英语听力精选进阶版 9008

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has described President Obama's new sanctions against the country as anti-Russian death roads. Washington has expelled 35 Russian diplomats¹ after allegations that Moscow used cyber-attacks to interfere² in the US presidential election. The Kremlin denies any involvement in hacking³.

俄罗斯总理梅德韦杰夫称美国总统奥巴马对俄罗斯的制裁将会以反俄而终结。俄罗斯涉嫌利用网络攻击干扰美国大选，华盛顿以此为由，驱逐了35位俄罗斯外交官。克里姆林宫否认参与黑客攻击。

A nation-wide ceasefire that came into effect overnight between the Syrian government and rebel factions⁴ appears to be holding across most of the country although some clashes have been reported. A number of groups including Islamic state are excluded from the deal.

虽然仍有关于叙利亚政府和反对派之间的冲突报道，但是，在一夜之间，关于叙利亚政府和反对派的停火协议在全国范围内生效。但伊斯兰国等组织并未签署此协议。

China has accused one of its former spy chiefs of corruption⁵. Ma Jian is alleged⁶ to have taken bribes⁷ and helped businesses run by his relatives. He's the latest target of China's anti-corruption campaign.

内地大规模反间谍活动的负责人马健被控告。马建涉嫌接受贿赂同时利用职权之便帮助亲属管理企业。马建是中国反腐败运动的落马的最新的目标。

At least seven workers in a coal mine in eastern India have been killed after a huge mound⁸ of earth caved in on them. Some 15 others are believed to be trapped.

印度东部一煤矿矿井坍塌，导致至少7人死亡，15人被困。

The British government has distanced itself from highly critical remarks about Israel made by the US Secretary of State John Kerry. Earlier this week Mr.Kerry described Benjamin Netanyahu's government as the most right wing in Israel's history and accused it of jeopardizing⁹ the peace process.

美国国务卿约翰·克里对以色列予以强烈的批评，对于英国政府表示担忧。本周早些时候，克里表示内塔尼亚胡领导的政府是以色列的历史“最右翼”的政府,并指责它危及和平进程。

An appeals court in Argentina is to reopen an investigation¹⁰ into whether the former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was involved in covering up the bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center in 1994. Argentina's courts hold Iran responsible for the attack in which 85 people died.

阿根廷上诉法院重新调查前总统克里斯蒂娜是否掩盖了1994年的布宜诺斯艾利斯犹太中心的爆炸真相。阿根廷联邦检察官于10月正式起诉前伊朗政府,罪名是在1994年策划以炸弹袭击该国首都的一所犹太人社区中心,事件造成85人死亡。

The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that the world's health systems could not currently cope with a major epidemic¹¹ of a deadly disease such as flu. Mr. Gates, whose charity provides vaccines¹² to developing countries, told the BBC the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks had shown the world was vulnerable. BBC news.

亿万富翁慈善家比尔·盖茨警告，全球卫生系统不能应对流感等一些重大的疾病。盖茨的慈善机构为发展中国家提供疫苗。盖茨告诉BBC，近期的埃博拉以及塞卡病毒表明，世界非常的脆弱。BBC新闻。

1 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

3 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

4 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

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 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

7 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

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。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

8 mound   

n.土墩，堤，小山；v.筑堤，用土堆防卫

参考例句：

• The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.勘探者爬上土丘去勘测周围的土地。
• The mound can be used as our screen.这个土丘可做我们的掩蔽物。

9 jeopardizing   

危及，损害( jeopardize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Plans may also become inefficient in the attainment of objectives by jeopardizing group satisfactions. 用危及群体利益方法去达到目标的计划，也是无效率的。
• That boosted government revenues in the short term, but is now jeopardizing them. Morales将天然气工业，电信业和部分采矿业收归国有的举措吓跑了投资者们。

10 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。

11 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

12 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。