英语听力精选进阶版 8194
时间：2019-03-04 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
The White House has voiced its concerns that pro-Russian militants 1 in eastern Ukraine are usingadvanced weapons in the conflict. The commentsfollowed the shooting down earlier on Thursday of aUkrainian military helicopter brought down near the town of Slaviansk by a Russian made anti-aircraft missile killing 2 12 soldiers. Mark Lowen has this report.
“This is a significant loss of live for the Ukrainian military and a major blow as Kiev pursueswhat it calls its anti-terror operation here. The helicopter was shot down by rebel fighters as ittransported troops to a military base around the town of Slaviansk. There was also anadmission today by one of the leaders of the South style Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine'sbreakaway eastern region that some of his fighters who died in a battle at Donetsk airportearlier in the week were Russian, fueling accusations 3 that Moscow is playing a larger part in theconflict than it says.”
Turkey's highest court has ruled that restrictions 4 imposed on access to YouTube be lifted. Ajudgment that is likely to be seen as a setback 5 for the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.He advocated banning the video sharing website. James Reynolds is in Istanbul.
“Turkey's constitutional court has ruled that the ban on YouTube violates the right to freedomof expression. It ordered the site to be unblocked. The court's decision will now be sent to thegovernment. The authorities here first blocked YouTube in late March in order to preventinternet users from listening to secret recordings 6 which claimed to show senior Turkishgovernment officials discussing their options in neighboring Syria.
Christian 7 youths in the Central African Republic have barricaded 8 streets with burning tires andattacked a Mosque 9 in protest at a Wednesday's assault by gunmen on a church. More than 10people died in the attack on the church in a Muslim neighborhood of the capital Bangui. OurWest Africa correspondent is Thomas Fessy.
“The attack on the church compound, home to thousands of displaced people, triggeredfurther violence in the capital city. At least one Muslim woman was killed when she venturedout of the only Muslim neighborhood left in Bangui. She was reportedly beheaded. The lasttenure mosque outside this area was burned down by angry Christian mobs seeking revenge.Hundreds of youths erected 10 barricades 11 and blocked major streets forcing people to stay inhome.”
The Vatican has announced that the Israeli and Palestinian presidents Shimon Peres andMahmoud Abbas will join Pope Francis to say prayers for peace on Sunday, June 8. The Popeinvited both leaders to visit his home to pray for an end to the conflict between their peoplesduring his recent trip to the Middle East. Pope Francis has said the Vatican isn't seeking to getinvolved in peace negotiations 12 between the two sides.
World News from the BBC.
The African Union has begun a major campaign to end child marriage in Africa. Experts sayunderage marriage cut short the childhood of all the 17 million girls or one in three across thecontinent. Here's Richard Hamilton.
“Activists say child marriage jeopardizes 13 girls' rights, such as access to education, because newbrides are forced to drop out of school to their children and provide household labour. Thereare significant health risks if very young girls get pregnant. Young brides also often live asvirtual prisoners with few social connections hardly any power in their new homes andfrequently suffer domestic violence. The country with the highest percentage of underagemarriage is Niger.”
Extracts from sensitive communications between British and US leaders in the runup of theIraq War will be made public in Britain but the full versions will remain secret. The Chilcot Inquiryinto the origins of the conflict heard from its last witness more than 3 years ago, but itsconclusions have been delayed as Norman Smith reports.
“Although a deal is not being struck between the Chilcot Inquiry 14 and the government, it’s likelyto prove hugely controversial. Under the deal, the full Blair letters will not be published,instead only what described as list of the content will be released. Direct quotations 15 from theletters will also be kept to a minimum. President Bush's responses will not be included and stillno timetable for publication.”
The US car maker 16 Ford 17 has announced that it is recalling almost 1.4 million vehicles because ofpotential defects. More than a million sports utility vehicles or SUVs are being returned over apossible loss of power steering 18. In addition, nearly 300,000 cars are being recalled, becausetheir floor mats could interfere 19 with the operation of the accelerator.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
- He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
- Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
- She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
- a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
- old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- The police barricaded the entrance. 警方在入口处设置了路障。
- The doors had been barricaded. 门都被堵住了。
- The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
- Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
- The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
- Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- If your reckless behavior jeopardizes this mission, you're out! 如果你不注意你的言行，会危及到这次任务你也会被开除！
- Factionalism now seriously jeopardizes our overall interest. 现在闹派性已经严重地妨害我们的大局。
- Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
- The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。
- The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car. 保险公司要修理这辆汽车的三家修理厂的报价单。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These quotations cannot readily be traced to their sources. 这些引语很难查出出自何处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
- Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。