新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/06/22

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, June 22nd, 2017

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

Our News Focus this morning...China and the African Union have pledged to strengthen cooperation, following a high-level meeting at the African Union headquarters...

In other news...

The incoming Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative¹ Union has unveiled her governing team at a media event...

And the King of Saudi Arabia has introduced a new Crown Prince...

In business...State Grid² of China purchases a stake in the operator of the power grid in Greece...

In Sports...football action from the Confederations Cup and the CFA Cup...

In Entertainment...an exhibition in Beijing of the works of a famous abstract painter from the UK...

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1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

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。