新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/03/09

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Thursday the 9th March 2017.

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

On our program today

As China issues a report on the human rights situation in the United States, the UN expresses its concern for human rights under the Trump¹ Administration.

20-thousand people from Myanmar seeking temporary refuge across the border in China after fresh clashes.

China's new draft general Provisions of the Civil Law described as innovative², up-to-date, and forward-looking by NPC lawmakers.

And in the second half of the hour -

The new US administration considering sending 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to help in the fight against Islamic State militants³.

A Mainland official saying it's right to be concerned about the upcoming Chief Executive election in Hong Kong.

Can China build on its solid start to foreign trade so far this year?

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 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。

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

4 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。