新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/05/31

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, May 31st, 2017

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

Our News Focus this morning...a new Chinese-funded standard guage rail line has been officially opened in Kenya...

In other news...

The US military has conducted another test of its capability¹ for intercepting² an incoming ballistic missile...

and experts in China are calling for enhanced efforts to control tobacco use in the country...

In business...China Eastern Airlines announces plans for the aerial Silk Road...

In Sports...a new coach has been named for China's women's table tennis squad³ at the World Championships in Germany...

In Entertainment...Ariana Grande announces plans for a charity concert in Manchester...

First.... your headline news....

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1 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

2 intercepting   

截取（技术），截接

参考例句：

• The police had been intercepting my mail, ie reading it before it was delivered. 警方一直截查我的邮件。
• We've been intercepting radio transmissions from Moscow. 我们已从莫斯科拦截到无线电信号。

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

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。