新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/02/14

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Tuesday, February the 14th 2017.

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

On our program this evening.

There are now 33 deaths following a bus crash in Taiwan on Monday afternoon...

An explosion at a coal mine in central China has claimed at least nine lives...

And the evacuation order in communities near a dam in northern California remains¹ in effect...

And in the second half of the hour - in depth discussion...

The Canadian prime minister's meeting with the US president...

The Philippines requests Chinese and US aid in the fight against piracy²...

And a Chinese smartphone maker³ that's growing in leaps and bounds...

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1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

3 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

4 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。