英语听力精选进阶版 9619

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

Coming up: 

Spain's hit by an earthquake. 

A stolen koala's returned to its keeper. 

And the 'Supersherpa' who's climbed everest 21 times! 

But first, two earthquakes have hit a Spanish town, killing¹ at least ten people. It happened in Lorca, in the south of the country. Thousands of locals spent the night out of doors because they were scared that there might be more tremors². This resident described what happened... 

CLIP: "We were inside our homes and it was really sudden, like a huge push from below and then violent shakes, left and right. It was quick but completely terrifying." 

They were the deadliest to hit Spain for decades. Most of the victims died in the second quake, which had a magnitude of five-point-two. 

Next to Syria, where thousands of students have been protesting in the country's second biggest city, Aleppo. The students gathered outside their dormitories to show their anger at how the government have been treating protestors. It's being reported that more than 640 people have been killed since anti government protests broke out across Syria, but because journalists aren't allowed into the country it's hard to know for sure. 

Now, there's been more trouble for the Scottish football manager, Neil Lennon. The Celtic boss was attacked by a fan last night, during a game against another Scottish Club, Hearts... 

CLIP: " Neil Lennon has been attacked by a spectator... The police and stewards³ have jumped on the offender⁴, who's now lying on the ground." 

OK, moving onto some more of the day's news and a koala stolen from an Australian wildlife park two days ago, has been reunited with its keepers. Banjo was taken by thieves, who used bolt cutters to break in to his enclosure at the Australian Reptile⁵ Park, near Sydney. But obviously the robbers had a change of heart because they ended up dropping him back. Here's the moment Banjo was reunited with his keeper... 

CLIP: "You all right mate? Stay there mate, they It's good to have him back. People can't care for this sort of thing. It's not a dog," Faulkner said on Australian television. 

Next - a 51-year-old Nepalese climber, known as the "Super Sherpa", has broken his own record by scaling Mount Everest for the 21st time! And it's not just for fun - Apa Sherpa is part of a team that's trying to clean up Everest. He and his fellow climbers plan to carry down the tonnes of garbage that get left on the mountain. 

And for today's question we want to know what mountain range Mount Everest belongs to. Yesterday we asked you how hot lightning can get? And the answer is....a flash can heat the air around it to temperatures five times hotter than the sun's surface! 

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

1 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。

2 tremors   

震颤( tremor的名词复数 )； 战栗； 震颤声； 大地的轻微震动

参考例句：

• The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。
• The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。

3 stewards   

（轮船、飞机等的）乘务员( steward的名词复数 )； （俱乐部、旅馆、工会等的）管理员； （大型活动的）组织者； （私人家中的）管家

参考例句：

• The stewards all wore armbands. 乘务员都戴了臂章。
• The stewards will inspect the course to see if racing is possible. 那些干事将检视赛马场看是否适宜比赛。

4 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

5 reptile   

n.爬行动物；两栖动物

参考例句：

• The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。