英语听力精选进阶版 9007

President Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats¹ in response to what he called the Russian government's aggressive harassment² of US officials and cyber operations aimed at the US election. Two Russian compounds have been closed and sanctions will be imposed on named individuals. Mr. Obama said more actions would follow. A Kremlin spokesman called the sanctions unlawful.

以俄罗斯涉嫌通过网络袭击干预美国总统选举为借口，美国总统奥巴马下令驱逐35位俄罗斯外交官。同时已经关闭了美国境内的两处由俄罗斯持有的房产。奥巴马表示，将会有更多的制裁措施。克里姆林宫发言人表示，此制裁是违法的。

A ceasefire agreed by the Syrian government and rebel factions³ is due to come into effect across the country shortly. The deal stems from coordination⁴ between Russia, Turkey and Iran. But President Putin has described the agreement as fragile.

叙利亚政府和反对派之间签署的停火协议将很快在全国范围内生效。该停火协议是俄罗斯、土耳其和伊朗促成的。但是俄罗斯总统普京表示，该协议非常的脆弱。

United Nations says it alarmed that four million people in the Syrian capital Damascus have now been without safe drinking water for more than a week. The UN said this was because springs outside the city had been deliberately⁵ damaged.

联合国表示，令人担忧，现在叙利亚首都大马士革的四百万人已经有一个多星期没有安全的饮用水。联合国还表示，停水的原因是由于大马士革城外的设备被故意破坏。

The Iraqi military says its forces are advancing after launching a fresh wave of attacks against Islamic State militants⁶ in Mosul. The military says a new phase in its offensive is underway.

伊拉克军方表示，对摩苏尔的伊斯兰国武装分子发动新一轮的进攻之后，伊拉克军方部队继续前进。伊拉克军方表示，新的攻势正在进行中。

A new video released by the Nigerian Islamic group Boko Haram has denied president Buhari's claim that the group has been defeated and driven away from its last known bastion. A man on the video purporting⁷ to be its leader says the group has not been flushed out of anywhere.

尼日利亚伊斯兰组织Boko Haram发布了一段新的视频，否认总统布哈里的：此组织已经溃败，并已经被驱逐远离其最后据点。视频中的一名男子表示，Boko Haram无处不在。

London's 100-share index has hit an all-time closing high at 7120. Britain's economy has continued to grow since the decision in June to leave the European Union. But the fall in the value of the pound after the vote is also central to the market games.

伦敦股市100种股票平均价格指数29日报收7120点。自去年六月份英国脱离欧盟以后，英国的经济一直在持续增长。但是，英镑贬值对于市场博弈也有重要的作用。

The Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has extended until Jan. 20, the deadline to withdraw from the circulation the country's most common currency note. Mr. Maduro said he didn't want Venezuelans to worry about the currency near the New Year festivities.

委内瑞拉总统马杜罗表示，延长最大面额纸币使用期限至2017年1月20日。马杜罗表示不希望委内瑞拉人民在春节临近期间对货币担心。

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

3 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

4 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

5 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

6 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。

7 purporting   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cindy Adams (Columnist) : He's purporting to be Mother Teresa. 辛迪？亚当斯（专栏作家）：他无意成为德兰修女。 来自互联网
• To prohibit certain practices purporting to be sales by auction. 本条例旨在对看来是以拍卖方式作出的售卖中某些行为予以禁止。 来自互联网