英语听力精选进阶版 9608

Hi there, I'm John from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Thursday the 21st of April. 

Coming up: 

?Japan makes it illegal to go near the Fukishima plant. 

?Secret files uncover how spies used invisible ink recipes. 

?And airline staff get Kung Fu training! 

First, Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear reactor¹. Radiation levels in the area mean it's unsafe for people, but at least 60 families are still living in the zone. Only one member of each family is allowed back into their house for two-hours to pick up belongings² and after that they will have to leave. Sayaka Matsumoto from the Japanese Red Cross says it's hard to know when, or if, residents will return to their homes.... 

CLIP: "The land itself may not be able to live in there for ten or twenty years but we don't know how long it's going to take and there are still worries of another earthquake or another tsunami³ again so it's very difficult to predict in (the) long term." 

Next, firefighters in the U.S. state of Texas are battling to contain wildfires which have burned more than one million acres of forest since January. Long-term drought, high temperatures and gusting⁴ winds have created ideal conditions for the fires to spread. Already two firefighters have died and several towns have been evacuated⁵. 

Now, secret files made public by the CIA show spies once engraved⁶ messages on toe nails and used lemon juice to write invisible notes! The documents - which date back to World War 1 - show that even back then, spies had plenty of tricks up their sleeves, and according to Mark Stout⁷ - who works at the Spy Museum in Washington - secret ink is still used today... 

CLIP: They're not nearly as important to the espionage⁸ business as they used to be. Human asset spies, if you will, have all sorts of tools that they can draw on in addition to secret inks, but they're still actually in use." 

Next up, Arsenal⁹ manager Arsene Wenger has defended the club after they let a two-goal lead slip to draw 3-all at Spurs. Cesc Fabrgeas had been quoted as saying that his team-mates lack a winning mentality¹⁰ but Wenger claims they can still win the title... 

CLIP: "Of course we can do it. We will try. One thing we can assure you, we will fight in the next game." 

The draw leaves Arsenal in third place, six points behind the leaders Manchester United, with just five games to play. 

And finally, you have to go through a lot of training to be a flight attendant, but you wouldn't think kung fu lessons would be part of it. Well, Hong Kong Airlines' cabin have been sharpening up their marshall arts skills. They say it's to make them stronger so it's easier to carry heavy items like luggage, but it's also meant to help them handle rowdy passengers! 

Ok, Just before we go, we have the answer to yesterday's question. We asked you for the name of Australia's capital city? And the answer is...Canberra! 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. UK holidays mean we're not back until Tuesday. So until then, have a great weekend. Bye for now!

1 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

2 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

3 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

4 gusting   

（风）猛刮（gust的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Then the treacherous North Atlantic struck, with hail, rain, lightning and gusting wind. 这时，气候变幻莫测的北大西洋出现了冰雹、大雨、闪电和狂风。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821
• Jeff: Sometimes, the partiality and miscarriage of justice are dis-gusting too. 杰夫： 有时，裁判的不公平和误判也真是令人讨厌的一件事情。

5 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

6 engraved   

v.在（硬物）上雕刻（字，画等）( engrave的过去式和过去分词 )；将某事物深深印在（记忆或头脑中）

参考例句：

• The silver cup was engraved with his name. 银杯上刻有他的名字。
• It was prettily engraved with flowers on the back. 此件雕刻精美，背面有花饰图案。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 stout   

adj.强壮的，粗大的，结实的，勇猛的，矮胖的

参考例句：

• He cut a stout stick to help him walk.他砍了一根结实的枝条用来拄着走路。
• The stout old man waddled across the road.那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路。

8 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

9 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

10 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。