英国新闻听力 奥巴马称中国应遵守南海仲裁结果

President Obama says China must obey an international tribunal ruling against its territorial¹ claims in the South China Sea, addressing a summit division leaders in Laos. Mr. Obama said the landmark² ruling by the tribunal in the Hague had helped clarify maritime³ rights in the region. China refuses to recognize the judgment⁴.

President Obama's had a brief meeting with his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, in last days after the controversial politician called the US leader 'the son of a whore'.

Donald Trump⁵ has again praised the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, during campaigning for November's US presidential election. In a question announcing session with military veterans, he said Mr. Putin has been more of a leader than President Obama.

The Paralympics have officially opened in Brazil, with the spectacular ceremony promoting the theme 'inclusion'. Brazil's president was booed by the crowd during his brief appearance.

Nepal and India have urged China to share more information on glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet to help them plan for flash floods. In July, houses in a Nepali town was swept away by southern flood.

Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, is due to meet the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk⁶, in London today ahead of next week's meeting of EU heads of government. The summit in Bratislava will be the first to take place without the UK in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Defense⁷ ministers from more than 80 countries will attend a peacekeeping conference in London today. It follows a commitment last year from a number of countries to provide more troops for UN peacekeeping operations around the world.

And US media say the disgraced American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months by the country's Olympic Committee. Lochte was charged in Brazil with falsely reporting a crime after making up a story about being robbed during the Rio Olympics.

在老挝举行的领导人峰会分会场上，奥巴马总统称，中国必须遵守国际仲裁关于南海领土的判决。奥巴马称，海牙仲裁的判决具有里程碑式的意义，帮助明确了南海地区的海上主权。而中国拒绝承认海牙仲裁结果。

美国总统奥巴马与菲律宾总统杜特尔特进行了简短的会晤，而就在几天前，杜特尔特还称奥巴马是“龟儿子”。

在为11月总统选举进行的拉票活动中，特朗普再一次赞扬了普京总统。在与军队老兵的问答环节中，特朗普称，与奥巴马相比，普京是一名更优秀的领导人。

残奥会已正式在巴西拉开帷幕，开幕式的主题是“包容”。巴西总统在简短的露面中就遭到了观众的喝倒彩。

尼泊尔和印度都敦促中国分享更多关于西藏冰川湖泊河流的信息，以帮助他们未雨绸缪应对山洪暴发。7月份，某尼泊尔小镇的多个房屋被南方洪流冲走。

英国首相特丽莎将于今天与欧洲理事会主席唐纳德会面，提前于将于下周举行的欧盟政府首脑会议。伯拉第斯拉瓦的这次将是英国脱欧风波后第一次没有英国参加的首脑会议。

80多个国家的国防部长将参加伦敦今日召开的维和会议。去年，多个国家曾承诺会为联合国在全球的维和行动提供更多军力支持。

据美国媒体报道，美国奥组委已对游泳名将罗切特禁赛10个月。因罗切特在参加里约奥运会期间，编造遭受抢劫的故事而受到控告。

1 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

3 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

4 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

7 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。