英语听力文摘 English Digest 160、BBC儿童新闻 Jun 10

　　Hi there, I'm Ricky from the BBC World News for Children. It's Thursday the 10th of June.
Coming up:
Pop star Shakira's set to kick off the World Cup.
South Korean rocket has 'exploded'.
And the technology that allows students to sit exams at home.
First up - it's just one day to go until the World Cup! In just a few hours thousands will flock¹ to the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg for a special pre tournament concert. The pop star Shakira will be one of the big performers. The BBC spoke² to the singer as she was paying a visit to a school in Soweto. The pupils at Isu Lihle Senior Primary gave the star a massive³ welcome ......
CLIP⁴: Singing fx.
Apart from performing at tonight's concert - Shakira is also trying to raise awareness⁵ about the huge number of kids around the world that don't get to go to school....
CLIP: "It's an important opportunity, a very critical platform to bring attention to important issues - such as all those 72 million kids around the world who don't attend school, of which 32 million are African's
So lots of good reasons for being in South Africa - but it seems a passion for football isn't one of them....
CLIP: "I never kicked a ball in my life. But I grew up seeing my brothers, you know - glued to the television. So, I understand it very well , I understand it - otherwise I wouldn't be here."
Well Shakira might not be too interested in footy but there are thousands of massive football fans flocking⁶ to South Africa from all over the world. Some of those journeys will take days - but that's nothing compared to the trip that one family from Uruguay have made. It's taken Mario Sabah, and his two sons, 3 years to get there. They drove through 41 countries and had to deal with freezing conditions in Canada and the boiling heat of Pakistan. Not to mention the heat generated⁷ by lots of family rows........
CLIP: "Really difficult because we fight, we fight a lot! But in each fight we grow up. We know each other more than when we started."
More of the days news now - and it seems that a South Korean rocket has exploded moments after take-off. The rocket was carrying a satellite into outer space to study climate change. But the vehicle went off the radar⁸ shortly after lift off. Pictures being shown on South Korean TV seem to show the rocket falling into the sea.
Now forget stuffy⁹ exam halls - how would you fancy taking tests in the comfort of your own room? Well a new computer programme has been developed that can let you sit exams at home - while making sure you don't cheat. It has a device which takes a fingerprint¹⁰ of the student to make sure that they are who they say they are. It also has a web-cam and microphone so that they can pick up on anyone else entering the room. And just to be extra sure - the programme "locks down" the internet so that students can't search for answers.
Finally some cricket¹¹ news - Sri Lanka has won the one-day triangular¹² series in Harare after a nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe. And for today's question we want to know what Sri Lanka's largest city is?
Yesterday we asked you what the world's biggest lizard¹³ is called - the answer is the Komodo Dragon!
OK, that's all from the BBC World News for Children. We're back tomorrow.

1 flock   

n.羊群，一群，大量；vi.群集，聚集，成群

参考例句：

• A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。
• A few sheep have been lost from the flock.羊群里少了几只羊。

2 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。

3 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

4 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

5 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

6 flocking   

n.羊毛屑，棉屑，植绒花纹v.群集，成群结队而行( flock的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Firms are flocking after the government's offer of money to help them move to areas needing industry. 许多公司都想得到政府提供的旨在帮助他们迁向需要工业的地区的资助。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mournful fancies came flocking on her mind, in crowds. 悲伤的幻想便纷纷涌上她的心头。 来自辞典例句

7 generated   

a.生成的

参考例句：

• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。
• It generated much excitement and frenetic activity. 这使人们非常激动并导致了狂热的行动。

8 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

9 stuffy   

adj.不透气的，闷热的

参考例句：

• It's really hot and stuffy in here.这里实在太热太闷了。
• It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帐篷里很闷热，我们感到空气都是潮的。

10 fingerprint   

n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹

参考例句：

• The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。
• The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。

11 cricket   

n.蟋蟀，板球运动；adj.公平的

参考例句：

• The England cricket team scored quite a useful total.英格兰板球队得分总数令人满意。
• We could hear the shrill of the midsummer cricket.我们可以听到仲夏时节蟋蟀的尖叫声。
• Your behaviour isn't cricket.你的行为不光彩。

12 triangular   

adj.三角（形）的，三者间的

参考例句：

• It's more or less triangular plot of land.这块地略成三角形。
• One particular triangular relationship became the model of Simone's first novel.一段特殊的三角关系成了西蒙娜第一本小说的原型。

13 lizard   

n.蜥蜴，壁虎

参考例句：

• A chameleon is a kind of lizard.变色龙是一种蜥蜴。
• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect.蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。