英语听力精选进阶版 9107

It's feared that many people have died after a residential¹ tower block in London was engulfed² overnight in a huge blaze. Police have confirmed 6 fatalities³ but expect the number to rise. Fire crews are searching the smoldering⁴ shell of the Grenfell Tower. More than 70 people have been treated in hospitals. The Prime Minister Theresa May said she was deeply saddened by the loss of life.

伦敦一座高层住宅楼一夜之间被大火吞没，导致多人死亡引发恐慌。警方证实已有6人死亡，但预计死亡人数还会上升。消防人员还在燃烧中的“格伦费尔塔”公寓楼壳中寻找生还者。已有70多人在医院接受治疗。首相特雷莎·梅表示，她对逝去的生命表示深切哀痛。

A gunman has opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington. At least 5 people were wounded, including the House majority whip Steve Scalise. He was said to be in a stable condition before surgery. Two police officers were also among the wounded. They returned fire. Another Congressman⁵ said there would be a massacre⁶ without them.

在华盛顿附近的一场棒球训练中，一名枪手向国会共和党议员开火，造成至少5人受伤，其中包括众议院多数党党鞭史蒂夫·斯卡利斯（Steve Scalise）。据称术前他伤情稳定。另有两名警察受伤，事发时他们进行了还击。另一位国会议员表示，如果没有他们（警察），一定会发生一场杀戮。

United Nations war crime investigators⁷ say the increasing air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition⁸ in Syria on the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqqa is causing a staggering loss of civilian⁹ life. The campaign group, Human Rights Watch, has also raised questions over the use of white phosphorus in artillery¹⁰ fire by ground forces battling against IS in both Raqqa and Mosul.

联合国战争犯罪调查人员称，美国领导的联盟在叙利亚对伊斯兰国组织事实上的首都拉卡市发动的日渐增多的空袭给平民生活带来巨大损失。人权观察组织(Human Rights Watch)也对陆军在拉卡市和摩苏尔市对抗IS时，在炮火中使用白磷的问题提出了质疑。

Iraqi forces said they had driven back a large scale counter-attack in Mosul by fighters from the Islamic Stare group. The jihadists attacked a district to the south of the old city, which had been recaptured by Iraqi forces several months ago. A police commander said many of the jihadists were wearing suicide vests.

伊拉克部队称，他们击退了伊斯兰恐怖组织的武装分子在摩苏尔的大规模反攻。圣战分子袭击了旧城南部的一个地区，该地区于几个月前被伊拉克军队夺回。一名警方指挥官表示，当时许多圣战分子身穿自杀式背心。

The International Criminal Court has called for the immediate¹¹ arrest and surrender of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, who was freed by militia¹² in Libya last week. The son of the late Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi is accused of crimes against humanity.

国际刑事法庭呼吁立即逮捕并交出赛义夫·伊斯兰·卡扎菲。他于上周在利比亚被民兵释放。这位利比亚已故领导人穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲之子被控反人类罪。

Legislators in Ireland have elected the son of an Indian immigrant, Leo Varadkar, as the country's new Prime Minister. At 38, Mr. Varadkar is the youngest and first openly gay person to hold the post.

爱尔兰立法委员选举出一位印度移民的儿子——利奥·瓦拉德卡为该国的新总理。现年38岁的瓦拉德卡是担任该职位的最年轻、且首个公开的同性恋者。

1 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

2 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 fatalities   

n.恶性事故( fatality的名词复数 )；死亡；致命性；命运

参考例句：

• Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. 有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。
• The accident resulted in fatalities. 那宗意外道致多人死亡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 smoldering   

v.用文火焖烧，熏烧，慢燃( smolder的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The mat was smoldering where the burning log had fallen. 燃烧的木棒落下的地方垫子慢慢燃烧起来。 来自辞典例句
• The wood was smoldering in the fireplace. 木柴在壁炉中闷烧。 来自辞典例句

5 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

6 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

7 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

10 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

12 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。