新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/14

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Monday, August 14, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Chinese vice-Premier Wang Yang has met with Pakistan's new Prime Minister, with the China-Pakistan Economic Cooridor a major focus of their talks.

Local observers suggesting higher construction standards are to thank for the limited number of casualties from last week's earthquake in northern Sichuan.

Chinese authorities have confirmed plans to roll-out a new specialized¹ license² plate program for new-energy vehicles.

In business...China Unicom announcing a major jump in profits.

In Sports... this year's PGA Championships is coming down to the wire.

In Entertainment... Chinese director Zhang Yimou rolling out a new concept piece at a festival in Edinborugh.

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1 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

2 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

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。