新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/06/15

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, June 15th, 2017

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

Coming up on our program...

A leading Republican Congressman¹ in the US has been critically injured in a shooting at a baseball field in suburban² Virginia...

12 deaths have been confirmed following the fire that destroyed an apartment tower in London, but many remain missing...

And a high-level dialogue on US-China economic relations the current development trend is generally positive...

In business...the IMF has raised its growth forecast for China...

In Sports...this summer's Chinese National Games will be opened to the Chinese diaspora...

In Entertainment...a Chinese company has bought a stake in the latest Transformers movie...

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1 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

2 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

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。