英国新闻听力 51

BBC News with David Legg.

A draft United Nations report accuses both Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo of supporting opposing rebel movements fighting inside Congo. The report gives details of alleged¹ links between Rwanda and rebels led by Laurent Nkunda and of collaboration² between the Congolese army and Rwandan-Hutu militia³. Thomas Fessy reports from Kinshasa.

The draft report confirms the links between the Rwandan authorities and rebels led by Laurent Nkunda. These include supplying military equipments and allowing the rebels access to Rwandan banks. According to the reports, Rwandan officers even transported recruits, some of them child soldiers, up to the border for the rebels. It confirms that Rwanda provided supporting artillery⁴ and mortar⁵ fire for the rebels in their fight against / Congolese army. But the report also says that Congolese troops collaborated⁶ extensively with Rwandan-Hutu militia.

The Greek policeman accused of killing⁷ a teenager in Athens on Saturday has been formally charged with murdering the youth. The death sparked five nights of riots in Greece. Protesters clashed with police in Athens again on Wednesday evening. The magistrate⁸ ruled that the policeman should be detained in jail. A lawyer for the policeman Alexis Kougias said that an as yet unpublished ballistics report showed the death was an accident.

Unfortunately, this tragedy is the result and this will be judged by the justice system of an act by the policeman who fired into the air. The bullet ricocheted. We have an entry wound from above to below. The bullet was flattened⁹ on one side. In other words, it irrefutably proves that it was a ricochet.

The US President-elect Barack Obama says the governor of Illinois should resign following his arrest on charges of corruption¹⁰. The Governor Rod Blagojevich has the authority to appoint Mr. Obama’s replacement¹¹ in the US Senate and is accused of trying to make money out of the process. The US Congressman¹², Jesse Jackson junior, the son of the civil rights leader, had been named as a possible candidate but said that at no time did he authorize¹³ anyone to promise anything on his behalf. Mr. Jackson called on the Governor to resign.

In light of yesterday’s criminal indictment¹⁴, I believe that the Governor, in the best interest of our state, should resign and forfeit¹⁵ his authority to make the senate appointment. The fact is anyone appointed by the governor at this point would be too severely¹⁶ tainted¹⁷ to serve the state effectively and without suspicion in the United States Senate.

The United Nations High Commissioner¹⁸ for Refugees has called on rich countries to do more to help an estimated six million displaced people trapped in camps mainly in Asia and Africa. Antonio Guterres has said long-term refugees are being left behind and spend the best years of their lives in shabby camps, exposed to all kinds of dangers.

World News from the BBC.

The African Union has appealed to the United Nations to send peacekeepers to Somalia before Ethiopia withdraws 3,000 troops from the country. They are due to leave by the New Year. Elizabeth Blunt reports from Addis Ababa, the African Union’s headquarters.

The departure of the Ethiopians would leave just a small African Union force from Uganda and Burundi to protect strategic points. And although there have been some promises of extra troops from other African countries, no reinforcements have actually arrived. The latest AU statement said that the Commission Chairman Jean Ping was following the situation in Somalia with great concern, in view of the worsening in security in the country and the impending¹⁹ withdrawal²⁰ of the Ethiopian troops.

A report says one fifth of the world's coral reefs have died and warns that remaining reefs could be destroyed within 20 to 40 years. The study by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network says global warming is the biggest threat to the reefs, causing oceanic temperatures to rise and ocean water to become more acidic. It warns that reef destruction will have alarming consequences for around 500 million people who depend on the reefs.

Italian police say they've arrested nearly 70 nurses who were working without any medical training. They say the suspects, some of whom have been working since 1975, have bought fake diplomas from an organized crime group. The criminals had though provided brief training in basic skills like taking blood pressure or giving injections. The investigation²¹ began when a doctor spoke²² of his concern about incompetent²³ nurses.

The Argentine Football Association says it will introduce an aerosol²⁴ spray to help ensure that defenders²⁵ maintain the required distance from the ball during a free-kick. From next year, referees²⁶ will use the spray in first division matches to mark a temporary white line at the exact position, 9.15 meters from the ball, which defenders may not cross during a free-kick.

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1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

3 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
• There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。

4 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

5 mortar   

n.灰浆，灰泥；迫击炮；v.把…用灰浆涂接合

参考例句：

• The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
• The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。

6 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。

7 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。

8 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

9 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

10 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。

11 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

12 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

13 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

14 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

15 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。

16 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。

17 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 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。

19 impending   

a.imminent, about to come or happen

参考例句：

• Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时，严重的战乱爆发了。
• The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。

20 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

21 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。

22 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

23 incompetent   

adj.无能力的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
• He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。

24 aerosol   

n.悬浮尘粒，气溶胶，烟雾剂，喷雾器

参考例句：

• They sprayed aerosol insect repellent into the faces of police.他们将喷雾驱虫剂喷在了警察的脸上。
• Aerosol particles affect visibility,climate,and our health and quality of life.气溶胶对大气能见度、气候变化以及人类健康等有重要影响。

25 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

26 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句