NPR边听边练279：美无人机涉嫌违反国际法

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　The White House says the US _1_ a new report by human rights groups that says the US may have violated international law by killing¹ civilians² in drone attacks. Amnesty international's Mustafa Qadri says the Obama administration's veil of secrecy³ prevents analysts⁴ from detailing the truth.

　　白宫表示，美国正在审查人权组织的新报告，报告中表示，美国在无人机袭击中致平民死亡涉嫌违反国际法。国际特赦组织的穆斯塔法?卡德里表示，奥巴马政府对信息保密阻碍了分析人员调查事实真相。

　　"We can not be a hundred percent certain, but we are extremely _2_ that these and other killings⁵ documented in our report may constitute extra judicial⁶ executions, or war crimes."

　　“我们不能百分百确定，但我们非常担心的是，报告中记录的杀害行为可能构成法外处决或是战争罪行。”

　　Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say they've _3_ witnesses accounts and satellite images of drone strikes, and conclude far more civilians have been killed than the US acknowledges. The administration _4_ drones had been far more precise than conventional weapons.

　　国际特赦组织和人权观察组织表示，他们收集了目击者的证词及无人机袭击的卫星图片，得出的结论是，被杀害的平民人数远比美国承认的要多得多。美国政府辩称，无人机比常规武器要精确得多。

　　Mexico's foreign minister says his country _5_ a thorough investigation⁷ into allegations that the US spied on Mexican official email. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports the foreign minister says president Obama personally promised an enquiry.

　　墨西哥外交部表示，墨西哥将就美国监听墨西哥官员电邮的指控展开详细调查。据NPR新闻，嘉莉·卡恩报道，外交部长表示，奥巴马总统本人承诺进行询问。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、conclude

　　vt. 推断；决定，作结论；结束

　　vi. 推断；断定；决定

　　eg:Larry had concluded that he had no choice but to accept Paul's words as the truth.

　　拉里断定他别无选择，只能相信保罗所说为实。

　　2、allegation

　　n. 主张，断言；辩解

　　eg:The company has denied the allegations.

　　该公司否认了这些指控。

　　参考答案：

　　1、is reviewing 2、concerned 3、gathered

　　4、is defending 5、is expecting

1 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。

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 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

4 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

5 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

6 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

7 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。