News & Reports 2011-03-12
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A latest Japanese National Police Agency tally 1 says 178 people were killed and 547 others were missing following the magnitude 8.8 quake. There are no reports of casualties of Chinese nationals.
Rescuers in China continue to search for survivors 2, after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Yingjiang County in Yunnan.
China's inflation kept rising in February despite government efforts to reign 3 in price hikes.
And the authorities in Beijing release draft health guidelines aimed at getting people to live healthier lifestyles.
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Major Tsunami 4 Damage in North Japan after 8.9 Quake
A latest National Police Agency tally said that 178 people were killed and 547 others were missing following the magnitude 8.8 quake.
There are no reports of casualties of Chinese nationals.
Kyodo news agency reports that more than 1,000 people were feared killed by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern and eastern Japan and a massive tsunami it triggered on Friday.
The massive quake triggered huge tsunami along Japan's Pacific coast, and enormous waves smashed the northern parts of the coast in particular. The tsunami has swept away houses, cars and ships.
The death toll 5 is likely to surpass 1,000 as about 1,800 houses in Fukushima Prefecture were found to have been devastated 6.
The quake has been followed by at least 19 aftershocks, most of them larger than magnitude-6. Dozens of cities and villages along the 21-hundred kilometer stretch of the country's eastern shoreline has been shaken by the violent tremors 8 that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter in the sea off the northeastern coastal 9 city of Sendai.
The quake was also strong enough to rattle 10 buildings here in the Chinese capital, as well as in Tianjin.
In Japan, large fishing boats and other sea vessels 11 rode high waves into the cities, slamming against overpasses 12. Upturned and partially 13 submerged vehicles can be seen bobbing in the water.
Waves of muddy waters have swept over farmland near the city of Sendai, carrying buildings, some on fire, inland as cars attempted to drive away.
Sendai airport, north of Tokyo, has been inundated 14 with cars, trucks, buses and thick mud deposited over its runways. Japan's public broadcaster NHK is reporting that fires have been spreading through a section of that city.
A large fire has also erupted at the Cosmo oil refinery 15 in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo and continues burning out of control, with 30 meter-high flames whipping into the sky.
Its' believed the magnitude 8.9 quake is the biggest earthquake to hit Japan since officials began keeping records in the late 1800s.
Wang Yujing, a Chinese citizen working in Osaka, earlier told CRI the southern region in Japan was not greatly affected 17 by the quake.
"Of course we are all very worried about it, not only about the northeastern side but about ourselves. Because maybe we will get involved in it too some time. We are not in such an emergency now. So far I think I will just stay here. I have no plans to leave Osaka. We'll just wait and see".
Rescuers Search for Survivors after Yunnan Quake
In China, meanwhile, rescuers are still searching for survivors, after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Yingjiang County in Yunnan.
The tremor 7, which jolted 18 the county which lies near the border with Myanmar, has left 25 people dead and some 250 others injured.
The county has a population of around 300-thousand.
The earthquake destroyed more than 18-thousand houses and damaged around 50-thousand others.
Thousands of people have been deployed 19 in the rescue operation, and have managed to pull around 40 survivors from the rubble 20.
Meanwhile, volunteer rescue teams are also making their way to the quake zone.
Su Xiao is a member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Beijing-based non-governmental rescue organization.
"We have sent two batches 22, a total of 16, rescuers to join the quake rescue efforts. They are now marching towards the quake zone with professional search and rescue equipment, like life detectors 23 and hydraulic 24 tongs 25."
Meanwhile, local officials are appealing for 5-thousand more tents for the homeless.
The central government has already allocated 26 55 million yuan in quake relief for the county.
The money will be used to relocate people, as well as provide them with living subsidies 27.
Dai Chuan, a reporter with Kunming-based Spring City Evening News, says the survivors' moods seem fairly stable.
"The more than 130 seriously injured people have been well treated. Now some residents worry about the occurrence of aftershocks. But on the whole, there is no scare among the public as they have get used to the frequent quakes in recent months. Moreover, the business service is still operating as normal in general."
Prior to the 5.8 magnitude quake, more than 12-hundred minor 28 tremors had been recorded in the region over the last two months.
Experts have not ruled out the possibility that stronger quakes might still hit the region, saying they're not sure if the 5.8 magnitude tremor is the main quake.
China's A/H1N1 Deaths Tripled in February
The A/H1N1 flu virus has started to take its toll again in China, with 46 deaths reported in February, more than triple the number of deaths in January.
Data from the Ministry 29 of Health now shows the number of patients with confirmed A/H1N1 flu has topped 38-hundred across the country in February.
In Hunan, 6 new deaths have been reported in February, and the number of patients with the flu virus doubled that of January to hit 124.
For more about the flu situation, we spoke 30 earlier with Peter Cordingley, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.
China's Feb. CPI
China's inflation is still on the rise in February, amid the government efforts to reign in price hikes.
The National Bureau of Statistics says consumer prices have risen 4.9% from a year earlier, the same rate as in January.
Spokesperson from the Bureau, Sheng Laiyun, says inflation pressure remains 31 intense.
"It's first from imported inflationary pressure from other countries, as some countries are still holding loose monetary 32 policy. The price of increase of commodities exerted big pressure to domestic price increase. What's more, cost increase, including labor 33, land, and raw material is difficult to turn around in short time. There's also carryover effect from last year."
The central bank has raised interest rates three times in recent months to try to battle the high inflation.
It has also increased bank reserve requirements in an effort to stop them lending as freely.
But central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan says though interest rates are an important policy tool, prices are not the only factor the PBOC considers when hiking the interest rate.
"The adjustment of interest rate can not only consider CPI, there're more policy goals to take into account, such as the impact to capital inflow, and to savings 34, loans and the whole economy."
Zhou says the People's Bank of China will continue to use various tools to try to soak up liquidity 35 this year, as it shifts to a "prudent 36" monetary policy.
He adds the exchange rate can have an impact on prices, but it is not a major tool for managing inflation.
Draft Health Guidelines Aim to Change Habits of Residents
The authorities in Beijing have now released draft health guidelines aimed at getting people to live healthier lifestyles.
Zhang Wan 16 has more.
Doing exercise at least three times week, get more than seven hours of sleep daily, feeling happy and a stable mood … how many items of these health guidelines do you think you have?
Some people say they feel sub-healthy, others say they don't live a healthy lifestyle, since they can't guarantee a certain time for sleeping, eating or exercising. Due to busy work schedules, they face much stress.
The guidelines refer to 34 items, including healthy behavior and lifestyle, such as suggestions on exercises, diets, smoking, drinking and sleeping, and indicators 37 to measure basic health conditions, such as body mass index and blood pressure.
In the draft guidelines, Beijingers are urged to halve 38 their daily intake 39 of salt and oil. Statistics released by the capital's health bureau show the average citizen eating the equivalent of more than 54 grams of oil every day, roughly double the recommended level. Average daily salt consumption is 13.4 grams, compared to a suggested amount of just 6 grams.
Zhou Zhe, a doctor from Beijing No.6 Hospital, explains:
"Having too much high fat and high cholesterol 40 food could increase the possibilities of obesity 41 and hypertension, which bring negative effects on many parts of your body."
Zhou Zhe says nowadays 30 percent of hypertension is attributed to the intake of too much salt. He suggests people control the amount of salt they eat everyday with the measuring spoon included in each salt bag sold.
In addition, the guidelines suggest people drink water no less than 1,200 milliliter every day, go for annual health checkups, stop smoking and say no to second-hand 42 smoking, and last but not least, have more than seven hours of sleep a day.
Here is Wei Tianni from the Chinese Society of Respiratory Diseases.
"The quality of sleep is extremely important. High-quality sleep indicates people have deep sleep without dream, with deep sleep, the brain could fully-rest at night."
The guidelines can be downloaded from the official website of the health bureau, www.bjhb.gov.cn, and is open for critics and suggestions until March 25.
After being reviewed by the public, a final version will be released and sent to citizens with details of each item in a bid to help people achieve their healthy goals.
For CRI, I am Zhang Wan.
With Price Reduced, Ipad Is Still Having Its Day
Apple was set to launch its second-generation Ipad on Friday in the US.
With its more powerful functions and thinner design, the iPad 2 is expected to spark a renewed purchasing craze from Apple fans around the world.
Our Zhou Jingnan now on how conumers in Beijing have reacted to the launch of the iPad 2.
Apple's tablet Ipad has been among the top-selling electronic products around the world since it hit the market last year. Yet its 4000 yuan price tag has scared away many potential buyers. Recently, with the unveiling of Ipad 2, Apple has decided 43 to lower the price of its first generation model by 1100 yuan, for a grand total of around 2,900 yuan or less than $450 US dollars. The price cut is placing strains on the retailers 44 at Beijing's electronics districts, such as Zhong Guancun.
Liuchang is an Apple store manager in Hilong Tech Market at Zhong Guancun. He says those sellers who have purchased too many Ipads are the ones suffering most from the price reduction.
"I know one of the sellers have hoarded 45 over 800 Ipads. They bought them at around 3600 yuan for each one through special channels, when the local batch 21 purchasing price is around 3700 yuan. But they never could foresee that Apple would decrease the price of Ipad so sharply. The total cost for them would be enormous."
Other sellers are complaining about Apple's sudden price adjustment as well, but they know they have no choice except to try to sell as many of their remaining Ipads as possible.
Ms. Meng is the sales manager at one Apple store in Zhong Guancun E World.
"We have to shoulder the loss. It's true that we'll lose more than 1000 yuan for selling one Ipad, but if we don't sell them at all, the loss is even heavier, which would be around 3800 yuan for each."
However, what's bad for the sellers is good for consumers.
Office worker Shi Lei says he plans to buy an Ipad because it's so cheap now, and he doesn't think Ipad2 is as powerful as advertised.
One salesman at Zhong Guancun says for ordinary users who care most about the entertainment value of the tablet, the first generation model could be a better choice than Ipad 2 since it has a larger screen than the new version.
In an Apple store, college student Xiao Yan enthusiastically tries out an Ipad. He decides to take one home.
"I'm quite satisfied. As a regular user, I believe Ipad is more practical than Ipad 2, especially when it costs so much less than before."
It is hard to predict the future of Ipad 2, but what's for sure is that with the price advantage, the first generation Ipad is still having its day in the current tablet world.
For CRI, I'm Jingnan.
Cirque du Soleil Brings the Circus to Africa
World famous Canadian troupe 46 Cirque du Soleil has now opened in Johannesburg, South Africa, marking the first time the Montreal-based performance group has held a show in Africa.
The company's spokespersson, Maxime Charbonneau, says they are trying to reach out to new audiences worldwide.
"We're always trying to find new markets for Cirque du Soleil, and before the company was limited to a certain amount of markets with the show was touring only under the big top, but now that we have shows touring into venues 47 like this, the shows are much lighter 48 since we don't carry our own theatre. So it allows us to go into more places, new markets, open new markets and touch new audiences."
The traveling circus is renowned 49 for creating surreal atmospheres and showing awe-inspiring stunts 50. The troupe, with 1,200 artists, has performed in almost 300 cities across the world.
Newspaper Picks
KFC China has denied accusations 52 that it had misled customers over the ingredients used to prepare its newly launched crab 53 dish.
The food, named "Golden Crab," was added to the KFC menu on the Chinese mainland on Valentine's Day as a temporary seasonal 54 choice.
It is described as ground crab meat served fried and stuffed in a crab shell.
Many customers however complained that the meat tasted unpleasant and could be substandard.
One of the online messages that has been widely reposted on many popular websites made the accusation 51 that the company had cheated diners by using much "cheaper" fish meat instead of sea crabs 55.
However, KFC said in a statement yesterday it "highly suspects" that the fish bone photo story is not from a real dining experience at KFC and very likely a prank 56 by netizens.
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From the Shanghai Daily:
Five people, including three mainland residents, have been detained in Hong Kong for a public fight when they scrambled 57 to purchase milk powder at a pharmacy 58 2 days ago.
Hong Kong police said the fight involved two sides, one with two Hong Kong women and a mainland man, and the other comprising two mainland men. They quarreled when rushing to purchase the last tins of milk powder on the shelves. It was reportedly the two mainland men who started the fight.
All five were detained for brawling 59 in a public place.
Milk powder has become a most sought-after product in Hong Kong for mainland visitors in recent days. Domestic demand has been rising but a series of food safety scandals, including melamine-contaminated milk powder, have turned the public away from domestic dairy products.
- Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
- The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
- The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。
- Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
- Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
- A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。
- The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕,它使我不寒而栗。
- The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕,它使我不寒而栗。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓,笑着叫着。
- She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。
- 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》
- Is that why they're constructing so many underpasses, overpasses and highways? 那就是他们建这么多天桥、地下通道和公路的原因吗? 来自辞典例句
- I also find more overpasses and elevated highways have been built. 我也发现建造了更多人行天桥和高架道路。 来自互联网
- The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
- The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静,宵禁部分解除。
- We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
- We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。
- 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。
- The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
- She was jolted out of her reverie as the door opened. 门一开就把她从幻想中惊醒。
- 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。
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后,花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- 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。
- The prisoners were led out in batches and shot. 这些囚犯被分批带出去枪毙了。
- The stainless drum may be used to make larger batches. 不锈钢转数设备可用来加工批量大的料。
- The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器。
- This is heady wine for experimenters using these neutrino detectors. 对于使用中微子探测器的实验工作者,这是令人兴奋的美酒。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
- The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.这艘船配有不少于5个液压泵。
- A group of apprentics were operating the hydraulic press.一群学徒正在开动水压机。
- She used tongs to put some more coal on the fire.她用火钳再夹一些煤放进炉子里。
- He picked up the hot metal with a pair of tongs.他用一把钳子夹起这块热金属。
- European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
- Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
- I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假,那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
- By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时,他的存款已全部用完。
- The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
- The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。
- A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
- You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
- The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
- It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
- Let's halve the project between our two teams.让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧。
- I'll halve expenses with you.我要跟你平均分摊费用。
- Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
- There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。
- There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
- They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。
- One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
- Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
- I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
- They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- 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。
- It owned great properties and often hoarded huge treasures. 它拥有庞大的财产,同时往往窖藏巨额的财宝。 来自辞典例句
- Sylvia among them, good-naturedly applaud so much long-hoarded treasure of useless knowing. 西尔维亚也在他们中间,为那些长期珍藏的无用知识,友好地、起劲地鼓掌。 来自互联网
- The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
- The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
- Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角,有长800米,宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
- The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色,色调明朗了一些。
- The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
- 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。
- He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
- The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
- She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
- The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了,就象螃蟹的壳似的。
- The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
- The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
- As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
- The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。
- Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》