英语听力精选进阶版 9141

President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that 755 US diplomatic personnel are to be expelled from Russia by September 1. He added that further sanctions against Washington were being considered, but would not be imposed yet.

俄罗斯总统普京证实，将有755名美国外交人员于9月1日前被驱逐出俄罗斯。他补充说，目前正在考虑对华盛顿实施进一步制裁，但目前尚不会实施。

In Venezuela, government supporters have been voting in a highly-charged atmosphere for a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. The opposition¹ is boycotting² the poll, saying it'll only serve to tighten³ President Maduro's grip in power. Several people coming from both camps have reportedly been killed during the day.

在委内瑞拉，政府支持者在高度紧张的气氛中为修改宪法建立的新议会进行投票。反对派抵制这次投票，称它只会加强总统马杜罗对权力的掌控。据报道，投票当天两大阵营都有人被杀害。

A man has opened fire at the entrance to a nightclub in the German city of Konstanz on the Swiss border, killing⁴ a security guard and wounding two more before he was shot dead by police. Prosecutors⁵ say the man, an Iraq Kurd who came to Germany as a child, was the son-in-law of one of the nightclub's owners.

一名男子在位于瑞士边境处的德国城市康士坦茨的一家夜总会门口开抢，造成一名保安死亡，2人受伤，枪手随后被警方击毙。检察官表示，这名男子是伊拉克库尔德人，小时候就来到了德国，是夜总会一位老板的女婿。

Reports from Saudi Arabia say that a woman activist⁶ campaigning against restrictions⁷ of male guardianship⁸ has been freed after more than 100 days in detention⁹. Maryam al-Otaibi had fled her father's house to try to lead an independent life.

沙特阿拉伯报道称，一名呼吁取消男性监护人制度的女性活动家在被拘留100多天后获释。Maryam al-Otaibi从她父亲的家中逃离，尝试过独立的生活。

People in Senegal have been voting to elect a new Parliament. President Macky Sall is looking for an increased majority for his party. In the 165-seat Parliament, he's facing a split opposition.

塞内加尔人投票选举新议会。总统麦基·萨勒寻求增加他所在政党的大多数优势。在议会的165个席位中，他面临着反对派的分裂。

Ceremonies are taking place in Belgium to mark the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele, one of the bloodiest¹⁰ of the First World War. Half a million allied¹¹ and German soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing in 3 months of fighting.

比利时正在举行仪式，以纪念帕斯尚尔战役100周年，这是一战历史上最血腥的战争之一。在3个月的战斗中，超过50万盟军和德国士兵阵亡、受伤或失踪。

In women's football, Germany's bid for a seventh consecutive¹² European Championship title is over after Denmark fought back to end an entertaining Euro 2017 quarter-final. Germany, who were pre-tournament favorites, were last knocked out of this competition in 1993.

女子足球运动中，在丹麦努力反击胜出结束了精彩的2017年欧洲杯四分之一决赛后，德国连续第七次获得欧洲杯冠军的梦想破灭。德国队是赛前最受欢迎的球队，它上次被淘汰是在1993年。

1 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。

2 boycotting   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike. 他们抵制那家商店，因为那里的店员在罢工。
• The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. 主要反对党都抵制此次选举。

3 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

4 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。

5 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。

6 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 guardianship   

n. 监护, 保护, 守护

参考例句：

• They had to employ the English language in face of the jealous guardianship of Britain. 他们不得不在英国疑忌重重的监护下使用英文。
• You want Marion to set aside her legal guardianship and give you Honoria. 你要马丽恩放弃她的法定监护人资格，把霍诺丽娅交给你。

9 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

10 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网

11 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

12 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。