CRI 中国国际广播电台 2010-03-27
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Broadcasting Time: 07:00-08:00, GMT+08:00, 2010-03-27
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US and Russia finalize 1 a new nuclear disarmament deal to replace the expired Strategic Arms reduction Treaty, agreeing to reduce their deployed 2 nuclear warheads by 30 percent.
A South Korean naval 3 ship sinks near the disputed maritime 4 border with North Korea, prompting the South's military to rush vessels 6 to the site to rescue its sailors.
After weeks of wrangling 7, European leaders have agreed to a joint 8 European and IMF financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece.
And China is to adopt progressive pricing for water and electricity nationwide in an effort to cut back on using natural resources.
Hot Issue Reports
New US Russia Nuclear Treaty
The United States and Russia have agreed on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty which would significantly reduce the nuclear arsenals 9 of both nations.
After a phone call with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Friday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced in the White House the new U.S.-Russia nuclear disarmament treaty, the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades, has finally been hammered out after a year of intense negotiations 10.
"In many ways, nuclear weapons represent both the darkest days of the Cold War, and the most troubling threats of our time. Today, we have taken another step forward in leaving behind the legacy 11 of the 20th century while building a more secure future for our children."
In Russia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's spokeswoman said that the treaty reflects the "balance of interests" of both nations.
The agreement requires both sides to reduce their arsenals of long-range nuclear weapons by about a third, from 2,200 now to 1,550 each. And both sides would have seven years after the treaty's ratification 12 to carry out the approximately 30 percent reduction in long-range nuclear weapons.
The agreement must still be ratified 13 by the US Senate and the Russian Duma before it takes effect. Obama and Medvedev are expected to sign the pact 14 in Prague on April 8.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the agreement, hailing it as an " important milestone 15" in global efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Lee chairs security meeting after navy ship sinks
A South Korean naval ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea early Saturday, it prompts the South's military to rush vessels to the site to rescue its sailors and raises fears of an attack by the North.
The ship, on a routine patrolling mission with 104 crew members on board, begins sinking off the coast of South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island close to North Korea.
Rear Admiral Lee Ki-sik, Chief of Information Operations, Republic of Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says an unexplained hole in the bottom of the ship caused the vessel 5 to take on water.
"Near the southwest of Baengnyeong Island, an unexplained explosion occurred near the stern of the military ship and the ship is now sinking. Currently 58 of the navy personnel have been rescued, among 104 in total. Patrol ships are at the site and a rescue operation is taking place."
Baeknyeong Island, four hours by boat from the port of Incheon, is the westernmost point of South Korea and is a key military post for South Korea because of its proximity 16 to the North.
The South Korean military moves to strengthen its vigilance near the maritime border, the site of three previous naval clashes between the North and South.
Schoalrs: Sino-US relations Mature Enough in Resolving Differences
China's Vice 17 Minister of Commerce is getting some vocal 18 support during his ongoing 19 trip to the United States.
Zhong Shan is in the US as part of efforts to smooth ties between the two countries.
In recent meetings with US government officials, congressmen, businessmen and media outlets 20, he argues that it's in nobody's interest to see a big rise in the yuan or a big drop in the dollar, which will upset the world economy.
While noting that Beijing will not bend to "outside pressure", Zhong Shan also says he feels confident that a long-term approach and open lines of communication can help solve the problems.
His sentiments are being echoed by Jim Sasser, the former US ambassador to China from 1995 to 1999. Addressing a seminar on Sino-US relations, Sasser argues that the relationship is mature enough to resolve differences:
"There is a bumpy 21 period in Sino-US relations, that's nothing new because there is always a bumpy period in Sino-US relations, it smooth out on various occasions. Is the relationship mature enough to survive the accidents? Yeh, I think so, it survive the Belgrade problem, it survived the EP3 incidents, there is probably small accidents in the future. "
Kenneth Liberthal with the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC says the leaders of the two nations clearly know how important it is to get the relationship back on the right track.
"Both leadership know they really need the co-operation of the other, or at least not the determined 22 opposition 23 to the other in order to achieve their own core domestic and international goals. Each leadership is acutely aware of that, and I think both leadership want very much to get the relationship back on track and to see how to do that in a most effective fashion. So I think they are trying to find ways to put tensions behind, and to begin to develop new momentum 24. "
The U.S. Treasury 25 Department will decide by April 15 whether to label China a currency manipulator as part of its forthcoming semiannual report to Congress on the currency practices of its major trading partners.
Europe agrees on bailout to Greece
After weeks of wrangling, European leaders have agreed to a joint European and IMF financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece.
They are hoping that the move will restore confidence in the European economy and its currency.
A bailout plan has been agreed to, but with strict conditions.
Under the accord, Greece will only get coordinated 26, bilateral 27 loans from its European partners and the IMF when the country is unable to raise its own funds through its financial markets.
The deal also requires the unanimous agreement of the sixteen Euro-zone countries to release the funds.
President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, says the program is not the answer to everything.
"First of all, we don't believe this is the miracle cure; but this is a part of the key solution. For a number of weeks now, a debate has been going on and we ended up agreeing on a mixed formula in which Euro-zone member contributions plays a dominant 28 role."
Greek government officials say they believe the existence of a Euro-zone safety net will help them borrow at lower costs.
Light News
Earth Hour Gaining Popularity in China
At 8:30 evening local time Saturday, hundreds of millions of people around the world are expected to show their support for low-carbon lifestyles by turning off their lights for one hour. The initiative, Earth Hour, which started in Australia in 2007, is also gaining popularity here in China.
China to adopt progressive pricing for water and electricity nationwide
The term "progressive pricing" is now being used by China's macro-economic watchdog when talking about expected hikes in water and electricity rates for many people across the country this year.
First China Student Television Festival Kicks Off
The first China Student Television Festival kicks off Friday here in Beijing. Realizing the weakening influence of TV, the nationwide event aims to draw young people closer to the traditional media for a better future of both their personal development and the TV industry.
Chinese Audiences' Mixed Reactions on "Alice in Wonderland"
Chinese audiences have different opinions after watching Tim Burton's 3D film "Alice in Wonderland" which hit Chinese screens today.
Chen Bo was among the audience members for the film's China premier 29 and says he liked the movie.
"The special effects are really good. I'm especially impressed by the fantasy and magical scenes as well as costumes of the movie."
The movie has raked in over 600 million US dollars in the box office since its release. The attendance rate reached sixty percent on its opening day in China.
"Alice in Wonderland" has been considered a continuation of the 3D movie craze created by Avatar. However, most audience members in China rate it both in terms of special effects and plot.
Li Xiaofeng is one of them.
"I think the movie is just so-so. There is a huge gap between this movie and Avatar as far as fusion 30 of 3D technology and the actual story is concerned. I think some stories are not appropriate for 3D."
The film depicts 31 a 19 year old Alice who stumbles into the rabbit hole for a second time, not remembering her first visit there ten years earlier. She reunites with her childhood friend the Mad Hatter who informs her of her true destiny: to overthrow 32 the Red Queen.
Media Digest
From the Shanghai Daily: China's first baby-boom generation is starting to become a booming generation of senior citizens. The Shanghai Research Center on Aging says they'll quickly become the main group of seniors in Shanghai, creating new variations on senior-citizen lifestyles, affecting everything from daily care to travel. Seniors in the age group 60 to 69 are increasing much faster than seniors of other groups. Last year, the number of people aged 33 60 to 69 rose around 132,300 compared with 2008. In contrast, those 80 or older increased around 32,100. The 60-to-69 group constitutes nearly 49 percent of all the city's seniors above the age 60.
From the Montreal Gazette: Nearly a century after Albert Einstein proposed that the expansion of the universe was happening faster, an international team of astronomers 34 has used data collected from the Hubble Space Telescope to confirm the genius's theory.
Scientists from North America and Europe have studied more than 446,000 galaxies 35 and found that the universe is not only getting bigger, but its expansion is accelerating, a concept originally postulated 36 in Einstein's theory of relativity.
Through this research, cosmologists now believe the universe is composed of three components 38: normal matter, which makes up all physical elements, such as humans and trees and the stars and the planets; dark matter, which is invisible to the eye, but the existence of which is known because of its gravitational pull; and the final component 37, dark energy, the force that causes the universe to expand.
Market Update
US Stocks gave up an early advance to close mixed for a second day after investors 39 found little reason to extend the market's climb.
The Dow rose 9.2, or 0.1 percent, to 10,850. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.9, or 0.1 percent, to 1,167, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 2.3, or 0.1 percent, to 2,395.
For the week, the Dow is up 1 percent, the S&P 500 index rose 0.6 percent and the Nasdaq gained 0.9 percent.
In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.4 percent to 5703, Germany's DAX index dropped 0.2 percent to 6120, and France's CAC-40 fell 0.3 percent to 3989.
In Greece, markets rallied on Friday following a cash support programme agreed by other euro countries.
Weather
Before we go, a quick look at the weather,
Beijing is Sunny day with a high of 10, cloudy tonight and low of 1
Shanghai is Sunny and high of 15, falling to 7
Elsewhere around the world
Bangkok Sunny of 32
Tokyo Sunny 11
Vientiane Sunny 30
New York Sunny 4
Toronto Sunny at 3
Sydney cloudy at 27
Wellington cloudy at 21
Perth Sunny 28
Cairo Sunny at 23
Morovia Sunny at 33
And finally Nairobi will be Sunny at high of 24 degrees
- Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
- 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
- The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
- Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
- The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
- The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
- You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。
- The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
- The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- We possess-each of us-nuclear arsenals capable of annihilating humanity. 我们两国都拥有能够毁灭全人类的核武库。 来自辞典例句
- Arsenals are factories that produce weapons. 军工厂是生产武器的工厂。 来自互联网
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
- He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
- The treaty is awaiting ratification.条约正等待批准。
- The treaty is subject to ratification.此条约经批准后才能生效。
- The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
- The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。
- The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
- The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
- Marriages in proximity of blood are forbidden by the law.法律规定禁止近亲结婚。
- Their house is in close proximity to ours.他们的房子很接近我们的。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
- Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。
- The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。
- 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。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
- The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- 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。
- The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
- She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
- 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。
- Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
- This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。
- The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。
- He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
- 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。
- Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Quasars are the highly energetic cores of distant galaxies. 类星体是遥远星系的极为活跃的核心体。
- We still don't know how many galaxies there are in the universe. 我们还不知道宇宙中有多少个星系。
- They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container. 他们假定塑料容器的寿命为500年。
- Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct. 弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- the components of a machine 机器部件
- Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。