英语听力精选进阶版 9601

Hi there, I'm Ricky from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Tuesday the 12th of April. 

Coming up. 

?Radiation worries in Japan 

?and 50 years since the first man in space 

First up. Japanese officials have now said that the emergency at the Fukushima nuclear plant is a level seven accident - the highest possible level on the scale of international nuclear accidents. But it hasn't got any worse, it's just that scientists have had time to analyse the situation. Takeshi Matsunaga from the Japanese government says the priority now is to stop highly radioactive water escaping from the power-plants reactors¹ into the sea: 

CLIP: The large part of the discharge is in the cooling water, and it is very important at this situation to prevent the leakage³ of that cooling water, highly irradiated cooling water. 

Next up. Alassane Ouattara - the leader the people of Ivory Coast voted for- has called for the fighting in his country to end. He has also said his rival, Laurent Gbagbo, will have to face a trial. Mr Gbagbo was arrested yesterday after refusing to step down from his job for four months after losing the election there in November. 

Scientists think penguins⁵ in the Antarctic could one day die out because there's not enough food to go around. Young penguins snack on krill, but rising sea temperatures are killing⁶ off the shrimp-like creatures. Penguin⁴ numbers in some parts of Antarctica have fallen by 50 percent over the past 30 years. 

Police in Swaziland are arresting anyone walking around in a group. It's the last place in Africa which still has a royal family in complete political control there. Thousands of people were expected to be protesting on the streets to ask for a change in the political system. The authorities are trying to stop the demonstration⁷ before it begins. 

Next. It's 50 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit the earth. His flight lasted one hour and forty eight minutes. He then ejected from the spacecraft and parachuted back to earth where he was welcomed as a hero. Anu Ojha is director of the space Academy: 

CLIP: He was always interested in astronomy and in ideas to do with flying. And he actually began his flight training in his late teens. And from there progressed onto the military, became a military pilot and then was recruited in the late 1950s in part of a very very secret program. 

Which brings us to today's question - what was the name of the first DOG in space? 

Yesterday we asked you what a bogey⁸ was in golf? The answer is...it's when you take one stroke more than the standard PAR² to finish a hole. 

Footie next. And Andy Carroll scored his first goals for Liverpool as they beat Manchester City 3-0 at Anfield last night. The England striker scored two goals in the first half. 

And last up if you're happy - you can now join a club. The world's first membership organisation⁹ dedicated¹⁰ to spreading happiness is launched in the UK today. "Action for Happiness" already have four and a half thousand members in more than sixty countries and they want to put a smile on everyone's faces. 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back tomorrow.

1 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

2 par   

n.标准，票面价值，平均数量；adj.票面的，平常的，标准的

参考例句：

• Sales of nylon have been below par in recent years.近年来尼龙织品的销售额一直不及以往。
• I don't think his ability is on a par with yours.我认为他的能力不能与你的能力相媲美。

3 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

4 penguin   

n.企鹅

参考例句：

• The penguin is a flightless bird.企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。
• He walked with an awkward gait like a penguin.他走路的步子难看得就像企鹅。

5 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

8 bogey   

n.令人谈之变色之物；妖怪，幽灵

参考例句：

• The universal bogey is AIDS.艾滋病是所有人唯恐避之不及的东西。
• Age is another bogey for actresses.年龄是另一个让女演员头疼的问题。

9 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

10 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。