新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/07/13

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, July 13th, 2017

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

Coming up on our program...

A former president of Brazil has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for corruption¹...

The US president is on his way to France for an official visit, with the conflict in Syria and global terrorism included on the very-busy agenda...

And Chinese authorities have again called for the withdrawal² of Indian border troops who crossed into Chinese territory last month...

In business...the expansion pace of China's M2 money supply has slowed...

In Sports...the quarterfinals at Wimbledon have seen some significant upsets on the men's side...

In Entertainment...the broadway version of The Sound of Music will tour China for a second time...

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1 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

2 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

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。