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The Beijing Hour

Evening Edition

Paul James with you on this Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, broadcasting from the Chinese capital.

Coming up this hour....

Around 100 people are dead following a strong earthquake in western Indonesia.

New figures show the Chinese government's foreign exchange reserves have declined for the 5th straight month.

The Chinese astronauts who recently concluded their over month-long mission have been released from quarantine.

In the 2nd half of our program - in depth discussion on issues, including....

The OECD's economic outlook in the forthcoming Donald Trump¹ presidency².

The latest in the South Korean presidency scandal.

And a new government review of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 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。