英语听力精选进阶版 9109

In the past few minutes, the United Nations has said the Islamic State group may be holding more than100,000 civilians¹ in the city of Mosul as human shields. An operation to retake the city led by Iraqi government forces began in November. IS has now been driven into a small part of the old city under the grave concerns for the safety of civilians who were trapped.

几分钟前联合国表示，伊斯兰国激进组织可能在摩苏尔劫持了10万多名平民作为人肉盾牌。伊拉克政府军领导的重新占领这座城市的行动11月份就已开始。IS现在已经被逼退到老城区的一个小角落，被困平民的安全引发外界担忧。

The head of European Union’s police agency Rob Wainwright has told the BBC that the threat of terrorism is the highest for a generation as EU nationals returned from fighting in Syria and Iraq. A report by Europol said there were more than 140 terror plots within the EU last year.

欧盟警署负责人罗布·韦恩怀特(Rob Wainwright)告诉BBC，随着欧盟退出叙利亚和伊拉克战争，恐怖主义威胁已达当代最高水平。欧洲警政署(Europol)的一份报告表示，去年欧盟范围内共经历140多起恐怖阴谋。

The Russian military says it killed many Islamic State militants², including senior figures in an airstrike in Syria last month. The raid targeted a large gathering³ in the city of Raqqa. A Russian Defense⁴ Ministry’s statement said it was checking information that the IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was among the dead.

俄罗斯军方称其在上月叙利亚一起空袭中击毙多名IS激进分子，其中包括一些高级头目。该次袭击的目标是拉卡省一个大型聚会。俄罗斯国防部的一份声明表示，他们正在核实IS头目阿布·巴克尔·巴格达迪是否也在被击毙的名单中。

A court in India has convicted 6 more people of involvement in a coordinating⁵ series of bomb blasts that tore through the city of Mumbai in 1993 killing⁶ 257 people. The Mumbai Stock Exchange was hit along with markets, hotels and an airport in one of the worst terror attacks the country has experienced.

印度法庭再判6名嫌疑人参与1993年造成257人遇难的孟买连环爆炸袭击案的罪名成立。该次印度最严重的恐怖袭击波及了孟买证券交易所、几个市场、酒店和一个机场。

Prosecutors⁷ in Switzerland say a former employee of the Swiss Bank, Julius Baer, has been convicted of document forgery⁸ and failure to report suspected money laundering⁹ linked to world football officials. Jorge Arzuaga admitted setting up accounts that allowed football executives to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes¹⁰.

瑞士检察官表示，瑞士宝盛银行（Julius Baer）一位前雇员被判伪造文件罪以及对国际足联官员疑似洗钱行为的知情不报。豪尔赫·阿苏亚加承认开设多个账户供足联高管收受数亿美元的贿赂。

A team of archeologists has uncovered a forgotten city in eastern Ethiopia which is thought to date back to 10th century AD. The city in the Harrer region is believed to have been a trading center and artifacts from Egypt, India and China have been found there.

一支考古队在埃塞俄比亚东部发掘出一座被遗忘的城市。据称这座城市可以追溯到公元10世纪。哈勒拉地区这座古城被认为曾是一个贸易中心，考古学家在那里发现了来自埃及，印度和中国的古器物。

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

6 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。

7 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。

8 forgery   

n.伪造的文件等，赝品，伪造（行为）

参考例句：

• The painting was a forgery.这张画是赝品。
• He was sent to prison for forgery.他因伪造罪而被关进监狱。

9 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

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。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏