英国新闻听力 南非政府遭信任危机

The far right National Front Party in France has failed to win control of a single region after a second round of voting in elections. Exit polls indicate that the Front will finish in third place in contrast to its victory during the first round a week ago. From Paris, Hugh Schofield reports. The result is a big disappointment for Marine¹ Le Pen after the Front National's triumphant² first round score. She'd hoped to take power personally in the northern region around Calais and Ile. Her niece, Marion Marechal-Le Pen was aiming for the Cote d'Azur. In the event, neither of the Front Nationale's two stars won. What the results show is that a certainly and insurrectionary mood in the country that favors the nationalist recipes of Marine Le Pen. But also there's a natural upper-limit to that support. Marine Le Pen's main rival in her region of northern France the former Health Minister Xavier Bertrand thanked everyone who had voted tactically. I thank the voters for protecting our beautiful region, all the ones who trusted me since the first round of these elections. I also thank the left voters who voted for me to block the National Front. I'm thanking them all because they have shown by this big gathering³ their love for a certain idea of our region, of France and the Republic.

The South African president Jacob Zuma has appointed Pravin Gordhan as his new finance minister, the third within a week. The decision followed short falls on financial markets in response to the unexplained sacking on Wednesday of Nhlanhla Nene and his replacement⁴ with the relatively⁵ unknown governing party figure David van Rooyen. Mathew Davis reports from Johannesburg. In the job for less than a week, Mr. Van Rooyen whose appointment as finance minister sent panic through the markets has been replaced by Pravin Gordhan. No stranger to the job, Mr. Gordhan was finance minister before Nhlanhla Nene and he is credited with seeing the country through the global economic crisis of 2009. Under fire from many quarters, not least from some of its own ruling African National Congress Party, president Zuma said he heard the voices of discontent and wanted to assure the public that he listens to them.

The leader of Nigeria's main Shia Muslim sect⁶ Ibraheem Zakzaky has been arrested by soldiers who besieged⁷ his home in the northern town of Zaria. His daughter told the BBC she had no idea where her father had been taken. More details from Chris Iveco. Reports were getting from Zaria indicates right now that the situation has deteriorated⁸. Nigeria soldiers lead siege to the house of Sheik Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, leader of the Shia movement. We hear that Al-Zakzaky's house, as well as the center of the sect, has been demolished⁹. But we also hearing that he has been arrested. World news from the BBC.

Foreign diplomats¹⁰ in Hungary have joined several hundred demonstrators in a protest as plans to erect¹¹ a statue honoring a World War II politician who called for the expulsion of Jews. They gathered in the city where a life-size bronze of Balint Homan is due to be unveiled later this month.

Ecuador and Sweden have signed an agreement allowing the WikiLeaks founder¹² Julian Assange to be questioned by the Swedish authorities at the Ecuador embassy in London. Candace Piette reports. Swedish prosecutors¹³ initially¹⁴ wanted to question Mr. Assange over allegations of sexual assault made by two women in 2010. He always denied the claims insisting sexual contact was consensual. Prosecutors have run out of time to file sexual misconduct charges against the WikiLeaks founder. But they're still investigating a claim of rape¹⁵. Mr. Assange fears that if he is taken to Sweden for questioning, he could be extradited to the US.

A Colombian judge has ordered the arrest of a colonel in the army for his alleged¹⁶ role in the extrajudicial killing¹⁷ of civilians¹⁸ eight years ago. Colonel Nelson Velazquez Parrado is accused of ordering the death of 15 people who were then presented as rebels killed in action. The killings¹⁹ happened as the army came under pressure from the government of Alvaro Uribe to deliver results in Colombia's conflict with FARC rebels.

Thousands of people have marched through the Polish capital Warsaw in support of the governing Law and Justice Party. The demonstration²⁰ which was led by the party's leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski came a day after tens of thousands of government opponents held protest accusing it of threatening democracy.

The British musician Ed Sheeran has announced that he is taking a break from social media. Writing on his Instagram account, the singer complained that he was seeing the world through a screen and not his eyes. Ed Sheeran has 16 million followers²¹ on Twitter. BBC news.

在第二轮地区选举中，法国极右翼政党“国民阵线”未能在任何大区获胜。出口民调表明，“国民阵线”支持率跌至第三，而在上周举行的首轮投票中，该党排名榜首。请听休·斯科菲尔德为您从巴黎发回的报道。对于上周获胜的“国民阵线”来说，此轮投票让勒庞失望不已。她本希望能够掌控北方加来和法兰西岛大区。外甥女玛丽咏·马赫夏-雷朋剑指蔚蓝海岸大区。但在此次选票中，两名候选人均未获胜。支持勒庞的选民出现鼓噪情绪。但支持上限已到。勒庞在北部大区的最大对手，前卫生部部长贝特宏对民众的策略性投票表示感谢。这片富饶的大区因为你们才得以保护，从首轮投票开始，大家一直信任我，非常感谢大家。为了阻碍“国民阵线”，我还要谢谢左翼支持者的投票。你们展现了对大区，对法国以及对共和国意志的无限热爱，谢谢大家。

南非总统雅各布·祖马任命普拉温·戈尔丹为新财政部长，这是本周之内的第三次换任。上周三，祖玛突然撤销财长恩兰拉·内内，取而代之的是默默无闻的执政党议员范鲁延，此举导致金融市场动荡。请听马修·戴维斯为您从约翰内斯堡发回的报道。上任不到一周，范鲁延就引发市场动荡，代替他的是戈尔丹。在恩兰拉·内内之前，戈尔丹曾担任财长一职，也因度过2009年金融危机而备受好评。如今怨声四起，特别是“非国大”内部更是怨声载道，总统祖马表示称，他听到了不满之声，并向民众保证政府一定会听取人民的意见。

尼日利亚军方包围扎里亚北部城镇某住处，逮捕什叶派组织领导人伊布拉欣·扎克扎齐。女儿在接受本台采访时称不知父亲去向。请听克里斯·依维科的报道。根据扎里亚的相关报道，目前形势恶化。尼日利亚军方对什叶派组织领导人扎克扎齐住处进行了包围。听说他们摧毁了扎克扎齐住处，以及什叶派大本营。并逮捕了扎克扎齐。BBC全球新闻。

在匈牙利，外交官与数百名示威者一同参加抗议活动，反对为二战反犹太政治家巴林特·霍曼设立雕像。本月末，霍曼的真人大小铜像将矗立在此。

厄瓜多尔与瑞典达成协议，允许“维基解密”创办人阿桑奇在厄驻英使馆接受盘问。请听坎迪斯·皮耶迪的报道。2010年，两女性指控阿桑奇性侵，瑞典检察官本想就性侵对他进行盘问。阿桑奇对此表示否认，坚称性侵是你情我愿。但性侵指控期限已过。检方仍在对强奸指控进行调查。阿桑奇非常担心瑞典会将其引渡美国。

因涉嫌8年前的法外杀人案，哥伦比亚法官命令逮捕军方上校。15名公民被指认为叛军遭到杀害，纳尔逊·帕拉多上校随即遭到指控。当时，阿尔瓦罗·乌里韦政府正因与“哥伦比亚革命武装”冲突而倍感压力。

在波兰首都华沙，“法律与公正党”主席雅罗斯瓦夫·卡钦斯基领导游行活动，数千名民众走上街头支持执政党。一天前，数万名抗议者举行抗议示威，谴责“法律与公正党”威胁民主建设。

英国音乐家艾德·希兰宣布暂停更新社交媒体。希兰在“Instagram”上写到，我们没有在用眼看世界，而是在用屏幕。希兰的“推特”粉丝达到了1600万。BBC新闻。

1 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

2 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

3 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。

4 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 sect   

n.派别，宗教，学派，派系

参考例句：

• When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派。
• Each religious sect in the town had its own church.该城每一个宗教教派都有自己的教堂。

7 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

8 deteriorated   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
• His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。

9 demolished   

v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光

参考例句：

• The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。
• They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

10 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》

11 erect   

n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的

参考例句：

• She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
• Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

12 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

13 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

14 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

15 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

16 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

17 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。

18 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

19 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

20 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

21 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。