英语听力精选进阶版 9207

Austria looks poised¹ to become the only country in the western Europe to have a far-right party in government. The conservative Austrian people's party has struck a coalition² deal with the smaller anti-immigration Freedom Party. The two party leaders will hold talks with Austria's president on Saturday about forming a new administration.

奥地利有望成为西欧唯一一个在政府中拥有极右政党的国家。保守的奥地利人民党与规模较小的反移民自由党达成了联合协议。两党领导人将于周六与奥地利总统举行会谈，讨论组建新政府的事宜。

The senate in Poland has approved two controvertial bills. Poland's governing party says it's acting³ to reform a slow and corrupt⁴ court system, but the European Unions says they will undermine the independence of judiciary.

波兰参议院批准了两项有争议的法案。波兰执政党称其正在采取行动改革缓慢而腐败的法院体系，但欧盟工会表示，这样将破坏司法独立性。

Canadian pharmaceutical⁵ billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey have been found dead at their home in Toronto. Police described the death as suspicious but said they were not being treated as homicides. Mr.Sherman was a prominent philanthropist.

加拿大亿万富翁巴里谢尔曼夫妇上周五被发现在自家豪宅内离奇身故。警方认为死亡案令人怀疑，并表示不能被认为是自杀。谢尔曼先生是一位杰出的慈善家。

Opposition⁶ parties in Peru have submitted an impeachment⁷ motion against president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. He has dismissed accusations⁸ that he has received illegal payments from a Brazil-based company. The motion says Mr.Kuczynski lacks the moral capacity to lead Peru.

秘鲁反对党对总统佩德罗·巴勃罗·库琴斯基提交弹劾动议。总统库琴斯基否认收受了一家巴西公司的非法付款。该动议说，库琴斯基缺乏领导秘鲁的道德能力。

Honduras opposition activists⁹ have blocked the roads and hailed stones at the police in another day's protest against the alleged¹⁰ fraud in last month's presidential election. They say they will persist until a new vote is held, where the main opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla is declared the winner.

洪都拉斯反对派活动人士封锁了道路，并向警方投掷石块，以抗议上月总统选举中涉嫌的欺诈行为。活动人士说，他们将坚持直到到举行新的选举，而在上次选举中主要反对党候选人萨尔瓦多·纳斯鲁拉宣布获胜。

The American Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis says he does not believe the ballistic missile that North Korea test fired last month poses an imminent¹¹ threat to the US. North Korea has insisted that it can now reach any part of the continental¹² US. Mr.Mattis said the Pentagon was still assessing the situation.

美国国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯表示，他不相信朝鲜上个月试射的弹道导弹对美国构成了迫在眉睫的威胁。朝鲜坚称，其发射的导弹现在可以到达美国大陆的任何地区。马蒂斯表示，五角大楼仍在评估形势。

Panama has agreed to extradite the former Mexican state governor Roberto Borge who is facing corrupt charges in his home country. Nearly a dozen Mexican governors have been arrested or fled in recent year after being charged with corruption¹³.

巴拿马已经同意引渡前墨西哥州长罗伯特·博基，罗伯特·博基在自己的国家面临腐败指控。近一年来，近12名墨西哥州长因被指控腐败而被逮捕或逃离。

1 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

2 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。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

5 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

6 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。

7 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

8 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

9 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》

10 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

11 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

12 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

13 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。