新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/10/22

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, October 22, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

Officials attending the ongoing¹ Party Congress in Beijing are expressing optimism about the overall status of the Chinese economy.

In other news.

Spain's Prime Minister is moving to dissolve the Catalonian regional government in the political battle over independence.

Voters in Japan are heading to the polls to elect a new lower house of parliament this Sunday.

A billionaire is poised² to be the next Czech Prime Minister.

In the second half of our program

We'll discuss the Indian festival of Divali and hear how a foreigner is expressing his thoughts on China through music.

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1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。