英语听力精选进阶版 9227

A report by a leading rights group has found that sexual violence against women in North Korea is regarded as a normal part of life. Human Rights Watch spoke¹ more than 50% defectors have concluded that powerful men see nothing wrong in what they are doing while women feel unable to report abuse, fearing social disgrace.

某业内领先的人权组织发布了一份报告，报告中写道，朝鲜女性遭受的性暴力已经被视为正常的生活内容。人权观察表示，50%以上的叛逃者都认为，强壮有力的丈夫觉得自己做的都是对的，而女性觉得无法将受家暴的事情公之于众，她们觉得丢人。

South Korea’s Supreme² Court has ruled that religious belief is a valid³ reason to refuse all military services. Conscientious⁴ objectors have for decades been punished for refusing to serve. More than 900 pending⁵ cases could be affected⁶ by the ruling.

韩国最高法院判决，因宗教信仰而拒绝服兵役无罪。遵从内心的想法的人过去几十年来一直因拒绝服兵役而受到惩罚。900多个悬而未决的案件可能因为这项判决而发生改变。

A group of international scientists say the world’s oceans have soaked up 60% more heat that have been thought over the last two decades. Writing in the journal Nature, they say this will hamper⁷ efforts to control global warming.

一组国际科学家表示，过去20年间世界各大海洋吸收的热量比我们料想的要多60%。在《自然》杂志上的一篇文章中，他们写道，这种情况会阻碍人类控制全球变暖的进程。

The Peruvian opposition⁸ leader has been ordered to spend three years in prison while she awaits a trial for corruption⁹. Keiko Fujimori has been accused of taking a million dollars in bribes¹⁰ from a Brazilian firm.

秘鲁反对派领袖被判入狱3年，同时，她还有一项腐败罪名处于候审中。此人名为藤森庆子，被控收受一家巴西公司100万美元的贿赂。

President Salva Kiir has all described the civil war in South Sudan as a complete betrayal of the people. He told a crowd the war had been a naked power struggle and apologized to the country’s citizens.

萨尔瓦?基尔称南苏丹的内战完全违背了人民的意志。他在对一群人发表演说时表示，这场内战只是权力之争，并向所有市民道歉。

A Synagogue in California has been daubed with anti-Semitic graffiti four days after a deadly Jewish attack on the Jewish worshipers in city of Pittsburgh. Police are investigating the vandalism south of Los Angeles.

加州某犹太教会堂反犹太分子肆意涂鸦，因为4天前犹太人对匹兹堡市的犹太教徒进行了攻击。警方正在调查洛杉矶南部肆意破坏的行为。

A court in Malawi has halted work on a statute¹¹ of Mohandas Gandhi after critics accused the Indian independence leader of using racial slurs¹² against black people. Campaigners from a group called Gandhi Must Fall want an injunction suspending construction of the statue, which is a part of a 10-million-dollar building deal with India.

马拉维某法庭中断了莫汉达斯?甘地雕像的修建工作，因为有评论家指责该印度独立领袖，称他种族歧视黑人。有一个名为“甘地什么都不是”的组织，其活动价希望能有一个禁令，暂停甘地雕像的修建工作。马拉维跟印度签订了价值1000万美元的建筑协议，而该雕像的修建工作就是其中的部分内容。

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

4 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

5 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

6 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。

7 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

8 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。

9 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。

10 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

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。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

11 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

12 slurs   

含糊的发音( slur的名词复数 )； 玷污； 连奏线； 连唱线

参考例句：

• One should keep one's reputation free from all slurs. 人应该保持名誉不受责备。
• Racial slurs, racial jokes, all having to do with being Asian. 种族主义辱骂，种族笑话，都是跟亚裔有关的。