英语听力精选进阶版 9139

The US Senators have voted to proceed with debate on repealing¹ President Obama's flagship health policy, the Affordable² Care Act. The move is being seen as a victory for President Trump³, who made scrapping⁴ Obamacare one of his key promises during the election campaign. Previous attempts by Republicans in Congress to replace Obamacare have collapsed⁵. The motion to start the debate was introduced by the Senate majority leader before it was clear whether it has sufficient Republican support.

美国参议员投票决定继续就废除奥巴马总统的核心健康政策——《平价医疗法案》进行辩论。此举被视为特朗普总统的胜利。他在竞选期间曾将废除奥巴马医改作为他的关键承诺之一。此前国会共和党人试图取代奥巴马医改的尝试已经失败。在确定是否获得足够的共和党人的支持之前，参议院多数党领袖提出了开始辩论的议案。

Also on Capitol Hill, the US House of Representatives is preparing to vote in favor of new sanctions on Russia. The measures, already approved in the Senate, are in retaliation⁶ for Moscow's alleged⁷ interference in the US election.

同样在国会山，美国众议院正准备投票支持对俄罗斯实施新的制裁。相关措施已获得参议院批准，此举是对莫斯科涉嫌干预美国大选的报复。

The White House says a decision will be made soon on the future of the Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, who has again been criticized by President Trump. Mr. Trump accused Mr. Sessions of failing to investigate his rival, Hillary Clinton.

白宫表示将很快就司法部长塞申斯的未来做出决定。他再次受到特朗普总统的批评。特朗普总统指控塞申斯未能调查他的竞争对手希拉里·克林顿。

Mr. Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has met officials to answer questions on ties with Russia. Meanwhile, an Assistant White House Press Secretary, Michael Short, has resigned amid a probe into leaks to the media.

特朗普前竞选主席保罗·马纳福特会见了相关官员，就与俄罗斯关系的问题作出回答。与此同时，白宫助理新闻秘书迈克尔·肖特在对媒体泄秘事件的调查中辞职。

The two main rival leaders in Libya have reached a deal to try to bring stability to their country after talks brokered⁸ by President Macron in France. Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar committed themselves to a ceasefire and to holding elections.

在法国总统马克龙的斡旋下，利比亚两位主要的敌对派领袖达成了一项协议，试图为他们的国家带来稳定。法伊兹·塞拉杰和哈夫塔尔承诺停火并举行选举。

New research indicates that in less than 40 years sperm⁹ counts have fallen by more than half in western countries. The report's co-author said the study was an urgent wake-up call, giving the importance of sperm counts for male fertility and human health.

新的研究显示，在不到40年的时间里，西方国家精子数量下降了超过一半。该报告的联合作者表示，这项研究是一个紧急警钟，告诫人们精子数量对男性生殖能力和人类健康的重要性。

Australia's most renowned¹⁰ indigenous¹¹ musician, Dr. G Yunupingu, has died at the age of 46.He performed around the world and sold hundreds of thousands of albums.

年仅46岁的澳大利亚最著名的本土音乐家Dr.G Yunupingu去世。他曾在世界各地演出，卖出过数十万张唱片。

And the former Argentine footballer Diego Maradona has said he supports the use of video recordings¹² to help referees¹³. Such technology would probably have disallowed¹⁴ his most famous goal, the 1986 World Cup goal known as the hand of God.

前阿根廷球员马拉多纳表示，他支持使用视频录像来帮助裁判。这项技术的使用可能会导致他在1986年世界杯期间最著名的、被称为“上帝之手”的进球被判为无效。

1 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。

2 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

3 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。

4 scrapping   

刮，切除坯体余泥

参考例句：

• He was always scrapping at school. 他在学校总打架。
• These two dogs are always scrapping. 这两条狗总是打架。

5 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

6 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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

8 brokered   

adj.由权力经纪人安排（或控制）的v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的过去式和过去分词 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…

参考例句：

• a peace plan brokered by the UN 由联合国出面协商的和平计划
• Your husband brokered the deal to go in, transfrer the assets and get our man out. 你丈夫后来插了一脚，把生意都抢了过去，我们的人也被挤了出来。 来自电影对白

9 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

10 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

11 indigenous   

adj.土产的，土生土长的，本地的

参考例句：

• Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
• Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。

12 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

13 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

14 disallowed   

v.不承认（某事物）有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 )；不接受；不准；驳回

参考例句：

• The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
• Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句