新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/05/24

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

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

Our News Focus this morning...the bombing at Manchester Arena¹ in the UK... a potential suspect has been identified but authorities are yet to determine with certainty whether that person was working alone...

In other news...

Chinese authorities express hope for the working relationship with the new US ambassador heading to Beijing...

and the president of the Philippines has declared martial² law in the country's south following clashes between troops and armed extremists...

In business...JD.com announces plans for a new logistics hub in the city of Xi'an...

In Sports...Guangzhou Evergrande starts the AFC Champions League round of 16 with a win...

In Entertainment...a moment of silence at the Cannes Film Festival for the victims of the Manchester attack...

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1 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

2 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

3 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。