新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/10/05

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Thursday, October 5, 2017.

Welcome to this holiday edition of the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

The people of Las Vegas are said to be rallying¹ following the worst mass-shooting in US history.

In other news.

Fire Dragons entertaining crowds throughout Hong Kong to mark the Mid-Autumn festival.

Washington DC also celebrating Mid-Autumn with a new penchant² for 'mooncakes.'

The head of the United Nations putting out a call for concerted efforts to make the Paris Climate Change agreement a reality.

And coming up in the 2nd half of our show, a special edition of Horizons.

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1 rallying   

恢复( rally的现在分词 )； 价格回升； 集合起来； 嘲笑

参考例句：

• Sometimes the rallying cry is'save the Tomb of Christ from the Heathen!' 有时喊的口号是'把基督的坟墓从异教徒手中夺回来！
• Shaocheng Park was the rallying place. 少城公园是学生们临时集合的地点。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

2 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

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。

4 scanning   

v.扫描

参考例句：

• He turns the bicycle about scanning the hand brakes. 他把一辆自行车转过来转过去，仔细研究那手刹车。 来自辞典例句
• Scanning was first used in the transmission of pictures by telegraph. 最先应用扫描法是用电报传播图像。 来自辞典例句