英语听力精选进阶版 9101

The former director of the FBI James Comey has been given an extraordinary account of his dealings with President Trump¹ in the weeks of month leading to his sacking. Speaking under oath before the senator intelligence committee, he said the administration had lied by claiming the FBI was in disarray² and in the poor leadership. Mr. Comey said he believed he had been fired changed the way the investigation³ into Russian interference with presidential election was being conducted. And he said he had leaked an account to the conversations because he hoped the special investigative council would be appointed.

前美国联邦调查局(FBI)局长詹姆斯·科米(James Comey)对本月几周中他与特朗普总统之间就其被解雇一事的往来做出非同寻常的描述。他在参议院情报委员会宣誓称，政府对联邦调查局秩序混乱、领导力差的指责不实。科米称，他相信自己被解职改变了对俄罗斯干预总统选举一案的调查方式。他还说道，他已泄露一些谈话内容，以期官方能委任一个特别调查委员会。

Mr. Trump's personal lawyer Mark Kassovitz has rejected Mr. Comey's allegations. Mr. Kassovitz told the reporters that President Trump never told the FBI director that he had suspected loyalty⁴ from him, and he never stopped him from investigating anyone. Mr. Kassovitz suggested that Mr. Comey should be prosecuted⁵ for leaking privileged information.

特朗普的私人律师马克·卡索维茨(Mark Kassovitz)否认了科米的指控。卡索维茨告诉记者，特朗普总统从未对FBI局长说过怀疑他的忠诚，而且总统也从未叫他停止过对任何人的调查。卡索维茨建议就科米泄露秘密资料对其进行起诉。

In other news, the United States has shot down a drone in Syria suspected to belong its pro-Syrian government forces that was firing on fighters from the American-led coalition⁶. The US military spokesman said that it was the first time the Syrian government had attacked the coalition forces.

来看其他消息，美国在叙利亚击落一架疑似属于亲叙利亚政府部队的无人驾驶飞机，该飞机向美国领导的联军开火。美国军方发言人表示，这是叙利亚政府第一次袭击联军部队。

Egypt has called on the United Nation Security Council to investigate accusations⁷ that Qatar paid up to 1 billion dollars in ransom⁸ to a terrorist group in Iraq. It's the latest effort by several Arab states to put pressure on Qatar over its alleged⁹ connections with terrorism.

埃及呼吁联合国安理会调查卡塔尔向伊拉克某恐怖组织支付高达10亿美元赎金的指控。这是几个阿拉伯国家联合针对卡塔尔就其被指与恐怖主义勾连而向其施压的最新动态。

The Anglican Church in Scotland, the Scottish Episcopal Church, has narrowly voted to allow same sex couples to marry. This makes it the first Anglican Church in Britain to do so.

苏格兰的圣公会教堂，即苏格兰圣公会教堂，以微弱的优势投票允许同性伴侣结婚。这使它成为英国首个允许同性婚姻的圣公会教堂。

British researchers say it might be possible to develop an alternative to antibiotic¹⁰ for treating diseases in pigs. The process that could also overcome growing human drug resistance. The team of Leicester University has identified a range of viruses, called phages which have shown great promise in the lab that killing¹¹ common pig infections.

英国研究人员称有可能研发出一种可治疗猪类疾病的抗生素的替代品。这一研究或许也能克服人类日益增长的耐药性。莱斯特大学的研究小组已确认一系列被称为噬菌体的病毒在实验中显示出有望杀死常见的猪类传染病。

1 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。

2 disarray   

n.混乱，紊乱，凌乱

参考例句：

• His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。
• Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

5 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

6 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。

7 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

8 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

9 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

10 antibiotic   

adj.抗菌的；n.抗生素

参考例句：

• The doctor said that I should take some antibiotic.医生说我应该服些用抗生素。
• Antibiotic can be used against infection.抗菌素可以用来防止感染。

11 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。