新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/19

 

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Victor Ning with you on this Saturday, August 19, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry¹ is urging the US and Japan to stop making incorrect remarks regarding the Diaoyu Islands and the South China Sea.

The US launches a formal investigation² into China's so-called intellectual property practices concerning American firms.

China sends its first helicopter to the UN peacekeeping missions in Sudan.

Steve Bannon is out as the White House chief strategist.

14 people have been confirmed dead in the double terror attacks in Spain.

In the second half of our program

We take you to Tibet to learn about the traditional art of Thangka ...

We will also look at how bookstores have managed to flourish in China in a digital age...

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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 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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。