week-6

Blindfolded Muslim man asks "do you trust me?”; Hugs hundreds in Paris

TNN | Nov 19, 2015, 11.54 AM IST

A muslim man stood holding two signs near a mourning site at Place de la Republique in Paris, days after Islamic State terrorists attacked the city.
"I'm a Muslim, but I'm told that I'm a terrorist" and "I trust you, do you trust me? If yes, hug me," said the signs held up by the blindfolded man.

Parisians didn't let the man down. As a tearful crowd of mourners looked on, they approached the man, one by one, and embraced him, as a heartwarming YouTube video shows.

The beleaguered European city is fraught with tension following terror attacks last Friday by the Islamic State that killed 130 people. After taking off his blindfold, the unnamed man thanked every one who gave him a hug. "I did this to send a message to everyone. I am a Muslim, but that doesn't make me a terrorist. I never killed anybody. I can even tell you that last Friday was my birthday, but I didn't go out," he said. He further said that he feels deeply feel for all the victims' families.

"I want to tell you that "Muslim" doesn't necessarily mean "terrorist". A terrorist is a terrorist, someone willing to kill another human being over nothing. A Muslim would never do that. Our religion forbids it.'

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Blindfolded-Muslim-man-asks-do-you-trust-me-Hugs-hundreds-in-Paris/articleshow/49841861.cms

Watching video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRbbEQkraYg

Structure of the Lead：

WHO: citizen

WHEN:2015.11.13

WHAT: terrorist attack

WHERE: Paris

WHY: not mention

HOW: kill at random

Key Words:

1.      mourning: 悲痛

2.      blindfolded: 擋住某人的視線

3.      embraced: 擁抱

4.      beleaguered: 受到圍困的

5.      fraught: 充滿的、滿載於

Week-5

Tianjin explosion: China sets final death toll at 173, ending search for survivors

A series of massive explosions late at night shattered windows and tore facades off buildings for miles around, while launching debris including heavy steel storage canisters into nearby communities with the force of an artillery shell. Homeowners have held protests demanding the government buy back their apartments, saying they are unlivable.

The disaster has raised questions about corruption and government efficiency, potentially tarnishing the government led by Xi Jinping, who has made those two issues a hallmark of his administration.

Authorities are investigating malfeasance in the issuing of permits and regulation of the company, and have detained 12 of its employees and executives. They include the primary owner, who was on the board of a state-owned company and kept his ownership of Ruihai hidden as a silent partner.

Also detained as part of the investigation are 11 government officials, while the head of the government body in charge of industrial safety, Yang Dongliang, has been placed under investigation for corruption.

Yang had previously worked for 18 years in Tianjin in state industry and local government, rising to executive vice mayor.

Authorities say they have sealed all waterways leading out of the blast zone to curb cyanide contamination as teams in hazmat suits clean up hazardous debris.

According to the Tianjin Environmental Protection Bureau, water samples inside the disaster zone have shown levels of cyanide as high as 20 times above that considered safe. No cyanide has been detected in nearby seawater or areas outside the 1.8-mile (three-kilometre) radius quarantine zone.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/12/tianjin-explosion-china-sets-final-death-toll-at-173-ending-search-for-survivors

Structure of the Lead：

WHO: not mention

WHEN:2015,8,12

WHAT: explosion

WHERE: Tianjin

WHY: company’s mistake

HOW: explore

Key words:

1.      shatter: 破碎

2.      façade: 建築物的正面

3.      debris: 碎片

4.      canisters: 金屬的罐子

5.      artillery: 大砲

6.      corruption: 腐敗

7.      tarnishing: 敗壞

8.      tarnishing: 標誌、證明

9.      malfeasance: 不法行為

10.  detain: 留住

11.  curb: 抑制

12.  cyanide: 氰化物

13.  contamination: 汙染

14.  hazmat: 危險品

15.  radius: 半徑

16.  quarantine: 隔離所

week-4

Search continues for survivors in Yangtze River shipwreck

Hundreds are still missing after a cruise ship carrying more than 400 people capsized in China's Yangtze River on Tuesday.

By Christopher Bodeen,  JUNE 2, 2015

JIANLI, CHINA — Divers on Tuesday pulled three people alive from inside an overturned cruise ship and searched for other survivors, state media said, giving some small hope to an apparently massive tragedy with well over 400 people still missing on the Yangtze River.

Fifteen people were brought to safety and at least five people were confirmed dead after the Eastern Star capsized in Hubei Province during a severe storm Monday night with 458 people aboard, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The cruise was from Nanjing to the southwestern city of Chongqing, and many of those aboard were elderly.

The survivors included the ship's captain and chief engineer, both of whom were taken into police custody, state broadcaster CCTV said. Relatives who gathered in Shanghai, where many of the travelers started their journey by bus, questioned whether the captain did enough to ensure the safety of passengers and demanded answers from local officials in unruly scenes that drew a heavy police response. Some of the other survivors swam ashore, but others were rescued after search teams climbed aboard the upside-down hull and heard people yelling for help from within more than 12 hours after the ship overturned.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0602/Search-continues-for-survivors-in-Yangtze-River-shipwreck

Structure of the Lead：

WHO:all the passengers on board

WHEN:2015.06.01

WHAT: Ship capsized

WHERE: Yangtze River

WHY: bumped into rainstorm

HOW: capsized

Key Words
1.cruise: 巡遊、巡航
2.capsize: 翻船
3.custody: 拘留所
4.ashore: 岸上