新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/05

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, August 5, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Chinese observers suggesting Chinese patience is running thin as the standoff with Indian troops in the Himalayas continues.

A man in Germany sentenced to life in prison for the sadistic¹ murder of a Chinese student last year.

Construction is underway on a major hydropower project in Angola being built by a Chinese firm.

The Trump² administration promising³ a new crackdown on leaks from the White House.

In the second half of our program

We take you through the ancient Chinese city of Pingyao in Shanxi, and tell you how the abacus⁴ is still maintaining its popularity in China, even today.

First... your headline news....

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1 sadistic   

adj.虐待狂的

参考例句：

• There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。

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 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

4 abacus   

n.算盘

参考例句：

• They also learned to use the abacus.他们还学习珠算。
• The abacus is the ancestor of the modern computer.算盘是现代电脑的原型。

5 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。