英语听力精选进阶版 9176

A day before the Catalan leader addresses the regional parliament, it remains¹ unclear whether he will declare independence from Spain. A member of his party told BBC that Carles Puigdemont will make a symbolic² statement acknowledging last week's referendum result but will stop short, announcing a split from Madrid.

距离加泰罗尼亚负责人向加泰罗尼亚议会发表讲话还有一天的时间，他是否会宣布加泰罗尼亚脱离西班牙独立，尚不明确。普伊格蒙特(Carles Puigdemont)所在的党派的一位成员告诉BBC的记者，普伊格蒙特将做出代表性发言承认上周的公投结果，但不会宣布与马德里决裂。

One of the most powerful man in Hollywood, the film producer Harvey Weinstein, has been sacked from the business co-founded with his brother. Last week, it emerged that a number of women had made sexual harassment³ claims against him over a period of nearly three decades.

好莱坞最有影响力的人物之一，电影制片人哈维·韦恩斯坦被公司解雇，该公司是他与哥哥一同创建。上周，有消息称，多名女性指控哈维·韦恩斯坦对她们实施了将近30年的性骚扰。

The first of more than 1600 suspected Boko Haram militants⁴ are due to appear in trials in Nigeria scheduled to start today. Most of the defendants⁵ were arrested in the last few years as the Nigerian government stepped up its campaign against the Islamist group.

1600多名首批博科圣地武装分子将于今天在尼日利亚接受审判。尼日利亚政府加大了对伊斯兰激进组织的打击力度，而这些武装分子多是在过去几年被逮捕的。

At least 12 people have drowned after a boat packed with Rohingya Muslim capsized in a river near the coast of Bangladesh. It's thought up to 35 people fleeing violence from Myanmar were on board. 13 of them have been rescued.

一艘满载罗兴亚穆斯林的船只在孟加拉国海岸附近倾覆，造成至少12人丧生。据悉船上共有35名试图逃离缅甸暴力的难民。其中13人获救。

Britain and the European Union are due to begin their latest round of Brexit negotiations⁶ later. It's the fifth and final set of talks before a summit on which EU leaders will consider whether enough progresses have been made to begin discussion on a future trading relationship.

英国和欧盟稍后将开始最新一轮的脱欧谈判。这是第五轮，也是欧盟举行峰会前的最后一轮谈判。欧盟领导人将考虑是否取得了足够的进展，开始针对未来的贸易关系展开讨论。

South Africa has signed a deal to send 6 black rhinos⁷ to Chad, more than 40 years after the critically endangered animal were last seen there. The rhinos are expected to be flown to Chad in the first half of next year.

南非签署了一份协议，向乍得运送6头黑犀牛。这种严重濒危动物最后一次在乍得出现已经是40多年前。这些犀牛预期将于明年上半年搭乘飞机前往乍得。

The U.N. cultural organization, UNESCO, is beginning the process of choosing a new Director General. The agency, which is known for granting World Heritage status to internationally significant locations, has been accused being badly managed and too political.

联合国教科文组织将开始选择新的总干事。该组织致力于为有国际影响力的景点赋予世界遗产称号，被指控管理不善，过于政治化。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

3 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

4 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。

5 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

6 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

7 rhinos   

n.犀牛（rhino的复数形式）

参考例句：

• There are many reports of people taming and even training Indian rhinos. 有许多关于人们驯养甚至训练印度犀牛的记载。 来自辞典例句
• The rhinos had fed during the night in the rice fields of these villagers. 犀牛夜里在这些村民的庄稼地里也已吃饱了。 来自辞典例句