英语听力精选进阶版 9169

State media in North Korea have said the final goal of the country’s leader Kim Jong-un is military equilibrium¹ with the United States. The comments followed Pyongyang’s latest missile test which was strongly condemned² by the UN Security Council. China and Russia urged the United States to refrain from more threats and resume dialogue.

朝鲜官方媒体称，朝鲜领导人金正恩的最终目标是能够达到与美国军事力量平衡。朝鲜最近进行了一次导弹试射。此举遭到了联合国安理会的强烈谴责，随后朝鲜发表了该评论。中国和俄罗斯敦促美国不要发出更多威胁并恢复对话。

The United States has called on the parliament in Iraq’s autonomous³ Kurdish region to abandon its plans for a referendum on independence in 9 days time. The government in Baghdad says the referendum is unconstitutional and strongly opposes any move that might lead to the Kurdish area breaking away from Iraq.

美国呼吁伊拉克库尔德自治区议会放弃9天后举行独立公投的计划。巴格达政府表示，此次公投违反宪法，并强烈反对任何可能导致库尔德地区脱离伊拉克的举动。

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has raised the country’s terror threat assessment⁴ to the highest level, following a bomb explosion on a rush hour train in London. 29 people were injured. The Islamic State Group says it carried out the attack.

伦敦乘车高峰期一列火车发生炸弹爆炸，随后英国首相特蕾莎·梅将该国的恐怖威胁评估提升至最高等级。此次事故导致29人受伤。伊斯兰国激进组织宣称对此次袭击事件负责。

The Nigerian army has categorized the separatist group, the indigenous⁵ people of Biafra as a terrorist organization. It says the group which wants independence and says it's non-violent has formed a secret service, possesses weapons and has attacked the military.

尼日利亚军方将分裂组织——比夫拉土著居民列为恐怖组织。他们表示，该组织妄图独立，虽然称自己为非暴力组织，但却建制秘密服务，持有武器并袭击了军方。

The congress in Guatemala has repealed⁶ the bill 2 days after it’s passed which eased penalties for politicians involved in corruption⁷. It would have allowed politicians to avoid long jail terms and would have made party accountants responsible for irregularity. It was repealed after protests across Guatemala.

危地马拉国会废除了一项仅通过2天的法案。该法案意图减轻对贪腐政客的惩罚。该法案能使贪腐政客免除长时间的牢狱之灾，并让党派会计对违规行为负责。在危地马拉各地举行抗议活动的形势下，该法案被废除。

About 1.5 million homes and businesses in the US state of Florida are still without electricity almost a week after hurricane Irma. Supplies have been restored to about 80% of people affected⁸.

美国佛罗里达州遭遇飓风“厄玛”袭击近一周后，当地仍有约150万户居民和企业没有恢复供电。大约80%的灾民已经恢复了物资供给。

A woman in Jamaica is said to be the oldest person in the world, Falad Mosse-Brown has died at the age of 117. She said the secret of her long life was to eat everything except pork and chicken and not to drink wrong.

被认为是世界上最长寿之人的牙买加女子莫斯·布朗去世，享年117岁。她曾表示，她长寿的秘诀是除了猪肉和鸡肉什么都吃，另外也不喝不健康的饮品。

1 equilibrium   

n.平衡，均衡，相称，均势，平静

参考例句：

• Change in the world around us disturbs our inner equilibrium.我们周围世界的变化扰乱了我们内心的平静。
• This is best expressed in the form of an equilibrium constant.这最好用平衡常数的形式来表示。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

4 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

5 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。

6 repealed   

撤销，废除( repeal的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The Labour Party repealed the Act. 工党废除了那项法令。
• The legislature repealed the unpopular Rent Act. 立法机关废除了不得人心的租借法案。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。