新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/03/16

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Thursday the 16th of March 2017.

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

On our program today

The Saudi king starts a State Visit to China signaling a boost in bilateral¹ relations.

Nike and Muji on a quality black list after a major TV consumer investigation².

High hopes for the upcoming visit by the US Secretary of State to China

And in the second half of the hour -

Do the Dutch elections suggest the tide of popularism is turning?

China Philippines relations underpinned³ by a slew⁴ of trade deals worth more than a 1.7 billion dollars.

And what effect will the Fed rate have on the world economy

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 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 underpinned   

v.用砖石结构等从下面支撑（墙等）( underpin的过去式和过去分词 )；加固（墙等）的基础；为（论据、主张等）打下基础；加强

参考例句：

• The report is underpinned by extensive research. 这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。
• The statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles. Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。 来自辞典例句

4 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

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。