英语听力精选进阶版 9316

Vladimir Putin has thanked his government for its achievement ahead of his inauguration¹ for a fourth term as Russian president. Mr. Putin has been in power as president or prime minister for past eighteen years. Opponents have likened his tenure² to the reign³ of a czar. His supporters say he's boosted Russia's standing⁴ on the international stage.

弗拉基米尔·普京感谢俄罗斯政府在自己第四个总统任期开始前取得了巨大的成就。过去18年来，普京一直通过总统或总理的职务当政。普京的反对者认为，普京之所以能当政是因为沙皇的统治。而他的支持者则认为，普京提升了俄罗斯的国际地位。

India's top court is expected to decide shortly where a trial should be held in a rape⁵ and murder case that caused mass outrage⁶. An eight-year Muslim girl from Jammu and Kashmir was gang raped⁷ and killed in January by Hindus. He wanted her tribe to move off their land.

印度最高法院预计不久后将就一场引发民愤的奸杀案进行判决。来自查谟和喀什米尔的一名8岁穆斯林女孩于1月份遭到印度教徒的轮奸和杀害。奸杀者希望穆斯林人离开他们的国家。

The British foreign secretary Boris Johnson is expected to make a series of appearances on the American television as part of an attempt to persuade President Trump⁸ not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal. Mr. Johnson, who is in Washington, has admitted the deal has its weaknesses but believes they could be remedied.

英国外长鲍里斯·约翰逊预计将在美国电视台上频繁出现，因为他想劝服特朗普总统留在伊朗核协议中。现在身在华盛顿的约翰逊承认，伊朗核协议确有不足之处，但他认为这些不足都是可以修复的。

The British Trade Union Movement has issued details of a new study saying that the number of children in poverty has gone up in UK by a million in less than decade. A government spokesman rejected the figures, saying household incomes have never been higher.

英国工会发布了一项新研究的细节，该研究指出，过去不到10年间，英国处于贫困中的儿童上升了100万人。某政府发言人否认了这一数字，并表示家庭收入一直都在持续上涨。

Israel has reacted strongly to earlier indications that after Sunday's election in Lebanon, Hezbollah will be able to renew their power-sharing arrangements to other parties and remain in government. The education minister tweeted that Israel will not differentiate⁹ between the state of Lebanon and Hezbollah and would hold the Lebanon’s government responsible for any action from within its territory.

以色列强烈反对早先某些人的说法，即周日黎巴嫩大选后，真主党就能继续与其他政党进行权力分享，并持续掌权。教育部部长发推文称，以色列不会对黎巴嫩和真主党做区分，会让黎巴嫩为自己在以色列领土上的所作所为付出代价。

A bride decided¹⁰ to go ahead with her wedding in San Paulo State in Brazil despite having arrived at the ceremony in a helicopter which crashed and burst into flames. The helicopter clipped a tower and plummeted¹¹ to the ground, but the passengers and the pilot managed to escape before the fuel tank exploded.

一位新娘决定继续进行其在巴西圣保罗州的婚礼，虽然此前她乘坐直升机到达婚礼现场时飞机坠毁。这架直升机撞到了一座楼上，随后快速坠地，但乘客和飞行员在燃料箱爆炸前得以逃生。

1 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

2 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

3 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

6 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

7 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

8 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。

9 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

11 plummeted   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
• A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》