英语听力精选进阶版 9643

Hi there, I'm Ricky from BBC World News for Schools. It's Friday the 17th of June. 

Coming up: 

?Parents getting drunk has a big impact on their children, 

?Riots¹ break out after ice-hockey match in Canada, 

?And Aston Villa² footie fans are not happy with their new manager. 

But first, children who see their parents get drunk, are twice as likely to regularly get drunk themselves. In a survey of children in the UK, researchers found a fifth said they'd been drunk by the time they'd hit 14. The study also looked at what influences this behaviour and found that parents had a big affect. 

Next to Canada where riots broke out after an important ice hockey match. The Vancouver Canucks were beaten four-nil by Boston Bruins in the Stanley cup finals. Thousands of people had gathered in the city hoping to celebrate a win. But after their team lost, violence erupted and hockey fans burnt cars and looted shops. Locals were unhappy with what happened: 

CLIP³:"This is wrong for the city. This isn't the reputation we want. After the Olympics we did so much to bring this city to where it is today, and this is what we do now. This is not what the city wants." 

Next to Scottish football and politicians want to stamp out violence amongst fans. It's especially a problem with big teams like Celtic and Rangers⁴. The rivalry⁵ often goes back to the differences in the religions of the two teams, one being Protestant and the other Catholic⁶. Today, the Scottish government's announcing its plans to try to stop the violence, including longer prison sentences. Paul McBride's witnessed the violence and thinks tougher laws are a good idea. 

CLIP: "It starts at an early age and children have to see people being brought to account. 

And staying with footie, lots of Aston Villa fans aren't happy that Alex McLeish is their new manager. He was the boss of rival team Birmingham City and Villa fans have been protesting outside their football stadium. 

CLIP: "He's not good enough for this club. If we had ambition and direction in this club we would not be thinking about employing him." 

But Alex McLeish says he intends to give absolutely everything to prove that he can be a success at the club. 

Yesterday we wanted know which volcano caused the loss of the ancient towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii. 

And the answer is: 

Mount⁷ Vesuvius. 

And finally the worst thing about having a cell phone is when the battery dies when you're out and about. But that's no longer a problem for people in Belgrade in Serbia. A solar powered invention shaped like a tree lets people there charge their phones without having to go home. And even if the sun disappears, the panels⁸ store enough power for a month. People like the environmentally friendly idea: 

CLIP: "It's clean energy and useful when you have no other solution for your phone." 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back on Monday. Bye for now!

1 riots   

n. 暴乱, 骚乱, 暴动 vi. 骚乱, 闹事

参考例句：

• the instigators of the riots 煽动骚乱的人
• The riots are a clear manifestation of the people's discontent. 骚乱清楚地表明了人们的不满情绪。

2 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

3 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。

4 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

5 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

6 catholic   

adj.天主教的；n.天主教徒

参考例句：

• The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
• She was a devoutly Catholic.她是一个虔诚地天主教徒。

7 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

8 panels   

镶板( panel的名词复数 )； 面； （门、墙等上面的）嵌板； 控制板

参考例句：

• One of the glass panels in the front door was cracked. 前门的一块方玻璃破裂了。
• Make sure the panels are treated with a wood preservative. 确保镶板用木材防腐剂处理过。