英语听力精选进阶版 9072

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says voters have approved plans to increase his powers with a clear majority. He told a press conference the yes side got a million votes more than the no side, and that the constitutional changes would now be implemented¹. "This is not an ordinary decision. This is not an ordinary day. It is very serious. changes are underway for Turkey's future." But the main opposition² party has complained of irregularities and said it will challenge the result.

土耳其总统雷杰普?塔伊普?埃尔多安表示,同意增加总统权力的明显占多数.  埃尔多安在新闻发布会上表示,赞成修宪的比否定多100万票,这意味着将执行修改宪法.”这不是一个普通的决定.这也不是普通的一天.形势非常的严峻.土耳其的未来正在发生改变”.但是土耳其国内主要的反对党抱怨违规行为,表示将挑战结果. 

President Trump's National Security Advisor³ H.R. McMaster has said that an international consensus⁴ emerging against what he called North Korea's threatening behavior now includes China. General McMaster said the US was working with its allies and with the Chinese leadership to develop a range of options.

特朗普总统的国家安全顾问H.R. 麦克马斯特表示, 国际社会包括中国都产生一个共识，即不能再让朝鲜继续“威胁行为”。 麦克马斯特表示美国正在和盟友,以及中国的领导人研究一系列的选择.

Iraqi military says its forces have pushed deeper into the heart of the city of Mosul in fierce fighting with the Islamic State militants⁵. After weeks of near stalemate, government forces say they managed to advance some 200 meters.

伊拉克军方表示, 军队已经深入摩苏尔的中心和IS武装分子进行激烈的战斗. 经过数周的僵局, 政府军队表示,他们已经成功前行200米.

A German rescue boat has issued a distress⁶ call after taking in 400 refugees off the coast of Libya. A spokeswoman for the private charity that owns the ship said the crew was no longer able to maneuver⁷ it because of the number of people on board.

一艘德国承载400个难民救援船队在离开利比亚海岸之后,发出求救信号. 船只的私人机构发言人,由于船上人数超载,机组人员已经不能成功操纵船只.

In an unusual display of defiance⁸ against the state, residents of a village in Vietnam are holding at least 32 police officers hostage in a dispute over land rights. The villagers say their land was illegally grabbed by a telecoms firm owned by the Vietnamese military.

越南居民反抗征地,一个村的居民挟持了32名警察作为人质.村民表示,自己的土地被越南军队掌控的电信公司非法占有.

The police and prison service in England and Wales are setting up a specialist squad⁹ to tackle the criminal use of drones to smuggle¹⁰ contraband¹¹ into prisons. The squad will pool intelligence and study how to catch the people operating the drones. It's a growing problem around the world. That's the latest BBC News.

英格兰和威尔士的警察和监狱正在建立一个专家小组来解决犯罪使用无人驾驶飞机走私违禁品进入监狱.专家小组将会联合情报然后研究如何捕获驾驶无人机的人员.监狱走私违禁品的问题在世界各地都日益严重.BBC新闻.

1 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

4 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

5 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。

6 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

7 maneuver   

n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略

参考例句：

• All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
• I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。

8 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

9 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

10 smuggle   

vt.私运；vi.走私

参考例句：

• Friends managed to smuggle him secretly out of the country.朋友们想方设法将他秘密送出国了。
• She has managed to smuggle out the antiques without getting caught.她成功将古董走私出境，没有被逮捕。

11 contraband   

n.违禁品，走私品

参考例句：

• Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.大多数的城市市场上都充斥着走私货。
• The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods.海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。