新闻纵贯线 Today updated 20:00 2018/04/03

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Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Zhaoying

Coming up：

--China vows¹ countermeasures of same proportion in response to any new US tariffs²

--Trump invited Putin to White House during congratulatory call last month

--French rail workers begin months of rolling strikes

--China approves establishment of Westlake University

For more on this, CRI's Zhaoying joined on the line by Edward LEHMAN, legal affairs commentator³ & managing director LEHMAN, LEE & Xu Law Firm；Dr. Cui Hongjian , Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies；Yang po,associate professor ,graduate school of education at Peking University；Dr. Yahia ZOUBIR, Professor of International Studies & International Management,KEDGE Business School earlier spoke⁴ with my colleague Suyi.

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1 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

2 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

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。