新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/09/08

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Friday, September 08th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

tension on the Korean Peninsual... the Chinese president says the international community needs to work together to preserve the peace...

In other news...

China and Nepal have pledged to deepen cooperation in a number of areas including trade, investment and tourism...

and the UK government is discussing a bill to formally sever¹ its political, financial and legal ties with the European Union...

In business...China's forex reserves have risen for a 7th consecutive² month...

In Sports...one last gold for a famous Chinese sprinter³...

In Entertainment...Chinese-language film "Angels Wear White" has premiered at the Venice Film Festival...

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1 sever   

v.切开，割开；断绝，中断

参考例句：

• She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
• We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 sprinter   

n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者

参考例句：

• He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
• The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网

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。