新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/09/21

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, September 21st, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Airbus has inaugurated its A330 airplane completion and delivery center in Tianjin...

China has now placed more than 100 million hectares of farmland under permanent protection...

And US President Donald Trump¹ says he's already made a decision on the fate of the Iran nuclear agreement, though he is not sharing any details at this time...

In business...mortgage rates in China have risen again...

In Sports...Ding Junhui advances at the 2017 Snooker World Open...

In Entertainment...the annual Chinese Film Panorama² is underway at several venues³ in Hong Kong...

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1 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。

2 panorama   

n.全景，全景画，全景摄影，全景照片[装置]

参考例句：

• A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前。
• A flourishing and prosperous panorama spread out before our eyes.一派欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们的眼前。

3 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 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。