英国新闻听力 德黑兰再次发生抗议活动

Thousands of opposition¹ supporters in the Iranian capital Teheran have staged fresh protests against last month’s controversial presidential election. Police fired tear gas to disperse² the crowds who chanted the name of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the candidate officials say came second; reports also speak of several arrests. Earlier the former President Ali Akbar Rafsanjani delivered a powerful sermon at Friday prayers. He said many Iranians had doubts about the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The situation created after the announcement of election results is bitter. I don't think anyone from any faction³ wanted this. And now all of us have been harmed, all have been harmed. Why did it happen? Today we need unity⁴ more than anytime in the past.

Indonesian police say bomb attacks on two luxury hotels in the capital Jakarta were carried out by two suicide bombers⁵. At least nine people were killed including the bombers and many others injured. Police are describing a bedroom at the Marriott hotel where a bomb was defused and bomb making materials were found as the attackers’ control center. Indonesia’s ambassador to the United Nations Marty Natalegawa said those behind the attacks would be punished.

We are not going to speculate at this juncture⁶ who the possible perpetrators are, and so really do the good old-fashioned policing work and let our authorities work in a diligent⁷ manner to find the perpetrators. Let me assure you of one point. These people who perpetrated these heinous⁸ acts, they may be able to try to run, but they cannot hide.

An Italian judge has jailed more than fifty members of a Sicilian Mafia syndicate, some of them for up to twenty years in jail, in a case the Italian government says is a landmark⁹ in the battle against organized crime. The accused, who’re all linked to the Lo Piccolo crime family were prosecuted¹⁰ for running protection rackets involving shops and businesses on the island of Sicily. The BBC correspondent in Rome says failure to pay often led to violence, arson¹¹ and occasionally murder. It’s the first time that local groups of Sicilian businessmen working closely with the police have achieved a successful prosecution¹².

The American space shuttle Endeavour has successfully docked with the International Space Station two days after its launch. Charles Scanlon reports from Miami.

The seven crew members on board the Endeavour are joining six already at the space station making it the largest number of astronauts ever assembled in orbit. The shuttle will remain for a week and a half to complete work on a Japanese space laboratory. Before docking the Endeavour performed a back flip¹³ so that scientists at the space station could photograph its entire surface. They were looking for any damage caused during Wednesday’s launch. NASA says the shuttle’s in no danger even though it was hit by debris¹⁴ thought to be foam¹⁵ that peeled off from the fuel tank.

The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Mumbai at the start of her visit to India. Before going Mrs. Clinton called on the country to join the United States in supporting Pakistan’s fight against terrorism. Relations between the South Asian neighbors have been tense since the Mumbai bomb attacks last year which India blames on Pakistani militants¹⁶. Mrs. Clinton’s agenda is also likely to include trade and climate change.

Supporters of the deposed¹⁷ Honduran President Manuel Zelaya have staged demonstrations¹⁸ across the country amid reports that the ousted¹⁹ leader is about to return home. President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela said Mr. Zelaya who’s been in neighboring Nicaragua would cross the border soon and had his full support. The United States has called for restraint.

The Polish philosopher and political theorist Leszek Kolakowski has died in hospital at Oxford²⁰ in England. He was 81. A former communist Kolakowski spent almost half his life in exile in the West. The Polish Parliament held a one minute’s silence in remembrance of his contribution to a free and democratic Poland. Adam Easton reports from Warsaw.

After the war he studied philosophy and became a professor. Seeing the destruction wrought²¹ by the Nazis²² in Poland he joined the Communist Party. But he gradually became disillusioned²³ and more daring in his criticism of the system. In 1966, he was expelled from the Party and two years later he lost his job. Seeking exile in the West, he eventually settled at Oxford, in the 1980s from his base in Britain, he supported Poland's pro-democracy Solidarity²⁴ Movement which overthrew²⁵ communism in 1989.

French police are investigating an incident where two cyclists in the Tour de France were shot at and slightly injured with an air rifle. The organizers of the tour said the New Zealand rider Julian Dean, was hit on the finger, Oscar Freire of Spain was also injured.

在伊朗首都德黑兰，反对派支持者对上月有争议的总统选举发起新的抗议活动。集会人群高呼处于第二位的候选人穆萨维的名字，警方发射催泪弹来驱散人群。据报道还有一些抗议者被逮捕。早些时候，前总统拉夫桑贾尼在周五的祈祷周发表了有力的讲道。他说，许多伊朗人民对总统内贾德的再次当选存在疑问。

宣布选举结果之后，伊朗的形势更加严峻。我认为，任何一个党派都不希望看到这样。现在，所有人都受到了伤害。为什么会发生这种情况呢？今天，我们需要比以往任何时候更加团结。

印度尼西亚警方表示，首都雅加达两家豪华酒店发生的炸弹爆炸袭击由两名自杀式爆炸者实施。包括爆炸者本人在内共有至少9人死亡，多人受伤。警方称，在万豪酒店一个房间内拆除了一枚炸弹，房内还发现了一些制造炸弹的原料，这应是袭击者的控制中心。印尼驻联合国大使Marty Natalegawa称，爆炸袭击的幕后主使者应当受到严惩。

在这个关键时刻，我们不会推测谁是罪犯，而是让警方按部就班的工作，让官方勤奋地找出罪犯。我可以保证一点。实施恶行的人可以逃跑，但是不可能永远躲避。

一名意大利法官判处黑手党组织50多名成员监禁，其中一些被判20年。该案件被意大利政府称作打击团伙犯罪的里程碑。被控者均与黑手党犯罪团伙有关，被控诉在西西里岛向商铺和企业收取保护费。BBC驻罗马记者称，如果商铺不交保护费，通常会遭遇暴力，纵火甚至谋杀。这是西西里岛当地商人组织与警方的合作首次获得胜诉。

美国奋进号航天飞机发射两天之后与国际空间站成功对接。Charles Scanlon在迈阿密报道。

奋进号航天飞机上的7名宇航员加入已经在空间站的6人，成为轨道上宇航员人数的最大规模。航天飞机将停留一周半的时间，完成日本太空实验室的工作。在此之前，奋进号进行了环游，以便空间站的科学家能够拍下整体外貌。他们检查了周三的发射中可能造成的任何损坏。NASA称，尽管航天飞机被怀疑从油罐剥落的碎片击中，但是飞机本身没有危险。

美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿抵达孟买，开始印度之行。动身之前，克林顿呼吁印度加入美国的行列，支持巴基斯坦打击恐怖主义。自去年的孟买恐怖袭击案以来，这两个南亚邻国之间的关系一度紧张，印度一直指责袭击是巴基斯坦好战分子所谓。克林顿的日程还可能包括贸易和气候变化方面。

洪都拉斯全国均在报道被驱逐的总统塞拉亚即将回国，塞拉亚的支持者发起示威活动。委内瑞拉总统查韦斯称，现正在邻国尼加拉瓜的塞拉亚总统即将穿越边境。查韦斯将全力支持。美国要求各方进行克制。

波兰哲学家和政治理论家莱斯泽克·克拉科夫斯基在英国牛津一家医院去世，享年81岁。克拉科夫斯基以前曾是共产主义者，半生都被流放在西方。波兰议会默哀一分钟，纪念他对自由民主的波兰所作的贡献。Adam Easton在华沙报道。

战后，克拉科夫斯基学习哲学，并成为专家。看到纳粹分子引起的破坏，他加入了共产党。但是他的幻想逐渐破灭，在批判系统中更加大胆。1966年，他被驱逐出党，两年后失业。在西方的流放过程中，他最终在牛津定居。八十年代，在英国定居期间，他支持波兰的团结工人运动，最终于1989年推翻了共产主义。

在环法自行车赛中，两名自行车赛选手被气枪打中，造成轻伤，法国警方正在进行调查。自行车赛的组织者称，新西兰车手Julian Dean手指受伤，受伤的还有西班牙选手Oscar Freire。

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

3 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

4 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

5 bombers   

n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 )；投弹手；安非他明胶囊；大麻叶香烟

参考例句：

• Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 juncture   

n.时刻，关键时刻，紧要关头

参考例句：

• The project is situated at the juncture of the new and old urban districts.该项目位于新老城区交界处。
• It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.此时很难预料公司的前景。

7 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。

8 heinous   

adj.可憎的，十恶不赦的

参考例句：

• They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
• I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。

9 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

10 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

11 arson   

n.纵火，放火

参考例句：

• He was serving a ten spot for arson.他因纵火罪在服十年徒刑。
• He was arraigned on a charge of arson.他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

12 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。

13 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

14 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

15 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

16 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

17 deposed   

v.罢免( depose的过去式和过去分词 )；（在法庭上）宣誓作证

参考例句：

• The president was deposed in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被废黜。
• The head of state was deposed by the army. 国家元首被军队罢免了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 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。

19 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

20 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

21 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

22 Nazis   

n.（德国的）纳粹党员( Nazi的名词复数 )；纳粹主义

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Nazis were responsible for the mass murder of Jews during World War Ⅱ. 纳粹必须为第二次世界大战中对犹太人的大屠杀负责。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 disillusioned   

a.不再抱幻想的，大失所望的，幻想破灭的

参考例句：

• I soon became disillusioned with the job. 我不久便对这个工作不再抱幻想了。
• Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream. 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦。

24 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

25 overthrew   

overthrow的过去式

参考例句：

• The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime. 人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
• They overthrew their King. 他们推翻了国王。