新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/03/04

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Saturday, March 04th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning....

The political high season has begun with the start of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing...

Affordable¹ housing is expected to be a hot topic among the 2000 delegates at the annual meeting in the Chinese capital...

And the UN says millions of people in Kenya are at risk because of a severe, ongoing² drought...

In the 2nd half of our program...

Chinese comic books...

Virtual reality technology...

Thriving e-commerce in rural China...

And turning waste into bio-gas...

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1 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

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。