新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/11/07

The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Tuesday, November 7th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

We look at the US President's ongoing¹ Asia visit... he's in South Korea now and will begin a three-day state visit in China tomorrow...

The Chinese premier² is preparing to go to the Philippines for a series of meetings on East Asian cooperation...

And an electric bike made in Ukraine has set a world record, running for 17 hours on a single charge...

In business...A Chinese retailer³ invests 20 billion Yuan in Evergrande...

In Sports...Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has announced his retirement⁴...

In Entertainment...the final day of Beijing Fashion Week....

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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 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

4 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。