英语听力精选进阶版 9108

The charged London Tower Block engulfed¹ in one of Britain’s worst fire in modern times has been inspected to see if it’s safe for five fire fighters to finish looking for bodies. 17 deaths have now been confirmed but many people are accounted for. The emergency service say maybe weeks before they complete their search.

遭遇英国现代史上最严重的火灾之一的伦敦高层公寓已经过检查，以确定内部是否适合消防人员搜寻尸体工作的安全进行。目前已确认17人死亡，但还有很多人仍下落不明。应急服务部门表示，搜寻工作可能需要数周才能完成。

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appeared before an anti-corruption³ panel investigating the sources of his family’s wealth following accusations⁴ of inappropriate financial dealings. The Supreme⁵ Court, previously⁶ ruled there was insufficient⁷ evidence of corruption to remove Mr. Sharif but ordered further investigations⁸.

巴基斯坦总理纳瓦兹·谢里夫(Nawaz Sharif)接受一个反腐委员会对其家族财富来源的调查，此前他被指控存在不当金融交易。最高法院此前判决称，腐败证据不足以对谢里夫进行撤职，但命令对此案进行进一步调查。

Lesotho’s incoming Prime Minister’s wife has been shot dead two days before his inauguration⁹. The police said Thomas Thabane’s wife Liabiloe was killed on Wednesday while driving south of the Capital Maseru. They partied in 2012.

莱索托首相正式上任的前2天，其夫人遭射杀身亡。警方表示，首相托马斯·塔巴内 (Thomas Thabane)的妻子利波勒罗于周三被杀害，当时她正在首都马塞鲁南部驾车行驶。两人于2012年分开。

The United Nations has expressed grief concern about the conviction of one of his judges in Turkey on Wednesday. Judge Aden Sarf Alka was convicted of belonging to what Turkey calls the terrorist organization led by Fetell Legulan, the US based Muslim leader, the government blames for a coup¹⁰ attempt last July.

联合国对其一名法官周三在土耳其被判有罪表示深感悲痛。土耳其政府称法官艾登·塞法·阿凯(Aydin Sefa Akay)为由美国穆斯林领袖——阿訇法土拉·葛兰(Fethullah Gulen)领导的恐怖组织成员，因而将其定罪。政府指责该组织曾于去年7月企图发动政变。

The US has agreed to sell the gulf² state of Qatar 12 billion dollars’ worth of F15 fight jets. This is at the time when Qatar is embrowned in a major row with neighboring states including Saudi Arabia that accused it to funding jihadist groups across the middle east. The Americans recently agreed a hundred- billion -dollar arms deal with the Saudis.

美国已同意向海湾国家卡塔尔出售价值120亿美元的F15战斗机。此举正值卡塔尔与其包括沙特阿拉伯在内的多个邻国处于不和时期。其邻国指责卡塔尔为中东地区的圣战组织提供资金。近日，美国同意与沙特进行价值千亿美元的军火交易。

The Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been record mocking Donald Trump¹¹ during a speech at a dinner with journalists in Canberra. Mr. Turnbull mimicked¹² Mr. Trump under loaded to the US presidency¹³ alleged¹⁴ links with Russia. “I have these Russia guys”, said the Australian Prime Minister to laughs and applauds.

澳大利亚总理马尔科姆·特恩布尔(Malcolm Turnbull)在堪培拉举行的记者晚宴上进行的演讲中嘲讽唐纳德·特朗普。特恩布尔模仿特朗普，暗讽这位美国总统被指与俄罗斯有联系。“我背后还有俄罗斯人支援呢”，特恩布尔边笑边鼓掌说道。

1 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》

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 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。

4 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。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

8 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

9 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

10 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

11 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。

12 mimicked   

v.（尤指为了逗乐而）模仿( mimic的过去式和过去分词 )；酷似

参考例句：

• He mimicked her upper-class accent. 他模仿她那上流社会的腔调。 来自辞典例句
• The boy mimicked his father's voice and set everyone off laughing. 男孩模仿他父亲的嗓音，使大家都大笑起来。 来自辞典例句

13 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

14 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