新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/02/17

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Friday, February 17, 2017

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

The death toll¹ from a massive suicide bombing at a shrine² in Pakistan has now surpassed 70.

China's Foreign Minister meets with his Geman counterpart to push for a combined battle against protectionism.

Chinese businesses anticipating more opportunities in Thailand under a new development program there.

In Business....Lenovo reporting a major downturn in revenues through last quarter.

In Sports....a Chinese teenager with a major upset at the Welsh Open snooker tournament.

In Entertainment.... a June date has now been set for this year's Shanghai International Film Festival.

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1 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

2 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

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。