英语听力精选进阶版 8188
时间：2019-03-04 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
A gunman has opened fire inside the Jewish museumin the Belgium capital Brussels, killing 1 three peopleand seriously injuring a fourth. The Belgium PrimeMinister Elio Di Rupo says his country was united inthe face of an evil attack in the Jewish cultural place. Ben Wright is in Brussels.
Security has been increased at Jewish-related sites across Belgium in response to this attack.Two women and one man were killed inside the Jewish museum in the fashionable SablonDistrict to the city, when the gunman opened fire in the middle of the afternoon. A fourth manwas seriously wounded and is being treated in hospital.
Police have arrested one person they are treating as a suspect who drove away from the sceneby car. Police are still searching for a second person who ran away from the museum after theshooting. The Interior Minister said everthing pointed 2 to this being an anti-Semitic attack.
Pope Francisis has praised Jordan's leaders for welcoming Syrian refugees and for their effortsto seeking lasting 3 peace in the region. The Pope was speaking in the Jordanian capital Ammanat the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East. Jeremy Bowen is travelling with the Pope.
The highlight of the day was open-air Mass among stadium only around two to three percentof Jordanian Christians 4, and they are mainly Orthodox, not Catholic. But there were Christianshere from across the region. Arab Christians feel beleaguered 5 and threatened by Islamistmilitancy and the papal visit is really important for them. The Pope insists his trip is aboutreligion, not politics, but he is heading for Jerusalem where everything is political. It will takediplomatic skill to avoid controversy 6.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned 7 a remark by the heir to the Britishthrone, Prince Charles, in which he is reported to have compared Russia to Nazi 8 Germany abouthis severe action in Ukraine. Bridget Kendall reports from Moscow.
Three days since the storm broke and now a direct action from the Russian president to theidea that his actions over Ukraine may have prompted Prince Charles to compare him with Hitler.Speaking to international news Agencies at Russia's annual business conference. Mr. Putinasked them to pass on the message to both Prince Charles and the Prime Minister.
“didn't hear it myself", said Mr. Putin, "but if you did say that, then it's unacceptable, this isnot royal behavior.”
The final of Europe's most prestigious 9 football competition, the Champion's League is drawingto a close in Lisbon. For the first time, two teams from the same city, Real Madrid and AtleticoMadrid reach the final. Atletico led for much of the match of taking the lead of the 36 minutesbut Real equalize in the last minute of added time, extra time is now being played with the latestscore, still 1-1.
World News from the BBC.
The son of a Hollywood film director has been identified by his family as the gunman whokilled 6 people in a series of drive-by shootings in the U.S. city of Santa Barbara. The suspect,Elliot Rodger, was found dead inside a car which earlier sped through a student neighbourhoodsspreeing bullets at passersby 10. ** has more.
A lack of success with women was apparently 11 his motive 12, and he wanted "retribution" as heput it. The killer's father is a British filmmaker, Peter Rodger.
The family's lawyer said Elliot had a history of mental illness and the police had been warned.Shootings at America are alarmingly frequent and often involve disillusion 13 or mentally-ill youngmen in a country where there is easy access to guns.
Thailand's new military rulers have dissolved the country's senate in a further step toconsolidate power following a coup 14 on Thursday. The move gave full legislative 15 power to thearmy which has already dissolved the lower house of parliament, suspended the Constitutionand arrested senior politians. The military said the King had acknowledged a letter from thearmy chief, but there is no indication whether he had endorsed 16 the coup.
The high court in Malawi has overruled an attempt by president Joyce Banda to annul 17 thecountry's presidential and parliamentary elections. The court ordered the electoral commissionto continue counting votes from this week's polls. Mr. Banda is in second place according topreliminary results, trailing Peter Mutharika, the brother of the late president Bingu WaMutharika.
The biggest prize at the Cannes film festival Palme d’Or has been awarded to the Turkish dramaWinter Sleep. British actor Timothy Spall won the best actor prize as his role of the Britishpainter J.M.W Turner. Critics hailed his performance as riveting 18 in the biopic of Mr.Turner. Thebest actress award went to Julianne Moore for her role in the film Maps to the Stars. And theAmerican director Bennett Miller 19 won the best director award for Fox Catcher.
- 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。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
- The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
- We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
- Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
- He had terrorized Oxford Street,where passersby had seen only his footprints. 他曾使牛津街笼罩了一片恐怖气氛，因为那儿的行人只能看到他的脚印，看不到他的人。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
- A person is marceling on a street, watching passersby passing. 街边烫发者打量着匆匆行人。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
- Do not say anything to disillusion them.别说什么叫他们泄气的话。
- I'd hate to be the one to disillusion him.我不愿意成为那个让他幻想破灭的人。
- The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
- That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They have the power to alter or annul inappropriate decisions of their own standing committees.他们有权改变或者撤销本级人民代表大会常务委员会不适当的决定。
- The courts later found grounds to annul the results,after the king urged them to sort out the "mess".在国王敦促法庭收拾烂摊子后，法庭随后宣布废除选举结果。
- I find snooker riveting though I don't play myself.虽然我自己不打斯诺克，但是我觉得它挺令人着迷。
- To my amazement,I found it riveting.但令我惊讶的是，我发现它的吸引人处。