新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/01/21

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, January 21, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning....

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang announcing a new stage in the country's reform and opening-up drive.

Chinese economic authorities confirming national economic growth this past year of 6.7-percent.

Donald Trump² officially sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States.

Gambia's defeated President reportedly decides to accept exile to avoid a military ouster.

In the 2nd half of our program....

We introduce you to a county in Zhejiang promoting an anti-smog tourism mandate³.

And detail a 3-year anti-pollution campaign underway in the coastal⁴ city of Qingdao.

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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 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。

3 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

4 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

5 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。