新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/11/09

The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, November 9th, 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's state visit to China... numerous¹ deals have been signed already... including a 300 million US dollar agreement between JD.com and cattle ranchers in Montana...

Meanwhile, Donald Trump² and First Lady Melania Trump have been taken on a tour of the Forbidden City by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan...

In other news...

APEC leaders gathering³ this week in Vietnam are expected to push forward with regional economic development...

In business...a Chinese state-run company issues a warning about rapid overseas expansion⁴ by Chinese firms...

In Sports...the short-track speed skating World Cup in Shanghai...

In Entertainment...China Fashion Week in Beijing has come to a close...

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1 numerous   

adj.为数众多的；极多的

参考例句：

• There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
• There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。

2 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。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 expansion   

n.扩张，扩充；扩大；扩充物；扩展部

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The plan will give an impulse to industrial expansion.这个计划将促进工业的扩展。