
  • Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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。
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.组成部分,成分,元件;adj.组成的,合成的
  • Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
  • Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
n.缩略词,缩写式,害病
  • The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
  • The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。
vt.使成流线型;使简化;使现代化
  • We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
  • Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。
v.偿还,付还( reimburse的过去式和过去分词 )
  • Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed. 由公司业务产生的开销都可以报销。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate. 员工调往异地工作时,他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.暴跌,意气消沉,(土地)下沉;vi.猛然掉落,坍塌,大幅度下跌
  • She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
  • Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
n.经营管理者,行政官员
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
v.退还,偿还;n.归还,偿还额,退款
  • They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
  • We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意,我们愿意退款给你。
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
  • 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。
零售商,零售店( retailer的名词复数 )
  • High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
  • Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。
vt.指定,详细说明
  • We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
  • Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。
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.硅(旧名矽)
  • This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
  • A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
adv.最初,开始
  • 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。
n.股东,股票持有人
  • The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
  • A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。
n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标
  • The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
  • The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
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.广场,市场
  • They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
  • The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
v.审计;查帐;核对;旁听
  • Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核,以确保其真实无误。
  • As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样,年度审计将在十二月份进行。
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 )
  • Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • 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。
adj.年老的,陈年的
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
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。
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。
n.油轮
  • The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
  • Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。
n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
adj.流产的,失败的v.(使)流产( abort的过去式和过去分词 );(使)(某事物)中止;(因故障等而)(使)(飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等)中断飞行;(使)(飞行任务等)中途失败
  • The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障,这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj./n.佛教的,佛教徒
  • The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
  • In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里,人世上一切事情都是空的。
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
  • This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉,我打断了你的沉思。
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
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。
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
v.偏离,越轨( deviate的现在分词 )
  • I compromise by using a prepared text and deviating from it whenever I feel the need. 我搞折衷办法,准备一份讲稿,觉得需要的时候就自由发挥。 来自辞典例句
  • Theories deviating practices are inane, while practices deviating theories are blindfold. 脱离实践的理论是空泛的,脱离理论指导的实践是盲目的。 来自互联网
n.佛教(教义)
  • Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
  • Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
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.毒液,恶毒,痛恨
  • The snake injects the venom immediately after biting its prey.毒蛇咬住猎物之后马上注入毒液。
  • In fact,some components of the venom may benefit human health.事实上,毒液的某些成分可能有益于人类健康。
n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )
  • The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
  • The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解,因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分
v.分析( analyze的过去式和过去分词 );分解;解释;对…进行心理分析
  • The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The young man did not analyze the process of his captivation and enrapturement, for love to him was a mystery and could not be analyzed. 这年轻人没有分析自己蛊惑著迷的过程,因为对他来说,爱是个不可分析的迷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
  • In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
  • I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的
  • The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
  • We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。
分子( molecule的名词复数 )
  • The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
  • Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里,大分子裂变为小分子。
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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。
n.组织,安排,团体,有机休
  • The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
  • His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。
adj.不方便的,令人感到麻烦的
  • You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
  • Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗?
n.道德准则,士气,斗志
  • The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
adj.中央的,中间的
  • Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
  • He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。
n.旁观者,观看者( onlooker的名词复数 )
  • A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash. 在撞车地点聚集了一大群围观者。
  • The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外,以示尊敬。
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉
  • They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. 他们冒着炎炎烈日艰难地一步一步爬上山冈。
  • He toiled all day long but earned very little. 他整天劳碌但挣得很少。
n.卧铺,停泊地,锚位;v.使停泊
  • She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
  • They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
n.大腿;股骨
  • He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了,疼得很。
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物
  • Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
  • Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差
  • The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
  • We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
反弹球( rebound的名词复数 ); 回弹球; 抢断篮板球; 复兴
  • V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
  • In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下,第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。
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》
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.(instalment)分期付款;(连载的)一期
  • I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
  • He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。
n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的
  • The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
  • This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。
初次表演,初次登台(debut的现在分词形式)
  • New debuting analog thermostat welding machine, easy to operate. 新登场模拟式调温电焊台,操作简单。
  • With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. 苹果公司的新型平板电脑将于下周发布。
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。
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
  • The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
  • The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述
  • My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
  • I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
n.设计,版式;[计算机]格式,DOS命令:格式化(磁盘),用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据;v.使格式化,设计,安排
  • Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
  • The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概
  • The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
  • You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
  • The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
  • A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。
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.周年纪念;欢乐
  • They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
  • Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说,历次君主巡幸,都曾起到某种作用。
v.宣告无效( annul的过去式和过去分词 );取消;使消失;抹去
  • Their marriage was annulled after just six months. 他们的婚姻仅过半年就宣告取消。
  • Many laws made by the former regime have been annulled. 前政权制定的许多法律被宣布无效。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.擦掉( erase的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;清除
  • He erased the wrong answer and wrote in the right one. 他擦去了错误答案,写上了正确答案。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He removed the dogmatism from politics; he erased the party line. 他根除了政治中的教条主义,消除了政党界限。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(连结几行谱表的)连谱号( accolade的名词复数 );嘉奖;(窗、门上方的)桃尖拱形线脚;册封爵士的仪式(用剑面在肩上轻拍一下)
  • Unlike other accolades for literature which tend to value style or experimentation. 有别于其他偏重风格活实验性的文学奖项。 来自互联网
  • Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. 建立您的奖杯积累奖项和荣誉。 来自互联网
学英语单词
a great hand at something
adult higher education
adune
Age of Reason
algorithmic thinking
aristotypes
automatic coil winding
begg'd
billetor
Binsdorf
blade shape construction
business undertaking
buzz around
cascade cycle
cause and effect chain system diagram
cementoexostosis
cephalometric tracing
chemical and biological agents
Christian liturgy
continuous medium hypothesis
Del key
detecting instruments
directory handling routine
doodads
dosantos
doublechecked
duration of relay operation
electron speed regulator
end-point analysis
enterprise edition
exit pupil
formative
Gauguin
genus alstonias
geologic time scale
glycozoline
Greenlandics
gutter board
haberlo
hortulanus
huntergatherers
independentists
Japanese medlar
jinkai senjitsu
kit for plane tabling
line with an uneven profile
links links fabric
literary-minded
low temperature humidity chamber
lube flux
magical Negro
many-valued logic
measurement point (mp)
Migdal theory
mobile payments
muffism
nulled work
open cycle control
overpublicize
pambazos
Paratran System
parlour grand
pengson
pinner
plate tracery
progoneate
radiographing
recording session
rossmann
runcle
sampling survey
scriptedness
scroll pivoter snips
sewing-machine operator
showboats
Sindh
Soqotran
sorleys
spreader frictioning
standard discharge point
stochastic 0L system
stream flow depletion
submandibular duct
suck up
super-pure
superdialect
supersport
Suzuki Bunji
swings out
sym-dimethyl-p-phenylene-diamine
thiomedan
Tory
trash eliminator
unacceptableness
unwelcome guest
vergences
verminy
vested interests
wear sth down
wettin'
zooxanthellate