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The Beijing Hour

Evening Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Sunday, January 15th, 2017

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

Coming up on our program this evening...

The Chinese president and his delegation¹ have left Beijing for an official visit to Switzerland, including meetings of the World Economic Forum²...

Authorities in Beijing have announced measures to ease traffic congestion³, population issues, and several other so-called urban diseases...

And prosecutors⁴ in South Korea are still mulling over whether to bring charges against the head of the Samsung Group...

Coming up in the 2nd half of the program... feature talk...

Creative inspiration, fashion, and style in China...

And a French DJ who has created a new way to mix music...

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1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

3 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

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。