新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/07/06

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, July 06th, 2017

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

Our News Focus this morning...the Chinese and German leaders have discussed a wide array of issues and agreed to elevate bilateral¹ ties to a new level...

In other news...

Chinese authorities have again urged India to withdraw its border troops from Chinese territory in the Sikkam area...

And education ministers from China and the other BRICS nations have signed a cooperation agreement...

In business...Volvo says it will stop producing gas-only vehicles by 2019...

In Sports...Team Blue of the Chinese basketball program earns a win over Australia...

In Entertainment...sluggish² numbers for the Chinese box office through the first half of the year...

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1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

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。