英语听力精选进阶版 8966

President Obama has warned that the FBI investigation¹ into Hillary  Clinton's emails must not operate on innuendo². Mr. Obama said he had full confidence in the Democrats³ presidential candidate. His comments have been seen as an implicit⁴ criticism of the FBI director James Comey, who announced last week that the organization was reopening the inquiry⁵ after receiving fresh emails that might or might not be significant.

奥巴马警告表示，FBI对希拉里邮件门的调查不可含沙射影。奥巴马称对这位民主党的总统候选人希充满信心。有人认为奥巴马的言论是对FBI局长詹姆斯·科米的委婉批评，詹姆斯上周宣布，因FBI收到了的新的可能十分重要的邮件，所以需要重新调查希拉里邮件门事件。

Kenya says it was drawing its troops from the United Nation'speace keeping mission in South Sudan after the Kenyan commander of the force was sacked. A statement from Kenyan's foreign ministry⁶ said the process offiring General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki lacked transparency.

肯尼亚表示，肯尼亚将军被撤职后，肯尼亚军队将从在南苏丹的联合国维和部队中肯尼亚外交部的声撤退。肯尼亚外交部的声明中写道，解聘肯尼亚中将这件事缺乏透明度。

An investigation into claims that South Africa's PresidentJacob Zuma had an improper⁷ relationship with a wealthy family says it’s foundpossible evidence of corruption⁸ at a high level. The report recommends that Mr.Zuma should establish a judicial⁹ commission of inquiry within 30 days.

对南非总统雅各布·祖马与某豪门存在关系不正当关系的调查表示，已发现证据证明雅各布总统涉嫌腐败。调查报告建议，雅各布总统应在30天内成立司法调查委员会。

Shia militias¹⁰ in Iraq say they are cutting the highway west of the Islamic state held city of Mosul that leads to the group's main stronghold in Syria Raqqah. Shia fighters joined the battle in a bid to cut the main supply route for IS.

伊拉克什叶派民兵表示他们切断了伊斯兰果控制的摩苏尔西部的公路，这条公路通向伊斯兰国在叙利亚Raqqah的据点。什叶派武装分子嫁入战斗的目的是切断伊斯兰国的主要供给线路。

Firefighters in Pakistan have battled for a second day todowns flames to a region on a decommissioning of an oil tankerafter series explosions. Seventeen people are now known to have died.

巴基斯坦弃用油罐车发生连环爆炸。截止到目前为止，消防人员已经进行了两天的灭火工作。目前为止，已有至少17人遇难。

Officials in India say they have made one of the largest drug houses in the country's history. The street volume has been estimated atover 400 million dollars.

印度官员表示他们完成了印度历史上规模最大的一次毒品缴获。预估缴获毒品价值超过4亿美元。

Traffic police in the Chinese city of Shenzhen are using a creative tactic¹¹ to stop drivers from flashing their full beam head lights into on coming traffic at night. They are forcing offending drivers to sit on a chair in the roadside and stare directly into a car head light for a minute. BBC news.

中国深圳市交警采用了一个非常有创意的方法来防止司机在夜晚对迎面驶来的车辆乱开头灯。他们让违规乱开头灯的司机坐在路边的椅子上直视车头灯一分钟。BBC新闻。

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 innuendo   

n.暗指，讽刺

参考例句：

• The report was based on rumours,speculation,and innuendo.这份报告建立在谣言、臆断和含沙射影的基础之上。
• Mark told by innuendo that the opposing team would lose the game.马克暗讽地说敌队会在比赛中输掉。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 implicit   

a.暗示的，含蓄的，不明晰的，绝对的

参考例句：

• A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers. 士兵必须绝对服从他的长官。
• Her silence gave implicit consent. 她的沉默表示默许。

5 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

8 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。

9 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

10 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

11 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。