英语听力精选进阶版 9106

A Child has died and hundreds of people have been taken ill with suspected food poisoning at a camp for displaced people near the Iraqi city of Mosul. People became ill after eating a meal to break the fast Ramadan.

伊拉克摩苏尔市附近的一个难民营疑似发生食物中毒事件，已致一名儿童死亡，数百人患病。人们在吃完一顿打破斋戒的饭后开始生病。

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sharply criticized several Arab states for their isolation¹ of Qatar. He described it as inhumane and against Islamic values.

土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)严厉批评了几个阿拉伯国家孤立卡塔尔的行为。他将此描述为是不人道且违背伊斯兰教价值观的。

South Africa's former opposition² leader Helen Zille has apologized unreservedly for tweets she sent, saying colonialism was not all bad. She said that in South Africa the origin of the speaker makes difference to what's been heard.

南非前反对派领导人海伦·泽拉（Helen Zille）为她发的推文表示毫无保留地道歉。她在推文中说殖民主义并非全都一无是处。她表示，在南非说此话者的初衷与大家所听的有所不同。

The authorities in Spain are to prosecute³ the Portuguese⁴ and Real Madrid football star Cristiano Ronaldo, accusing him of tax fraud of 16.5 million dollars. He's denied the claims.

西班牙当局将起诉葡萄牙籍皇家马德里足球明星克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多（Cristiano Ronaldo），指控他骗税1650万美元。他已否认了这一说法。

The European Union's chief negotiator on Brexit has demanded formal talks start as soon as possible. Michel Barnier said the British delegation⁵ should be stable, accountable and have a mandate⁶.

欧盟负责英国退欧的首席谈判代表要求尽快开始正式谈判。米歇尔·巴尼耶说，英国代表团应尽量稳定、负责，且要有授权。

South Korea says it found a suspected North Korean drone that had been taking photographs of a new American anti-ballistic missile unit. It had crashed close to North Korea's border.

韩国称，他们发现一架疑似为朝鲜的无人驾驶飞机，在拍摄一个新建的美国反弹道导弹部队。该无人机已在朝鲜边境附近坠毁。

A friend of Donald Trump⁷ says the President is considering whether to fire the special council investigating alleged⁸ Russian interference in last year's U.S. election. The White House said the President had not discussed the issue with the media executive.

唐纳德·特朗普的一位朋友称，特朗普总统正在考虑是否要解雇正在调查所谓的俄罗斯干涉去年美国大选一案的特别理事会。白宫表示，总统尚未与媒体高管讨论这一问题。

Prosecutors⁹ in France say a judicial¹⁰ inquiry¹¹ has been opened against the giant French-Swiss construction firm, LafargeHolcim, related to its activities in Syria. Judges will investigate whether it financed a terrorist enterprise and endangered lives. In March, the group admitted to what it described as unacceptable practices by arranging payments to local armed groups in Syria's civil war to protect its operations.

法国检察官表示，一起针对法国瑞士合资的大型建筑集团——拉法基豪瑞(LafargeHolcim)在叙利亚的活动的司法调查已经展开。法官将调查它是否资助了恐怖主义企业以及是否危及人们的生命安全。今年3月，该组织承认为保护其业务，它们进行了所谓的“不可接受的行为”——向叙利亚内战中的当地武装组织支付款项。

1 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

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 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

4 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

7 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。

8 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

9 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

10 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

11 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。