英语听力精选进阶版 9054

Police in Britain say 4 people have been killed and at least 20 others injured in a terrorist attack outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Those who died include a policemen stabbed outside the entrance of the House of Commons and a man thought to have attacked him who was then shot by armed police. The assailant whom police believes acting¹ alone had driven a car into pedestrians² on Westminster Bridge nearby killing³ 2 people. The acting deputy commissioner⁴ of the metropolitan⁵ police Mark Rowley said extra officers will be deployed⁶.

伦敦议会大厦附近发生恐怖袭击，英国警方表示此次袭击事件导致4人死亡，至少20余人受伤。死者包括一名警察，这名警察在下议院的入口被袭击者刺死，之后，袭击者被警察开枪击毙。警方认为袭击者是独自作案。当时袭击者驾驶一辆汽车从伦敦市中心议会大厦附近的威斯敏斯特大桥撞向人群，导致两人死亡。伦敦警察厅的代理副局长马克·罗利（Mark Rowley）表示，将会加大警力部署。

“over days that followed, the people of London will see extra police officer are on the Downing and other Streets. This includes our officers working longer hours and extra shifts alongside our colleagues from British Transport Police and the city of London. And of course, I shall aware we can call on the support of the military should we need to at a future point."

未来数日，唐宁街和其他街道将会加大警力部署。我们将会和英国交通部和伦敦金融城的同事们一起延长工作时和轮岗时间。当然，在需要的时候，我们会寻求军方的帮助。

When gunshots were heard, the British Prime Minister Theresa May was ushered⁷ into a car and taken to safety. She is to chair a crisis meeting of ministers. Downing Streets said her thoughts were with those killed and injured in the appalling⁸ incident and with their families.

袭击者被击毙后，英国首相特雷莎·梅在警方的引导下乘坐汽车，转移到安全的地方。特雷莎·梅召集各部长召开紧急会议。英国政府表示，特雷莎?梅当时想的是这次令人惊骇的袭击事件死伤者及其家属。

Three French school children were among those injured on the Bridge as well as three police officers and a woman who was pulled alive from the River Thames. The French Prime Minister pledges solidarity⁹ with his British friends. The White House said President Trump¹⁰ had offered Mrs. May the full support of the United States.

其中3名法国学生在威斯敏斯特大桥被撞伤，此外还有3名警察和一名从泰晤士河救出的女子，这名女子无生命危险。法国总理表示，会紧密团结英国。而美国白宫表示，特朗普总统已经在向英国提供全力支持。

In other news, the American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told a meeting of the 68 countries that comprise the coalition¹¹ against the Islamic State group, the defeating IS is Washington’s No. 1 goal in the Middle-East.

其他新闻，,美国国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森在打击“伊斯兰国”国际联盟部长级会议上的68国会谈上表示，美国在中东的首要目标是打击IS.

And Congressional Committee in the United States, the House Oversight¹² Committee has asked the White House and FBI for documents relating to contacts between President Trump’s former National Security Adviser¹³ Michael Flynn and Russia, Turkey and other foreign officials. Mr. Flynn was forced to resign last month for misleading the administration about his contact with Russia’s ambassador to the US.

美国国会委员会以及美国众议院情报委员会已向白宫和联邦调查局提取关于美国前国家安全顾问弗林与俄罗斯、土耳其及其他外国官员联系的文件。上个月，弗林因自己和俄罗斯驻美国大使之间的关系误导美国政府而被迫辞职。

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

5 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

9 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

10 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。

11 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

12 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

13 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。