英语听力精选进阶版 9093

The Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, has described the bomb attack, which killed ninety people in the capital, Kabul, as a crime against humanity. A BBC driver, Mohammed, is among the dead. Afghanistan's intelligence service suggested a militant¹ group affiliated² to the Taliban carried out the attack. The Taliban has denied involvement.

阿富汗首都喀布尔发生炸弹袭击，造成90人死亡。阿富汗总统阿什拉夫·加尼(Ashraf Ghani)将此次炸弹袭击描述为反人道的罪行。英国广播公司(BBC)的一名司机穆罕默德死于此次袭击。阿富汗情报部门指称，一个隶属于塔利班的激进组织发动了此次袭击。塔利班方面则否认参与过此事。

President Trump³ has said he will make a decision very soon on whether the U.S. should withdraw from the Paris climate deal. Pulling out of the accord had been one of his key campaign pledges.

特朗普总统表示，他将很快就美国是否应该退出巴黎气候协议做出决定。退出该协议曾是他的主要竞选承诺之一。

The Chinese Premier⁴, Li Keqiang, has been given a red carpet welcome in Berlin by the German Chancellor⁵, Angela Merkel. Climate change and trade were expected to dominate the discussions.

中国总理李克强在柏林受到德国总理安吉拉·默克尔的隆重欢迎。预计双方此次会谈将主要围绕气候变化和贸易两大主题。

The parent company of the world's biggest meat packing firm has agreed to pay a fine of 3.2 billion dollars to the Brazilian government for its role in a huge corruption⁶ scandal. The fine against J&F is said to be the biggest in Brazilian history.

因身陷一宗巨大的腐败丑闻，世界最大的肉类包装公司的总公司已同意向巴西政府支付32亿美元的罚款。据称，对J&F的罚款是巴西史上金额最高的罚款。

NASA has unveiled daring plans to fly a probe directly into the atmosphere of the sun in the closest-ever visit to the star. The Parker solar probe would be exposed to more heat and radiation than any spacecraft it had built. It will be launched next year.

美国国家航空航天局（NASA）公布了一项非常大胆的计划——直接将探针发射进日冕，进行对太阳最近距离的探测。与此前所有航天器相比，此次帕克太阳探测器将接触到最多的热量和辐射。它将于明年被发射。

Russia is expelling five Moldovan diplomats⁷ in retaliation⁸ for Moldova expelling the same number of its diplomatic staff on Monday. The expulsions come at a time of heightened tensions between Moldova's pro-European governing party and the pro-Russian president.

俄罗斯下令驱逐5名摩尔多瓦外交官，以报复摩尔多瓦周一驱逐同样数量的俄外交人员。驱逐事件发生于摩尔多瓦亲欧执政党和亲俄总统之间关系高度紧张之际。

Five people have been arrested in connection with the killing⁹ of a military commander in Ghana. It's alleged¹⁰ that local residents mistook him for an armed robber and stoned him to death on Monday.

5人因与在加纳杀害一名军事指挥官相关而被捕。据称，周一当天，当地居民将他误认为一名持枪抢劫犯，并用石头将他砸死。

Lebanon has banned the new Hollywood film, Wonder Woman, because its star, Gal¹¹ Gadot, is an Israeli, who served in her country's Army. The film was due to have had its Lebanese premier in Beirut tonight.

黎巴嫩禁播了好莱坞新电影《神奇女侠》，因出演明星盖尔·加朵（Gal Gadot）是一名曾在其国家军队服役的以色列人。该影片原定于今晚在贝鲁特举行黎巴嫩首映礼。

1 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

2 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

3 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。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 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。

6 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

7 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》

8 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

11 gal   

n.姑娘，少女

参考例句：

• We decided to go with the gal from Merrill.我们决定和那个从梅里尔来的女孩合作。
• What's the name of the gal? 这个妞叫什么？