新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/05/08

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, May 08th, 2017

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital. Coming up on our program this morning..

NFotD: centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has won a landslide¹ victory in the second round of the French presidential election...

Dom.: torrential rains in southern China have caused chaos² and extensive damage in Guangzhou...

Int.: the significant role of satellites to China's Belt and Road Initiative...

In business: Syngenta shareholders³ accept ChemChina's merger⁴ offer...

In Sports: Beijing Guo'an suffers its first home defeat of the CSL season...

In Entertainment: a virtual performance by a Chinese star from years ago...

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1 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

2 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

3 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

4 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

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。