新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/11/20

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, November 20, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

The Chinese foreign minister has discussed economic cooperation with officials from Myanmar, as well as restoring peace in the country on China's southwestern border...

joint¹ humanitarian² and rescue drills involving Chinese and American troops have been held on the US west coast...

and Zimbabwe's embattled president has not announced his resignation as many had expected...

In business....a French automaker's plans for the Chinese market...

In Sports...the Chinese Football Association Cup...

In Entertainment...tourists flock to Guizhou for an ethnic³ festival...

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1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。