新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/04/16

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, April 16, 2017

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

Coming up on our program...

Leading officials from China and the US have talked on the telephone about the rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.

One of Switzerland's top officials is in Beijing to try to shore up economic ties between his country and China.

A new push is underway in the city of Quanzhou in Fujian to try to capitalize on its historical connections to the current "Belt and Road" initiative.

Several are feared dead following a major attack by suspected al-Shabaab militants¹ on the African Union's base of operations in Somalia.

Voters across Turkey continue heading to the polls this Sunday to vote on potential changes to the country's basic political structure.

Coming up in the 2nd half of the program...

We introduce you a British man who's been promoting boxing for the average person on the street.

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1 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。

2 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。