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The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, November 8th, 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 US President will arrive in China today for a state visit. Donald Trump¹ will be here until Friday.

In other news...

China is looking to become the world's leading supplier of offshore² equipment, like drilling platforms...

And the man who shot the church shooting suspect in Texas says he is not a hero...

In business...China's services trade has expanded nearly 9 percent through the first nine months of this year...

In Sports...in the CBA, Xinjiang's winning streak³ has been snapped...

In Entertainment...Murder on the Orient Express... the latest film version debuts⁴ in China on Friday...

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1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

3 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

4 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。