英语听力精选进阶版 9131

Senior Russian and American officials are due to hold talks in Washington shortly, which are being seen as a test of President Trump's election promise to improve bilateral¹ relations with Moscow. Russia is demanding the US hand back 2 diplomatic compounds, which the Obama administration shut down last year.

俄罗斯和美国高级官员将于近期在华盛顿举行会谈，这被视为是对特朗普总统竞选期间承诺改善与莫斯科双边关系的考验。俄罗斯要求美国归还去年奥巴马政府关闭的两座外交建筑。

The outgoing head of the Government Ethics² Agency in the US says President Trump's administration has made the country a virtual laughing stock by ignoring long-established guidelines. Walter Shaub told the New York Times that he made it hard for the US to tackle corruption³ overseas.

即将离任的美国政府道德办公室负责人表示，特朗普总统的政府无视设立已久的指导方针，使该国成为真正的笑料。沃尔特·萧波告诉纽约时报，特朗普让美国处理海外腐败问题变得非常困难。

The Venezuelan opposition⁴ has called for a 24-hour general strike on Thursday in an intensification⁵ of its campaign against the government of Nicholas Maduro. The announcement was made a day after millions of Venezuelans took part in an unofficial referendum against Mr. Maduro's plans to rewrite the constitution.

委内瑞拉反对派呼吁周四举行24小时的大罢工，以加强对尼古拉斯·马杜罗政府的打击力度。此前一天，数百万委内瑞拉人参加了针对马杜罗总统修改宪法计划的非官方公投。

Qatar has insisted the United Arab Emirates was behind a hacking⁶ attack on its news websites in May in violation⁷ of international law. The UAE has denied the allegations. The incident has been seen as contributing to the decision by some gulf⁸ states to boycott⁹ Qatar.

卡塔尔坚称，阿联酋是五月份其国内新闻网站遭遇黑客袭击的幕后主使，而这是违反国际法的。阿联酋否认了这些指控。该事件被视为几个海湾国家抵制卡塔尔的导火索。

Sources in Mali say 8 soldiers who were ambushed¹⁰ by suspected jihadists earlier this month have been found dead. The attack took place in the north of the country.

马里知情人士表示，本月早些时候遭遇疑似圣战分子伏击的8名士兵被发现死亡。此次袭击发生在该国北部。

A televised debate being held for Kenyan politicians hoping to become deputy president in next month's elections has attracted only one candidate. Muthiora Kariara, a political novice¹¹, answered questions on her own, as the main candidates boycotted¹² the program.

为在下月的选举中选出肯尼亚副总统而为政界人士举行的电视辩论只吸引了一位候选人参加。由于主要候选人联合抵制这次辩论，政坛新秀Muthiora Kariar独自回答了问题。

Guatemala has extradited to Mexico the former governor of Veracruz state, Javier Duarte. He's charged with corruption and money laundering¹³.

危地马拉已将前维拉克鲁斯州州长哈维尔·杜阿尔特引渡到墨西哥。他被指控犯有腐败和洗钱罪。

And business unions and schools in Catalonia have signed up to a pact¹⁴ to compress the traditionally long working day.

加泰罗尼亚企业工会和学校签署了一项协议来压缩传统的超长工作时长。

1 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

2 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

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 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。

5 intensification   

n.激烈化，增强明暗度；加厚

参考例句：

• The intensification of the immunological response represents the body's natural defense. 增强免疫反应代表身体的自然保卫。 来自辞典例句
• Agriculture in the developing nations is not irreversibly committed, to a particular pattern of intensification. 发展中国家的农业并没有完全为某种集约化形式所束缚。 来自辞典例句

6 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

7 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

8 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。

9 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

10 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 novice   

adj.新手的，生手的

参考例句：

• As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人，我对此很感兴趣。
• She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。

12 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

13 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》

14 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。