英语听力精选进阶版 13875

BBC Learning English 

Words in the News  

11 July 2012 

Disney in North Korea? 

Transcript: 

Is this what springs to mind when you think of North Korea?  

It's an unorthodox cultural celebration for a country better known for parading 

its missile might. 

These images from North Korean TV suggest Kim Jong-un may want to carve out 

a different image to his predecessors¹.    

They've eased restrictions² on some Western brands and these Disney characters. 

It comes as officials pay their respects to the country's former leaders. 

Vocabulary: 

springs to mind  

is your immediate³ thought  

unorthodox 

unusual 

might 

power or strength 

eased 

relaxed (a rule or law) 

pay their respects 

honour someone or something (e.g. the dead)  

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

BBC news reports.  

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly. 

springs to mind / unorthodox / might / eased / pay their respects 

1. China's securities regulator has sought ______ entry rules for foreign 

investors⁴, the latest step in its bid to open up the financial market. 

2. Mr Orban has alarmed Hungary's foreign partners with his ______economic 

policies, particularly a public battle with his own central bank. 

3. The dark red berets of the Ethiopian army are back in Baidoa. At the airstrip, 

there was plenty of military _______ on display: hulking tanks, heavy artillery⁵ 

and dozens of alert troops.  

4. Writing on the council's website, the mayor of Lisburn, William Leathem, said: 

"For those of us who have worked or served in our own professions for many 

years, we understand the enormity of time that 60 years' service brings and we 

wish to express our thanks and ___________ to Her Majesty⁶. 

5. Mention Canada, and images of mounties, maple⁷ syrup⁸ or possibly Montreal 

are most likely to __________. But the country is sitting on the second-largest 

oil reserves in the world. 

Answers:  

1. China's securities regulator has sought to ease entry rules for foreign 

investors, the latest step in its bid to open up the financial market. 

Source:  China seeks to relax entry rules for foreign investors 

2. Mr Orban has alarmed Hungary's foreign partners with his unorthodox 

economic policies, particularly a public battle with his own central bank. 

Source:  Profile: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban 

3. The dark red berets of the Ethiopian army are back in Baidoa. At the airstrip, 

there was plenty of military might on display: hulking tanks, heavy artillery and 

dozens of alert troops. 

Source:  Somalia conflict: Visiting al-Shabab fallen stronghold 

4. Writing on the council's website, the mayor of Lisburn, William Leathem, said: 

"For those of us who have worked or served in our own professions for many 

years, we understand the enormity of time that 60 years' service brings and we 

wish to express our thanks and pay our respects to Her Majesty. 

Source:  Diamond Jubilee⁹: 21-gun salute¹⁰ at Hillsborough 

5. Mention Canada, and images of mounties, maple syrup or possibly Montreal 

are most likely to spring to mind. But the country is sitting on the second-largest oil reserves in the world. 

Source:  Oil politics: Canada's role in the energy world 

1 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

5 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

6 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

7 maple   

n.槭树，枫树，槭木

参考例句：

• Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。

8 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

9 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

10 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。