英语听力精选进阶版 9171

Angela Merkel is on the course for a 4th term as German Chancellor¹ after winning parliamentary elections, but her authority has been greatly diminished by a plunging² support for her center-right party and the emergence³ of the right-wing nationalists, alternative for Germany or AFD. Mrs. Merkel now faces the difficult task of building a coalition⁴, likely to involve talks with disparate parties. Her former coalition partners, the Social Democrats⁵, suffered heavy losses and say they won't join the government.

德国总理安吉拉·默克尔赢得议会选举后即将第四次连任总理一职。不过，由于她所在的中右翼政党支持率锐减，以及右翼另类选择党(Alternative for Germany, AfD)的崛起，默克尔的威信已大大削弱。当前，默克尔面临组建联合政府的艰巨任务，可能需要与不同党派进行谈判。她的前联盟伙伴社会民主党遭遇惨败，并表示他们不会参与组建政府。

Untied⁶ States has issued a new travel ban, adding North Korea, Venezuela and Chad to the list of countries whose citizens are prohibited. The restrictions⁷ for Venezuela are limited to officials working for government agencies. One of President Trump⁸'s first acts in office was to ban people from six majority Muslim countries on the grounds of national security. That executive order is still being contested in the courts.

美国颁布了一项新的旅行禁令，将朝鲜、委内瑞拉和乍得几国的公民列入禁止入境美国的名单。针对委内瑞拉的禁令仅限于为政府机构工作的官员。特朗普总统上任后的第一次行动便是以国家安全为由，禁止6个主要的穆斯林国家的公民入境。这一行政命令仍在等待法庭裁决。

The roar between President Trump and U.S. sports player has continued to grow as over 100 American footballers protested during the playing of the national anthem⁹ at games on Sunday. What began last year as a limited protest again racism¹⁰ has spiralled since Mr. Trump's accuse used an obscenity to describe footballer who boycott¹¹ the anthem.

美国总统特朗普和美国运动员之间的争吵持续升温，在周日比赛演奏国歌期间，超过100名美国球员发出抗议。自从去年特朗普总统使用猥亵语言形容抵制国歌的足球运动员以来，抗议种族歧视的活动便随之开始并不断升级。

The regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan is going ahead with Monday's referendum on independence, despite strong opposition¹² from Baghdad and neighbouring countries.

尽管巴格达和周边国家强烈反对，伊拉克库尔德斯坦地方政府仍将于周一举行独立公投。

The Burmese army has accused Rohingya Muslim militants¹³ of killing¹⁴ 20 women and 8 men and boys whose bodies, as it says, it's discovered in a mass grave. The military said the dead belong to the Hindu community. Its account can't be independently verified.

缅甸军方指责罗辛亚穆斯林激进分子杀害了20名妇女以及8名男子、男孩。据称，他们的尸体在一个万人坑中被发现。军方表示，死者都是印度教教徒。目前这种说法还不能被证实。

A woman has been killed after a man opened fire at a church in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Numerous shots were fired before he was confronted by an usher¹⁵.

一名男子在美国田纳西州的一所教堂开枪打死一名妇女。在被一名引导员制服前，他又连续开了几枪。

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 emergence   

n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体

参考例句：

• The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。
• Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

4 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

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 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。

9 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

10 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。

11 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

12 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。

13 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

14 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。

15 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。