英语听力精选进阶版 9173

President Trump¹ has set out plans for what he says will be the largest tax-cuts in the American history. He said he wanted to make tax code simpler and fairer, bringing back jobs and wealth to the U.S. The President announced tax-cuts for businesses and he said would eliminate inheritance tax. The democrats² said the plans would reward the wealthy.

特朗普总统制定了他称之为美国历史上最大规模的减税计划。他表示，想让税收制度更简单、更公平，为美国带来财富和就业机会。特朗普总统宣布了企业税收减免政策，并将取消遗产税。民主党人表示，这些计划将有益于富人。

Residents of Iraq's Kurdish region have voted by huge majority in favor of independence. The official result of Monday's referendum shows a 92% yes vote. In protest, the Iraqi parliament has voted to authorize³ the deployment⁴ of troops in disputed areas on the edge of Kurdish territory.

伊拉克库尔德地区居民以绝大多数优势投票支持独立。周一公投的官方结果显示，92%的选民投了赞成票。为表示抗议，伊拉克议会已投票授权向库尔德领土边缘有争议地区部署军队。

NATO has acknowledged that a U.S. air strike close to Kabul airport during a visit by the U.S. Defense⁵ Secretary Jim Mattis caused civilian⁶ casualties. Afghan officials say at least one women died, 11 others were injured.

北约已经承认，美国国防部长马蒂斯访问期间，美国对喀布尔机场附近发动的空袭造成了平民伤亡。阿富汗官员表示，至少1名女子死亡，11人受伤。

For the second time in a week, the Europe biggest airline Ryanair has announced the cancellation⁷ of a large number of flights. Ryanair has denied reports that's suffering from a shortage of pilots.

欧洲最大的航空公司之一——瑞安航空在一周内第二次宣布取消大量航班。瑞安航空否认了有关飞行员短缺的报道。

Parliament in South Africa says it's terminating its contract with audit⁸ firm KPMG over a scandal involving an influential⁹ family connected to president Jacob Zuma. It said continued links with the company risk damaging the reputation of parliament.

南非议会表示将终止与审计事务所KPMG的合同，原因是该公司与总统雅各布·祖玛相关的一个望族丑闻有关。南非议会表示，继续与该公司合作会损害议会的名誉。

Russia and the United States have agreed to work together on a plan to build the first Lunar space station. The American space agency NASA said the men's station would orbit the moon and act as a gateway¹⁰ to deep space, as part of a longer term plan to send humans to Mars.

俄罗斯和美国同意共同制定建造首个月球空间站的计划。美国国家航空航天局NASA表示，该人造空间站将环绕月球运行，并充当探索更深远太空的通道。这是将人类送上火星的长期计划的一部分。

The Czech musician Zuzana Ruzickova, who became one of the world's leading harpsichord¹¹ players after surviving the Nazis¹² death camp Auschwitz, has died. She was 90. Her family was deported¹³ after Hitler's forces invaded in 1939.

在纳粹奥斯维辛死亡集中营中幸存下来的，世界知名大键琴演奏家之一，捷克音乐家鲁日奇科娃去世，享年90岁。1939年希特勒军队入侵后，她的家人被驱逐出境。

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 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》

3 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

4 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

7 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

8 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

9 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

10 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

11 harpsichord   

n.键琴（钢琴前身）

参考例句：

• I can tune the harpsichord as well as play it.我会弹奏大键琴，同样地，我也会给大键琴调音。
• Harpsichord music is readily playable.古钢琴音乐可以随时演奏。

12 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》