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The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, November 6th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

There are reports that more than 20 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire inside of a church in Texas...

China has launched² the first two of its Beidou-3 navigation³ satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch¹ Center...

And experts weigh-in on the expectations for US President Donald Trump's visit to China later this week...

In business...360 Technology has announced a return to the A-share market through a backdoor listing...

In Sports...weekend results from European football...

In Entertainment...a Canadian film exhibition in Beijing...

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1 launch   

vt.发动，推出；发射；n.发射，下水，投产

参考例句：

• The makers are about to launch out a new product.制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。
• Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗？

2 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

3 navigation   

n.航行；航海；航空

参考例句：

• The compass is an instrument of navigation.罗盘是导航仪器。
• Navigation is difficult on this river because of hidden rocks.由于多暗礁，在这条河上航行很困难。