新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/03/31

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you this Friday the 31st of March, 2017.

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

On our program today

China ready to do the ground work to make a successful face to face meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump¹.

Myanmar expecting a boost to its economy from a new oil and gas pipeline² link with China

A new report shows China has become the world's top energy consumption country

And the state owned aerospace³ agency is preparing to launch a network of 156 mini-satellites

In the second half of the hour - in depth discussion.

What can we expect from President Xi's face to face talks with Donald Trump.

Can London keep its position as a key financial hub after the UK leaves the European Union.

And a former Australian prime minister says China is expected to play a bigger role on the world stage.

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 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

3 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

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。