新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2016/12/14

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Bob Jones with you this Wednesday the 14th December, 2016.

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

Coming up on our program

As China remembers Nanjing ... Japanese scholars urge their Prime Minister to visit the site of the Massacre¹.

China expresses dissatisfaction with some countries' attempts to shirk their World Trade Organization obligations.

Massive railway investment revealed for the northern metropolitan² region of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei.

In business..... Chinese firms in take over of printer giant Lexmark

In sport ......The Russian city of Sochi loses the right to host bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships after the doping scandal .

In entertainment...... Major Chinese stars re-unite for a new espionage³ thriller⁴.

Those stories, and more, coming up over the sixty minutes...

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1 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

2 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

3 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

4 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

5 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。