英语听力精选进阶版 8176
时间：2019-03-04 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
The families of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped inSouthern Borno state four weeks ago have reactedto the video released by the Islamist group BokoHaram. Some told the BBC that seeing the girls alivehas given them hope, although they were shocked at seeing the mostly Christian 1 girls in Islamicdress. In the video, the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau offers to trade girls for jailedBoko Haram members. The interior Ministry 2 has rejected such a deal. Senator Ali Ndume, whorepresents the region from where the girls were abducted 3, encourages all possible ways tosecure their release.
What is most important one is that a channel for communication has been established, thatis one, two, they are talking and our people and I, myself, have encouraged the government tocontinue talking because that way you will reach somewhere, because in this type of situation itis only negotiation 4 that's helped to bring solution to the problem.
The results of the first exit polls in Indian's general election indicated a victory for the coalitionled by the opposition 5 candidate Narendra Modi. The surveys also suggest the worst everperformance by the governing Congress Party. Election figures showed there was a recordvoted turnout of 66%. Andrew North reports from the city of Varanasi.
Exit Polls published by the Indian media say Mr. Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP are on courseto form the next government. Polls have a bad record here though, they got the last twoelections wrong and the results will not be counted until Friday. But record turnouts usuallysignal big change. And if Mr. Modi has been victorious 6, it will mean an end to 10 years of rule bythe Congress party with the Gandhi family as its head.
Pro-Russian militants 7 in eastern Ukraine have said they want to become part of the RussianFederation following Sunday's referendums on self-rule. The government in Kiev has denouncedthe polls as illegal. Richard Galpin reports from Donetsk.
It’s a packed news conference here, one of the top separatist leaders, Denis Pushilin, said theyhad declared independence, but soon hope the Donetsk region will be ought to join Russia.And Pushilin said there’d be no need to have a second referendum. So far Moscow has notcommented on this specifically, but earlier the Kremlin did say the will of the people who'd votedon Sunday through referendum in eastern Ukraine should be respected and the resultsimplemented peacefully.
Both the United States and the Europe Union had dismissed the referendums as illegal.
A senior politician with Spain's governing People's Party has been shot and killed in thenorthern city of Leon. Isabel Carrasco was the party's head in Leon province. Police havearrested two women in connection with the killing 8, which they say is being treated as a possiblerevenge attack.
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Three crew members who died on the South Korean ferry that sank last month have beenrecognized as martyrs 9 for helping 10 others on the boat. Two of sailors and an engaged couplecould have escaped, but stayed on board to help trapped passengers. Another gave away herlife jacket as she thought to guide others to safety.
The Italian Navy says at least 17 people have drowned off the coast of Libya when a boatpacked with migrants sank. More than 200 survivors 11 have been pulled from the sea and thesearch for others has continued into the night. The migrants were trying to reach the ItalianIsland of Lampedusa. The Italian government has again accused the European Union of doingtoo little to address the issue.
The chief prosecutor 12 of the murder trial of the South African Oscar Pistorius has said theathlete should undergo mental evaluations 13 after a psychiatrist 14 called by the defense 15 told thecourt that Mr. Pistorius suffered from an anxiety disorder 16. Andrew Harding sends this report.
Psychiatrist Merryll Vorster said Oscar Pistorius suffered from a lifelong anxiety disorderbecause of his amputated legs, his parents' behavior and his mother's early death. She said theathlete was the result, both controlling and vulnerable with heightened fear of crime. Dr.Vorster said, because of the athlete's disability, he was more likely to fight than to flee whenconfronted with a perceived threat. With the prosecutor is now arguing that if his mentalcondition is being used to as a defense, then Mr. Pistorius should be evaluated by court-appointed experts.
Health officials in the United States have confirmed a second case of a virus that has killedmore than 100 people in Saudi Arabia. A person in Florida has been found to have Middle EastRespiratory Syndrome 17. Earlier this month, a healthcare worker who traveled to Indiana fromSaudi Arabia was diagnosed with the disease. Most cases have been found in Saudi Arabia.
- 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。
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
- They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
- The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- We are certain to be victorious.我们定会胜利。
- The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。
- 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。
- the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
- They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- In fact, our moral evaluations are merely expressions of our desires. 事实上，我们的道德评价只是我们欲望的表达形式。 来自哲学部分
- Properly speaking, however, these evaluations and insights are not within the concept of official notice. 但准确地讲，这些评估和深远见识并未包括在官方通知概念里。
- He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
- The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
- It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。