英国新闻听力 巴西总统罗塞芙因操控预算被免职

Hundreds of thousands of people in Venezuela have marched through the streets of the capital, Caracas, in rival demonstrations¹. One group was calling for the removal of president Nicolas Maduro, blaming him for Venezuela's deep economic crisis. Mr Maduro's supporters also rallied in huge numbers.

The army in Pakistan has for the first time acknowledged the presence of Islamic State militants² in the country. It says it has arrested more than 300 members of IS, including its mastermind and top commander.

The government of Gabon has detained more than 1,000 people during a second day of violent protest by the opposition³ following disputed presidential elections. Reports say 3 people were killed in the capital, Libreville. The opposition says the poll, won narrowly by president Ali Bongo, was rigged.

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 has shaken the northern island in New Zealand. The US geological service says the epicenter of the quake was about 170 kilometers northeast to the city of Gisborne.

The former Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, has filed an appeal of the Supreme⁴ Court against the senate's decision to dismiss her. She was removed for illegally manipulating the budget 2 years ago.

A rocket operated by the aerospace⁵ company, SpaceX, has exploded at a launch complex at Cape⁶ Canaveral in Florida. No one was injured.

Police in Zimbabwe have banned all public demonstrations in the central business district of Harare for the next two weeks. The capital has seen violent protest against president Robert Mugabe.

In Uzbekistan celebrities⁷ and state television presenters⁸ have posted messages of distress⁹ on social media as speculation¹⁰ mounts that president Islam Karimov may have died. Public workers in Samarkand have been mobilized to clean the streets. One of the president's daughters said on Monday that her father has suffered a brain hemorrhage.

委内瑞拉数十万人在首都加拉加斯街头游行，举行互相敌对的示威活动。一个组织呼吁总统马杜罗(Nicolas Maduro)下台，谴责他导致委内瑞拉陷入深度经济危机。马杜罗也有大量支持者集会。

巴基斯坦军方首次承认该国存在伊斯兰国激进分子。军方表示已逮捕超过300名IS成员，包括其策划者和高级指挥官在内。

加蓬有争议的总统选举过后，反对派举行暴力抗议活动，活动的第二天，政府拘留了超过1000人。报道称，首都利伯维尔有3人遇难。总统阿里·邦戈(Ali Bongo)以轻微优势赢得选举，反对派称选举被操控。

新西兰北部小岛发生7.1级强烈地震。美国地质局表示，震中位于吉斯伯恩市东北部170千米处。

巴西前总统迪尔玛·罗塞芙(Dilma Rousseff)向最高法院上诉，反对参议院解雇她的决定。她因两年前非法操纵预算而被弹劾下台。

太空探索技术公司(SpaceX)的火箭在佛罗里达卡纳维拉尔角发射中心进行测试时爆炸。无人受伤。

津巴布韦警方禁止未来两周在哈拉雷中心商业区举行任何公共示威活动。首都已经发生了反对总统穆加贝(Robert Mugabe)的暴力抗议活动。

在乌兹别克斯坦，随着关于总统伊斯兰·卡里莫夫(Islam Karimov)可能已经逝世的猜测甚嚣尘上，明星和国家电视台节目主持人纷纷在社交媒体发表哀悼的信息。撒马尔罕已调遣公共服务人员清理街道。周一，总统的一个女儿表示她的父亲脑出血。

1 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

2 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。

3 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。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。

6 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

7 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

8 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网

9 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

10 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。