新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/29

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, August 28th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

The 13th Chinese National Games and the 2022 Winter Olympics in China... President Xi Jinping has met with the head of the IOC in Tianjin, where the National Games are being held...

In other news...

Brazil's ambassador¹ to China says he anticipates² more cooperation among the BRICS countries...

and Germany has signed an immigration deal with Egypt...

In business...strong growth for industrial profits in China so far this year...

In Sports...a major upset on the men's side of the Badminton World Championships...

In Entertainment...Horror³ Author Stephen King reacts to being blocked from the US president's Twitter feed...

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1 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

2 anticipates   

预感( anticipate的第三人称单数 )； 预见； 预料； 先于…行动

参考例句：

• A man who always anticipates his income can never save or become rich. 总是预支工资，寅吃卯粮的人，永远不能储蓄或成为富人。
• It anticipates completely the form of electrodynamics found several years later from the microscopic theory. 它完全预言了几年后微观理论所发现的那种形式的电动力学。

3 horror   

n.惊骇，恐怖，惨事，极端厌恶

参考例句：

• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation.公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。
• The thought of working nights fills me with abject horror.一想到要夜间工作我就觉得惨兮兮的。

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。

5 scanning   

v.扫描

参考例句：

• He turns the bicycle about scanning the hand brakes. 他把一辆自行车转过来转过去，仔细研究那手刹车。 来自辞典例句
• Scanning was first used in the transmission of pictures by telegraph. 最先应用扫描法是用电报传播图像。 来自辞典例句