英语听力精选进阶版 9652

Hi there, I'm Ore from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Wednesday the 6th of July. 

Coming up: 

?Shark fishing ban in the Bahamas. 

?A 3D chocolate printer! 

?And World Cup action. 

But first, many children arriving at refugee¹ camps in Kenya and Ethiopia are so weak that they're dying within 24hours of arriving, or even before they get there. So many children are suffering from malnutrition² that the United Nations is warning that this could become 'a tragedy of unimaginable proportions'. Thousands of people are being driven from their homes by what's being called the worst drought in 60 years. It's not just refugee camps that drought victims are fleeing to - this Somali woman, like many others, has travelled from the countryside to the capital, Mogadishu looking for help... 

CLIP³: "We have faced severe drought and hunger. We were farmers and villagers, but our livestock⁴ perished⁵, our farm land burnt down. We have nowhere to stay and we have been searching for food. We have had problems 

Next up, the Bahamas is known for being a top holiday destination. Well, new rules have made it a pretty attractive spot for sharks too. The country has decided⁶ to protect them, banning shark fishing in its waters. It means all their waters have been turned into a shark sanctuary⁷. The new law also bans selling, importing and exporting shark products. 

And for today's question we want to know what ocean the Bahamas are in? Yesterday we asked you what language is spoken in Argentina? And the answer is...Spanish! 

Now to some sports news and at the women's World Cup England and Germany have finished top of their groups after beating Japan and France respectively. Ellen White scored the first goal for England, lobbing the keeper from 20 yards.. 

CLIP: Pretty indescribable, can't really put it into words. Just, yeah, the pinnacle⁸ of your career, kind of coming to the World Cup, and playing and then scoring - unbelievable! I'm so pleased that we've got the three points and we topped the group, so we're through to the quarters and that's just brilliant." 

Now to Sudan, in Africa, where the country is preparing to officially split⁹ into two independent countries. After years of fighting between the north and the south the people voted to divide the country in two. Since then there have been more clashes¹⁰, but that's not stopped people in the soon-to-be independent nation of South Sudan from trying to master their new national anthem¹¹ in time for Independence Day on Saturday... 

CLIP: Singing 

Finally to a dream come true for chocolate lovers! You may soon be able to print your own! A 3D printer that uses chocolate has been made at a British university. It prints layers of chocolate instead of ink or plastic and some shops have already said they'd be interested in selling it. 3D printing of plastic and metal is already used to speed up design work, but this takes it one sweet step further. 

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

1 refugee   

n.难民，流亡者

参考例句：

• The refugee was condemned to a life of wandering.这个难民注定要过流浪的生活。
• The refugee is suffering for want of food and medical supplies.难民苦于缺少食物和医药用品。

2 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

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 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

5 perished   

丧生( perish的过去式和过去分词 )； 消亡； 死亡； 损坏

参考例句：

• A family of four perished in the fire. 一家四口死于此次火灾之中。
• Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought. 那年由于干旱，几百头羊突然死去。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

8 pinnacle   

n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰

参考例句：

• Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
• It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

9 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

10 clashes   

冲突( clash的名词复数 )； 不协调； （两群人之间的）打斗

参考例句：

• Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。
• Several policemen were injured in the clashes. 几名警察在冲突中受伤。

11 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。