英语听力精选进阶版 9178

Iraqi forces said they had taken control of roads and oil installations from Kurdish fighters near the disputed city of kirkuk. Iraq's joint¹ operation's command which groups all pro-government forces said what it called a major operation to restore security in kirkuk was making progress. A spokesperson for the Kurdish president accused Iraqi forces of launching a war against the Kurds.

伊拉克军队表示，他们已经在有争议的基尔库克附近从库尔德战士手中夺取了道路和石油设备控制权。伊拉克联合行动指挥官表示，重建基尔库克安全的重大行动正在取得进展。库尔德总统一位发言人指控伊拉克军队对库尔德人发动战争。

Electional officials in Venezuela said the socialist² party of president Nicolás Maduro has won a crushing victory in polls to choose governors for the country's twenty three states. The National Election's Council said the Socialist had won seventeen governships while the opposite Democratic Unity³ Coalition⁴ took five. Opposition⁵ leaders have alleged⁶ fraud.

委内瑞拉选举官员表示，总统马杜罗所在的社会党在选举全国23个州州长的投票中赢得了压倒性的胜利。全国选举委员会表示，社会党赢得了17个州长职位，而反对派联盟民主团结赢得了五个职位。反对派领导人指控选举存在舞弊现象。

European Union foreign ministers are meeting today with an aim to agree on a package of new sanctions against North Korea. The measures will include reducing the amount of money that North Koreans working abroad will be able to send home. Much of the hard currency is thought to support Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

欧盟外交部长今日会晤，旨在协商出针对朝鲜的新的制裁措施。这些措施将包括减少在国外工作的朝鲜人寄回家中的金钱限额。据信大部分硬通货被用来支持平壤的核项目。

The leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia just took an hour to clarify to Madrid whether or not it is to declare independence. Carles Puigdemont made a symbolic⁷ declaration six days ago only to suspend implementation⁸ seconds later and call for negotiations⁹. The Spanish prime minister gave Mr Puigdemont the deadline of today to explain his statement.

西班牙加泰罗尼亚地区领导人还有一个小时的时间就要向马德里澄清是否会宣布独立。六天前，普伊格蒙特有象征意义地宣布独立，而几秒钟之后又宣布暂停实施，呼吁谈判。西班牙首相给普伊格蒙特设定今天为作出解释的最后日期。

Officials in Portugal and Northern Spain say at least eight people have been killed by wild fires.About six thousand firefighters and soldiers have been deployed¹⁰ to tackle blazes across Portugaland in the Spanish region of Galicia.

葡萄牙和西班牙北部官员表示，至少8人在野火中丧生。大约6000名消防员被派往葡萄牙和西班牙加利西亚地区扑灭大火。

Aborigioinal wildlife rangers¹¹ have made a rare sighting of one of Australia's most mysterious birds. The Night Parrot which is sacred to the country's indigenous¹² peoples had long been thought to be extinct until one was spotted¹³ in 2013.

土著野生动物护林员有幸观察到澳大利亚最神秘的鸟。夜鹦鹉对这个国家的土著居民来说是神圣的，长期以来一直被认为已经灭绝了，直到2013年有人观察到一只。

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

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 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。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 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。

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 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。

10 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

11 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

12 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。

13 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。