新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/09/06

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, September 06th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

The 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen has come to a close with a significant number of achievements made during the sessions... details ahead...

In other news...

The Chinese foreign ministry¹ has again called for a return to dialogue regarding the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue...

And the UK's lead Brexit negotiator says money will likely be an issue for the expected two-year duration of the talks between the UK and EU...

In business...a leading economists² predicts when the BRICS group will likely overtake the G7...

In Sports...China's hope of a spot in the 2018 World Cup in Russia has come to an end...

In Entertainment...the Shanghai Opera is to perform at the Met in New York

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1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 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。