新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/06/06

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Tuesday, June 06th, 2017

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

Our News Focus this morning...the rift¹ between Qatar and several other countries in the Gulf² region...

In other news...

a look at the Chinese president's upcoming state visit to Kazakhstan, including the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...

and the US President has announced a proposal to privatize the nation's air traffic-control system...

In business...a company in Shanghai has announced plans to purchase the China assets of a US office supply company...

In Sports...results from the World Table Tennis Championships...

In Entertainment...Bob Dylan has delivered a video acceptance speach for his Nobel Prize...

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1 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

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。