新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2016/12/18

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, December 18, 2016.

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

Coming up on our program this morning....

Chinese officials announcing plans to return a US drone discovered in the South China Sea to US custody¹.

Economic experts have come together this weekend to discuss the Chinese government's new mandate² of stability for this coming year.

The process to appoint local 'river chiefs' is now underway in China.

Seven candidates will be in the running to represent France's 'left' in next year's Presidential elections.

In the 2nd half of our program....

We introduce you to a single father from Tanzania who has been raising his kids in China.

And tell you how a woman in the Philippines is taking the 'Christmas spirit' to a whole new level.

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1 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

2 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

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。