英语听力精选进阶版 10536

Street fighting as reported to have begun in a Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane as Islamic State fighters entered the Eastern district after a three-week siege. Hours after two IS flags were hoisted¹ on the edge of the town, Syrian activists² and local reports said that urban guerrilla warfare³ had started. Civilians⁴ crowded onto trucks and ambulances carried wounded fighters. Paul Admas reports.

据悉经过三天的包围，“伊斯兰国”武装分子进入叙利亚库尔德Kobane镇这个东部地区，然后就开始了巷战。就在两面IS旗帜在该镇边缘竖起的数小时后，叙利亚活动人士和当地报道称城市已经发生了民兵战斗。平民们蜂拥挤入装载受伤武装人员的卡车和救护车，保罗·亚当斯报道。

"At the end of a long day of constant gunfire, we approach Kobane across an open field, the city lay spread-out before us, smoke drifting across the rooftops, and occasional thunderous explosion reverberating⁵ across the valley. On a low hill on the very edge of the city, I saw several Islamic State fighters climbing up to a flagpole where there a black banner now fluttered. One of two went up on the east edge of the city, this morning marking the group’s entry into Kobane after a three-week siege. Street fighting has now begun, the Kurdish defenders⁶ say they relish⁷ the challenge, but feels like the beginning of the end."

“经过漫长一天不停的枪战，我们穿过一块开阔的田地进入Kobane，这个城市在我们面前延伸开来，黑烟从屋顶上升起，不时地能听到山谷中回响起震耳欲聋的爆炸声。在该市边缘的一个低山上，我看到几名‘伊斯兰国’武装分子爬到悬挂一面黑旗的旗杆前。其中一人来到该市东部边缘，今天早上标志着该组织在经过三天包围后进入Kobane。目前已经开始枪战，库尔德战士称他们喜欢这一挑战，但感觉已经看到结束的先兆。”

A nurse in Spain has become the first person known to have contracted the deadly Ebola virus outside West Africa. The nurse treated two missionaries⁸ who died of Ebola after being flown home from the region. One of the men died in August, the other priest died in September. The nurse is now being treated in a specialized⁹ unit in Madrid where her condition is described as stable. The Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato made the announcement.

西班牙一名护士成为目前所知的在西非之外感染上致命埃博拉病毒的第一人，这位护士照顾过两名从西非离开后死于埃博拉的传教士。其中一人8月份死亡，另一名牧师9月份死亡。这名护士目前在马德里一个专业中心接受治疗，该中心称她状况稳定。西班牙卫生部长阿纳·马托发表声明：

“This afternoon we have identified a case of Ebola in a patient in our country. Both health ministry¹⁰ and public health authorities are working together to give the best care to the patient and to guarantee the safety of all citizens.”

“今天下午我们在本国确诊了一个埃博拉病例，卫生部和公共卫生当局正努力给这位病人提供最好的护理，并确保全体公民的安全。”

Officials said other nurses and doctors who work with her would be monitored. Meanwhile, an American cameramen infected with Ebola in Liberia has been flown home and admitted to hospital in the United States, the fifth American to return for treatment. Ashoka Mukpo who was diagnosed early was taken to a bio-containment center.

官方称其他护理她的护士和医生将被观察，同时，一名在利比里亚感染埃博拉的美国摄影师现已回国，在美国医院接受治疗，这是第五位回国接受治疗的美国人。早先被诊断出病情的Ashoka Mukpo已被送往一个生物控制中心。

Gay rights groups have welcomed the ruling by the US Supreme¹¹ Court on same-sex marriage as a momentum¹² step forward for equality. The court rejected appeals against lifting the ban on gay marriage in the states of Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin and Indiana. The ruling means same-sex couples can now marry immediately in those five states. The Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said the ruling would make a real difference.

同性恋权利组织称赞美国最高法院就同性婚姻的判决为通往平等的重大一步，该法院驳回了反对取消对维吉尼亚州、俄克拉荷马州、犹他州、威斯康星州和印第安纳州同性婚姻禁令的上诉。该判决意味着同性夫妇现在就可以在这五个州结婚，维吉尼亚州大法官马克·赫林说该判决具有重大意义。

“This is the outcome that we have hoped for, it is the outcome we have fought for and it is the outcome that the constitution requires. Today’s decision will change the lives of thousands of loving couples, their children in their families in a positive and transformative way.”

“这是我们都希望的结果，是我们努力争取的结果，也是宪法要求的结果。今天的决定将以积极和开创性的方式改变数千对相爱情侣的生活和他们家庭的孩子们。”

Student leaders and the Hong Kong government have agreed to hold formal talks about ending the pro-democracy demonstrations¹³ which are still blocking some roads in the city. No firm date has been set for the talks. The BBC correspondent in Hong Kong says Beijing has made clear that it’s unwilling¹⁴ to give up the right to decide who can stand for election as the territory’s leader in 2017. The protestors have lifted a blockade of government offices, but hundreds remain on the streets.

学生领袖和香港政府决定就结束目前仍封锁该市某些道路的亲民主游行举行正式对话，目前尚未确定协商的日期。BBC驻香港记者说北京已明确表示不愿放弃决定谁能参选2017年香港领导人的权利，抗议者取消对政府大楼的封锁，但仍有数百人在街头。

Pope Francis has urged clerics to speak their minds frankly¹⁵ at a two-week conference of the Vatican on controversial subjects, such as contraception, divorce and same-sex marriage. Our Vatican correspondent David Willy reports.

方济各教皇敦促牧师们在梵蒂冈为期两周的会上坦诚地发表对争议话题的看法，比如避孕、离婚和同性婚姻。梵蒂冈记者戴维·威利报道。

“Pope Francis launched a discussion of what for many clerics are still taboo¹⁶ subjects by calling for a frank and open debate. He told more than 200 church leaders and experts not to mince¹⁷ their words, not to be afraid of offending him and to listen with humility¹⁸. Vatican meetings are not normally like this. The language used to restrain them full of church jargon¹⁹, but Francis wants his church to show more compassion²⁰ to divorced or separated couples without modifying basic church teaching on the indissolubility of marriage.” David Willy reporting.

“方济各教皇开始了一场对很多牧师来说仍是禁忌话题的大讨论，并呼吁大家坦诚公开地谈论。他告诉200多名教堂领袖和专家要直言不讳，不要担心会除烦自己，不必侧耳恭听。梵蒂冈会议一般不是这样的，过去的会议都要求他们使用教堂专门术语，但方济各希望自己的教堂能表示出对离婚或分居夫妇的同情，而无需就解除婚姻修改基本的教堂布道。”

The Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has vowed²¹ to identify and punish those responsible for the recent disappearance²² of 43 students after clashes with police at a protest. In a televised address, Mr. Pena Nieto described the incident as shocking, painful and unacceptable. The students, all trainee²³ teachers, went missing after a protest over job discrimination in the central city of Iguala. On Saturday, a mass grave was discovered on the outskirts²⁴ of Iguala and forensic²⁵ experts are now trying to establish whether the burnt bodies retrieved²⁶ there are from the missing students. That’s the latest BBC News.

最近43名墨西哥学生在抗议中中警方发生冲突后消失，总统恩里克·佩纳·涅托承诺要找到他们并追究有关人士的责任。佩纳·涅托在电视讲话中称这次事件令人震惊、痛心和不可接受。学生们和所有培训教师在中部城市Iguala就工作歧视举行抗议后就消失了，周六，Iguala郊外发现一大片坟墓，法医专家正努力确认这些被焚烧的尸体是否是失踪的学生。

1 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 reverberating   

回响，回荡( reverberate的现在分词 )； 使反响，使回荡，使反射

参考例句：

• The words are still ringing [reverberating] in one's ears. 言犹在耳。
• I heard a voice reverberating: "Crawl out! I give you liberty!" 我听到一个声音在回荡：“爬出来吧，我给你自由！”

6 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

8 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

10 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

11 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

12 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

13 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

14 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

15 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

16 taboo   

n.禁忌，禁止接近，禁止使用；adj.禁忌的；v.禁忌，禁制，禁止

参考例句：

• The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。
• Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里，婚前的性行为犯禁吗？

17 mince   

n.切碎物；v.切碎，矫揉做作地说

参考例句：

• Would you like me to mince the meat for you?你要我替你把肉切碎吗？
• Don't mince matters,but speak plainly.不要含糊其词，有话就直说吧。

18 humility   

n.谦逊，谦恭

参考例句：

• Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
• His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和，甚至有点谦卑。

19 jargon   

n.术语，行话

参考例句：

• They will not hear critics with their horrible jargon.他们不愿意听到评论家们那些可怕的行话。
• It is important not to be overawed by the mathematical jargon.要紧的是不要被数学的术语所吓倒.

20 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

21 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

22 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

23 trainee   

n.受训练者

参考例句：

• The trainee checked out all right on his first flight.受训者第一次飞行完全合格。
• Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.足球受训人员中没有几个能达到顶级水平。

24 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

25 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

26 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句