英国新闻听力 美国互联网公司遭遇重大攻击

Canada says its attempts to strike a free trade deal with the European Union have failed.The Canadian Trade Minister told reporters that it have become evident that the EU is not capable of reaching agreement even with a country like Canada that shares European values.The EU says the process is not over.

The French authorities have announced that a migrant camp in the port of Calais,which has strained relations between France and Britain,will be closed on Monday.The camp,known as the Jungle,is thought to house up to ten thousand people,who want to reach the UK.

Cyber attacks on a US-based company have disrupted the surfaces of some of the best-known names on the Internet.Tweeter,Sportify and Sunclub were among those affected¹.

In the past half hour,European space officials have acknowledged that a probe sent to Mars crash-landed on the planet two days ago.Images suggest the lander was destroyed or on impact.

Russia says a temporary humanitarian² truce³ in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended for another 24 hours.Earlier,the UN was forced to abandon plans to evacuate⁴ wounded civilians⁵ from the rebel-held part of the city.

A curfew is in force in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk after an attack by Islamic State suicide bombers⁶.Their assaults coincided with a push to recapture the city of Mosul from IS.

A German rescue group says a migrant boat with about 150 people on board has been attacked in international waters off the Lybian coast.The group,Sea Watch,was delivering life vests and medical aid to the dinghy,when it was assaulted by a speedboat.

And the United Nations has appointed the comic book character,Wonder Woman,as its honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls. Hundreds of UN staff have objected,arguing that the scantly-clad white superhero could trample⁷ on cultural and religious sensibilities.

加拿大表示，它与欧盟达成自由贸易协定的努力宣告失败。加拿大贸易部长告诉记者，现在已经很明显，即使与加拿大这样和欧盟分享同样的价值观的国家，欧盟也无法达成协议。欧盟表示该进程还未结束。

法国当局宣布将于周一关闭加莱港口一个导致法国和英国之间关系紧张的移民营。这座名为“丛林”的移民营可以容纳想要去英国的一万名移民。

对美国一家公司进行的网络攻击破坏了一些著名互联网公司的主页，Tweeter，Sportify和Sunclub都受到了影响。

在过去的半个小时，欧洲太空署官员承认发往火星的一个探测器两天前紧急着陆。画面显示，该着陆器被摧毁或受到影响。

俄罗斯表示，叙利亚北部城市阿勒颇的临时人道主义休战延长24小时。早些时候，联合国被迫放弃了从这座城市叛军控制地区撤出受伤平民的计划。

伊拉克北部城市基尔库克遭遇伊斯兰国自杀式爆炸者袭击之后实施了宵禁。他们的袭击与从IS手中夺回摩苏尔的行动一致。

德国一个搜救队表示，搭载着大约150人的移民船在利比亚海岸国际水域遇袭。这个名为海上观察的组织向救生艇运送救生衣和医疗物资时受到快艇袭击。

联合国任命漫画书人物“神奇女侠”为联合国女性赋权荣誉大使。数百名联合国工作人员提出反对，称这位着装暴露的超级英雄会践踏文化和宗教敏感性。

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 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。

4 evacuate   

v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便

参考例句：

• We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！
• They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

5 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。

6 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 trample   

vt.踩，践踏；无视，伤害，侵犯

参考例句：

• Don't trample on the grass. 勿踏草地。
• Don't trample on the flowers when you play in the garden. 在花园里玩耍时,不要踩坏花。