英语听力精选进阶版 9164

The Trump¹ Administration has selected four companies to build concrete prototypes for the President's much publicized wall on the Mexico border. The wall was the subject of one of President Trump's first executive orders and has prompted protests on both sides.

特朗普政府选择了四家公司来为其大肆宣传的墨西哥边境墙构建具体模型。特朗普总统的第一批行政命令中便包含了建造边境墙这一主题。该主题引发了美墨双方的抗议。

Colombia's former rebel movement, the FARC has announced its new name for its new role as a political party. The movement will retain its popular acronym² but roughly translated. The initials will now stand for the alternative revolutionary forces for the common people.

哥伦比亚前叛军组织FARC拥有了新的角色，成为了一个政党组织，他们为此更新了名字并将其公之于众。该组织会保留之前众所周知但翻译粗略的缩写称呼。其首字母现在代表的是普通民众的可选择的革命力量。

President Trump’s Homeland Security Advisor³, Thomas Bossert says rescue operations are still going on across Huston in the wake of storm Harvey. President Trump has donated 1 million dollars of his personal income.

特朗普政府国土安全顾问托马斯·博塞特表示，紧随哈维风暴袭击而来的援救行动仍在休斯顿进行。特朗普总统已捐赠了100万美元的个人收入。

The United States has ordered Russia to close down one of his main diplomatic missions by Saturday. The Russia consulate⁴ in San Francisco as well as diplomatic annexes⁵ in Washington and New York will close.

美国命令俄罗斯在周六前关闭其某个重要的外交使馆。俄罗斯驻旧金山领事馆以及华盛顿和纽约的多个外交领事馆都将关闭。

United States Health Agency is to cut the money it spends helping⁶ people apply for the so called Obamacare health insurance plans. In July, the Senate rejected President Trump’s plans to repeal⁷ Obamacare.

美国卫生部将削减其用于帮助民众申请所谓的奥巴马医改计划的经费。今年7月，参议院否决了特朗普总统废除奥巴马医改的计划。

A judge in the American state of Texas has delayed the implementation⁸ of a law that bans an abortion⁹ procedure often used in the second trimester of pregnancy¹⁰ after 28 weeks. The ban has been put on hold until a challenge to the legislation is heard on September 14th.

美国德克萨斯州某法官延缓了一项法律的执行时间。该法律禁止在怀孕28周后的妊娠中期进行的堕胎行为。在9月14日举行针对其的听证会之前，该禁令会一直被搁置。

A US Federal Judge in Miami has agreed to the extradition¹¹ of a former Panamanian President Recardo Martinelli to face charges of corruptions¹² and spying in his homeland. Mr. Martinelli says the charges are politically motivated.

迈阿密某美国联邦法官同意引渡巴拿马前总统里卡多·马蒂内利，以使其面对他在其母国的腐败和间谍罪的指控。马蒂内利表示，这些指控都是有政治动机的阴谋。

And the man in Canada has set a new record for wearing a bee beard by beating the previous record by almost 8 minutes. Juan Carlos Noguez Ortiz set for exactly 61 minutes with his face covered by bees.

加拿大一名男子在“蓄留”蜜蜂胡须方面超过此前纪录8分钟并创造了新的记录。胡安·卡洛斯·诺戈斯·奥尔蒂斯的脸被蜜蜂附着了整整61分钟。

1 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。

2 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

4 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

5 annexes   

并吞( annex的名词复数 )； 兼并； 强占； 并吞（国家、地区等）； 附加物，附属建筑( annexe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Annexes to this Agreement are an integral part of this Agreement. 本协定的附件为本协定的组成部分。
• Annexes 1 to 2 form the integral part of the Contract. 附件一至二将作为本合同的有效组成部分。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

8 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

9 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

10 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

11 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

12 corruptions   

n.堕落( corruption的名词复数 )；腐化；腐败；贿赂

参考例句：

• He stressed the corruptions of sin. 他强调了罪恶的腐朽。 来自互联网