英国新闻听力 谷歌就搜索问题向印度总理道歉

The Afghan army says at least ten members of the Taliban have been beheaded by rival militants¹ from the Islamic State group in the east of the country. The beheadings followed weeks of fierce fightings between the two groups. Mark Lobell reports from Kabul.

“The revelations emerged in a secret memo² from the Afghan army’s 201th Col mistakenly sent to the media on Wednesday. The document says that a Taliban attack on a government-held area in the remote action district close to the border with Pakistan was repelled³ by the army. Then ten fleeing insurgents⁴ were captured by Islamic State militants and beheaded. This is the first known beheadings of Taliban members by Islamic State linked fighters who have reportedly been trying to recruit soldiers from the Taliban.”

South African police have launched a preliminary investigation⁵ into allegations that the country’s football association paid a ＄10 million bribe⁶ to FIFA officials to host the 2010 World Cup. The claim emerged as part of a corruption⁷ scandal that engulfed⁸ FIFA. South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said he had seen no indication of financial wrong doing.

“We were very vigorous and then all the available information that we save before those instructions were intensely interrogated⁹ and I can attest¹⁰ that none of such evidence ever surfaced in those meetings.”

Britain’s Sports Minister John Whittingdale says there’s a strong case for rerunning the bids to host the World Cup in 2018 and 2022 if there’s evidence of corruption. FIFA awarded the tournaments to Russia and Qatar.

The Chinese authorities say they are planning to right the cruise ship that overturned in the Yangtze River on Monday. More than 450 people on board, but only 14 are known to have survived. From Jianli on the Yangtze River, John Sudworth reports.

“The divers¹¹ have been battling near 0 visibility and serious risks in trying to search ship’s 150 compartments¹². The body recovery work had begun to gather pace after holes were cut into the Eastern Star’s exposed upturned hull¹³ allowing workers to enter from above, but it now seems the engineers have decided¹⁴ the best option is to raise the 4-decked cruise ship out of the water. Hooks have been well in the place and the net has been stretched around the entire structure.”

Google has apologized to the India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his photo appeared in Internet search results for the world’s top ten criminals. Here's Anberison at Rajkot.

"Google said the way images were described on the Internet could lead to surprising results to specific queries¹⁵ and they were not reflective of the opinions of the company. Google’s apology came after many Indian politicians and commentators¹⁶ expressed concern on social media. Despite the company’s apology, an image search for the world’s top ten criminals still shows pictures of Mr Modi alongside the wanted militants, murders and dictators."

BBC news.

The father of a Russian opposition¹⁷ activist¹⁸ has told BBC he believes his son, who collapsed¹⁹ suddenly last week, was poisoned. Vladimir Kara-Murza has been diagnosed with acute kidney failure and remains²⁰ severely²¹ ill in a Moscow hospital. So far, toxicology tests have revealed no evidence of foul²² play.

The German Chancellor²³ Angela Merkel has said she's optimistic that a good solution would be found to keep Britain in the European Union. But the deal has issued all EU countries. Britain’s newly re-elected Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s membership ahead a referendum on whether the country should remain in the EU. Mrs Merkel told the BBC she wasn’t losing sleep over the prospect²⁴ of a British exit.

Saudis have been arguing online over a provocative²⁵ Tweet that’s opened the battle lines between the sexes. Since it was posted on twister this week, the harsh tag "don’t marry a Saudi man" has prompted a flurry of impassioned, as well as humorous responses. Sebastian Usher²⁶ reports.

"Online those were segregated²⁷ young Saudi women and men meet to swap²⁸ their hopes and ideas. It’s a place where they can squabble, too, over the issues that divide them. In a country a woman still needs to rely on male guardian²⁹. Some Saudis have used Twitter to highlight abuses by men of the power the society gives them over women. A leading Saudi female activist recently tweeted that women like her were becoming increasingly choosy about who they married, not restricting themselves just to Saudis. That kind of forthrightness³⁰ may have prompted a counter campaign earlier this year with Saudi men calling for no girls on twitter.”

Seven new species of colorful tiny frogs have been discovered in a rainforest near the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil. Each one has been found on the upper reaches of a separate mountain where the cool cloud forests have a unique climate. All the frogs are less than one centimeter long and many have poisonous skin to help them avoid becoming meals for predators³¹.

阿富汗军方称至少有10名塔利班人员在该国东部被伊斯兰国敌对武装分子砍头，此前两组织经历了数周的激烈战斗。马克·罗文在喀布尔报道。

“周三阿富汗军方的秘密备忘录被错误地发给媒体，于是这件事就曝光了。文件称塔利班对巴基斯坦边境附近一个被政府控制的偏远地区进行袭击，并遭到军方的反击，然后10名逃跑的叛军被伊斯兰国武装分子逮捕并砍头。这是目前所知的首个塔利班成员被伊斯兰国相关武装分子砍头的事件，据悉伊斯兰国一直希望从塔利班中招募成员。”

对于所谓南非足协向国际足联官员行贿1000万美元以换取2010世界杯举办权的指控，南非警方已经展开初步调查。该指控涉及有关国际足联的腐败丑闻，南非财长恩兰拉·内内称他没有见到任何迹象表明存在财务问题。

“我们非常认真地审查了所有可以获得的之前保存的信息，我可作证这些会议上不存在此类证据。”

英国体育大臣约翰·惠廷德尔称，如果有证据表明存在腐败，那么就有足够理由对2018年和2022年的世界杯举办权进行重新安排。国际足联将举办权分别授予俄罗斯和卡塔尔。

中国官方称准备将周一在长江倾翻的渡轮扶正，当时有450多人在船上，但只有14人幸存。约翰·苏德沃斯在长江边上的监利县报道。

“潜水员们一直在可见度接近零的环境下冒着危险搜索这艘船上的150个船舱，在东方之星船露出水面的倾翻船体上凿洞后，救援人员得以从上面进入船内，这样搜索尸体的工作就开始加快。但现在看来工程师们认为最佳办法是将这个4层渡轮举出水面，挂钩已经安置就位，网已经在整个船体上布置好。”

由于印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的图片出现在谷歌引擎的世界十大罪犯搜索结果之中，因此谷歌向莫迪道歉。安伯利森在拉杰科德报道。

“谷歌称，这些图片在互联网上被描述的方式可能导致查询中出现令人吃惊的结果，并非谷歌故意所为。就在谷歌道歉之前，很多印度政客和评论员在社交媒体上表示了担忧，尽管谷歌已经道歉，最世界十大罪犯进行图片搜索的结果仍显示莫迪出现在被通缉的武装分子、谋杀犯和独裁者之列。”

BBC新闻。

俄罗斯一名反对派活动人士之父告诉BBC，他认为上周突然病倒的儿子是中毒了。弗拉基米尔·卡拉姆扎被诊断出得了急性肾衰竭，目前重病中，仍在莫斯科一家医院。到目前为止，毒理学测试表明不存在谋杀证据。

德国总理安吉拉·默克尔称她相信会找到让英国留在欧盟的好办法，但有关协议已经引起所有欧盟国家的争论。英国最新再度当选的首相戴维·卡梅伦承诺重新协商英国成员国身份的条款，然后举行公投决定该国是否继续留在欧盟。默克尔告诉BBC，她并不为英国退出这一可能而担忧。

沙特人就一条具有挑衅性的推文展开了辩论，辩论的双方是男性和女性。自从这条推文本周在推特上发布后，“不要嫁给沙特男人”这个话题已经引发或慷慨激昂或幽默的回复。塞巴斯蒂安·亚瑟报道。

“在网上这些被隔离开的沙特男人和女人得以表达自己的希望和观点，他们还可以对导致他们隔离的问题进行争吵。在这个妇女仍需要男性监护人的国家，一些沙特人开始使用推特来曝光男人利用社会赋予他们超越女人的权力来虐待女人的问题。一位知名的沙特女活动家最近发表推文，称像她这样的女性开始对要嫁的男人越来越挑剔，不再将自己局限于沙特男人。今年早些时候，这样直白的言论引发了一场针锋相对的运动，沙特男人们呼吁不让女孩使用推特。”

巴西南部的大西洋海岸附近发现彩色小青蛙的7个新品种，每个品种都是在一座山的上部分发现的，那里凉爽的森林构成了独特的气候。所有青蛙都身长不到1厘米，皮肤里可能有毒液，以保护它们免于成为捕食者的猎物。

1 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。

2 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

3 repelled   

v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• They repelled the enemy. 他们击退了敌军。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The minister tremulously, but decidedly, repelled the old man's arm. 而丁梅斯代尔牧师却哆里哆嗦地断然推开了那老人的胳臂。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

4 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

5 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。

6 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

7 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。

8 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 interrogated   

v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
• Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 attest   

vt.证明，证实；表明

参考例句：

• I can attest to the absolute truth of his statement. 我可以证实他的话是千真万确的。
• These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place. 这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。

11 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

12 compartments   

n.间隔( compartment的名词复数 )；（列车车厢的）隔间；（家具或设备等的）分隔间；隔层

参考例句：

• Your pencil box has several compartments. 你的铅笔盒有好几个格。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The first-class compartments are in front. 头等车室在前头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

14 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

15 queries   

n.问题( query的名词复数 )；疑问；询问；问号v.质疑，对…表示疑问( query的第三人称单数 )；询问

参考例句：

• Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries. 我们的助理很乐意回答诸位的问题。
• Her queries were rhetorical,and best ignored. 她的质问只不过是说说而已，最好不予理睬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 commentators   

n.评论员( commentator的名词复数 )；时事评论员；注释者；实况广播员

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 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。

18 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

19 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

20 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。

21 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

22 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

23 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

24 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

25 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

26 usher   

n.带位员，招待员；vt.引导，护送；vi.做招待，担任引座员

参考例句：

• The usher seated us in the front row.引座员让我们在前排就座。
• They were quickly ushered away.他们被迅速领开。

27 segregated   

分开的； 被隔离的

参考例句：

• a culture in which women are segregated from men 妇女受到隔离歧视的文化
• The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever. 大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来。

28 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

29 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

30 forthrightness   

正直

参考例句：

• His forthrightness won everyone's approval. 他的率直赢得了大家的好评。

31 predators   

n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）

参考例句：

• birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
• The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》