英国新闻听力 中国"象牙女王"在坦桑尼亚受审

Finance ministers from the 19 Eurozone countries will meet in Brussels today to consider whether Greece has made enough progress on economic reforms to release the next round of international bailout funds. On Sunday, the Greek parliament had approved an unpopular overhaul¹ of the country’s tax and pension systems. The Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras stressed the importance of the Brussels meeting. I would like to say without big words and fanfare² since a very difficult and complex negotiation³ is in progress. Monday is a very important day. After six long years, the European institutions were meeting to discuss Greek crisis and they were only talking about austerity measures. On Monday, the Europe group is meeting having the Greek debt relief in its daily agenda.

Millions of Philippines are voting in a presidential election that could see a tough talking provincial⁴ mayor become the next head of state. The front-runner,71-year-old Rodrigo Duterte, has stand out of the electorate⁵ with the pugnacious⁶ campaign which includes threats to kill thousands of criminals. From Manila, here is Jonathan Head. Elections in the Philippines are a huge logistical exercise, but after 30 years of democracy in this country, the process is generally well run and well understood by the voters who have been flocking to polling stations this morning. What's lesser⁷ from this time is the outcome. After six years of steady and capable leadership under President Benigno Aquino, the front-runner in this campaign is the outspoken⁸ and controversial mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who’s promising⁹ not just a very tough approach to crime, but also radical¹⁰ changes to the structure of the country. Meanwhile, seven people have been shot dead in an ambush¹¹ on the convoy¹² of vehicles in the Philippines. The attack took place hours before a voting camp in the region close to the capital Manila that election officials have called an area of concern because of political rivalries¹³.

A BBC team has been expelled from North Korea because of coverage¹⁴ which displeased¹⁵ the authorities. They had been in Pyongyang to cover a rare meeting of the Workers Party congress. We get more details in this report from Steve Evans from Pyongyang. The team were due to leave Pyongyang at the end of last week, but were detained just as the three were about to board their flight. They were then taken to a hotel and held there. The reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was interrogated¹⁶ by teams of questioners over eight hours. The regime in Pyongyang was displeased with a series television and online reports which highlighted aspects of life there in North Korea. This is the latest world news from the BBC.

The man who’s hoping to become the main opposition¹⁷ candidate for the presidency¹⁸ of the Democratic Republic of Congo is to appear before a prosecutor¹⁹ on Monday to answer allegations that he hired foreign mercenaries. Lawyers for Moise Katumbi said the former governor of the mineral rich Katanga state was served a summons on Saturday when his house was searched by members of the elite²⁰ republic guard. Mr. Katumbi has denied the charges.

More than 300 economists²¹ have signed a letter to world leaders saying there was no justification²² for the existence of tax havens²³ which they say fuel corruption²⁴. Robbie Yang has more details. The economists say Britain has sovereignty over about 1/3 of the world’s tax havens and so should ensure this Thursday's anti-corruption summit leaves to a global agreement to make public the real beneficial owners of all companies. They also want businesses to be forced to publish the profits they make and the tax they pay in each and every country. The government says it aims to step up global action to expose, punish and drive out corruption and says it led the way on tackling tax evasion²⁵ and avoidance.

The British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to warn that peace in Europe could be at risk if Britain votes to leave the EU in what our correspondent say will be his most forceful intervention²⁶ yet in the debate, Mr.Cameron will argue that the EU has helped bring together countries that had been, as he put it, at each other's throats for decades. The referendum will be held next month.

A Chinese businesswoman is due in court in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaamon Monday charged with running a criminal network that smuggle²⁷ ivory to Asia. Prosecutors²⁸ say Yang Fenlan, known as the Ivory Queen, directed an illegal business that killed elephants and gain reserves for their tusks²⁹. She denies the charges. That’s the latest BBC world news.

今天，欧元区19国财长将在布鲁塞尔举行会议，对于希腊经济改革，以及是否提供第三轮救助资金进行讨论。上周日，希腊议会通过退休金及收税制度改革，此项改革引来诸多不满。希腊总理阿莱克斯·齐普拉斯强调了此次会谈的重要意义。毫不夸张的说，布鲁塞尔正在进行一场艰难无比的会谈。对于希腊来说，周一是极为重要的一天。经过六年等待，欧元区正在就希腊危机进行讨论，而本次会议的唯一议题将是紧缩措施。周一，减免希腊债务问题将提上议事日程。

菲律宾大选激战正酣，强硬派市长有望成为下届总统。71岁领跑者杜特尔特举行“战斗”集会，称要判数千名罪犯死刑。请听乔纳森·海德为您从马尼拉发回的报道。菲律宾大选实则为一次后勤演习，但经过三十年民主改革，一切进行的井井有条，今天早上，选民簇拥到投票站投票。本次投票结果却不被人们所看重。在阿基诺三世领导下，菲律宾经历了六年稳定发展，“大嘴”领跑者杜特尔特在竞选中备受争议，宣称不仅要严惩犯罪，还要对国家结构进行彻底改革。与此同时，菲律宾一护送车队遭伏击，造成7人死亡。事件发生数小时后，首都马尼拉附近投票站举行投票，因政治暴力，选举官员称该地为“热点”地区。

因作出“不公正”报道，BBC报道团队遭朝方驱逐。他们一直对劳动党七大进行报道。请听史蒂夫·埃文斯从平壤发回的报道。团队本应在上周末离开朝鲜，但就在三名记者即将登机时遭阻拦。三人被滞留在酒店。记者鲁珀特·温菲尔德-海斯遭官员盘问超8小时。因报道当地日常生活，朝方对系列电视和网络报道表示不满。这是BBC全球新闻。

关于莫伊兹·卡丹布雇佣外籍雇佣兵，刚果于周一对此案进行审理，卡丹布曾希望获得反对派总统提名。卡丹布代理律师称上周六，前加丹加省（采矿大省）省长住处遭共和国卫队搜查，他本人接到法院传唤。卡丹布对指控给予否认。

超300名经济学家联名致信各国领袖，称“避税天堂”无存在必要，且将加剧腐败贪污。请听罗比·杨的报道。据经济学家表示，英国是全球1/3避税天堂宗主国，全球反腐败峰会即将于周四召开，在公开企业“受益人”信息上，英国要带头签署全球性协定。并希望所有企业公开盈利和缴税记录。此举旨在加强全球合作，揭露惩办贪污腐败案，打击避税逃税行为。

英国首相卡梅伦发出警告，英国“脱欧”将威胁欧洲和平，据本台记者表示，这是卡梅伦发出的“脱欧”最强音。用卡梅伦自己的话说，欧洲各国针锋相对数十年，是欧盟将各国团结在了一起。“退欧”公投将于下月举行。

周一，中国女商人走私案将在达累斯萨拉姆开庭审理，她涉嫌组织走私团伙，向亚洲贩卖象牙。据检察官表示，杨凤兰非法捕杀大象，并透过走私象牙获利，她也被人们称之为“象牙女王”。她本人对指控给予否认。BBC全球新闻。

1 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 fanfare   

n.喇叭；号角之声；v.热闹地宣布

参考例句：

• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide.这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King.嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

3 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

5 electorate   

n.全体选民；选区

参考例句：

• The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
• He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。

6 pugnacious   

adj.好斗的

参考例句：

• He is a pugnacious fighter.他是个好斗的战士。
• When he was a child,he was pugnacious and fought with everyone.他小时候很好斗，跟每个人都打过架。

7 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

8 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

9 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

10 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

11 ambush   

n.埋伏(地点)；伏兵；v.埋伏；伏击

参考例句：

• Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
• Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。

12 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

13 rivalries   

n.敌对，竞争，对抗( rivalry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new government was torn by rivalries. 新政府由于各派对立而四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
• Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. 竞争会带来痛苦、仇恨，或者引起争斗。 来自互联网

14 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

15 displeased   

a.不快的

参考例句：

• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。
• He was displeased about the whole affair. 他对整个事情感到很不高兴。

16 interrogated   

v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
• Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

18 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

19 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

20 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

21 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 justification   

n.正当的理由；辩解的理由

参考例句：

• There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
• In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。

23 havens   

n.港口，安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口，安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
• Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网

24 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

25 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。

26 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

27 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

28 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。

29 tusks   

n.（象等动物的）长牙( tusk的名词复数 )；獠牙；尖形物；尖头

参考例句：

• The elephants are poached for their tusks. 为获取象牙而偷猎大象。
• Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa. 非洲的一些地区则使用象牙、猴尾和盐。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）