新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/10/21

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, October 21, 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 Party Congress continuing in Beijing this weekend, with foreign observers keeping close tabs on the political session.

In other news.

The European Union is suggesting certain headway could be made in Brexit talks with the UK government.

The World Health Organization is expressing concern about a possible outbreak of the Marburg Virus in Uganda.

Chinese health authorities have approved a new Ebola vaccine¹.

In the second half of our program

We'll hear from a foreign volunteer in Beijing, the availability of charging stations and private museums in China.

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1 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

2 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。