新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/02/20

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Monday, February 20, 2017

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

China's Foreign Minister meeting with his South African counterpart to discuss preparations for this year's BRICS summit.

A number of cities in Hebei have come under fire for not doing enough to reign¹ in air pollution.

Police in Malaysia have confirmed the arrest of 4 suspects in connection to the death last week of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother.

In Business..... billions of yuan worth of this country's pension funds are set to hit the markets.

In Sports.... the CBA playoff picture has now been set.

In Entertainment.... a Hungarian film taking this year's coveted² Golden Bear award from the Berlin film festival.

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1 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

2 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。