英语听力精选进阶版 9043

Firefighters in Guatemala say at least 19 children have died in a blaze at a government-run children's home southeast of the capital, Guatemala City. Many others were injured. It's not yet clear what caused the fire. But on Tuesday, the police had to intervene, after a riot broke out at the home. About 60 children escaped.

危地马拉市东南部的一个儿童收养中心发生火灾，消防人员表示，火灾导致至少19人死亡，很多人员受伤。尚不清楚火灾的原由。但是，周二，该该儿童收养中心发生“骚乱”，警方介入，约60名儿童逃离收养中心。

The German Chancellor¹, Angela Merkel, has rejected claims that her government was negligent² in its handling of the emissions³ cheating scandal at the car giant, Volkswagen. The inquiry⁴ is seeking to establish what the German government knew about breaches⁵ of emissions standards.

对于“排房门”以及德国政府忽视处理大众柴油发动机存在相关问题，默克尔政府表示否认。去年德国议会成立一个委员会，以判定德国政府是否在多年期就知晓大众汽车违反排放标准。

Officials in Afghanistan say more than 30 people died in an attack on a military hospital in the capital, Kabul. 4 men launched the attack. Some arrived dressed as doctors. The Islamic State group says it carried out the attack.

阿富汗官员表示，首都喀布尔一家军队医院遇袭，导致30多人遇难。4名男子发动了此次袭击事件，他们中部分人员伪装成为医生。伊斯兰国表示对此次袭击事件负责。

In its latest advance against the Islamic State group in Mosul, the Iraqi Army says it's retaken a prison where the jihadists reportedly carried out mass executions. It said it also gained control of a key road nearby, cutting the jihadists' last route west.

关于夺取摩苏尔的最新进展，伊拉克军队表示，以及重新夺取了一所监狱。据报道，圣战分子在这所监狱进行大规模的处决。伊拉克军队还表示，已经控制了附近的一条关键要塞，切断了圣战分子最后的西部路径。

Two U.S. congressional committees are considering proposals to replace Obamacare, the health insurance law set up by President Barack Obama. The House Speaker, Paul Rya, described it as an exciting, conservative reform. But many Republican Congressmen opposed the new plan.

美国议院的2个委员会正在考虑替换奥巴马医改方案的提议。众议院发言人莱恩表示，此举为令人兴奋，同时也是保守式的改革，但很多共和党议员反对新方案。

Police in the Gambia have confirmed they exhumed⁶ the body of political activists⁷ in order to establish the cause of his death. Solo Sandi did not die in police custody⁸ after leading a pro-democracy demonstration⁹ against the former President Yahya Jammeh.

冈比亚警方确认，为了查明某位政治活动家的丝印，已经对其尸体重新开棺。虽然桑登因领导一场反对前总统贾梅并支持民主的示威而遭到拘留，但其并不是在警方拘留期间去世的。

New evidence suggests that our closest extinct relatives, the neanderthals, used to dose themselves with medicinal plants when they felt unwell. Traces of neanderthal dental plaque¹⁰ revealed they used natural versions of aspirin¹¹, which they found in the bark of the poplar tree and antibiotics¹².

新的证据显示，在最近灭绝的人类近亲属，穴居人在身体不适时会自己使用草药。从穴居人治牙的痕迹可以发现，他们曾使用阿司匹林的自然草药，这些自然草药是从大批量的杨树和抗生素中发现的。

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 negligent   

adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的

参考例句：

• The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
• If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。

3 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

4 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。

5 breaches   

破坏( breach的名词复数 )； 破裂； 缺口； 违背

参考例句：

• He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
• This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来，婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。

6 exhumed   

v.挖出，发掘出( exhume的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Marie Curie's remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon. 玛丽·居里的遗体被移出葬在先贤祠中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queens, New York City. 他的遗体被从纽约市皇后区的墓地里挖了出来。 来自辞典例句

7 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

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 plaque   

n.饰板，匾，(医)血小板

参考例句：

• There is a commemorative plaque to the artist in the village hall.村公所里有一块纪念该艺术家的牌匾。
• Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque. 牌匾上刻着些拉丁文。

11 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。

12 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。