英国新闻听力 美国逮捕300多名墨西哥毒品团伙成员

The US government says it’s arrested more than 300 members of a powerful Mexican drug gang in a major operation across the country. The Attorney General Eric Holder¹ said the arrest took place in 19 states and dealt a significant blow to the group’s supply chain of drugs, weapons and cash into the United States.

In the last 2 days alone, we have seized 3.4 million dollars in US currency and nearly 730 pounds of methamphetamine as well as other narcotics². We’ve also seized close to 400 weapons.

He said the gang known as the Michoacan family had shown an incredible level of sophistication and ruthlessness.

President Obama has welcomed plans by the US Treasury³ to cut the salaries of top executives at companies that the government bailed⁴ out last year. Twenty-five top managers are expected to have their salaries cut by 90% at companies including General Motors and Citi Group. The Federal Reserve has proposed measures discouraging excessive risk as Richard Lister reports from Washington

President Obama said it offended American values when the top executives of firms being kept afloat by taxpayers⁵ awarded themselves huge bonuses. AIG, the company which helped trigger the financial meltdown, is this year preparing to pay its trading division executives almost 200 million dollars in bonuses, despite having to rely on 180 billion dollars of bailout money. The Fed says it will review pay structures at 6000 US financial institutions and veto those which appear to encourage the kind of risk-taking which brought the financial sector⁶ to the brink⁷ of collapse⁸.

The world's biggest mobile phone maker⁹, Nokia, is suing its American rival Apple for patent infringement¹⁰. The legal action covers 10 patents which it says Apple has breached¹¹ with its massively popular Iphone. Duncan Butter reports.

The Apple Iphone has been a huge success, selling over 34 million units since it was launched 2 years ago. Most users prize it for its innovative¹² technology. But now Nokia is claiming that much of that technology was devised by its research scientists and wants Apple to compensate¹³ it financially, hence the lawsuit¹⁴ filed in the United States. Nokia says patents relating to wireless¹⁵ data, speech coding, security and encryption have all been infringed¹⁶. So far there’s been no response from Apple and it’s not clear how much money Nokia is seeking in compensation

Hundreds of people have demonstrated outside the BBC’s television studios in London to protest against the appearance on a political debate program of the leader of the far-right British National Party Nick Griffin. At one stage, protestors forced their way inside the BBC building and police said they had made 6 arrests. On the program which is due for broadcast shortly, the BNP leader defended his party’s far-right views but his opinions were repeatedly challenged.

For the first time the Sri Lankan government has begun resettling displaced people to areas formerly¹⁷ controlled by the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels. More than 5,500 people left the Vavuniya camp on Thursday for resettlement in former rebel strongholds in Northern Sri Lanka. They are part of a larger group of about 40,000. The government says it aims to complete the process in the next few days. More than a quarter of a million civilians¹⁸ are housed in military-run camps.

The former military ruler of Uruguay, Gregorio Alvarez, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on human rights charges. He was found guilty of 37 homicides during his time as head of the armed forces in 1970s and then as president between 1981 and 1985. The former general was arrested in 2007 on charges of ordering the death of political prisoners.

Scientists say they’ve found a significant flaw in the counting of carbon dioxide emissions²⁰ which could encourage massive deforestation. Professor, Timothy Searchinger, from Princeton University said if the loophole is not closed, more forests could be cleared in the mistaken belief that bioenergy always helps to reduce emissions.

"Even if we create biofuels or use virtual electricity in a way that's both burning down the world’s forests, we count that as a 100% carbon reduction, rather than what it really is, which is a source of emissions of carbon dioxide. As utilities and oil companies, factories have to reduce their greenhouse gas emission¹⁹, it gives them a perverse²¹ incentive²² to clear the world’s forests for bioenergy."

The 23-year-old son of the French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said he will give up his attempt to become the head of the body overseeing La Defense²³, a major business district of Paris. The nomination²⁴ of Jean Sarkozy had been strongly criticized as nepotistic²⁵.

美国政府称在一次全国范围的重大行动中逮捕了300多名墨西哥大型毒品团伙成员。美国总检察长霍尔德(Eric Holder)表示，这次行动在全国19个州进行，对该犯罪团伙向美国境内的毒品，武器和现金供应链造成了沉重的打击。

仅仅在最近两天，我们就缴获了34.万美元现金，接近730磅甲基苯丙胺以及其他麻醉毒品。我们还缴获了接近400支武器。

他说，Michoacan家族犯罪团伙的暴力和恶劣程度令人难以置信，骇人听闻。

财政部计划削减去年接受政府救助的公司高管薪资，奥巴马总统对该计划表示欢迎。预计，包括通用汽车和花旗集团在内的公司25名高管的薪资将被削减90%。美联储提议采取措施，避免公司进行过多风险举动。Richard Lister在伦敦报道。

奥巴马总统表示，这些公司一方面要依赖纳税人的救助才能继续生存，另一方面却为自己的高管发放巨额奖金，这违背了美国的价值观。引发金融危机全面爆发的AIG集团今年准备向贸易部门高管发放2亿美元的奖金，尽管仍然要依赖高达1800亿美元的救助资金。美联储表示将对美国6000多家金融机构的薪资结构进行检查，否决鼓励冒险举动的结构，以免再次导致金融部门到达崩溃边缘。

世界最大的手机制造商诺基亚起诉其美国竞争对手Apple侵犯其专利。该司法行动涉及10项专利，称Apple最受欢迎的Iphone违反相关规定。Duncan Butter报道。

Apple Iphone自两年前发行以来取得了巨大的成功，获得了3400万台的销量。大部分用户都称赞其创新型的技术。但是，现在诺基亚声称，Apple Iphone的大部分技术都由诺基亚的研究人员设计，希望Apple在经济方面进行赔偿，因此将诉讼材料递交至美国。诺基亚称，Apple侵犯了无线数据，语言编码，安全和加密技术等专利。目前为止，Apple没有做出任何回应，至于诺基亚要求多少数额的赔偿也还不清楚。

伦敦数百人在BBC电视台外举行抗议活动，抗议极右翼英国国家党领袖Nick Griffin在一个政治辩论节目中露面。抗议者曾经长驱直入BBC大楼内，警方称，他们已经逮捕了6人。该节目稍后即将播出，在节目中，英国国家党领袖极力捍卫其极右翼观点，但是，他的观点一再遭遇人们的挑战。

斯里兰卡政府首次开始重新将流离失所的人们向之前塔米尔猛虎组织控制的地区安置。周四，5,000多人离开Vavuniya营地，到斯里兰卡北部前反叛分子堡垒定居。他们只是大约40,000人的群体中的一部分。政府表示，他们的目的是在接下来的几天完成整个程序。超过25万人被安置在军方设置的营地。

乌拉圭前军事独裁者阿尔瓦雷兹(Gregorio Alvarez)因侵犯人权被判处25年监禁。在70年代担任军队领袖，以及1981年至1985年间担任总统期间，他共犯有37宗谋杀罪。这位前将军在2007年因下令处死政治犯而被捕。

科学家称，他们发现了计算二氧化碳排放量的一个重大缺陷，这会鼓励大规模的砍伐森林。来自普林斯顿大学的Timothy Searchinger教授表示，如果loophole不立即关闭，更多的人会认为生物能可以帮助降低二氧化碳排放，被这种想法误导会导致更多森林被砍伐。

“即使我们创造出生物燃料，或者使用虚拟电力，这两种方式均会燃烧掉世界上的森林。我们认为这百分之百会降低碳排放，而实际上，这是

二氧化碳排放的源泉。当各设施和石油公司，工厂必须降低温室气体放排的时候，这给了他们错误的激励措施，让他们为了生物能源而清除世界上的森林。”

法国总统萨科齐23岁的儿子表示，他将放弃试图成为法国巴黎主要商业区La Defense监管机构的负责人。让·萨科齐的提名受到公众强烈批评，被认为是裙带关系。

1 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

2 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

4 bailed   

保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
• Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。

5 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

6 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

7 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

8 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。

9 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

10 infringement   

n.违反；侵权

参考例句：

• Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。
• The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯

11 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

12 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

13 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

14 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

15 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

16 infringed   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的过去式和过去分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• Wherever the troops went, they never infringed on the people's interests. 大军过处，秋毫无犯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was arrested on a charge of having infringed the Election Law. 他因被指控触犯选举法而被拘捕。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

18 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。

19 emission   

n.发出物，散发物；发出，散发

参考例句：

• Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施，降低污染物排放总量。
• Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后，指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。

20 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

21 perverse   

adj.刚愎的；坚持错误的，行为反常的

参考例句：

• It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。
• She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.她有一种不正常的心态，以使别人难堪来取乐。

22 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

23 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

24 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

25 nepotistic   

adj.重用亲属的；袒护亲戚的；任人唯亲的；裙带关系的

参考例句：

• But Kyrgyzstanis have twice overthrown presidents seen as corrupt, nepotistic and dictatorial. 但是吉尔吉斯斯坦曾两次将腐败，搞裙带关系，独裁的政府推翻。 来自互联网