新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2016/12/28

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

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

Coming up on our program this evening...

Chinese authorities react to the visit to Pearl Harbor by the Japanese prime minister, saying reconciliation¹ over World War II will require a greater effort from all parties involved...

Chinese authorities have also vowed² to crack down on campus bullying³ and violence concerning primary and secondary students...

and actress Carrie Fisher, who became an icon⁴ after her role in Star Wars, has passed away at the age of 60, days after suffering a heart attack...

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

A review of the troubling year for many nations in the Middle East...

and Deutche Bank's tentative settlement with US authorities related to the 2008 financial crisis...

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1 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

2 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

3 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

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。