新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2016/12/01

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Bob Jones with you this Thursday the 1st of December, 2016.

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital

Coming up on our program

The UN Security Council approves the tightening¹ of sanctions on North Korea in response to the country's fifth nuclear test.

China keen to work together with the United States to build stable and healthy military ties

Investigators² begin the task of trying to find the cause of the Colombian plane crash which killed 71 people

In business... The United States remains³ the top destination for China's overseas portfolio⁴ investment,

In sports... Shanghai SIPG permanently⁵ ends its association with former coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

In entertainment... The latest Tim Burton fantasy film set for premier⁶ in China

Those stories, and more, coming up over the next hour. 

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1 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• 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。

4 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

5 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

6 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• 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。

7 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。