英语听力精选进阶版 9667

Hi there, I'm John from the BBC World News for Schools. It's Thursday the 28th of July. 

Coming up: 

Faulty equipment's blamed for Chinese train crash. 

Sergio Aguero's set to seal Man City transfer. 

And the three times lucky lottery¹ winners! 

First though to China where faulty signalling equipment has been blamed for last week's high speed train crash, that killed at least 39 people. Officials say that a signal failed to turn red after being hit by lightning, allowing a high-speed train to crash into another. 

Next, the first plane full of emergency food for famine victims has arrived in Somalia's capital - Mogadishu. The aid is desperately² needed, with more than half the country facing starvation. David Orr from the World Food Programme spoke³ to journalists shortly after the plane touched down... 

CLIP⁴: "We've got fourteen tonnes onboard this aircraft, of this special ready to use food which comes in sachets. It looks a bit like peanut butter and it's for the treatment of malnutrition⁵ in children." 

But not long after the plane arrived heavy fighting broke out in the capital. It's not clear if the fighting has prevented officials from getting aid to those who need it. 

Ok moving on to some sport now and It's expected that Argentinean striker Sergio Aguero will be confirmed as a Manchester City player later today. The fee for the Atletico Madrid player is expected to be even more than the ￡32.5 million pounds City paid for Robinho. South American footy expert Tim Vickery reckons⁶ he was always destined⁷ for big things... 

CLIP: "Aguero is someone who was something of as child prodigy⁸, back in Argentina with Independiente. His potential and his ability has never been in doubt." 

And for today's question we want to know which Argentinean footy legend is Aguero's father in law? Yesterday we asked you how many states there are in the United States? And the answer is ....50! 

Next to golf, and the Irish Open has teed off in County Kerry. Heading into the tournament US Masters' champion Rory McIlroy talked about how much he'd love a victory on home turf... 

CLIP: "No matter what country you're from you want to win your national open. Being a major champion, and coming here this year, you know expectations are going to be very high and it would be great to win the Irish Open." 

And finally, imagine winning the lottery, not once, not twice, but three times!Well a lucky mother and daughter from North Carolina have beaten all the odds⁹ by doing just that. Kimberly McCauley has just won $100,000 on a scratch-card, but that doesn't come close to her mum's winnings - she scooped¹⁰ more than $160,000 in 2007, which nicely topped up the $15.5m she won in 1991! 

OK, that's all from the World News for Schools team. We're back tomorrow for our final bulletin¹¹. All week we've been getting so many nice message from you guys - thanks to Amir who got in touch from Iran, and to Rinto in Japan. And if you want to get in touch you better be quick. The address is [email protected]. Bye for now!

1 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

2 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 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。

5 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。

6 reckons   

计算( reckon的第三人称单数 )； 猜想； 考虑； 思忖

参考例句：

• In cricket, a no ball reckons as one run. 在板球中，投球违例要失一分。
• Any unemployed person reckons as deserving government help. 任何一个失业者都被认为应受到政府的帮助。

7 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

8 prodigy   

n.惊人的事物，奇迹，神童，天才，预兆

参考例句：

• She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
• He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才，这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。

9 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

10 scooped   

v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等）

参考例句：

• They scooped the other newspapers by revealing the matter. 他们抢先报道了这件事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car. 车轮搅起的石块，在车身下发出不吉祥的锤击声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 bulletin   

n.小报，会刊，简明新闻，新闻快报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• The radio bulletin warned of the typhoon.收音机新闻快报发布了台风警报。