新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/26

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, August 26, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

It appears North Korea may have launched a series of ballistic missiles this morning.

The US state of Texas bracing¹ for an onslaught brought on by Hurricane Harvey, while PLA troops here in China clean up Macau in the aftermath of Typhoon Hato.

China's ambassador to South Africa expecting tighter ties with that country as the BRICS leader's summit approaches next month.

US President Donald Trump² slaps new sanctions on Venezuela.

Supporters of an Indian guru convicted of rape³ go on a rampage in various parts of the country.

In the second half of our program

We discuss tourism in Tibet and ties between China and Thailand...

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1 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

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 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

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。