英语听力精选进阶版 9618

Hi there, I'm Ore from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Wednesday the 11th of May. 

Coming up: 

?We hear from a girl who was hit by lightning. 

?A historic¹ moment for Manchester City. 

?And the boy who's wearing his sister's skirt to school! 

But first - two million dollars worth of food is being sent to one of the most remote island nations in the South Pacific - Kiribarti. This group of islands is really suffering because of rising world food prices. Because Kiribarti is so remote they have to buy in a lot of their food from other countries, and with the prices shooting up, it's very hard for poor nations to keep up. 

Next - a ten year old girl from South Wales, in the United Kingdom, has survived being struck by lightning. Erin was watching a storm from her window when the bolt hit her... 

CLIP²: "Well I was just sitting up in the attic³ window minding my own business when it happened. I remember seeing the flash, I'll never forget it, I saw sparks and flash." 

Her Dad heard a loud crack and a scream from Erin, but fortunately she wasn't seriously hurt... 

Erin was really unlucky because being hit by lightning is very rare. She's ok but has been left with a red mark on her shoulder - 

CLIP: "It looks like a snowflake and the doctors said they'd never ever seen anything like it in their lives!" 

We think it sounds a bit like Harry⁴ Potter! 

And for today's question we want to know how hot lightning can get? 

Footy now and Manchester City have made it through to the Champions league for the very first time. They qualify⁵ for the ultimate football competition after beating Spurs last night 1-0. It was a frustrating⁶ match for Spurs fans with Peter Crouch⁷ scoring an own goal, pushing his team down the table into sixth place. 

CLIP: "To Milner, Milner's got blocked, turns into the net... the congratulations are for Milner and it came off Peter Crouch, so it was an own goal, even though Milner's being congratulated." 

Now being told what to wear to school can be pretty annoying - well one boy from England was so cross about not being allowed to wear shorts to school in the summer, that he's protesting by wearing not shorts, but a skirt! So what's he up to? 

CLIP: "When I looked in my planner where there's the uniform policy, I saw it doesn't say that girls have to be the ones wearing the skirt. So I used this loophole to my advantage and I came in in a skirt for a peaceful march." 

More news now, and New Zealand says it's checking reports that a rare kiwi bird has been found thousands of miles from its native land, in Russia. Russian media reports said the bird had been found in a garden and had been there for three days! Considering the bird doesn't fly, it's a bit of a puzzle how it ended up there, one zoologist⁸ suggested a cruise⁹ ship might have been the bird's mode of transport! 

And funnily enough yesterday we asked what flightless bird New Zealand is famous for?... And you might have guessed it from that last story - the Kiwi of course! 

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

1 historic   

adj.历史上著名的，具有历史意义的

参考例句：

• This is a historic occasion.这是具有重大历史意义的时刻。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

2 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

3 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。

6 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 crouch   

v.蹲伏，蜷缩，低头弯腰；n.蹲伏

参考例句：

• I crouched on the ground.我蹲在地上。
• He crouched down beside him.他在他的旁边蹲下来。

8 zoologist   

n.动物学家

参考例句：

• Charles darwin was a famous zoologist.查尔斯达尔文是一位著名的动物学家。
• The zoologist had spent a long time living with monkeys.这位动物学家与猴子一起生活了很长时间。

9 cruise   

v.巡航，航游，缓慢巡行；n.海上航游

参考例句：

• They went on a cruise to Tenerife.他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
• She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。