新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/09/30

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, September 30, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

A new municipal game-plan has been laid out for the development of Beijing for the next 20-years.

A new housing lottery¹ is set to take place later on this Saturday in Beijing for new social housing units.

Geely taps an industry veteran to take over as the new CEO of a Malaysian subsidiary.

SpaceX details its plans for a manned mission to Mars.

In the second half of our program

We talk Mobike in the US, workouts, medical VR and a revival² of brick-and-mortar bookstores in China.

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1 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

2 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

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。