英语听力精选进阶版 9191

President Trump¹ is in China, the latest stage in his tour of Asia, with North Korea once again top the agenda. He flew in from South Korea where he added his speech to national assembly that Beijing, Pyongyang's key supporter was under no obligation to protect the North. Mr. Trump also reassured³ South Korea about its strength of its 60 years alliance with U.S, and praised the South as a place of progress and economic power. In contrast, what he called North Korea's cool dictatorship.

美国总统特朗普抵达中国，亚洲之行最后一战，朝鲜仍是议程的首要问题。他的此前一站是韩国，在韩国向国民大会发表讲话时表示，北京是平壤的主要支持者，但是没有义务保护朝鲜。特朗普还向韩国重申了韩美两国60年的盟友关系，赞扬了韩国取得了重大的进展，并表示韩国是经济强国。相反的是，特朗普表示，朝鲜是残酷的独裁国家。

Democrats⁴ in the United States won the first state-wide election since Donald Trump came into power. After a fiercely fought campaign, the party's candidate for governor Virginia Ralph Northam scored a clear victory over his republican rival Ed Gillespie. President Trump tweeted Mr.Gillespie has not embraced him for what he stood for. The democrats also won in New Jersey⁵.

自从特朗普上台执政以来，美国民主党首次赢得了州选举。经过激烈的参选，民主党佛吉尼亚州州长候选人诺瑟姆以明显优势击败了共和党竞争对手埃德·吉莱斯皮。特朗普总统在推文表示，吉莱斯皮没有接纳他的立场。民主党在新泽西州也赢得了胜利。

Several major roads and some rail lines in the Spanish region of Catalonia are reported to be blocked by pro² independence activists⁶. Separatist groups also called a general strike in the region, in protest against the detention⁷ of former Catalan ministers sacked by Spanish central government.

据报道，加泰罗尼亚几条主干道以及一些铁路干线被支出独立的激进分子堵塞。分裂组织还呼吁在该地区举行罢工，抗议拘留被西班牙中央政府解雇的加泰罗尼亚前部长的行为。

The Somali government has asserted that it has won the military battle against Al Shabaab militants⁸, enabling African Union forces to begin a gradual withdrawal⁹ from the country over the new two years. The first contingent¹⁰ of the 1000 soldiers will leave by the end of the year.

索马里政府宣称在打击激进分子的军事战争中，赢得了胜利，这使得非洲联盟军队在未来两年可以逐步撤离索马里。今年年底，1000名首批士兵可以离开。

A senior U.S general has sounded the warning about further cuts to Britain's arm forces. Lieutenant¹¹ general Ben Hodges said UK's role as the leading member of NATO could be undermined.

一名高级美国军官警告英国可能会进一步裁军。美陆军中将本·霍奇斯表示，英国在北约中的领导地位将会被削弱。

All primary schools in the Indian capital Delhi have been shut because of high level of air pollution. All outdoor activities have also been banned across the capital schools. Dense¹² smog crowded the roads for a second day in Delhi.

由于空气污染严重，印度首都德里所有小学关闭。所有首都学校禁止户外活动。德里已经连续两天弥漫在大雾里。

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 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

3 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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》

5 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

6 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

8 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。

9 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

10 contingent   

adj.视条件而定的；n.一组，代表团，分遣队

参考例句：

• The contingent marched in the direction of the Western Hills.队伍朝西山的方向前进。
• Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.我们是否按时到达要视天气情况而定。

11 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

12 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。