新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/03/23

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Thursday, 23rd of March 2017.

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

On our program today

China's premier¹ warns against protectionism as he addresses Australian lawmakers.

Arrests made in raids following the Westminster attack in London - but the death toll² is revised down.

China's Belt and Road initiative expected to be a key topic at the Bo'ao Forum³ for Asia

The AIIB expands its membership to 70

And in the second half of the hour -

Is Australia's warm welcome to the Chinese Premier a sign of a brighter future for bilateral⁴ trade?

How will China's growing relationship with Israel shape the Middle East?

And taming the Big Data beast - China's plan to use it, to help grow the 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 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 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。

3 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

4 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。

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。