英国新闻听力 79

BBC News with Mary Marshal

As the increasing pressure to reach a truce¹ in the Gaza strip ,along the lines of a France-Egyptian proposal,the U.S Secretary of the State .Condoleezza Rice says that she has been in close discussion not only with her Arab colleagues but also with Israeli ,on the need to move the inititative forward .The plan is also being discussed at the U.N Security Council .France says the plan aims to create a ceasefire ,stop the smuggling² the weapon into Gaza and lift the Israeli blocklade of the territory .Janomy Bonn reports

The end may not be in sight yet, but there are now indications of what the two sides want from a ceasefire .Israeli has demanded the Hamas rocket attacks ,and international verifiable ways of stopping Hamas rearming .A Hamas spokeman reached by the BBC on the phone this afternoon says that Israeli has to stop the shooting first and open up it border crossing with Gaza to lift the blockalde .Then,he said , Hamas will sit down to talk about something more long term .So at the moment the two versions do not match.

As the diplomatic efforts continue , Israel has resumed its attack on the Gaza strip .It follows three hours suspension , intending to allow the distribution of essential supplies to the population . Israel has said that pause will be observed daily, but the United Nations agency looking after the Palestinians called it insufficient⁴ .

Russia and Ukraine have invited the European Union to see for itself which country is to be blamed for the cutting gas supplies that is pumped Slovakia to declare a state of emergency ,and Bulgaria a crisis .Ukraine wants EU monitors to confirm Russia's enegry Gasprom is sending no gas down the pipeline⁵ .James Rodgers reports from Moscow

Russia's dispute with Ukraine is having ever more serious consequences for gas supplies to Europe .Now Gasprom ,Russia's giant gas company ,says it is suspending all delivery via Ukraine .Russia had accused Ukraine of stealing gas which was supposed to be sent on to Europe customers .Ukraine denies that ,and says Russia has already cut off supplies .But it is not just around about gas ,Ukrain searches for close ties to the west ,to NATO in particular has angered Russia .

The Newly elected president of Ghana John Atta Mills has been sworn in at the ceremony of the independence square in Accra. Dublin crowds packed the square breaking the areas reserving for VIPs , Will Ross reports from Accra.

In front of tens of thousands of people at Ghana's Indepedence Square ,John Atta Mills was sworn in office and then given 21-gun salute⁶ .In his first address as a president ,the 64-year-old spoke³ a new door in Ghana ,and promised to lead an open and honest government .There were loud cheers when he thanks the men he narrowly beaten the election .The fact that Akufo-Addo attended the inauguration⁷ is sign that Ghana has relative mature democracy and is a long way ahead of many other African countries.

World News from the BBC .

The Pakistan National Security Advisor⁸ has been sacked .It came after the authority admitted the sole suviving gunman involving the Novmber attacks in Mumbai was Pakistani .From Islamabad Charles Haviland reports

Retired⁹ general Mehmood Ali Durrani has been summarily dismissed as a National Security Advisor ,even as tensions with neighouring India over th Mumbai's killing¹⁰ rise again .A statement from Prime Minister's office said that he was sacked for his irresponsibly behaviour for not taking Prime Minister and other state codes into confidence ,and a lack of coordination¹¹ on matters of national security .Nothing more specific was said ,but earlier the government was finally forced to admit for the first time that the Ajmal Kasab, the one gunman who suvived the Mumbai's event , is from this country .He is a Pakistani ,the Information Minister told the BBC ,adding the investigation¹² were continuing.

The President-elect Barack Obama has joined President Bush and three other suviving U.S presidents for lunch .In its first meeting of this kind for a generation.As he stood in the White House with foremer presidents Carter ,Clition and Geroge Bush senior .Mr Obama described it as anextraordinary gathering¹³ and said that he wanted to learn from his predecessors¹⁴ .President Bush said they all wanted Mr Obama to succeed . Barack Obama has set a massive massive spending program to stimulate¹⁵ the U.S economy would be the highest end estimates despite the concern about the ballooning budget deficit¹⁶ .He was speaking as figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicated that unprecendent 1.2 trillion dollars deficit for the coming fiscal¹⁷ year .

A court case spilled as one of the last Nazi¹⁸ war crime trials has been dropped after the judge ruled that the 86 year-old defendant¹⁹ , Harry²⁰ Lecbull, was too ill to face the justice .Mr Lecbull has been charged with shooting three cilivians in the Nazi occupied Netherlands when he was allegedly part of Valf Esses Death squad²¹ .

BBC World Service News .

1 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。

2 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

3 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。

4 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

5 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

6 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

7 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

8 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

9 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

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 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

12 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

13 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

14 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

16 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

17 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

18 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• 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。

19 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

20 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。

21 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。