新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/02/15

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Wednesday the 15th of February 2017.

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

On our program this evening.

One arrested for the death of North Korean man in Malaysia

China tells Japan to stop provocative¹ acts after release of education ministry² document

China's top planners announce a 22 billion dollar investment programme.

The crew of a Chinese cargo³ ship, detained in India for two months, could soon be heading home

And in the second half of the hour - in depth discussion...

Australia failing to close the disadvantage gap for indigenous⁴ people

A pat on the back from Morgan Stanley for China's economic future

And what next for the Trump⁵ administration after a key security official is sacked.

All that and more to come in the next 60 minutes - it's one and a half minutes past the hour.

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1 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

4 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

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。