英语听力精选进阶版 9035

Several major news organisations have been excluded from a press briefing at the White House, including the New York Times, CNN and the BBC. They were refused entry to an off-camera briefing with President Trump²’s spokesman Sean Spicer. He said he was not going to allow false narratives³, false stories and inaccurate⁴ facts to get out.

纽约时报、CNN以及BBC等几大新闻机构已经被拒绝参加在白宫举行的新闻发布会。特朗普的发言人肖恩·斯派塞举行的记者发布会，上述几大媒体机构已经被禁止参加、肖恩·斯派塞表示，不允许流出虚假事件、虚假故事以及不准确的报道。

The US Department of Homeland Security says next month it will start accepting business proposals for the design and construction of President Trump’s wall along the border with Mexico. Mr Trump has said building work would start soon and as he put it “way ahead of schedule”.

美国国家国土安全部表示，将于下个月开始于墨西哥边境修建特朗普墙。特朗普表示，修建工作很快就会开始，引用其表述“早于预先安排。”

French prosecutors⁵ have opened another stage in the inquiry⁶ into allegations that the centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon paid his wife and children for work they didn’t do. A magistrate⁷ has been appointed marking the beginning of a formal probe.

继法国检方就“空饷门”丑闻对菲永启动初步调查后，检方本月晚间宣布相关调查升级，将对菲永展开全面司法调查。

Russia has promised to veto a draft UN Security Council resolution which would impose sanctions on the Syrian government for carrying out chemical weapons attacks. Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN said such a resolution would be what he called a provocation⁸.

对于联合国关于处决叙利亚政府进行化学武器袭击的协议，俄罗斯承诺对该协议草案投反对票。俄罗斯驻联合国副代表表示，这样的协议将会是挑衅行为。

Dozens of Coptic Christian⁹ families in Egypt have fled northern Sinai after a number of killings¹⁰ this week by suspected Islamist militants¹¹. At least seven Copts have been killed since the end of January.

由于伊斯兰武装分子实施的数起杀人事件，数十个埃及的科普特基督徒家庭已经逃亡到埃及的西奈省的北部。自1月份末至现在，至少有7位科普特基督徒遇难。

The Guatemalan authorities have expelled members of a Dutch-based organisation¹ that had arrived in the country by boat on Wednesday offering free abortions¹² for women in the early stages of pregnancy¹³. Officials said they had tourist visas and wouldn’t be allowed to work in Guatemala.

危地马拉当局已经驱逐了一个荷兰组织成员，该组织成员于周三乘船来到危地马拉，为在怀孕初期的妇女提供免费的堕胎服务。危地马拉官员表示，尽管这些人有旅游签证，但是也不允许其在危地马拉工作。

The son of Brazil’s greatest footballer Pele has handed himself in to complete his sentence for money laundering¹⁴ and drug trafficking. Edinho, a former professional goalkeeper for Santos football club, had been released while he appealed against a 33-year jail sentence. He denied the charges.

巴西最伟大的足球运动员贝利的儿子，涉嫌贩毒和洗钱再次被警察逮捕。埃迪尼奥曾是桑托斯足球俱乐部一名职业门将。因贩毒被判入狱33年，而且还一直在上诉并保释出狱。但是埃迪尼奥对这些罪名拒不承认。

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 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。

3 narratives   

记叙文( narrative的名词复数 )； 故事； 叙述； 叙述部分

参考例句：

• Marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning. 结婚一向是许多小说的终点，然而也是一个伟大的开始。
• This is one of the narratives that children are fond of. 这是孩子们喜欢的故事之一。

4 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 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。

7 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

8 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

9 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

10 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

11 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。

12 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

13 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

14 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》