英语听力精选进阶版 7329

澳大利亚反捕鲸组织人士说他们跟随的日本捕鲸船队日前在南冰洋进行捕鲸活动，已经有至少4条鲸鱼被宰杀。他们还说这些鲸鱼是在“鲸鱼避难所”区域内被宰杀的。

The anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd says its boats are following five Japanese ships. The group released video footage apparently¹ showing three dead whales on board, as well as a heavily bloodied² deck where another whale appears to have been butchered.

Sea Shepherd says the whales were killed within the internationally designated Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary³. There is a worldwide ban on the commercial fishing of whales but the Japanese maintain their whaling is for scientific research, which falls outside the ban.

Last year Australia took Japan to the International Court of Justice in an attempt to force it to cease whaling. A decision on the case is expected later this year. But environmentalists here have criticised the Australian government for not doing enough to stop the Japanese.

Quiz 听力测验

According to the report, which country does the whaling ships belong to?

Japan.

Which ocean do activists⁴ claim the whales were killed in?

The Southern Ocean.

True or false? There is a worldwide ban on killing⁵ whales for scientific research.

False. There is a worldwide ban on the commercial fishing of whales but the Japanese say whaling for scientific research is outside the ban.

How did Australia try to stop Japanese whaling?

It took Japan to the International Court of Justice to try to force it to cease whaling.

Glossary 词汇表

footage 视频片段

bloodied 血淋淋的，血迹斑斑的

butchered 被无情屠杀

designated 特定的，指定的

sanctuary 避难所

to cease 停止，终止

environmentalists 环保人士

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 bloodied   

v.血污的( bloody的过去式和过去分词 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• His pants leg was torn and bloodied when he fell. 他跌交时裤腿破了，还染上了血。 来自辞典例句

3 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。