新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/04/23

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, April 23, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program.

Our news focus this morning...

The promotion¹ of reading in China, and the use of modern technology in its continued advancement².

In other news...

A series of experiments are set to get underway following the successful docking of the Tianzhou-1 cargo³ spacecraft with Tiangong-2.

Chinese Premier⁴ Li Keqiang demanding re-employment strategies be a priority as industrial capacity cuts continue across China.

A shocker from Chinese basketball, with the Beijing Ducks parting ways with their most popular asset.

US vice-President Mike Pence meets with Australia's Prime Minster to try to smooth diplomatic ties.

In the 2nd half of our program...

We'll hear from a pair of young men preparing to take part in their first-ever boxing match here in China...

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1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。

3 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

4 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。

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。