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

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, July 27th, 2017

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

Coming up on our program...

The US announces new sanctions against Venezuela ahead of a controversial vote in the South American country...

Russian officials say the Kremlin will respond to the latest US sanctions targeting Moscow...

And for the first time, the European Central Bank has included the Chinese currency among its reserves...

In business...US industry leaders and brands have banded together against proposed tariffs¹ on imported solar panels...

In Sports...Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is disappointed in his result in the 800m freestyle at the World Championships...

In Entertainment...a much anticipated war-themed blockbuster debuts² today on Chinese movie screens...

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1 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

2 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

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。