英国新闻听力 63

BBC News with Nick Kelly.

The United Nation’s Security Council has unanimously approved a stronger mandate¹ for peace-keeping troops in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The resolution gives international forces the authority to protect the civilians² from violence, not only by rebel groups, but also renegade Congolese government soldiers. The British ambassador of the UN Sir John Sawers, said the peace-keeping force known as Monique has to do more to curb³ widespread rape⁴ and violence against civilians in the Eastern Congo.

My delegation⁵ remains⁶ support at the persistent⁷ high level sexual violence in Eastern DRC in particular, perpetrated by the arm groups, including, such to say, some of the arm forces of the DRC. Systematic⁸ rapes⁹, seized to be used by the groups like FDR as a weapon to subjugate¹⁰ and divide local communities, we look to Morniqe to do more to bring an end to this terrific practices and to do more to protect women as they go about their daily business.

Pope Benedict has said saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behavior is just as important as saving the rainforests from destruction. In his end of the year speech to Vatican officials, the pop criticized gender¹¹ theory which explores how individuals and society have perceive biological identity. He said bluring the distinction between male and female could lead to the destruction of the human race.

The Federal jury in the United States has found five men guilty of conspire¹² to kill American soldiers at an army base in the state of New Jersey¹³. Five non-US-nationals are credited on charges of attempted murder. Prosecution¹⁴ described the partisan¹⁵ a bit to wage Jihad against the United States. From Washington, here's Rajini Vaidyanathan.

The five defendants¹⁶ who lived in Philadelphia for many years were Jordanian, Turkish and Albanian origin. They were arrested in 2007 after a 14-month investigation¹⁷ which began when a clerk at an electronic store tipped off the police. His suspicions were raised when he was asked by the man to copy footage of them, firing assault weapons and screaming a Jihad Chants on to the DVD. The FBI asked two men to act to the agent on their behalf and be friend the men.

The Iraqi parliament has put off a crucial vote on whether to allow the British and other non-American forces to remain in Iraq after the UN mandate runs out at the end of the month. During the occasions the vote may now be held on Tuesday, here's Karen White.

Procession hadn't been expected to result in the vote in favor of the resolution allowing the British and other foreign troops to stay on in Iraq into next year, but it was suspended after MP from the Kurdish and Shiite Parties continue to argue with the parliamentary speaker. The resolution is needed to allow foreign troops the legal bases on which to stay in Iraq. It would affect the 4000 or so British troops based here in Basra. However, the head of the British army General / said they were contingency¹⁸ plans in place in case of any further delay to the resolution.

World News from the BBC.

Israeli human rights group says it has evidence that one of the most significant Jewish settlements on occupied territory has been largely built illegally. It says the settlement is illegal, not just on the international law, but also according to the Israeli practice. Andrew Bolton reports.

The Aufrow settlement which established in 1975, northeast of Ramala in the West Bank, but the human rights group says almost 60% of it has been built on land which remains in private Palestinian ownership. The settlement now has a population of more than 4000 and the authorities there dispute the findings. All Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal by the international community, but Israel differentiates¹⁹ between those settlements that given / permission for, such as Aufrow and dozens of smaller outpost to the degrees are unlawful.

The African Union has failed to resolve the problem of replacing Ethiopian troops back in the interim²⁰ government in Somalia when they withdraw at the end of the year. Ethiopia has made it clear it will pull its forces out within the next two weeks. The AU had earlier told the meeting of foreign ministers in ** that they could make no recommendation on both strictly²¹ African mission in Somalia.

Russia is to give its arm forces more weapons over the next three years, including 17 new strategic nuclear missiles. The government official told reporters in Moscow, that they had also been 30 short range missiles, 48 new combat planes, 60 military helicopters, more than 300 tanks and 14 naval²² vessels²³.

And thousands of lucky ticket holders²⁴ in Spain have found themselves richer into around Christmas after / winning as much as 400,000 dollars each in the annual national lottery²⁵, Owner’s Al Golddo or the Fat One. Millions of Spaniards hovered²⁶ around television sets and radios to hear the result which is aim to spreading the proceeds among as many people as possible, the lucky ones this year, including two men from / Bangladesh, living in Basra.

1 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

2 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。

3 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

4 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

5 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

8 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

9 rapes   

n.芸苔( rape的名词复数 )；强奸罪；强奸案；肆意损坏v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的第三人称单数 )；强奸

参考例句：

• The man who had committed several rapes was arrested. 那个犯了多起强奸案的男人被抓起来了。 来自辞典例句
• The incidence of reported rapes rose 0.8 percent. 美国联邦调查局还发布了两份特别报告。 来自互联网

10 subjugate   

v.征服；抑制

参考例句：

• Imperialism has not been able to subjugate China.帝国主义不能征服中国。
• After having been subjugated to ambition,your maternal instincts are at last starting to assert themselves.你那被雄心壮志压制已久的母性本能终于开始展现出来。

11 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

12 conspire   

v.密谋，（事件等）巧合，共同导致

参考例句：

• They'd conspired to overthrow the government.他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
• History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。

13 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

14 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

15 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

16 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

17 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

18 contingency   

n.意外事件，可能性

参考例句：

• We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
• A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。

19 differentiates   

区分，区别，辨别( differentiate的第三人称单数 )； 区别对待； 表明…间的差别，构成…间差别的特征

参考例句：

• This genus of plants differentiates into many species. 这种植物可分为许多种类。
• Our fax machine differentiates between an incoming fax signal and a voice call. 我们的传真机能区分接收传真信号和语音信号。

20 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

21 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

22 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

23 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

24 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

25 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。

26 hovered   

鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
• A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。