英语听力精选进阶版 9154

Two former US Republican Presidents, George Bush Sr. and his son George W., have called on Americans to reject racism¹ and anti-Semitism. It's been seen as a rebuke² to Donald Trump³ for his comments about who was responsible for clashes in Charlottesville on Saturday. Mr. Trump sparked fury when he again blamed both anti-racist protestors and white supremacists. One demonstrator, Heather Heyer, was killed. At her memorial service, her mother said the killer⁴ had wanted to silence her daughter but ended up magnifying her. President Trump has announced he's dismantling⁵ two advisory⁶ panels made up mainly of senior business figures. Several resigned in the controversy⁷ over the US leader's reaction to events in Charlottesville.

两位美国前共和党总统，乔治·布什和他的儿子乔治·沃克·布什呼吁美国人民反对种族主义和反犹太主义。此举被认为是对唐纳德·特朗普对谁应为周六夏洛茨维尔冲突事件负责所作回应的指责。特朗普因同时指责反种族主义抗议者和白人至上主义者，而再次激起民愤。一名示威者希瑟·海耶被杀。她的母亲在她的追悼会上说，凶手本想让她沉默，结果反而为她的信仰壮大声威。特朗普总统宣布，他将解散主要由高级商业人士组成的两个咨询小组。特朗普对夏洛茨维尔事件的反应引发争论，导致其中一些人辞职。

Canada and Mexico have hit back at the United States in talks that began today to re-negotiate the 23 year-old trade deal, the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. America wants a whole-scale revision, saying US jobs must be preserved. But Mexico said the deal could not be improved by tearing up what it worked, and Canada argued that its trade with the US was balanced and mutually beneficial.

加拿大和墨西哥在今天开始与美国重新谈判实施了23年的贸易协议——北美自由贸易协定（NAFTA）。美国表示其就业岗位必须得到保护，因此希望对该协定进行全面修订。但墨西哥表示，该协议无法通过毁掉其作用来得到改进。加拿大则辩称，它与美国的贸易是平衡且互利的。

The South African police say that Zimbabwe has requested diplomatic immunity⁸ for its First Lady Grace Mugabe after accusations⁹ that she assaulted a woman. The police say Mrs. Mugabe is still in South Africa and that they want her case to be processed through its legal system.

南非警方称，津巴布韦要求对其第一夫人格蕾丝·穆加贝实施外交豁免权。此前有指控称这位第一夫人攻击了一名妇女。警方表示，穆加贝夫人仍在南非，他们希望她的案子能通过法律制度进行处理。

The United States has designated the largest armed group in Indian-administered Kashmir, Hizbul Mujahideen, as a foreign terrorist organization. Washington is imposing¹⁰ immediate¹¹ sanctions on the organization and freezing its US assets.

美国已将印度境内克什米尔地区的最大武装组织“真主党游击队”定性为一个外国恐怖组织。华盛顿已对该组织实施直接制裁并冻结其在美资产。

The Indian government has warned it will take action against any websites that fail to remove links to the Blue Whale Challenge phenomenon, said to involve a series of dangerous tasks. It's been blamed for several teenagers taking their own lives.

印度政府警告称，因蓝鲸挑战游戏涉及一系列危险任务，故将采取行动打击所有未能删除该游戏链接的网站。蓝鲸游戏是导致几名青少年自杀的罪魁祸首。

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

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 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 dismantling   

（枪支）分解

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
• The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。

6 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

7 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

8 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

9 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

10 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

11 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。