新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2017/12/25

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

Coming up:

--North Korea says new UN sanctions resolution an act of war

--China and India have pledged to develop stable and healthy bilateral¹ relations

--Palestine-Israel peace symposium² hosted by China says two-state solution is the only viable³ option to make peace

For more on this, we are joining in the studio by Zhao Hai, Research Fellow of National Strategy Institute, Tsinghua University;Rong Ying,Vice President and Senior Research Fellow, at the China Institute of International Studies;He wenping,senior research fellow of the institute of west-Asia and African studies at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;Dr. Cui Hongjian, Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies, earlier spoke⁴ with Wu You.

1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

3 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。