新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2016/12/20

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Paul James with you on this Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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

Coming up on our program this evening...

Turkey and Russia preparing a joint¹ investigation² into the shocking public assassination³ of Russia's ambassador to Turkey by a Turkish police officer.

China's navy has returned the US underwater drone it seized last week.

A new round of Free Trade talks are underway between China and a group of countries in the Gulf⁴.

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

The assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey.

The President of the Philippines setting aside the South China Sea arbitration⁵.

The continued rise of the US dollar.

To get the full transcript⁶ of the Beijing Hour, please follow the program through our Wechat account by scanning the barcode below.

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

6 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。