英语听力精选进阶版 8958

Canada says negotiations¹ to reach a free trade deal with the European Union have failed. The Canadian Trade Minister said that it had become evident that the E.U. was not capable of reaching agreement. The E.U. says the process is not over.

加拿大表示，它与欧盟达成的自由贸易协定最终宣告失败。加拿大贸易部长告诉记者，很显然，即使是像加拿大这样与欧盟有着共同利益的国家也未能彼此达成协议。欧盟表示，这一进程尚未结束

The French authorities have announced that a migrant camp in the port of Calais, which has strange relations between France and Britain, will be closed on Monday. The camp houses thousands of people who want to reach the U.K.

法国当局宣布他们将在周一时候关闭加来港口的一个移民营，该营地与法国和英国有着重要的关系。这处名为“丛林”的移民营能容纳想要去英国的一万多名移民。

The Department of Homeland Security in the United States is investigating the cause of cyber attacks on Friday, which have affected² some of the best-known names on the Internet.

美国国土安全局目前正在调查在周五发生的黑客袭击事件，该事件已经影响到了许多著名的的网站。

Cameroon's Transport Minister has said that at least fifty-three people died, when a crowded passenger train derailed on Friday near the town of Azeka . Eyewitnesses³ said ten carriages overturned, trapping people underneath⁴.

喀麦隆交通部长表示，在上周五，一辆非常拥挤的火车在小镇埃塞卡附近脱轨，造成至少53人死亡。目击者表示有十节车厢发生了侧翻，将人埋在车厢下面。

The Mexican authorities have arrested the former police chief of Iguala ,the town where forty-three students went missing two years ago. Relatives of the victims said they hoped his arrest would lead to more information about what happened to them.

墨西哥逮捕了伊拉瓜前警察局长，因为两年前这个小镇43个学生失踪。受害者家属表示，他们希望此次逮捕，可以让他们得到更多失踪学生的信息。

The U.S. Defence Secretary, Ash Carter, has insisted that there is an agreement in principle for Turkey to help retake the northern Iraqi city of x from Islamic State militants⁵. But an Iraqi government official said Baghdad wanted Turkey to back its war against IS and not violate Iraqi sovereignty.

美国国防部长阿什.卡特坚持称在如何帮助土耳其从伊斯兰国激进分子手中夺回伊拉克北部城市摩苏尔这个问题上，他们有自己的原则，但是伊拉克政府官员表示，巴格达希望土耳其能够帮助其打击IS，但并不希望土耳其践踏伊拉克的主权。

A lawyer in Pakistan is calling president Manu nusan, hope the excution of a paranoid skesfrelic who's been sentence to death from murder, Indadali was declared clinically insane of to killing⁶ a cleric 14 years ago.

巴基斯坦一名律师呼吁总统马姆努恩.侯赛因取消一名偏执狂精神病患者的死刑，此人因为谋杀罪而被判处死刑。14年前的Indadal在杀死一名牧师后被诊断为精神失常。

The U.N. has appointed the comic book character, Wonder Woman, as its honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls. Some U.N. staff argue that the scantly-dressed superhero could trample⁷ on cultural and religious sensibilities.

联合国任命漫画人物“神奇女侠”作为联合国女权大使。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破坏文化以及触碰宗教敏感性。

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 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。

3 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

4 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

5 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

6 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。

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。