新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/02/28

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

China's State Councilor meets with US President Donald Trump¹ at the White House.

Chinese authorities repeating calls for an end to the THAAD program in South Korea following the latest step forward for the controversial anti-missile system.

Celebrations are taking place across southwest China, with the local Tibetan community celebrating its New Year.

In Business..... China's services trade deficit² narrows in January.

In Sports.... Shanghai SIPG set for another AFC Champions League clash tonight.

In Entertainment.... PwC offering an apology after a gaffe³ at yesterday's Oscar's ceremony 

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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 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 gaffe   

n.（社交上令人不快的）失言，失态

参考例句：

• I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.我不清楚我犯了什么错误。
• He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上出了洋相，狼狈不堪。

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。