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The first batch 1 of humanitarian 2 aid from China flew to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.


Rescuers have found the bodies of all the eight Chinese peacekeeping police buried in the debris 3 of the Haitian earthquake.


Visiting Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming has signed four sets of agreement frameworks concerning China's grant and loans to Tanzania.


And the Afghan parliament has rejected the majority of President Hamid Karzai's second slate 4 of Cabinet choices.Chinese Aid en route to Haiti




Hot Issue Reports


Chinese Aid en route to Haiti


China sent a cargo 5 plane, carrying almost half of its promised 4-million U.S. dollars in aid, including 90 tons of medicine, food and tents, to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Meanwhile, Chinese officials have promised to deliver further humanitarian assistance for the relief and reconstruction 6 of Haiti.


Former US Presidents to Coordinate 7 Fundraising Efforts for Haiti


US President Barack Obama has officially tapped two of his predecessors 8 - George W. Bush and Bill Clinton - to coordinate efforts to involve more Americans in the recovery and rebuilding efforts in Haiti.


Obama appeared with Bush and Clinton to make a joint 9 announcement at the White House Rose Garden following an Oval Office meeting on Saturday morning.


Obama said he is pleased that Bush and Clinton has agreed to lead a major fundraising effort for relief.


"Our longer term effort will not be measured in days and weeks, it will be measured in months and even years. And that's why it's so important to enlist 10 and sustain the support of the American people. That's why it's so important to have a point of coordination 11 for all the support that extends beyond our government."


Bush and Clinton have created a website, www.clintonbushhaitifund.org, to begin collecting donations.


Bush said the best way for people to contribute is by sending their cash.


"The most effective way for Americans to help the people of Haiti is to contribute money. That money will go to organizations on the ground who will be able to effectively spend it. I know a lot of people want to send blankets or water. Just send your cash. One of the things that the president and I will do is make sure your money is spent wisely."


Clinton, who also is the United Nations' special envoy 12 to Haiti, hailed Haiti as a remarkable 13 country.


"It is still one of the most remarkable, unique places I have ever been and they can escape their history and build a better future if we do our part."


Meanwhile, Clinton's wife, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has arrived in Haiti for the first look by a top US official at the devastation 14 caused by Tuesday's earthquake.


Hillary Clinton arrived at Port-au-Prince in a US Coast Guard plane, which was also carrying bottled water, packaged food and other supplies.


The Secretary of State said that she is Haiti to make sure the US is doing all it can for the disaster.


Possibility of Civil Unrest Grows in Haiti


The possibility of civil unrest in the Haitian capital is growing as life necessities remain scarce along the streets of Port-au-Prince.


Many desperate, hungry residents are becoming increasingly angry at the lack of resources following Tuesday's devastating 15 earthquake.


"Who is here to help us already? We can't do nothing."


"I'm hungry. Everybody (is) hungry."


The Haitian government now is concerned that the anger could turn to violence as looting and sporadic 16 gunfire has been reported in some places.


Many homeless residents now fill the streets and public parks in Port-au-Prince.


Haitian Minister of Civil Protection Dieufort de Lorge estimates that between 750,000 and 1 million people have become homeless following the powerful quake.


A UN spokeswoman has promised that some 6,000 tons of food aid will be distributed shortly in Haiti. She says reports that UN warehouses 17 in Haiti were looted are overblown.


China & Tanzania Sign Loan Agreements


Visiting Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming has signed on behalf of the Chinese government four sets of agreement frameworks concerning China's grant and loans to Tanzania. The agreements include 100 million U.S. dollars for the second phase of an information and communication technology infrastructure 18 network project and 93.5 million U.S. dollars for the Zanzibar International Airport Terminal II project.


Afghan Parliament Rejects Majority of Karzai's Cabinet Choices


The Afghan parliament has rejected the majority of President Hamid Karzai's second slate of Cabinet choices.


The 224 lawmakers present approved just seven of 17 nominees 19, including a new foreign minister and a new justice minister.


The 10 rejected included two women nominated for the posts of women's affairs and public health.


Some lawmakers expressed disappointment that the two women candidates were rejected.


Shukria Barekzai is Afghan Member of Parliament from Kabul.


"Two women have been rejected by parliament and one has succeeded. It doesn't mean that women are not qualified 20 and by success of one lady we can't say there is no chance for women not being a minister, not being approved by parliament. I hope next list President Karzai will give us, with more women in the list, more qualified women."


Two weeks after parliament rejected 70 percent of Karzai's first Cabinet picks, the mixed results this time has dealt a new setback 21 to the leader's effort to assemble a team that can focus on badly needed reforms.


Lawmakers have complained that some of the candidates on the president's new list lacked the credentials 22 to serve in the 25-member Cabinet.


Others claimed that some nominees are too closely aligned 23 with warlords, or were picked to pay back political supporters.


The US and other countries contributing troops and aid have pushed Karzai to get his second-term administration in place ahead of a January 28 international conference on Afghanistan.


Ukraine Presidential Election


In the final hours of Ukraine's presidential election campaign, candidates accused one another of planning to commit fraud and experts warned of the possibility of post-election unrest.


Speaking on separate television talk shows, the three main candidates continued their campaign late on Friday with each warning of the dire 24 consequences of electing their opponent.


During his television appearance, front-runner Viktor Yanukovych warned that Sunday's vote could have major ramifications 25 on the country and called on the voters to support him and his Party of Regions:


"I'm sure that we'll make a step forward, that we'll make changes that will improve the life of every person and every family, and improve every sphere of life. We are able to bring order and raise the level of the economy".


Current President Yushchenko is standing 26 for re-election, but his popularity has plunged 27 and his chances are considered slim.


Authorities say they are planning to deploy 28 thousands of police on Sunday to ensure an orderly first round ballot 29.


If no candidate receive more than 50 percent of the vote on Sunday, as expected, there will be a runoff between the two top vote getters sometime in February.


Biz Report: China's Bohai Coast Suffers Severe Icing


In the coast off East China's Shandong Province, the most severe icing situation in the past 30 years is worsening amid continuing cold snaps, greatly impacting the shipping 30 and sea farming industry there.


Media Digest


Global Times: War against Porn Should be Just and Legal


China Mobile Communication Corporation, or CMCC recently detected "dirty" words in a customer's short message to a friend and stripped his cellphone of short message services, or SMS.


A CMCC telephone operator says that the company has cooperated with public security department to control illegal messages.


As cellphone porn became widespread in 2009, the Ministry 31 of Public Security launched a crackdown against originating websites since last November.


These porn sites, in collusion with some advertisers, bombarded cellphone carriers through the telecom platform.


But an opinion piece in the China Daily says compared with porn websites, an individual's Person to Person messages to a couple of friends can hardly be categorized as porn.


The article says for many, sharing jokes, whether its "dirty" or "clean", is part of their friendship or a way of staying in touch. So depriving them of access to SMS for a dirty joke is actually a violation 32 of their freedom of communication.


The commentary also warns what is more frightening is that continuous interception 33 of the public's texts may evolve into disguised wiretaping.


It says a message intercepted 34 by CMCC may also include sensitive personal information, which is serious violation of customer privacy.


The writer says to eradicate 35 cellphone porn, the only solution is to shut down porn websites.


In addition, since China so far has no explicit 36 legal sanction relating to cellphone short message management, the writer says a legal norm is desperately 37 needed to protect people's privacy.


China Daily: Both Wedding Vow 38 and Amicable 39 Registrars 41 Are Needed


China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, the MCA, has introduced four versions of marriage oaths for marriage registries while before new couples didn't have to vow in registries.


The MCA says the move is aimed at improving a new couples' sense of mutual 42 responsibility and their awareness 43 of the Marriage Law.


A commentary in China Daily says the intention is wonderful as the conspicuous 44 casualness about marriage and subsequent high divorce rate among young people is a cause for concern.


But the article says that many could get a weird 45 feeling taking their oath before a government functionary 46 because the registrars are not all that friendly.


The writer concludes the article by saying that an amicable registrar 40 is more important than an expressionless person in uniform, because a sincere smile and a few words of blessing 47 can do the trick.

 



1 batch
n.一批(组,群);一批生产量
  • The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
  • I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。
2 humanitarian
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
3 debris
n.瓦砾堆,废墟,碎片
  • After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
  • Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。
4 slate
n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订
  • 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?
5 cargo
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。
6 reconstruction
n.重建,再现,复原
  • The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后,该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
  • In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期,技术决定一切。
7 coordinate
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。
8 predecessors
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 );前辈;(被取代的)原有事物;前身
  • The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗? 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 joint
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。
10 enlist
vt.谋取(支持等),赢得;征募;vi.入伍
  • They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
  • The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会,支持他们的正义斗争。
11 coordination
n.协调,协作
  • Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
  • The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好,使演出更具魅力。
12 envoy
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。
13 remarkable
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
14 devastation
n.毁坏;荒废;极度震惊或悲伤
  • The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
  • There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 devastating
adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
16 sporadic
adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular;分散的
  • The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
  • You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚,而我听到的只是零星消息。
17 warehouses
仓库,货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )
  • The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
  • Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。
18 infrastructure
n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设,发展各类群众文化。
19 nominees
n.被提名者,被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )
  • She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
  • A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
20 qualified
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。
21 setback
n.退步,挫折,挫败
  • Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
  • She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
22 credentials
n.证明,资格,证明书,证件
  • He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
  • Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。
23 aligned
adj.对齐的,均衡的
  • Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。
24 dire
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了,但是我们渡过了困难。
25 ramifications
n.结果,后果( ramification的名词复数 )
  • These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. 这些变化注定会造成许多难以预料的社会后果。
  • What are the ramifications of our decision to join the union? 我们决定加入工会会引起哪些后果呢? 来自《简明英汉词典》
26 standing
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。
27 plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
28 deploy
v.(军)散开成战斗队形,布置,展开
  • The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
  • The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
29 ballot
n.(不记名)投票,投票总数,投票权;vi.投票
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
30 shipping
n.船运(发货,运输,乘船)
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of £5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
31 ministry
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。
32 violation
n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说,那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
33 interception
n.拦截;截击;截取;截住,截断;窃听
  • Aerial photography can provide valuable information on precipitation, evapotraspiration, interception, and runoff. 航空摄影可提供有关降水量、蒸发蒸腾量、入渗和径流量的有价值的资料。
  • Light interception and distribution in hedgerow orchards with different alleyway widths is indicated in Fig. 56. 图56显示篱壁果园不同行间宽度的光能截取和分配的情况。
34 intercepted
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆,记者们把他拦截住了。
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走,记者把他截住了。
35 eradicate
v.根除,消灭,杜绝
  • These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
  • They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。
36 explicit
adj.详述的,明确的;坦率的;显然的
  • She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
  • He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
37 desperately
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
38 vow
n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿,每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
39 amicable
adj.和平的,友好的;友善的
  • The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
  • The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。
40 registrar
n.记录员,登记员;(大学的)注册主任
  • You can obtain the application from the registrar.你可以向注册人员索取申请书。
  • The manager fired a young registrar.经理昨天解雇了一名年轻的记录员。
41 registrars
n.主管注册者( registrar的名词复数 );记录者;登记员;注册主任
  • Authorization Code is required when attempting to transfer a domain between registrars. 当域名要转移注册商时需要授权代码。 来自互联网
  • Only IATF registrars are authorized to conduct the surveillance audit. 仅仅IATF登记官被授权进行监视审计。 来自互联网
42 mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
43 awareness
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。
44 conspicuous
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
  • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
  • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
45 weird
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
46 functionary
n.官员;公职人员
  • No functionary may support or cover up unfair competition acts.国家官员不得支持、包庇不正当竞争行为。
  • " Emigrant," said the functionary,"I am going to send you on to Paris,under an escort."“ 外逃分子,”那官员说,“我要把你送到巴黎去,还派人护送。”
47 blessing
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。
学英语单词
abdominal part
absolutely stable
absorbing state
adrenochromes
aluminium foils
asymmetric transformation
banded stilts
basivertebral vein
battologized
be let in on the ground floor
body feed
Buridan's ass
cash invoice
Chorzelów
chronographer
clip off
combined vibrating roller
compensating feedback loop
conus planorbis
cost objective
cotton production
cylinder by-pass valve
D-frame
data over voice
days of rest
deglamorization
derestrict
dextrotorsion
dispersion-equalization
ditching attitude
Dohans
electrical characteristics
externally-braced monoplane
fall-out of synchronism
forecaddies
golden eagle
Goldstein-Scheerer tests
graduated string
half-hunter
Haplopappus spinulosus
have analogy to
heating system
heliotridylamine
hildebrand
hotlines
hyuck
indirect type central air-conditioning unit
Internet suffix
Izena-jima
Kurdistani
lampyridaes
leukoplania
liquid waste receiver tank
local acceptance
lsi-cml circuit technology
magnetoresistance magnetometer
merions
metal surface plasmon and second harmonic generator
minimum graph
mohs scales
natural environment management
nervi ampullaris lateralis
neverless
occasional light
once and a way
ordinary life assurance
oscillator padding
Osipa
photocell matrix
piston curl
pivot hinge
pontes
prequalified tenderer
puffest
queueing system structure
reflux column
repair of side ditch
Revere, Paul
sample-reset loop filter
Scirpus rosthornii
scornliche
separation of spinal cord and arachnoid adhesions
silicon diode array
sope
speed through the water
stellite-faced valve
Subprime Meltdown
tee-times
toll free number
toroidal discharge
transitive law
trichomonal urethro-cystitis
under constraint
undistributed score
virus diarrhea
waltz through
white cypresses
wide anode
win ... over
Yak-141
yellow-necked mice
zygomorphic pea flower