英语听力精选进阶版 9149

Within the past few minutes, the election commission in Kenya has declared that Tuesday’s presidential election was won by the incumbent¹ Uhuru Kenyatta. The opposition² which has complaint fraud has rejected the results. An opposition spokesman described the process as a masquerade.

几分钟前，肯尼亚选举委员会宣布，现任总统乌胡鲁·肯雅塔赢得周二的总统选举。坚持投诉选举存在欺诈行为的反对党拒绝承认选举结果。一名反对派发言人将此次选举过程描述为一场化装舞会。

World leaders have expressed concern of the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea’s nuclear program. After President Trump³ said the US military was locked and loaded. North Korea accused him of driving the situation to the brink⁴ of nuclear war. Russia, China and Germany have all appealed for calm and further diplomatic efforts.

世界各国领导人对华盛顿和平壤就朝鲜核项目的战争言论表示担忧。在特朗普总统表示美国军方已经准备就绪之后，朝鲜指责他将局势推到了核战争的边缘。俄罗斯、中国和德国都呼吁要保持冷静和进一步推进外交努力。

At least 37 people have been killed in Egypt in a collision involving 2 passenger trains. About 120 others were injured. The cause of the crash just outside Alexandra is unclear.

埃及发生两列客运列车相撞事故，造成至少37人死亡，另有约120人受伤。事故发生在亚历山德拉城外，目前事故原因尚不清楚。

The White House says President Trump will soon be sending several envoys⁵ to the Middle East to meet regional leaders and discuss what he calls a path to substantive⁶ Israeli-Pakistan peace talks. But officials stressed that Mr. Trump believes the peace between Israelis and Palestinians could only be negotiated directly between the two sides.

白宫表示，特朗普总统很快将派遣几名使节到中东地区会见该地区的领导人，并就他所说的实质性地推进巴以和谈之路进行讨论。但官方也强调，特朗普认为，以色列和巴勒斯坦之间要实现和平只能靠双方进行直接谈判。

Public hearings have began in the Gambia on the finance of its former President Yahya Jammeh. The Justice Ministry⁷ believes tens of millions of dollars of public funds were missing during Mr. Jammeh’s 22 years in power.

就冈比亚前总统叶海亚·贾梅的财政问题召开的公开听证会已经开始。司法部认为，在贾梅执政的22年里，有数千万美元的公共资金下落不明。

There has been heavy fighting around the South Sudanese town of Pergeka as rebel forces tried to regain⁸ control of their former headquarters. The town was seized by government troops earlier this week. Many civilians⁹ have fled Pergeka which is on the border with Ethiopia.

由于叛军试图重新控制其前总部，南苏丹城镇Pergeka发生了激烈的战斗。本周早些时候，该镇被政府军占领。许多平民逃离了与埃塞俄比亚接壤的Pergeka。

A court in Britain has jailed three men for producing cannabis on an industrial scale at a former nuclear bunker. The underground complex produces drugs worth an estimated 2.5 million dollars a year. The men were jailed between 5 and 8 years.

3名男子因在原核地堡内大规模生产大麻而被英国一家法院判处入狱。这一地下综合体每年生产价值约为250万美元的毒品。这些人被判服刑5到8年。

1 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

2 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。

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 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

5 envoys   

使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份

参考例句：

• the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
• Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。

6 substantive   

adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体

参考例句：

• They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
• A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

8 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

9 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。