英语听力精选进阶版 8972

Donald Trump¹ has begun the task of filling the top posts in his administration. In a significant move, he's relegated² the Governor New Jersey³, ChrisChristy, from a head of his transition team. He's substituted him with the vice⁴ president-elect, Mike Pence.

唐纳德.特朗普目前已经开始着手任命新的高级官员。在这一重大举措中，他首先把新泽西州州长克里斯.克里斯蒂从过渡委员主席的位置替换下来。而让当选为副总统的迈克.彭斯担任。

The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncke, says Donald Trump's election poses risks to E.U.-U.S. relations. Mr. x said Mr. Trump's statements on security and NATO might have pernicious consequences and Europe had to teach the president-elect what the union was and how it worked.

欧盟委员会主席容克表示，唐纳德.特朗普的成功当选将会对欧盟与美国之间的关系造成一定的威胁，容克先生称，特朗普关于安全以及北约的声明将会带来严重的后果，并且欧州不得不去教给这位新上任的总统，欧盟究竟是什么，以及欧盟究竟如何运作。

The international chemical weapons watchdog has condemned⁵ the use of banned toxic⁶ agents against the civilians⁷ by the Syrian government and Islamic State militants⁸. Russia and Iran, which support the Syrian government, voted against the U.S. proposition. The British Foreign Secretary said the international community was determined⁹ to hold perpetrators to account.

国际化学武器监督组织指责叙利亚政府以及伊斯兰国激进分子对平民使用禁用有毒药剂。支持叙利亚的俄罗斯以及伊朗投票反对美国的抗议。英国外交大臣表示，整个国际社会都决心将凶手绳之于法。

United Nations human rights officials say they have new evidence that Islamic State militants have carried out atrocities¹⁰ in and around Mosul. They've been told that IS has shot and killed scores of Iraqi civilians, accusing them of treason

.联合国人权组织官员表示，他们有新证据表明伊斯兰国激进分子在摩苏尔城内及其周边对平民施行了暴行。他们被告知，伊斯兰激进分子因为这些平民叛变，而将其枪击杀害。

Germany has urged other developed countries to support its plan to bolster¹¹ Africa's economy and slow its flow of migrants to Europe. Germany's Development Minister said the government would release details of, what he called, a martial¹² plan for Africa, a reference to the U.S. programme which helped rebuild Europe after the Second World War.

德国劝导其他发达国家支持自己的计划。从而促进非洲经济的增长，进一步减少到欧洲的移民.德国发展部长表示，政府将进一步解释，他所说的“非洲军事计划”，这一计划参照了美国的一个项目。这个项目曾在二战时候帮助欧洲重建。

The International Monetary¹³ Fund has given approval to a 12-billion-dollar loan to Egypt, designed to help it out of its deep economic crisis. Earlier, a big security operation was put in place in Cairo and other cities to deal with expected mass demonstrations¹⁴ against austerity. The rallies didn't materialise.

国际货币基金组织目前已经同意向埃及发放120亿美元的贷款。用于帮助埃及走出沉重的经济危机。在早些时候，开罗以及其他城市都展开了大型的安全行动，用于应对抗议紧缩措施的大规模示威活动。示威活动并没有成功。

And the American actor Robert Von has died aged¹⁵ 83 after short illness, Von sprang to international fame through the 1960s television espionage¹⁶ spoof¹⁷ series the Mantra Uncle，that makes cool and camp.

83岁的美国男演员罗伯特.伯恩因病去世。在上世纪60年代，他凭借在讽刺类电视剧《咒语叔叔》里炫酷夸张的表演在国际上赢得声誉。

1 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。

2 relegated   

v.使降级( relegate的过去式和过去分词 )；使降职；转移；把…归类

参考例句：

• She was then relegated to the role of assistant. 随后她被降级做助手了。
• I think that should be relegated to the garbage can of history. 我认为应该把它扔进历史的垃圾箱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

6 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

7 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。

8 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。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

10 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

11 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

12 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

13 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

14 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

15 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

16 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

17 spoof   

n.诳骗，愚弄，戏弄

参考例句：

• The show was a spoof of college life.那戏是对大学生活的讽刺。
• That is Tim Robbins's spoof documentary about a presidential campaign.那是蒂姆·罗宾斯关于总统选举的讽刺纪录片。