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中国宪法修订被立法机构批准通过

Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi

Coming up：

--China's national legislature adopts landmark¹ constitutional amendment²

--French President now in India on a 4-day visit

--China will welcome more foreign companies in domestic state-owned enterprises reform

For more on this, CRI's Suyi joined on the line by LIN Shaowen, senior political commentator³ of CRI;Dr. Cui Hongjian,Head of European Studies Department, China Institute of International Studies;Michael Powers,Zurich Insurance Group Professor of risk and finance at Tsinghua university and Winston Wang,Managing Director of Shipston Group Limited early spoke⁴ with my colleague Zhao Yang;Hanhua,research fellow of chongyang research institute of Renmin University earlier spoke with my colleague Wang Xiao.

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1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

3 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。