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--Iran to Inform UN It's Starting Process to Increase Uranium Enrichment.

--Donald Trump¹ says he has 'absolute right' to pardon himself.

--2018 Chinese college entrance exam will be held this week.

For more on this, CRI's Zhaoying earlier spoke² to John Walbridge, professor of Islamic study at India university；Xie Tao,professor of American Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Lin Shaowen，current affair commentator；Excellency General Charles Kayonga, Rwandan ambassador to China, speaking with my colleague Xu Qinduo.

1 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。

2 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。