新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/11/13

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Monday, November 13, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

Chinese President Xi Jinping set to wrap up his time in Vietnam this Monday before heading to neighboring Laos.

In other news...

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang arriving in Manila to take part in a series of regional conferences.

The UK officially recognizing Chinese contributions to the British war effort during World War I.

In business.... three Chinese smartphone makers² sign deals with Qualcom worth billions of US dollars.

In Sports... the latest qualifying³ for the Olympic Speed Skating competition wraps up in Shanghai.

In Entertainment... this year's ballet season opens up in Beijing.

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1 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。

2 makers   

n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
• The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 qualifying   

使具有资格的

参考例句：

• players who fail at the pre-qualifying stage 在预选赛中淘汰掉的选手
• A doctoral candidate is required to pass a qualifying examination. 考博士需通过一个资格考试。