英国新闻听力 世界各地向爱德华-肯尼迪致敬

Iran’s Supreme¹ Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said he does not believe that the leaders of the post-election protests in the country were knowingly part of any plot by foreign powers. The BBC Iran Analyst² Kasra Naji reports that his statement appears to be aimed at the hardliners who have been demanding the arrest of leaders of the opposition³.

The hardliners have been increasingly calling for the arrest of the top leaders of the opposition including a former President Ahaba Rason Joni. They accused him of being part of the so-called Velvet⁴ Revolution instigated⁵ by Iran’s enemies, including the US and Britain. Now Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sought to restrain his followers⁶. There are signs that the recent short trials of some of the reformist politicians and journalists in which they have been allegedly confessed to be in part of the foreign plot are pushing Iran into more uncertainty⁷.

The Sri Lankan military has described as a fabrication of video clip allegedly showing its soldiers killing⁸ prisoners during the final stages of the conflict with the Tamil Tigers rebels. An army spokesman said the rebels were known to dress in military uniforms and they were probably to blame. The video shows a man in army uniform shooting a naked man who’s bound and blind-folded with the bodies of several others nearby. The clips were supplied by a group called Journalists for

Democracy in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan High Commissioner⁹ to Britain Nihal Jayasinghe told the BBC that government forces were not behind the shootings.

“The Sri Lankan army never engaged with the Tamil civilians¹¹. Our fight was against the terrorists. We do not know who the killers¹² are or those people who are wielding¹³ the gun. We do not know who they are.”

One of Nigeria’s top banking¹⁴ executives on the run from police for more than a week has handed herself in. Cecilia Ibru who was Chief Executive of Oceanic Bank has now been questioned over a variety of fraud and other charges. She was one of five top bankers dismissed as anti-corruption¹⁵ police started investigating the missing billions of dollars which brought the Nigerian banking system to the verge¹⁶ of collapse¹⁷. Our correspondent Caroline Duffield reports now from Lagos.

In Nigeria’s press, Cecilia Ibru is referred to as the First Lady of Banking. She’s famous for her big personality, her attendance of lavish¹⁸ parties and for her trademark¹⁹ pearls. The newspapers here have been full of stories that she lent her nanny over 60 million dollars. For the last week, she has been on the run from police. They declared her wanted for credit market manipulation, insider trading, money laundering²⁰ and fraud. On Wednesday, she walked into the headquarters of the fraud police and gave herself up.

Tributes have poured in from across the United States and the world for the veteran American Senator Edward Kennedy who was died from brain cancer, aged¹⁰ 77. Among them, President Obama described him as the greatest Senator of modern times, and the former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern praised his contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process. Reports say his funeral will take place on Saturday and he will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery²¹, alongside his assassinated²² older brothers, President John Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy.

The latest election results from Afghanistan show President Hamid Karzai has widened his lead. The latest figures released by the election commission show Mr. Karzai has 44% while his main rival Abdullah Abdullah has 35. From Kabul here is Ian Pannell.

“With 17% of all votes counted, Hamid Karzai appears to be extending his lead over Dr. Abdullah. However this is still a small fraction of the overall count and these figures will undoubtedly²³ change. The country’s election commission claims to release results on a daily basis and it will take some time for a fuller picture to emerge. The election has been beset²⁴ by allegations of fraud and corruption and concerns about a low voter turnout, raising questions about how credible²⁵ the process has been. There are also fears that supporters of the losing candidates could take to the streets if they feel that the election has not been legitimate²⁶.”

The British broadcaster Channel 4 says it’s dropping its ground-breaking reality TV programme Big Brother after next year’s series. The format²⁷ for big brother filming a group of people locked in a house for several weeks was launched in the Netherlands ten years ago but became a global phenomenon after spreading to Britain and beyond it. The BBC's media correspondent says the program changed television, turning ordinary people into celebrities²⁸.

伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊称，他不相信总统选举过后的抗议活动是外国势力阴谋的一部分。BBC伊朗问题分析家Kasra Naji报道称，哈梅内伊的声明似乎是针对强硬派。强硬派一直要求逮捕反对派领袖。

强硬派要求逮捕反对派高层人物的呼声越来越大，其中包括前总统Ahaba Rason Joni。他们指控Ahaba Rason Joni是伊朗的敌人煽动的所谓天鹅绒革命的一部分，其中包括美国和英国。现在，伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊寻求限制其追随者。在最近对一些改革派政治家和记者的审讯中，他们被指招供了自己是外国阴谋的一部分。这些审讯使伊朗的形势更加不确定。

最近一段视频剪辑片段显示，在于塔米尔猛虎组织冲突的最后阶段，一些士兵杀害囚犯。斯里兰卡军队称，视频纯属编造。军方发言人称，众所周知，塔米尔反叛分子经常身穿军队制服行凶，他们应该受到指责。该视频显示，一名身穿军装的男子射杀一名被捆绑并蒙眼的裸体男子，附近还有其他几人的尸体。该视频由斯里兰卡记者民主组织提供。斯里兰卡驻英国高级委员Nihal Jayasinghe告诉BBC，政府军队没有策划这些射杀事件。

“斯里兰卡军队从来都没有与塔米尔平民接触。我们的战争是反抗恐怖分子的。我们不知道凶手是谁，也不知道持枪者是谁。我们不知道那些人是谁。”

尼日利亚潜逃一周多的银行主管向警方自首。尼日利亚海洋国际银行(Oceanic Bank International）首席执行官和常务董事伊布鲁(Cecilia Ibru）正在就一系列诈骗和其他指控接受审讯。她是反腐警察开始调查导致尼日利亚银行系统濒于崩溃的几十亿美元时被解雇的5名高级银行家之一。我们的记者Caroline Duffield在拉各斯报道。

在尼日利亚新闻界，伊布鲁被称为银行界第一夫人。她以独特的个性，参加奢华的派对和名牌珠宝而著称。这里的报纸竟然大幅报道她借给自己的保姆6000万美元。过去的一周，她一直在潜逃。警方称，她因操作信用市场，内部交易，洗钱和诈骗等罪行被通缉。周三，她走进诈骗警方总部自首。

美国和世界各地的人们纷纷向经验丰富的美国参议员爱德华-肯尼迪致敬。爱德华-肯尼迪因脑癌去世，享年77岁。其中，奥巴马总统称在他为现代最伟大的参议员。前爱尔兰总理Bertie Ahern称赞他为北爱尔兰的和平进程做出了巨大贡献。报道称，葬礼将于周六举行。爱德华-肯尼迪将被葬在阿灵顿国家公墓，与他被暗杀的兄弟约翰·肯尼迪和参议员罗伯特·肯尼迪葬在一起。

阿富汗总统选举最新结果显示，现任总统卡尔扎伊优势增大。选举委员会公布的最新数字显示，卡尔扎伊目前获得的选票为44%，而他主要的竞争对手阿卜杜拉支持率为35%。

“现在已经统计了17%的选票，卡尔扎伊相对阿卜杜拉的优势扩大。然而，现在统计的仍是一小部分选票，数字毫无疑问还会变化。阿富汗选举委员会声称将每天公布计票结果，而最终结果将需要一定的时间。由于有人指控选举诈骗和腐败以及担心投票率低等问题，选举曾经遭受围攻，这引发人么对选举过程诚信度的质疑。还有担心称，如果有人感觉选举不合法，落选候选人的支持者可能会举行抗议活动。”

英国广播第四频道宣布在明年的系列之后将取消其真人秀Big Brother节目。十年前，荷兰big brother节目拍摄了一些人被锁在房间里长达几周的时间，但是该节目传播到英国之后成为全球现象。BBC媒体记者称，该节目改变了电视，使普通人成为明星。

1 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。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 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。

4 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

5 instigated   

v.使（某事物）开始或发生，鼓动( instigate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government has instigated a programme of economic reform. 政府已实施了经济改革方案。
• He instigated the revolt. 他策动了这次叛乱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

7 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

10 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

11 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。

12 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

13 wielding   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的现在分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• The rebels were wielding sticks of dynamite. 叛乱分子舞动着棒状炸药。
• He is wielding a knife. 他在挥舞着一把刀。

14 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

15 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

16 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

17 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

18 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

19 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

20 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

21 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

22 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

23 undoubtedly   

adv.确实地，无疑地

参考例句：

• It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
• He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。

24 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

25 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

26 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

27 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

28 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目