英语听力精选进阶版 9005

The US Republican Senator Jeff Sessions has appeared before a congressional committee to defend his nomination¹ for the post of Attorney General in Donald Trump’s new administration. He rejected allegations of racial animosity and said he accepted that same sex marriage and the right to abortion² were the law of the land. Mr. Sessions also said if confirmed as Attorney General he would excuse himself from investigations³ into Hilary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.

美国共和党参议员杰夫·赛辛斯出席，国会委员会捍卫其提名为特朗普政府司法部长。杰夫·赛辛斯表示拒绝承认关于种族歧视的指控，同时表示接受同性婚姻和堕胎的权力。杰夫·赛辛斯表示，如果自己成功担任司法部长，那么将会停止调查希拉里邮件门事件。

The outgoing director of national intelligence James Clapper says the US intelligence report concluding that the Kremlin used computer hacking⁴ to influence the November election was based on a mix of human sources, collection of technical data, and open source information.

即将离任的国家情报总监詹姆斯·克拉珀表示,美国情报报告得出结论,克里姆林宫使用电脑黑客干涉11月份美国大选是基于人力资源，技术、以及开放的信息资源。

Dozens of people have been killed in a succession of militant⁵ attacks in Afghanistan. The Taliban said it was responsible for the twin bomb attack on an intelligence agency vehicle in the center of Kabul. The car was responding to a blast minutes earlier. There’s also been an explosion in the compound of the governor of the southern province of Kandahar. Up to 12 people were killed in that incident. The governor is in a critical condition.

在阿富汗的武装分子一系列的袭击中，数十人被杀害。塔利班表示，对喀布尔的中心情报机构车辆发生的连续爆炸事件负责。该车辆在数分钟前爆炸。坎大哈省省长官邸也发生爆炸事件。在这次爆炸中，有12人遇难。现在省长情况危急。

The Gambia’s Information Minister says it would be unconstitutional to swear in Adama Barrow as President until a legal challenge is resolved. Mr. Barrow was announced the winner of last month’s election, but the incumbent⁶ Yahya Jammeh is challenging the result. Meanwhile a planned visit by a delegation⁷ from the regional bloc⁸ ECOWAS has unexpectedly been postponed⁹ until Friday.

冈比亚的信息部长表示，若阿达玛巴罗不解决面对的法律问题，那么其宣誓就任总统是违宪行为。阿达玛巴罗是上个月冈比亚总统大选的赢家，但是现任总统叶海亚·贾梅对此选举结果提出质疑。这意味着预期对西非国家经济共同体访问将会推迟到下周五。

The new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for a fresh approach to conflict prevention. In his first address to the Security Council, he said some council members had failed to stop wars breaking out even when there was evidence of a gathering¹⁰ storm. He said he would use his office to change that.

信任联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯采取新的举措来预防冲突。在对联合国安理会发表的首次讲话中，古特雷斯表示，即使有战争爆发的前兆，但是，安理会成员国也未能成功阻止战争的爆发。他将会改变这种情况。

And the Colombian government says most FARC rebels are now within 10 kilometers of the concentration zones where they will lay down their arms in accordance with the peace accord signed in November. That’s the latest BBC news.

哥伦比亚政府表示，现在多数的FARC成员都十公里以内的集中区域，按照去年十一月份签署的和平协议，他们将会卸下自己的武器装备。您正在收看的最新的BBC新闻。

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

3 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

5 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

6 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

7 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

8 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

9 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。