新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2017/05/03

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Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Su Yi.

Coming up:

Danish Prime Minister invites Chinese people to taste Danish oysters¹.

Leaders of the United States and Russia have held their first telephone conversation since the US bombing of a Syrian airbase.

China's first domestically-produced large passenger plane is scheduled for maiden² flight on Friday.

For more on this, CRI's Suyi is now joined on the line by Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies; Tao Wenzhao, senior research fellow of Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science; Dr. Cheng Xiaohe, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China; Senior Researcher, Pangoal Institution; Jason Liao, Chairman and CEOChina Business Aviation GroupWorld Financial Center

1 oysters   

牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We don't have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good. 我们今晚没有牡蛎供应。但小龙虾是非常好。
• She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon. 她端出一盘滚烫的烤牡蛎和咸肉。

2 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。