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

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, August 02nd, 2017

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

Our news focus this morning... details from President Xi Jinping's speech during the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army, held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing...

Coming up on our program...

In other news...

The 7th meeting of BRICS trade ministers has opened in Shanghai...

and the Russians have begun retaliating¹ to the round of US sanctions which President Donald Trump² has said will be signed into law this week...

In business...a private survey of China's manufacturing activity suggests growth has accelerated...

In Sports...an epic³ comeback for Guangzhou Evergrande in Chinese FA Cup action...

In Entertainment...an epic show featuring horses at the Beijing National Stadium...

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1 retaliating   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The administration will begin retaliating in six weeks if EC policies remain unchanged. 凯特先生说，如果欧共体一意孤行，美国政府将于六周后开始报复。 来自互联网

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

4 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。