英语听力精选进阶版 9184

The Spanish Senate will meet shortly to approve government plans to strip the autonomous¹ region of Catalonia of some of its powers, triggering Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution to prevent Catalonia from breaking away would be unprecedented². The Catalan authorities say it would worsen the political crisis, making a declaration of independence today by the regional parliament more likely.

西班牙参议院不久后将进行会晤，以批准政府限制泰罗尼亚自治区某些权力的计划。为了阻止泰罗尼亚脱离西班牙而出发宪法第155条规定是前所未有的事情。泰罗尼亚当局表示，此举会使政治危机更加严重，让泰罗尼亚地区议会做出的独立宣言更有可能变为现实。

The Australia's High Court has ruled that the deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce can not remain in office because he held dual³ citizenship⁴ with New Zealand when he was elected, breaching⁵ the constitution. It has cost the Australian government its one seat majority in parliament.

澳大利亚高等法院判决，副总理乔伊斯无法继续任职，因其在当选副总理时还拥有新西兰的双重国籍，这违反了宪法。乔伊斯的离职导致澳大利亚当前政府失去了议会中一个席位的优势。

Kenya's electoral commission says the turnout on Thursday's re-run of the presidential poll were sharply down on the initial vote in August. It has now put it under 42%. The figure suggests that many Kenyans heeded⁶ an opposition⁷ call to boycott⁸ the election.

肯尼亚选举委员会表示，周四对总统选举进行的重新计票会比八月份的计票数量大幅下降许多。现在的投票率在34%以下。这一数字表明，很多肯尼亚人支持反对派抵制这次选举的呼吁。

French scientists have suggested that the chances of surviving open heart surgery are affected⁹ by the body's biological clock. A study of 500 patients found that those operated on in the afternoon were half as likely to suffer potentially fatal complications as those treated in the morning.

法国科学家表示，体外循环心脏手术成功的几率会受到身体生物钟的影响。他们对500名病人进行了研究，并发现下午手术的病人遭受致命并发症的数量是上午手术的一半。

In a spectacular ceremony in Thailand, the ashes and relics¹⁰ of the late Thai king have been transferred from a specially-built crematorium in Bangkok. The relics of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in diamond and crossed crown that were collected by his son and successor were carried on a golden palanquin on a march to the Grand Palace.

在泰国举行的盛大典礼上，泰国已逝国王普密蓬的骨灰和遗物被转移到了曼谷一处特别建造的火葬场。

The trading floor of the Hong Kong's stock exchange will soon close the last time. It's the latest shutdown because of changes in technology and regulations.

港交所交易大厅将很快将正式关闭，原因是技术和规章问题。

And 2 Hawaii young swimmer and their dogs have been rescued by the United States' navy after being lost at sea for 5 months. They survived thanks to a water purifier and a store of dried food.

两名夏威夷女子及其宠物狗在海上迷失了5个月后得到了美国海军的援救。他们之所以能幸存下来是因为他们有水质净化器和一些储存的干粮。

1 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。

2 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

3 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

4 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

5 breaching   

攻破( breach的过去式 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
• Third, an agency can abuse its discretion by breaching certain principles of judge-made law. 第三，行政机关会因违反某些法官制定的法律原则而构成滥用自由裁量权。

6 heeded   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 )；变平，使（某物）变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告，把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。