英语听力精选进阶版 8969

U.S.-backed fighters in northern Syria have begun a campaign aimed at capturing the Islamic State group's stronghold, the city of Racca. Within hours of the announcement of the offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces, there were reports of clashes in countryside north of the city. The U.S. Envoy¹, Brett McGurk, said the initial aim was to isolate² Racca, and that this effort had started.

位于叙利亚北部美国支持下的部队已经开始了从伊斯兰国激进分子手中夺取拉卡的行动。在叙利亚民主部队宣布采取该行动的数个小时之内，就有报道称在该城市的北部乡村地区就爆发了冲突事件。美国特使麦格克表示，他们最初的的目的是孤立拉卡。现在正在朝着这一方向努力。

The two U.S. presidential candidates are campaigning heavily in key states to try to win over voters before Tuesday's election. Donald Trump³ is holding events in five states. Hillary Clinton began her day with an African-American congregation at a church in Philadelphia. President Obama is due to join her at a rally shortly.

美国的两名总统候选人目前正在美国最核心的州进行激烈的竞选，在周三的选举之前赢得选票。唐纳德.特朗普目前已经在五个州举行集会。希拉里.克林顿在费城的一处教堂与一些非美国裔举行集会开始自己的一天。总统奥巴马也加入到这短暂的集会中。

In Hong Kong, police have used pepper spray to disperse⁴ crowds protesting at China's involvement in the territory's political affairs. Demonstrators, some armed with bricks and sticks, clashed with riot police near Beijing's liaison⁵ office. A number of people continued with protest into the night.

在香港，警方使用胡椒喷雾驱散抗议中国相关政治事务的示威者，这些示威者，用砖头或者是棍棒武装自己，与在北京联络办公室附近的防爆警察发生冲突。许多人持续抗议到深夜。

The British Prime Minister, Teresa May, has arrived in India to discuss a possible trade deal after Britain leaves the European Union. Mrs. May will address Indian business leaders on Monday, followed by discussions with her counterpart, Nerendra Mudy. Indian officials say the aims of the visit could be hampered⁶ by British immigration restrictions⁷ on workers and students from India.

英国首相特里莎.梅已经抵达印度，将在印度讨论一些有关英国脱欧后的一些贸易协议。梅女士将在周一面向印度商界发表讲话，之后将与印度总理莫迪展开会晤。印度官员表示，由于英国对印度的工人以及学生移民英国加以限制，导致此次访问的效果影响。

Riot police in Zimbabwe have fired teargas to disperse opposition⁸ protesters in the central town of Rerewanei. The movement for democratic change complained that police arrested a number of its supporters despite a court order allowing the demonstration⁹ to go ahead.

津巴布韦的防爆警察已经向聚集在中部省份的兹维沙瓦内的反对派抗议者发射了催泪瓦斯。这些抗议者表示，尽管法庭允许示威活动可以进行，但是警察仍旧逮捕了一些该党派的支持者。

The British tennis champion, Andy Murray, has celebrated¹⁰ his rise to world No.1 by beating the American, John Isner, in three sets to win the Paris Masters. Murray will formally replace , Novak Djokovic who's the men's world No.1, when the rankings are updated on Monday.

英国网球冠军安迪.穆雷凭借三胜在巴黎大师赛中战胜美国选手约翰.伊斯内尔，成为世界第一。在周一新的排名更新之后，穆雷将正式取代曾经的世界第一诺瓦克.德约科维奇。

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

5 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

6 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 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。

9 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

10 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。