英国新闻听力 福克斯前董事长性骚扰案情外和解

The World Health Organization has revised its guidance to people who have visited parts of the world affected¹ by the Zika virus. It says men and women returning from these areas should practice safer sex or abstinence for six months. The virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes. There is mounting evidence that sexual transmission is more common than once thought.

The Fox New channel in the United States has settled the sexual harassment² complaint against its former chief executive Roger Ailes. Mr Ailes denied allegations from one of the cable network's most famous anchors, Gretchen Carlson, that he made sexual advances to her. More than 20 other women complained of similar treatment. Ms Carlson is thought to have accepted 20 million dollars from Fox.

Rescue workers in the rebel-held side of the Syrian city of Aleppo say government helicopters carried out a chlorine gas attack using barrel bombs. Dozens of people were reportedly left struggling to breathe. The government has denied previous accusations³ that it used chemical weapons.

Nicaragua has gone to political asylum⁴ to the former president of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, who is facing allegations of corruption⁵ and money-laundering at home. Mr Funes moved to Nicaragua three months ago after prosecutors⁶ opened a case against him, but said he wasn't evading⁷ justice.

The government in Madagascar has ordered an investigation⁸ after it discovered that for the past 6 years farmers have been fattening⁹ pigs by injecting them with a contraceptive for women. Most pork and bacon being sold contain traces of the drug. The contraceptive is now banned.

Israeli archaeologists believe they manage to reconstitute the patterns used in tiles that decorated the ancient Jewish Second Temple. Some 600 bits of stone flooring were unearthed¹⁰ from the site. The archaeologists say they have identified 7 potential designs.

世界卫生组织修订了曾前往寨卡病毒影响地区人员的指引方针。从这些地区返回的男女六个月内都应该践行更加安全的性生活或禁欲。这种病毒主要通过蚊子传播。越来越多证据表明性传播比原本认为的更加普遍。

美国福克斯新闻频道前董事长罗杰·艾尔斯(Roger Ailes)性骚扰诉讼达成庭外和解。这家有限网络最著名的主播之一卡尔森(Gretchen Carlson)指控艾尔斯对她提出性要求，后者对此予以否认。还有20多名女性抱怨有同样的遭遇。据称卡尔森接受了福克斯公司2000万美元作为赔偿。

叙利亚城市阿勒颇叛军控制地区的救援人员表示，政府直升机用油桶发动了氯气袭击。据报道袭击造成数十人呼吸困难。政府否认了此前使用化学武器的指控。

尼加拉瓜为萨尔瓦多前总统毛里西奥·富内斯(Mauricio Funes)提供政治收容。富内斯在国内面临腐败和洗钱指控。三个月前，检控官提起诉讼后，富内斯前往尼加拉瓜，但是他辩称自己并不是逃避正义。

马达加斯加政府发现过去六年农民通过注射避孕药让猪增肥之后下令进行调查。现在出售的大部分猪肉和熏肉都有药物残留。目前避孕药已经被禁止。

以色列考古学家相信他们复原了装饰犹太第二圣殿的瓦片的图案。该地点共出土了大约600块石板。考古学家表示，他们已经鉴别出七种潜在的设计图案。

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

3 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

4 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

5 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。

6 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

7 evading   

逃避( evade的现在分词 )； 避开； 回避； 想不出

参考例句：

• Segmentation of a project is one means of evading NEPA. 把某一工程进行分割，是回避《国家环境政策法》的一种手段。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Too many companies, she says, are evading the issue. 她说太多公司都在回避这个问题。

8 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。

9 fattening   

adj.（食物）要使人发胖的v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值

参考例句：

• The doctor has advised him to keep off fattening food. 医生已建议他不要吃致肥食物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We substitute margarine for cream because cream is fattening. 我们用人造黄油代替奶油，因为奶油会使人发胖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 unearthed   

出土的（考古）

参考例句：

• Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。