新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/11/05

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, November 5, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meeting with leading Vietnamese officials in Hanoi ahead of Xi Jinping's trip to the country.

Observers with high expectations ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to China this coming week.

Lebanon's Prime Minister has resigned, alleging¹ Iran has been plotting his assassination².

Chinese icebreaker Xuelong to head out on a new mission to the Antarctic.

In the second half of our program

We hear from the head of UNESCO in China and discuss an exhibition about ancient Greek science taking place in Beijing.

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1 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

2 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。