新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/13

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, August 13, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling on the US President to dial back the rhetoric¹ as part of a phone call with Donald Trump² focused on the Korean Peninsula.

Search and Rescue is now switching to relief and disease control in northern Sichuan following Tuesday's deadly earthquake.

A new study is warning of a sharp rise in heart disease in China.

At least one protester is dead following an incident at a far-right rally in the US state of Virginia.

In the second half of our program

We hear from a woman helping³ foreigners adjust to their new life when moving to China.

And how police in the US are now turning to pit bulls as K9 officers...

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1 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

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 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

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。