英语听力精选进阶版 9189

Donald Trump¹ is in Hawaii after embarking² on a lengthy³ tour of the Asia-Pacific region that is expected to be overshadowed by North Korea's controversial nuclear program. US military officials at the headquarters of Pacific Command briefed Mr. Trump on regional security issues. Mr. Trump sets off for Japan later.

唐纳德·特朗普开启了超长亚太之旅，现已抵达夏威夷，但是此次之旅可能因备受争议的朝鲜核项目蒙上一层阴影。美国军方官员在太平洋司令部向特朗普简短汇报了地区安全问题。之后，特朗普将前往日本。

China's legislature has included the semi-autonomous territories of Hong Kong and Macau into new legislation that will greatly increase the punishment for disrespecting the national anthem⁴. The legislation makes it a criminal act to mock the anthem, punishable by up to 3 years in prison.

中国立法程序颁布新的法律，包括香港以及澳门特别行政区在内，加大对不尊重国歌的惩罚力度。法案规定，模仿国歌是犯罪行为，最高可判处3年有期徒刑。

Belgian prosecutors⁵ are starting to review a European arrest warrant sent by Spain for the deposed⁶ Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and 4 of his ministers. The Catalans have arrived in Belgium earlier this week after Spain accused them of rebellion and sedition⁷.

比利时检察官开始审查西班牙发布的对被驱逐的加泰罗尼亚领导人普伊格蒙特(Carles Puigdemont)和其他四名部长的逮捕令。本周早些时候，西班牙指控他们叛国和煽动叛乱罪之后，加泰罗尼亚人抵达比利时。

An American citizen is expected to appear in court in Zimbabwe today, charged with insulting President Robert Mugabe. Martha O'Donovan, who works for a satirical video outlet⁸, may also be accused of plotting to overthrow⁹ the government. She denies the allegations.

今日，一名美国公民将在津巴布韦出庭，被控侮辱总统罗伯特·穆加贝。玛莎·奥多诺凡可能还会被被指控阴谋推翻政府。奥多诺凡在一家讽刺性视频网站工作。对于上述指控，她一概不予承认。

The White House has tried to downplay the findings of a major climate change report compiled by 13 US federal agencies. The study is at odds¹⁰ with assertions from President Trump. He concludes that human activity is the main cause of global warming.

对于13个联邦机构编写的重大期后变化报告的研究结果，白宫似乎并不予以重视。因为此项研究与特朗普的说法向左。特朗普表示，人类活动是全球变暖的主要原因。

A Trump campaign adviser¹¹ on foreign policy Carter Page reportedly met a Russian deputy prime minister while visiting Moscow last year, but Mr. Page told CNN they exchanged only a brief comment after a dinner.

据报道，特朗普前外交顾问卡特·佩奇去年在访问莫斯科的时候，会见了俄罗斯副总理，但是佩奇告诉CNN,他们只是在晚餐的时候进行了简短的评论。

Mustafa al-Imam, a man recently captured by US Special Forces in Libya has appeared in a court in Washington accused of involvement in the attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi in 2012. The US ambassador and 3 other Americans were killed in the attack.

近期，美国特种部队在利比亚抓获的男子Mustafa al-Imam在华盛顿出庭。他被指控参与2012年美国驻班加西大使馆的袭击行动。此次袭击行动导致美国大使和其他三名美国人遇难。

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 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

3 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

4 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。

5 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

6 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 sedition   

n.煽动叛乱

参考例句：

• Government officials charged him with sedition.政府官员指控他煽动人们造反。
• His denial of sedition was a denial of violence.他对煽动叛乱的否定又是对暴力的否定。

8 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

9 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

10 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

11 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。