美国英语听力80篇2 Lesson28

[00:05.30]Seven environmental activists¹ from all over the world have received this year's Goldman Environmental Prize.
[00:15.39]The winners were awarded 125,000 dollars each by the Goldman Environmental Foundation.
[00:24.24]The awards were announced last week at the yearly ceremony in San Francisco, California.
[00:32.31]The Goldman Environmental Prize is the world's largest program that honors local environmental activists.
[00:42.24]Environmental heroes representing every continent in the world receive the prize each year.
[00:49.87]Judges choose one winner from each continent.
[00:54.52]However, this year's prize for South and Central America is shared by Oscar Rivas and Elias Diaz Pena of Paraguay.
[01:07.21]They formed a nongovernmental organization.
[01:10.69]The organization works for development that does not harm the environment,
[01:17.04]better farming systems and improved living conditions for poor people in Paraguay.
[01:24.30]Rodolfo Montiel Flores of Mexico won the Goldman Prize for North America.
[01:32.00]Mister Montiel united farmers and environmentalists to stop forest destruction in Mexico.
[01:40.78]Mister Montiel has been in prison for almost a year.
[01:45.64]He is accused of having ties to a guerrilla movement.
[01:49.84]Alexander Peal² of Liberia is the Goldman Prize winner from Africa.
[01:56.53]Mister Peal worked to create Liberia's first and only national park.
[02:03.35]He also started the country's first nongovernmental environmental organization.
[02:10.30]Now he is working to improve the national park and surrounding villages.
[02:16.83]Oral Ataniyazova of Uzbekistan won the award for Asia.
[02:23.18]Doctor Ataniyazova started a center for reproductive health and the environment.
[02:30.36]She has worked to improve the lives of local people, especially women and children.
[02:37.62]Lawyer Vera Mischenko of Russia won the prize for Europe.
[02:39.67]Msi Mischenko helped organize the first Russian public interest law organization.
[02:46.41]She also brought the first successful legal actions against the Russian government
[02:52.19]in defense³ of the environmental and health rights of citizens.
[02:56.94]Nat Quansah of Madagascar won the award for the island nations.
[03:03.29]He is a scientist who is helping⁴ to save the forests of Madagascar.
[03:08.54]Mister Quansah developed a health care and environmental protection program on the island nation.

1 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 peal   

n.钟声；v.鸣响

参考例句：

• The bells of the cathedral rang out their loud peal.大教堂响起了响亮的钟声。
• A sudden peal of thunder leaves no time to cover the ears.迅雷不及掩耳。

3 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。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。