高级英语听力 lesson 13

 

Lesson Thirteen

 Section One: News in Brief

 Tapescript
 1. A special committee of twelve senators today began the
 impeachment trial of Federal J   udge Harry¹ Claiborne. It's the first
 such proceeding² in fifteen years.  Claiborne is serving a jail sentence
 for tax evasion³.

 2. President Reagan today continued his campaign for a drUg7free
 America.  He ordered mandatory⁴ testing for federal workers in sensi-
 tive positions.  And he also sent Congress a legislative⁵ package that
 would increase federal anti-drug spending by nine hundred million
 dollars, much of that on increased border patrols.  The President said
 the legislation is the federal government's way of just saying no to
 drugs.  "We're getting tough on drugs; we mean business.  To those
 who are thinking of using drugs, we say 'Stop.' And to those who
 are pushing drugs, we say 'Beware.' " Mandatory drug testing for
 some federal workers is the most controversial part of the President's
 plan.  It's been condemned⁶ by some employee groups.

 3. One person was killed and more than fifty injured today in Paris
 when a bomb exploded at the drivers' permit office at police head-
 quarters.  It was the fourth blast in seven days in the French capital.

  Section Two: News in Detail

  Tapescript
       in Paris today, one person was killed and more than fifty were
  injured when a bomb exploded at police headquarters.  This is the
  fourth attack on a crowded public target in a week.  A police officer
  was killed yesterday while removing a bomb from a restaurant on
  the Avenue Champs Elysee.  Minutes after that incident, Prime Min-
  ister Jacques Chirac announced new security measures aimed at
  curbing⁷ terrorist activities in, France.  Melodie Walker reports from
  Paris.
       A group calling itself 'the Committee for Solidarity⁸ with Arab
  and Middle-Eastern Prisoners' has claimed responsibility for the
  current series of bombings in Paris, in addition to ten other attacks
  in the French capital over the past year.  The Committee has deliv-
  ered messages to news agencies in Beirut threatening to continue its
  bombing campaign in Paris until the French government agrees to
  release three men jailed in France on charges of terrorism.  One of the

  convicted prisoners, George lbraham Abdullah, is believed to be the
  leader of the Lebanese Army Faction⁹ suspected of killing¹⁰ a US mili-
  tary attache in Paris in 1982.  The French government has officially
  declared it will not release tht prisoners.  In response to the repeated
  attacks in Paris, Prime Minister Chirac last night announced new
  anti-terrorist measures: military patrols along the French boiders
  will be increased and, beginning today, all foreigners will require a
  visa to enter France.  Citizens of European Common Market coun-
  tries and Switzerland will be exempt¹¹ from the visa requirement.  But
  Americans planning to visit France will need to apply for visas at the
  nearest French consulate¹².  For an initial period of fifteen days, how-
  ever, emergency visas will be granted at French airports and other
  border checkpoints.  France has been plagued with terrorism at home
  and abroad in recent years.  In the past two weeks, three French
  members of the United Nations peace keeping force in Lebanon
  have been killed by remote-controlled bombs.  Today, France,called
  for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the
  role and safety of the force.  Seven French hostages in Beirut are also
  a major concern for the Chirac government.  Dominique Moazi, As-
  sociate Director of the French Institute for International Relations,
  says the bombings in Paris, the attacks on the UN troops, and the
  hostage situation are all indirectly¹³ related.
      'I think there is a global goal, which is looked after, and that is
  to punish France for its involvement in Middle-Eastern affairs, ei-
  ther Lebanon or the war between Iran and Iraq.  And France is, at
  the same time, more visible than any other European actors, in
  Lebanon and in the Gulf¹⁴.'
      According to Moazi, the long French tradition of granting polit-
  ical asylum¹⁵ has made France more open and accessible to terrorist
  activities.
      "In the past we have given, unfortunately, the impression, which
  was maybe a reality, of being less resolute¹⁶ in our treatment of terror-

  ist action than, for example, the Israelis.  So that combination of visi-
  bility, vulnerability, and lack of resolution has made us the ideal tar-
  get of terrorists now.'
      In a statement released today, President Francois Mitterand
  said, ' The fight against terrorism is the business of the entire
  nation.' But despite the govemment's determination to combat ter-
  rorism, the question of how to do it remains¹⁷ unanswered.  For Na-
  tional Public Radio, this is Melodie Walker in Paris.

Section Three: Special Report

 Tapescript
      The United States Senate Intelligence Committee today released
 a report calling for sweeping¹⁸ changes in US security policies and
 counter-intelligence, its first unclassified assessment¹⁹ of recent spy
 cases.  The Committee says the damage done has cost billions of dol-
 lars, threatening America's security,as never before.  NPR's David
 Malthus has the story.
      The report states that the damage done from espionage²⁰ and lax
 security is worse than anyone in the government has yet acknow-
 ledged publicly.  It concludes that US military plans and capabilities²¹

  have been seriously compromised, intelligence operations gravely
  impaired²².  US technological²³ advantages have been overcome in some
  areas because of spying.  And diplomatic secrets were exposed to ad-
  versaries.  Vermont Democrat²⁴ Patrick Leahy is Vice-Chairman of
  the Senate Intelligence Committee.
       'The national security is many times threatened more by this
  than by the buildup of Soviet²⁵ arms, or the buildup of Soviet person-
  nel, or breakthrough in weapon development."
       The Committee report says foreign intelligence services have
  penetrated²⁶ some of the most vital parts of US defense²⁷, intelligence,
  and foreign policy structures.  The report cites a string of recent
  cases, including the Walker-Whitworth spy ring, which gave the So-
  viets the ability to decode²⁸ at least a million military communications.
  Despite some improvements by the Reagan Administration in securi-
  ty and tough talk over the last two years, the report also concludes
  that the administration has failed to follow through with enough
  specific steps to tighten²⁹ security, and that its counter-intelligence
  programs have lacked the needed resources to be effective.  Republi-
  can Dave Durenberger of Minnesota, Chairman of the Intelligence
  Committee, sums up the current situation this way:
       'Too many secrets, too much access to secrets, too many spies,
  too little accountability for securing our national secrets, and too lit-
  tle effort given to combatting the very real threat which spies repre-
  sent to our national security.'
       Senator Durenberger said the Committee found some progress
  has been made in toughening up security clearances³⁰ for personnel,
  and some additional resources have been devoted³¹ to countering
  technical espionage, but he said much more needs to be done and he
  described the current security system as one 'paralyzed by bureau-
  cratic inertia³².' The Committee makes ninety-five specific recom-
  me,ndations, including greater emphasis on re-investigations of
  cleared personnel, a streamlined classification system, more money

  for counter-intelligence elements of the FBI, CIA and the military
  services, and tighter controls on foreign diplomats³³ from hostile coun-
  tries.  The report cites FBI assessments³⁴ on how extensively the Sovi-
  ets use, diplomatic cover to hide spying activity.  There are
  twenty-one hundred diplomats, UN officials, and trade representa-
  tives from the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact³⁵ countries living in the
  United States.  And according to the FBI, 30% of them are profes-
  sional intelligence officers.  The Committee report also says the Sovi-
  et Union is effectively using United Nations organizations
  worldwide to conduct spying operations.  It says approximately eight
  hundred Soviets³⁶ work for UN agencies, three hundred of them in
  New York, and one fourth of those are working for the KGB or the
  Soviet military intelligence, the GRU.  Next week, the Reagan Ad-
  ministration is to deliver to. the Congress its, classified report on
  counter-intelligence.  I'm David Malthus in Washington.

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

3 evasion   

n.逃避，偷漏(税)

参考例句：

• The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
• The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• 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。

6 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

7 curbing   

n.边石，边石的材料v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Progress has been made in curbing inflation. 在控制通货膨胀方面已取得了进展。
• A range of policies have been introduced aimed at curbing inflation. 为了抑制通货膨胀实施了一系列的政策。

8 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

9 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

10 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• 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。

11 exempt   

adj.免除的；v.使免除；n.免税者，被免除义务者

参考例句：

• These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
• He is exempt from punishment about this thing.关于此事对他已免于处分。

12 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

13 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

14 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

15 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

16 resolute   

adj.坚决的，果敢的

参考例句：

• He was resolute in carrying out his plan.他坚决地实行他的计划。
• The Egyptians offered resolute resistance to the aggressors.埃及人对侵略者作出坚决的反抗。

17 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

18 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

19 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

20 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

21 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

22 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

23 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

24 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

25 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

26 penetrated   

adj. 击穿的，鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
• They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before. 他们已进入先前没人去过的地区。

27 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• 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。

28 decode   

vt.译（码），解（码）

参考例句：

• All he had to do was decode it and pass it over.他需要做的就是将它破译然后转给他人。
• The secret documents were intercepted and decoded.机密文件遭截获并被破译。

29 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

30 clearances   

清除( clearance的名词复数 )； 许可； （录用或准许接触机密以前的）审查许可； 净空

参考例句：

• But I can't get to him without clearances. 但是没有证明我就没法见到他。
• The bridge and the top of the bus was only ten clearances. 桥与公共汽车车顶之间的间隙只有十厘米。

31 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

32 inertia   

adj.惰性，惯性，懒惰，迟钝

参考例句：

• We had a feeling of inertia in the afternoon.下午我们感觉很懒。
• Inertia carried the plane onto the ground.飞机靠惯性着陆。

33 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

34 assessments   

n.评估( assessment的名词复数 )；评价；（应偿付金额的）估定；（为征税对财产所作的）估价

参考例句：

• He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明，约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评；而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句

35 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

36 soviets   

苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）

参考例句：

• A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
• The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。