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BBC环球慢速英语在线听力第1集: HIV/AIDS - The FamilyV oice 1Hello, I’m Marina Santee.V oice 2And I’m Elizabeth Lickiss. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.V oice 1A young child sits by the roadside. Her small hands rest in the dry dirt. She lifts the grains and watches them fall through her fingers. In her mind she can hear her mother’s voice calling her. In her mind she can see her father working in the fields. But she knows that these images are only in her mind now. The young girl’s mother and father are both dead. She is an orphan. For a minute, her brown eyes fill with tears. But her grandmother’s voice stops her thoughts.‘Coming Grandma’, she says in her native language of Swahili.V oice 2Each year the number of orphans caused by HIV/AIDS rises. Worldwide, over twenty million people have died from diseases connected to AIDS. HIV is the virus that causes the AIDS disease. AIDS de stroys the body’s natural defence system. This means it cannot fight infections or diseases. There is no cure for AIDS.V oice 1Adults suffer the most deaths from this disease. Many are mothers and fathers of young children. They are the workers of the land. They are the providers of food. They are the carers in the home. They are the carers and supporters of their parents. They are the ‘working generation.’ When they die, they leave the weaker members of the family behind - the children and the grandmothers.V oice 2Priscilla is seven years old. She is an AIDS orphan. She lives with her grandmother and two brothers in Maua, Kenya. In the beginning things were very difficult for her family. They had little food. Their grandmother did not work. There was not any money for the children to go to school. But then, things changed. Priscilla and her brothers became part of a programme at the Maua Methodist Hospital. Their AIDS Orphan programme began in 2001. The programme aims to help children get back into school. They provide clothing money for schooling. And they have a project to build houses for orphans and those who care for them.V oice 1Priscilla now attends school and is doing well. And Priscilla is just one of the many children that the programme has helped. At first the programme could help only ten [10] children at a time. They gave the chosen ten grandmothers corn, beans and cooking oil. And they gave their grandchildren school clothes and shoes. They paid the money for them to attend school. But with the help of other groups the orphan programme now feeds over four hundred [400] children. And they help educate around two hundred [200].V oice 2The Maua Methodist Hospital, or MMH, does not only help orphans. They also work to help prevent children becoming orphans. They have a community based palliative care programme. Palliative care is care for people who have a disease with no cure. MMH workers know that there is no cure for AIDS. But there are many ways to improve the lives of AIDS victims. There are even ways to extend their lives. So, hospital workers teach parents ways of cooking and cleaning that avoid sickness. They teach parents how to follow healthy diets. And they provide drugs that reduce the risk of catching infections that can kill. They are able to provide some people with anti-retroviral drugs. These drugs slow down the AIDS disease in the body. But the drugs only work if people take them correctly. They have to take particular drugs at particular times of the day, every day. If they do this, then the drugs can work to extend life by many years. A medical worker from the hospital said,V oice 3‘We aim to keep the parents alive, well and active. And at the same time we continue to support their families. In this way, the children are able to grow up in a loving, caring family environment. And they are able to attend school along with other children.’V oice 1MMH workers also train people to care for their dying relations at home. The workers try to change the hostile opinions that some people have about HIV/AIDS victims. They work to change hate and fear to care and love.V oice 2This is important. All the physical help in the world cannot be a substitute for emotional support. HIV/AIDS victims need the love, and support of their families - whoever they are.V oice 1May the fifteenth [15th] is the United Nations International Day of Families. For the year 2005, members of the UN are centring on, ‘HIV/AIDS and Family Well Being.’ The UN says that thestrength of the family has a very important part to play. It is central to how well communities can deal with AIDS and its effects. Strong families are the best defence in the prevention and spread of HIV. Families are also the best defence in caring for infected family members. The UN group said,V oice 4‘Families need and deserve assistance and support. Policies and programmes to fight HIV/AIDS must consider families and their communities. They must encourage efforts to care for family members and ensure that they are long term’.Voice 1The International Day of Families encourages people to work together - families, communities, teachers and organisations. Organisers encourage people to work together to educate and strengthen the family. In this way, they can fight HIV and the AIDS disease.V oice 2HIV/AIDS is changing what we think of as ‘the family.’ There are families without a mother. There are families without a father. Men and women may have to learn new skills to act as both mother and father. And there are families headed by children. Polices and programmes on family issues have to consider the new kind of families.V oice 1Groups like MMH and others are working to help families affected by HIV/AIDS. But to succeed, they need families to accept, love and support each other.V oice 2HIV/AIDS has left some people without any family. They have no blood relations left. In situations like these, the community has an even bigger part to play. It needs to provide a family environment. The Maua Methodist hospital is part of the Methodist church in Kenya. The church welcomes all people to be part of its family. And as a family, they can work to help and support each other. They can work together to unite to fight hatred and fear surrounding HIV/AIDS. They know that only a united family will be able to stand against difficulties.V oice 1The International Day of Families two thousand and five encourages people to think about the effect of HIV and AIDS on families across the world. Maybe you are lucky. Maybe you do not know anyone with HIV/AIDS yet. But chances are that you will in the near future. Now is the time to act to influence the future. AIDS groups are encouraging all people to come together as a global family to fight this threat to humankind.V oice 2The writer and prod ucer of today’s programme was Marina Santee. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom.。

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Not a bunch of raging aids, egos and all kinds of transference, modified only by the soothing diffidence of a frog.The glorious mayhem of the Muppet Show as crazy bears, old codgers, chickens and, of course, Kermit the Frog first appeared together on the American television in the mid-70s with a distinctive opening theme, a situation, an unlikely vaudeville show and high-profile special guests. Now more than 30 years later, comes a film in which the Muppet gang get together once more with the help of rather 1950s couple played by Jason Segel and Amy Adams. There are plenty of jokes about the passage of time. Miss Piggy is channelling Meryl Streep in the Devil Wears Prada for example. Some new special guests like Jack Black and big Hollywood-style musical numbers. The director James Bobin certainly knows about prestige. He made the Ali G series and Flight of the Conchords. But the Muppets, had they been part of his formative years?译文：一只青蛙的镇静与卑谦只能感染为数不多的一些心情而已，如情不自禁地助人之心，自尊心和移情别恋的情绪。

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HW Mar 13BBC News with David AustinThe White House says the killing of 16 Afghans by an American soldier on Sunday won't change its strategy or objectives in the country. It said the plan was still for Afghans to take over security operations by 2014. The Afghan parliament has demanded to put the suspect on trial in an Afghan court. From Kabul, here's Quentin Sommerville.Identity of the gunman still hasn't been revealed, but more is known: he's in his late 30s, and has children of his own. A staff sergeant, he's been in the army 11 years. This is his first tour of Afghanistan, but he served three tours in Iraq. The Pentagon insists he acted alone. Fully armed, he was wearing night vision goggles as he carried out the killings. He was working with special forces in the area, protecting their combat outpost – that, said one officer, would have allowed him to come and go as he pleased. But his motivation for the attacks remains a mystery.The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told United Nations Security Council foreign ministers gather to discuss Syria that the council shouldn't remain silent when governments massacre their own people. Mrs Clinton accused the Syrian forces of premeditated murder, and urged the council to stand up for the Syrian people."The Syrian people deserve the same opportunity to shape their future that the Tunisians, Egyptians, Libyans and Yemenis now enjoy. And our work here at the Security Council is just one part of what the international community must do to assist democratic transitions all across the Middle East and North Africa."Earlier, opposition activists in Syria accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of slaughtering women and children in Homs and other cities. The opposition Syrian National Council called for urgent foreign military intervention in Syria. SNC representatives are due to meet the international envoy to Syria Kofi Annan in Turkey on Tuesday.Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to one of the world's most celebrated war correspondents, Marie Colvin. She was killed last month in the Syrian city of Homs. The funeral was held in her hometown of Oyster Bay in New York state. The eulogy paid tribute to a fearless woman who had a passion for her work. Marie Colvin was covering the uprising in Syria for the British Sunday Times newspaper when the house she and other journalists were reporting from was shelled by Syrian government forces. A French photo journalist Remi Ochlik was also killed in the attack.The authorities in South Sudan say that more than 200 people are now known to have been killed in an outbreak of ethnic violence. Hundreds more are missing after attackers from the Murle ethnic group carried out raids in Upper Nile state on Friday. Violence sparked by cattle raids and revenge attacks between the Murle and the Lou Nuer peoples have left thousands dead since South Sudan became independent last July.World News from the BBCThe head of Brazil's football federation, Ricardo Teixeira, has stepped down. He also resigned from the 2014 World Cup organizing committee amid corruption allegations which he's denied. Here's Alex Capstick.Ricardo Teixeira has been at the helm of Brazilian football, the CBF for the past 23 years. But his stint in charge of the most successful nation in World Cup history has often been contentious. Over the past few years, he's been forced to defend himself amid allegations of corruption both in his role as president of the CBF and as a senior member of FIFA's ruling executive committee. In a parting statement, Mr Teixeira said he's sacrificed his health to do his job; he said he'd been criticized in the losses and undervalued in the victories.The European Union has insisted it'll press ahead with plans to charge foreign airlines for the carbon emissions they produce during European flights. Nine of Europe's leading aviation groups have written a joint letter calling for a compromise to avert what they say would be a "damaging trade conflict".The controversial art historian Maurizio Seracini says he's on the trail of lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, The Battle of Anghiari. Professor Seracini says samples from a hidden wall in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence contain traces of paint that was only used by the Renaissance master. The work is hidden behind another masterpiece of the period by Giorgio Vasari. The discovery has been hailed by Terry Garcia of the US National Geographic Society which sponsored the research."I'm quite convinced that something has been found. Yes, it is a very historic day. And, you know, I mean, this is a combination of a number of factors – one as Dr Seracini pointed out, there is overwhelming historical documentation that indicates that the Leonardo was painted, that it was behind the wall and that it was an existence of the time that Vasari painted his fresco."And those are the latest stories from BBC News.。

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[00:04.49]Egypt’s Supreme Election Commission says the new constitution has been approved by almost 64% of voters.埃及最高选举委员会称新宪法以近64%的支持率通过。

[00:12.41]Announcing the official results of the referendum, Judge Samir Abul al-Maati said the commission had investigated all the complaints of irregularities.Bethany Bell is in Cairo.Judge Samir Abul al-Maati宣布了公投的官方结果，称委员会已调查有关违规行为的诉讼。

Bethany Bell在开罗报道。

[00:23.54]Almost two years after the fall of Egypt’s authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has a new constitution.就在埃及独裁统治者侯赛尼·穆巴拉克倒台两年后，埃及终于有了一部新宪法。

[00:30.79]It’s a victory for President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist supporters. He says it will bring stability to the country.这对总统穆罕默德·穆尔西及其支持者来说是场胜利，他说新宪法将给埃及带来稳定，[00:38.76]It paves the way for parliamentary elections in the next two months. 并为两个月后的议会选举铺平道路。

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White House Sressing Job CreationA White House economic advisor says there is an "overwhelming" need to do more to spur U.S. job creation and solidify a fragile economic recovery. The comment follows a disappointing monthly unemployment report that showed continuing job losses in the United States.Less than a year after Pres ident Barack Obama signed into law the biggest economic stimulus package in U.S. history, the head of his Council of Economic Advisers says additional measures are needed."The sense that we need to do more is overwhelming," Christina Romer said on ABC's This Week program. She said key elements of last year's $787-billion stimulus package - like unemployment benefits and aid to state governments - should be extended.But Romer also called for new measures like tax incentives for businesses to hire new workers and cash rebates for people who make their homes more energy efficient.Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported a net 85,000 job loss in the United States last month, with unemployment holding steady at 10 percent. The numbers were a disappointment to economists who had held out hope that December might have recorded the first net job gains seen in the United States in nearly two years."It was somewhat of a setback," said the economic advisor.Romer added that mild job losses and a stable unemployment rate are an improvement over the situation that existed a year ago, when hundreds of thousands of jobs were being lost each month and the unemployment rate was soaring."In the first quarter of 2009 when we [the Obama administration] first came in, we were losing on average 691,000 jobs a month. The job losses are moderating."But Republicans say it is time for President Obama to make good on his promise to actually improve America's economic conditions, rather than slowing the rate of decline. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele spoke on Fox News Sunday."What are we about to celebrate as we go into the one-year anniversary of this [Obama] administration? We have no jobs, no health care [reform], $13-trillion worth of debt, and no sense of direction in how we are going to create thosejobs," he said.Last month, the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives passed a second stimulus bill aimed at jump-starting U.S. employment. The Senate is expected to consider the measure in coming weeks. Top economic voices in the Obama administration applaud the initiative, but add that, ultimately, America's private sector must lead the way in job creation and economic expansion.The consensus view among economists is that the U.S. unemployment rate will gradually decline in coming months as the economy rebounds from the worst recession since World War II. But some well-known economists are considerably more pessimistic, arguing that unemployment could rise further and the United States could slip back into recession by year's end.Cold Weather Driving Oil Prices HigherInvestors are seeing new opportunities to make money on oil. The price of crude oil rose to its highest level in 15 months on Wednesday amid speculation that a weak dollar and cold weather across many parts of the world will boost energy demand. But despite increasing demand in emerging markets, some say higher inventories and recessionary pullbacks in the West could drive prices lower.Severe winter weather across parts of Europe, Asia and the United States helped push the price of oil above $83 a barrel on Wednesday, before falling below that mark again on Thursday.In the U.S., a 20 percent increase in demand for heating oil, along with higher gasoline prices had some investors speculating about a return to record highs.With demand continuing to rise in emerging economies such as China and India, energy trader Ray Carbone says oil futures are a good bet."To me, we could be at triple digits in the not long period of time and of course we know that we can go well into the triple digits if the right confluence of events comes about," said Ray Carbone.But after 10 days of consecutive gains, some investors may be having second thoughts. On Thursday, oil futures fell below $83 a barrel amid concerns about higher than expected surpluses and a strengthening U.S. dollar.Energy analyst Mike Fitzpatrick says a sluggish recovery in the U.S. could also drive prices lower."I think that the fundamentals aren't there," said Mike Fitzpatrick. "I mean thereis plenty of supply. Demand in the industrial West remains severely restricted because of the recession."Oil prices topped out at $145 a barrel in 2008, driven largely by speculators hedging their bets on a weak U.S. dollar. Analysts don't expect prices to reach similar levels anytime soon but they say oil markets could remain a hot spot for investors - if energy demand increases as the U.S. economy gradually starts to improve.Global Markets Edge Higher as Dubai's Debt Woes EaseThe government-owned company, Dubai World, has reassured investors abroad by revealing details of its restructuring plans, nearly a week after hinting it may not have enough money to repay its debts.Dubai World says it will restructure $26 billion in debt, less than half of the nearly $60 billion it owes.The new scheme will look at options for deleveraging, including asset sales, and will apply to the conglomerate's main property firms, Nakheel and Limitless. Its smaller companies will not be covered.The head of Middle East research at Swiss-based financial firm UBS, Saud Masud, says it is a step in the right direction."I think, structurally this is a long-term positive with some short-term pain," Masud said.Asian and European stocks were up, Tuesday, following news of the restructuring. However, it was a different story back in the United Arab Emirates, where the main indexes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi fell shortly after opening.Both were down by about six percent, after recording even higher losses on Monday.Masud says the situation has most people in the UAE feeling vulnerable."If you walk around and look at what the everyday person is thinking," Masud said. "They're clearly concerned with what restructuring or what type of debt renegotiation, will mean for them and their companies."Dubai World helped transform Dubai into a regional hub for finance. It sent markets across the planet tumbling, last week, when executives asked creditors for a six-month extension on repaying its debts.Monday, the emirate's government announced it would not provide the company with a bailout.Officials say they want to set the record straight that, although Dubai owns Dubai World, the company is independent and not guaranteed by the government.Dubai World's debts grew from projects initiated during Dubai's property boom, including man-made islands in the shape of palm trees and the world's tallest building.。

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A Fat Tax for America? 向胖人征税？If a new idea in America becomes a law, people who suffer from obesity could suffer financially too.The US state of Arizona wants to charge overweight citizens $50 (325 Yuan) annually if they fail to follow their doctors' advice. People with children or who are overweight because they suffer from a medical condition would be exempt. If the idea is approved by Congress, smokers and diabetics who fail to stick to a healthy lifestyle will also have to pay.Medicaid, the organisation which provides healthcare to the poor in the USA, costs the government $339bn (2.2 trillion Yuan) a year. Monica Coury, assistant director at Arizona's Medicaid programme, said that this proposal would ask people to give something back.She said that Arizona would take a carrot and stick approach to the problem. As well as penalising people who go against their doctor's wishes, incentives would be offered for following advice, possibly a keep-fit video.Arizona's senator Kyrsten Sinema has not backed the plans, saying that there isn't a system to decide whether someone is or isn't following medical advice. Other critics claim that people don't need the government to look after them; if they want to be fat and smoke, the 'nanny state' shouldn't try to stop them. Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party said:"If you want to save the state money... cut Medicaid across the board, but don't single out overweight people and smokers."最伟大的魔术师The Greatest MagicianEdinburgh has been remembering one of the world's greatest magicians. The Great Lafayette was the stage name of the German illusionist Sigmund Neuberger. At the time of his death a century ago he was the world'shighest-paid performer and 250,000 people went to his funeral.Lafayette's grand finale was a famous stunt called The Lion's Bride. A female assistant would walk into a cage containing a real lion. When the lion was about to kill her, its skin would be pulled off to reveal… The Great Lafayette.Of course it was all done with smoke and mirrors, as well as Lafayette's great sleight of hand. But on 9 May 1911 something went horribly wrong. Halfway through his routine, a gas lamp was knocked over and the stage scenery caught fire. The audience all thought it was part of the act and refused to leave the theatre until the band played the national anthem.Lafayette died along with 10 other people, a horse and the famous lion. But he continued to play tricks on people even after his death.Three days after the fire, another body was discovered in the theatre wearing Lafayette's clothes. This, it emerged, was the magician himself; the first body had been that of an assistant.One hundred years on, the great magician continues to work his magic. Last weekend, the Edinburgh Festival Theatre hosted a series of special events in honour of the magician, including a séance.BBC News with Jonathan Wheatley美国暴风雪上千航班被取消上万旅客受影响A winter storm is causing major disruption along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Hundreds of flights have been canceled and states of emergency have been declared in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from Washington.The snow has started to fall here in the nation’s capital. And across the east coast, a severe weather storm is forecast. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the next 24 hours for major cities including New York and Boston, predicting between 14 to 15 centimetres of snow and winds of 55 kilometres per hour. Hundreds of flights have been grounded at airports including at New York’s JFK, Newark, Washington DC and Boston. Both international and domestic services are affected.科特迪瓦新“总统”号召罢工抗议现任领导人下台The party of the would-be president of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara has called for a general strike for Monday until the incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo steps down. A party statement said, “we should no allow them steal our victory.” Both men say they won Ivory Coast presidential election, but Mr Gbagbo has held onto day-to-day power despite international appeals to him to leave office.尼日利亚乔斯市再次发生武装冲突至少1人死亡There’ve been clashes between the armed Christian and Muslim groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos less than two days after bombings killed 32 people. Security forces dispersed the crowds and there is no official word on casualties, but witnesses reported several dead bodies. Jos, in Nigeria’s Platea u state, has been at the heart of ethnic and religious hostility in recent years. But the Anglican Archbishop of Jos Ben Kwashi told the BBC Friday’s bomb blasts were nothing to do with religion. He blamed the international media for inflaming tensions.“One bomb went off in the beer parlour. Another bomb went off near the church. And the other bomb went off near the market. These are public places and have nothing to do with the religion. These are criminal issues. We have worked very hard of leaders of religion in Jos. To work together, we were gaining ground until this one.”以色列外长称以方不会就袭船事件向土耳其道歉The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said Israel will not apologise to Turkey for a military raid on an aid ship bound for the Gaza Strip in which nine activists were killed. “It was Turkey who should apologise” Mr Lieb erman said. “for supporting terror, including the IHH, the Turkish organisation which sent the ship to Gaza.”“On the apology issue is boarders’ unrudeness, it’s even beyond rudeness. If anyone has to apologise, it is the Turkish government to Israel for its cooperation with terror entities, for supporting terror, for supporting the IHH Hamas and Hezbollah. There will be no apology. And if there was to be one, it would be from the Turkish government and not the other way around.”World News from the BBC荷兰逮捕12名索马里犯罪嫌疑人其中五名已洗清嫌疑Prosecutors in the Netherlands say they’ve cleared five of the 12 Somali men arrested on Friday on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. The men were detained in Rotterdam after Dutch intelligence reports indicated an attack might be imminent. Officials said there was no criminal evidence against the five.乌克兰前内政部长遛狗时被捕涉嫌侵占国家财产In Ukraine, the former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko has been detained as part of a winding investigation into allegations of abuse of office and diverting public funds. The opposition says this inquiry is a political vendetta launched byPresident Viktor Yanukovich against members of the previous government. The former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is also under investigation. David Stern now reports from Kiev.According to Yuri Lutsenko’s press service, 11 security agents seized the former interior minister when he was walking his dog on Sunday afternoon. Authorities had opened a criminal case against Mr Lutsenko earlier this month for abuse of power. He is the latest and so far highest profile member of Yulia Tymoshenko’s government to be arrested. Mrs Tymoshenko herself are two separate charges filed against her this last week for misuse of funds and abuse of power when she was prime minister one year ago.斯里兰卡200名在监前猛虎成员通过A级考试The Sri Lankan government says 200 former Tamil Tiger rebels it is holding in custody have passed A-level exams normally taken at the age of 18. They are among 5,000 former rebels the authorities say they are still holding following the Tamil Tiger’s defeat last year. However, human rights groups have denied that those sitting the exam are former fighters at all.研究人员称已确定制一品种可可树的多数基因序列Researchers say they’ve sequenced to most of the genetic code of a type of cocoa plant used in making high-quality chocolate, meaning they might be able to improve its resistance to disease. The French group said they’d found almost 29,000 genes for the criollo variety of cocoa. Criollos produce low yields and are very vulnerable to fungal disease.。

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BBC英语听力2012年01月合辑（文本＋翻译）：BBC0102This is the BBC World Service in London. We're sorry for the interruption to our normal programmes. We're hoping to return to our regular output shortly. But until then, we'll carry on with some music.这里是伦敦BBC全球服务广播，我们为常规节目的中断道歉。

希望很快恢复正常节目，到目前为止，我们会播放一些音乐节目。

And this is Julian Marshall here with Newshour at BBC World Service Bush House in central London. And many apologies for failing to bring you our regular news bulletin, but a fire alarm has led to the evacuation of many parts of the building. Let me, though, give you a summary of our latest World News.我是伦敦中心BBC全球服务广播布什大厦的“新闻时刻”节目主持人Julian Marshall。

很抱歉大厦多处办公室因火警而撤离，未能为您带来每日新闻简讯。

现在我来为大家播报最新的世界新闻。

The United States has been consulting its allies in East Asia about the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. President Obama spoke with the South Korean head of state Lee Myung-bak while the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met her Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba. Mrs Clinton said the United States and Japan shared an interest in a peaceful, stable transition in North Korea. The North Korean government has called on citizens to rally behind the son of Kim Jong-il. State media described the son, Kim Jong-un, as the "great successor".美国与其东亚友邦商谈有关朝鲜领导人金正日去世一事。

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bbc英语听力原文English: The original text of a BBC English listening exercise might vary depending on the specific content and context. However, it typically consists of a spoken dialogue or monologue accompaniedby some background sounds or music. The dialogue or monologue is usually spoken by native English speakers, often with varying accents and speech patterns to expose learners to different forms of English pronunciation. The content of the listening exercise can cover a wide range of topics, including news reports, interviews, discussions, or everyday conversations. These exercises are designed to improve listening comprehension skills, vocabulary acquisition, and overall English language proficiency. They often include comprehension questions or tasks to test understanding and encourage active engagement with the material.中文翻译: BBC英语听力练习的原文可能因具体内容和背景而异。

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BBC英语听力（文本＋翻译Up to 15 million people on the east coastof the United Statesare preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy which is expected to makelandfall in the coming hours. Speaking at the White House, President Obamaissued a warning that the storm would cause many days of severe disturbance andpossible fatal consequences. Sandy has continuedto pick up strength over the Atlantic Oceanthroughout the day. Public transport has been shut down in New York. Dirtry Parker from the city'sMetropolitan Transport Authority says they feared the subways themselves couldbe flooded.美国东海岸近1500万人正为将即将到来的飓风做准备，飓风桑迪可能会在未来几小时内着陆。

总统奥巴马在白宫发出警告，台风可能会对生活造成数天的严重干扰，并可能带来致命后果。

这几天桑迪一直在从大西洋积攒力量。

纽约公交系统已经关闭，该大都市运输局的Dirtry Parker解释道，他们担心洪水会淹没地铁。

The worst storm has not hit us yet, we arealert to what's going on in the under-river tubes. We are also removing some ofour signal equipment. You know our governor has said salt water and subwaysdon't mix. We can continue pumping water out if we lose electricity our pumpwill not be operable, so it really depends on how much damage we sustain.这场最严重的风暴目前还未袭击我们，但我们要时刻警惕地下水管的动静。

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bbc英语听力文章英语听力对于日常交流来说四非常重要的，多听多练才能提高自己的水平，下面是店铺带来的，欢迎阅读!bbc英语听力文章Mayday's story When the world tells you there’s no way you can realize your dream, you have two choices: give up, or keep going. Five friends who grew up together had a dream, a dream everyone said was impossible. But they chose to keep going. They made the impossible possible, making Taiwanese music history along the way. Indeed, they’re still going. Mayday, a five-piece rock band from Taiwan, formed in a classroom in Taipei in 1997. They’d come from all corners of island. Just another teenage rock band, but they worked tirelessly for 15 years, from street performances to pubs, to school campus and on to huge arenas, all the way to what must count as the crowning glory of their careers three unforgettable sold-out concerts in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest to an audience of 300000. They’ve conquered Asia, constantly evolving their shows, and wherever they go the crowds follow Asia n media calls them the “Kings of the Rock Concert” and the American press has dubbed them “the Chinese Beatles”， and for good reason. Taiwan is just a small island, one albeit bustling corner of our vast planet. Invisible most of the time to the rest of th e world. Taiwan’s music industry does however punch above its weight in Asia. And one rock band has made its mark more than any other a family of friends who together have worked tirelessly for 15 years, have sung their way out and onto the world stage. The undisputed giants of Mando-Rock. It hasn’t always been easy, the bumps in the road often not obvious to their fans. It needed bravery. But it’s just as theysing “ My persistence two hands that won’t let go ”。

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bbc英语听力练习文本材料From the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea runs the world's longest river. Since the Egyptians first settled along its banks men have dreamt of discovering the place where the Nile is born. But for centuries the river kept its secrets close. The obsession grew and by the mid-19th century some were prepared to risk their lives to be the first to discover the source of the Nile. Over a period of 30 years the Nile finally yielded. It demanded a terrible price. Many died or suffered horribly. One man had the resolve to finally piece together the puzzle of the Nile. He was Henry Morton Stanley. Doctor Livingstone, I presume. Yes. Meeting Livingstone changed my life. He was a remarkable man. He inspired in me the determination to finish the work that he had begun.世界第一长河自非洲的心脏地带流入地中海。

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2021年八月BBC六分钟英语听力内容TranscriptNote: This is not a word-for-word transcript.AliceHello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Alice…Rob… And I'm Rob.AliceSo Rob, did you have a part time job while you were at university? RobYes, I worked in the student bar.AliceDid you learn anything from the experience?RobI learned how to pull a decent pint.AliceDid you learn anything else?RobYes, I learned how to add up.AliceDidn't they teach you that at school?RobI wasn't good at doing sums in my head – you know – mental arithmetic. But I got pretty good at it as a barman. They didn't have computerized cash registers in my day, you see.AliceI didn't realize you were that old, Rob! Anyway, the subject of today's show is young business entrepreneurs. So, can you answer this question: How young were the founders of Facebook and Microsoft when they first set up their companies? Were they…a) junior high-school studentsb) high-school studentsOr c) university students?RobAnd Alice in case you think I don't know, Facebook is an online social networking service and Microsoft is a computer software company. OK?AliceWell done!RobWell I'm going to say they were b) high-school students.AliceWe'll find out if you chose the right answer later on in the programme. But let's talk now about what drawbacks–or disadvantages –there are for young entrepreneurs. What do you think, Rob?RobHmm. Well, I suppose one of the drawbacks of being young and your own boss is that everyone who works for you is older than you!AliceIs that a drawback?RobWell, let's consider a real case. Young British entrepreneur Suleman Sacranie started his first company when he was 17, followed by another business shortly afterwards. Then whilst studying chemistry at university he started his third company, anonline version of the pound shop – or dollar store in the US – where everything in the shop is priced at one pound. Let's listen to Suleman Sacranie talking about his company.INSERTSuleman Sacranie, founder of online wholesaler I'm actually quite fortunate now, compared to what I was six months ago because now I've got two additional directors who have grey hair. It actually… commercial meetings are excellent now, you know. But before that I think I came across quite professional but you could still tell they were thinking in the back of their heads, 'I've got a kid sitting in front of me.'RobSo young entrepreneur Suleman Sacranie has got two grey-haired directors working with him now.AliceThat's right – but how does having grey-haired executives on board help, Rob?RobWell, 'executives' are people who run a business andon boardmeans being part of a team. Well, to answer your question, Alice, they bring experience to the table. I have a few grey hairs you know – you could learn a lot from me.AliceI do, Rob. Everyday. And if you bring something to the table it means you provide something useful. Well, what do you bring to the table, Rob?RobWell, bad jokes, peanuts, crisps, cups of coffee, that sort of thing…AliceI was going to say a keenmind, in other words, a well-developed mind, and… great business acumen!RobCome on, you weren't going to say that!AliceYou're right, I wasn't. Acumenmeans good judgement. But don't worry, you have an abundant enthusiasm that makes up for it.But moving on now, do you think that school prepared you well for working life?RobNo, not really. I studied Latin at school, and I don't use that much. And maths – well, I never use trigonometry or calculus. So I'm not sure ho w useful maths lessons were…AliceYes, and you only learned to add up in the university bar after all…RobYes, but I am very good at it! And the point is that I've got a fantastic job now. And if you're really interested in something you can always acquire– or get – the skills you don't have. Let's listen to successful young entrepreneur Jessica Rose talking about her experience. She works with jewellery.INSERTJessica Rose, owner of a jewellery making businessI didn't need all these previous skills and experience to go out there and start on my own. When I first started I had no businesstraining whatsoever, no jewellery training whatsoever, but I kind of woke up one day and thought I'd really love to be a jewellery designer. Which is kind of a tricky position to be in, because it's you know, a lot of people would say and did say, well, you know, you're mad.AliceSo Jessica Rose used her savings to learn jewellery making and then set up her own jewellery-making business.RobAnd despite setting out with no business experience and no jewellery training – her enthusiasm for the article paid off.AliceAnd that means it was successful.RobA bit like me…AliceYes. OK, I think it's time for the answer to today's quiz question.I asked: How young were the founders of Facebook and Microsoft when first set up their companies? Were they… a) junior high-schoolstudents, b) high-school students or c) university students?RobI said b) high-school students.AliceAnd you were wrong, I'm afraid, Rob. Sorry.RobAgain.AliceYes. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates were both university students when they started their companies. Zuckerberg was studying at Harvard in the US when he launched Facebook in 2004. And Bill Gates took a break from Harvard to launch Microsoft in 1976, but never returned to his studies.RobBoth at Harvard – that's a coincidence. I wonder if the bar there was any good… Now can we hear the words we learned today?AliceYes. OK. They are:drawbacksexecutiveson boardbring something to the tablekeen(business) acumenacquirepaid offRobThanks, Alice. Well, that's the end of today's 6 Minute English. We hope you've enjoyed the new vocabulary we brought to the table.AliceVery good.RobPlease join us again soon!BothBye.。

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BBC随身英语第421讲No meat, but two veg 素食麦当劳Successful businesses adopt the philosophy that the customer is always right and McDonald's, famous for serving hamburgers, hasn't ignored that. So much so that it is opening, next year, its first totally vegetarian restaurant in India.About 40% of households in the country are vegetarian, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, and the company, the world's second biggest food outlet, wants to beef up its operation.''We just have 271 restaurants in India and across the world we have nearly 33,000'', said Rajesh Kumar Maini, a spokesman for the fast food chain in northern India.Hindus see cows as sacred and abstain from eating beef, while Muslims view pigs as unclean and avoid pork. Since it decided to enter the market, McDonald's has tried not to risk ending up with egg on its face. The chain's Indian menu has some meat-free dishes and some that include chicken. Vegetarianism has been around for centuries. According to the Vegetarian Society in Britain, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras favoured the practice due to concerns about cruelty to animals. He also thought it could be a healthier lifestyle as it prevented men from being violent. Nowadays, the pressure on natural resources from rearing animals has been turning environmentally-conscious people into veggies.Some people are even stricter about eating animal products than vegetarians. They are known as vegans and they do not eat dairy products and eggs either.But some experts frown upon the idea of a meat-free diet. Dr Elizabeth Weichselbaum, a nutritional scientist at the British Nutrition Foundation, says meat is an important source of a number of nutrients in our diet, including high quality protein, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin D and some B vitamins."It can make an important contribution to a healthy and balanced diet. Meat and other protein sources, including eggs, beans and nuts, should be eaten in moderate amounts."Quiz 测验1、Why has McDonald's decided to offer meat-free dishes in India?Because about 40% of the households in India are vegetarian.2、According to the article, which group of people abstains from eating pigs?Muslims, because they consider pigs unclean.3、Is the following statement true, false or not given? Some people, concerned about the over use of natural resources, have decided to become vegetarian.4、What expressions in the article include the name of a type of food but have a meaning that's nothing to do with food? To beef up' and 'with egg on its face'.5、What phrasal verb used in the article means to disapprove of something?To frown upon (something).Glossary 词汇表the customer is always right 顾客永远是对的vegetarian 素食的household 家庭，人家outlet 销售点to beef up 加强with egg on (someone's) face （比喻）非常难堪，丢脸meat-free dish 无肉的菜肴vegetarianism 素食主义to favour 赞同，倾向于to rear animals 饲养动物veggie （俚语）素食主义者vegan 绝对素食主义者to frown upon 不赞同nutritional 营养protein 蛋白质iron 铁zinc 锌selenium 硒balanced diet 均衡的饮食BBC随身英语第422讲Up in smoke 呼吁吸烟者戒烟一个月Smokers in England have been asked to give up smoking for 28 days this month, in a campaign backed by Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation. Research shows people who manage not to light up for this length of time are five times more likely to kick the habit for good.Public health experts say campaigns that include a combination of hard-hitting adverts and supportive messages work best.Quitting smoking can be difficult. People are much more likely to succeed if they get support than if they try to do it alone and go cold turkey.Robert West, Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London, points out how peer pressure can prevent a tobacco addict's resolve going up in smoke."We are social animals, we are herd animals and we are influenced by each other," he said.The initiative has met some scepticism among readers of the BBC News Online website. Some compared it to asking people to stop eating as a way of combating obesity. Others doubt the campaign's effectiveness."Its weakness is that it fails to address why a person smokes, and these reasons are as varied as the number of smokers", says someone who signed as BluesBerry.Another reader, Cazz, has decided to give it some credit. He says: "Campaigns like this won't necessarily prompt the majority of smokers to quit, but may prompt those thinking about quitting to set a date and try. Surely it's worth a shot."The number of smokers in England is estimated at 8 million.According to the Department of Health, smoking is the biggest cause of premature death in the country.Quiz 测验For how long is the campaign asking smokers to be smoke-free?28 daysLook at the article. Why is it easier to stop smoking when other people are doing the same?According to the University College London's commentator Robert West, people are social animals and are influenced by each other.Is the following statement true, false or not given? Most of the BBC News Online website readers do not believe the anti-smoking campaign will succeed. False. The article mentions reader Cazz saying that it is worth for smokers who are thinking about quitting to take part in the campaign.What adjective in the article means something done with the objective to cause shock?'Hard-hitting'What are the three verbs used to say 'not to smoke anymore'?To give up, to kick the habit, to quit.。

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BBC News with Kathy Clugston.At least 300 people are known to have died in mudslides and flooding in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The number of casualties is expected to rise with hundreds of bodies thought to still be trapped under the debris. The Red Cross says 3000 people are estimated to have lost their homes.塞拉利昂首都弗里敦发生洪水和泥石流，造成至少300人死亡。

预计伤亡人数还会上升，或有数百具尸体仍被困在废墟下。

红十字会表示，估计约有3000人失去了家园。

Two days after a deadly car-ramming attack by a suspected white supremacist during a rally in Charlottesville, President Trump has given his first explicit condemnation of the far-right extremist groups involved in the violence. Mr. Trump said racism was evil and the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacists and other hate groups were repugnant to everything Americans held dear.一名白人至上主义者在夏洛茨维尔的集会上发动了一场致命的汽车袭击，两天之后特朗普总统首次明确谴责了参与暴力活动的极右极端主义组织。

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Talk about English© BBC Learning EnglishPage 1 of 8BBC Learning EnglishTalk about EnglishBusiness Language To GoPart 1 - InterviewsThis programme was first broadcast in 2001.This is not a word for word transcript of the programmeCarmela This series is all about chunks of language - now, forget about dictionaries andgrammar books. You don’t have the time for that! You want short cuts toquick, fluent and natural-sounding English.I’ll be joined each week in the studio by business English expert David Evans.So David, why are chunks of language seen as the way forward?David Well, I think the basic idea is that that’s the way that native speakers learn thelanguage, so why shouldn’t non-native speakers do the same thing?Carmella : But traditionally, non-native speakers have learnt pieces of grammar, they’velearnt the rules about grammar and individual words.David : Yes, and obviously there’s nothing wrong with that learning a language “wordby word” or - rule - by rule; is an effective way of doing it. The trouble isthat in the business world you need to be able to communicate quickly andunder pressure -and it can often be hard to find that grammar rule or find thatword if you’ve been learning the language in that way.Carmela And, of course, the business world is full of these chunks, can you give some examples?David: Yes, business as you say - is full of collocations, that’s words that go together;‘stock expressions’, idioms, I mean the list goes on…To give you an example, Isuppose, just with the word “business” - you can be “in business”, you can goaway “on business”, you can travel “business class”, you can “go around thebusiness world” - there are hundred of these examples.Carmela Now each week David and I will look at a different work scenario and explore the kinds of English expressions commonly used within that situation.It may be useful to have a pen and some paper ready to write down what youhear.In this first programme in the series, we’re starting at the beginning - andhelping you to get the job you’ve always wanted because today we’re looking atinterview language. Job Interviews are difficult anyway, even more so in asecond language. But don’t worry, today’s programme is a useful guide tosome of the most common English expressions that you’ll need in an interview.Let’s get started - here’s an example of an interview situation.CLIP Mary & JOHN 0’33”Mary: J ohn, hi. Sit down, make yourself comfortable.Tell me, you're already an office manager in a medium-sized finance company, why doyou want to come and work here?John: Well, I don’t know how much you know but the company have been having some problems. quite a few staff have been laid off actuallyTalk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 2 of 8Mary: … right…John: … and although my job isn't immediately under threat, I’m not sure what the future will hold and, in any case, I felt that it was time to start moving up the careerladder. And I feel I want a little bit more responsibility. And that combined with thestate of the company, convinced me that it’s time to move on, really.END OF CLIPCarmela:Now the interviewer there, asked a classic question that people often ask in interviews - they come straight out and say: “why do you want this job”.And what was John’s response?David:Well, John was actually a bit negative at the start, he said that he was a little bit worried about his position in the company at the moment. He said “quite a fewpeople have been laid off”.That’s another way of saying “quite a lot of people have been maderedundant”, they’ve been asked to leave the company, because thecompany is experiencing some kind of difficulties and so they’re reducing thenumber of staff. So, he says that he doesn’t know what the future will hold,he doesn’t know what’s going to happen in the future.Carmela: So, he begins the interview then a little bit negatively,but then he changes and starts to emphasize the positive.David Yes. He says that he wants to ‘move up the career ladder’. We often talk about careers as being a kind of ‘ladder’ - because it’s something that you tryTalk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 3 of 8to climb up. So, he begins to be a bit more positive and, he than goes on tosay ‘it’s time to move on’, it’s time for him to make a change and take thenext step on the ladder of his career.Carmela:Well, it’s time for us to move on too.This time we’re going to hear language in another interview it’s ChristopherBeale, he’s a Recruitment consultant and he is interviewing someone for thejob of salesman for a pharmaceutical company. Now, that expression moveup the ladder, is something that you’ll hear again, so, listen out!CLIP Christopher Beale 0’30”-So let us suppose you had moved up the ladder in our pharmaceutical company, what would be your priorities in approaching your job.-The first would be to make sure that I had the support of the people working underneath me. The second would be to make sure my immediate boss also understood the role that i was trying to play within the company and third, would be to make sure that the customers were satisfied.END OF CLIPCarmela Can you tell us a bit about the question form that we heard used by theinterviewer there, David?David:The interviewer, I think said - “if you had moved up the ladder what would be your priorities in approaching the job” . So, what he’s doingthere, is he’s not asking the interviewee about a real situation, he is askingabout a hypothetical one.Talk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 4 of 8Carmela:So, this is an imaginary situation then ?David:Right, an imaginary situation and he clearly marks this with language that he uses, he’s using there a structure …which I think we call ‘second conditional”and you’ll often hear interviewers ask things like :“what would you say .. if you faced this situation? how would you cope ifyou dealt this problem?” - those kind of things…Carmela: .. and why are “hypothetical” or “what would you do” questions so common in interviews?David: Well, I think it gives the interviewer an opportunity to ask not about the interviewee’s past, but it gives them a chance to understand how theinterviewee might behave in the future if he or she should get the job. And, Ithink, the important thing from the interviewee’s point of view - is toremember this is a hypothetical situation, so choose the correct language, inother words you should answer the question with “I would”, “if I faced thatsituation I would behave in this way, if I had to deal with that problem, Iwould do this”Carmela You’re listening to “Business Language to Go” from the BBC World Service.Something that’s very common in interviews is asking people about their goodpoints and bad points. Could you elaborate, David.David Well, it’s a pretty typical interview question. You know, what are your strengths and weaknesses,what are your good points and bad points.And, for the interviewee obviously the thing is to make sure that you’ve gotlots of strong points, good points and not so many bad ones. You know, youTalk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 5 of 8shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. And when you do mention a bad point, it’soften a good idea to show that you’re not only aware of it - but you’re alsotrying to improve. So, you could say ‘oh, my bad point is … I’m not very goodat Arabic, for example, but - I’ am taking lessons every week ‘ .Carmela You’ll now hear our two interviewees talking about their own strengths.Listen out for the language that they use.CLIP Mary & John 0’31”Mary: John, any other strengths that you feel you bring to the job. What are your strengths and weaknesses in the workplace?John: What I'd bring to the job are very, very good organisational skills. I'm strongly motivated, I’m highly committed, very a much a self-starter. I feel that my peopleskills are fairly well developed and I feel there's scope to carry out that side of myduties even better. And I firmly believe that the combination of my people skills and my organisational ability is the right combination of skills to do this job really well. END OF CLIPCLIP Christopher Beale 0’20”Christopher: If you were assessing yourself on your own strengths and weaknesses how would you summarise them?Interviewee: Well I would look at it that I’m self motivated. I can also work with a group of people. I know that I can motivate them in a manner that is good for thecompany.END OF CLIPCarmela Let’s look at some of the language that was used there to talk about personal strengths, David?Talk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 6 of 8David Both the interviewees emphasized that they were motivated. I think we heard expressions like, strongly motivated, self motivated . The first intervieweesaid he was a self-starter. We heard the phrase, highly committed - Carmela….and all these expressions, do they all mean the same thing?David… they all mean roughly the same thing. These are all phrases that emphasize the fact that you are keen to do well, that you want o work hard, that you’reambitious, you want to succeed.Carmela We also heard some very concrete examples of things, skills basically.. Tell us about the language that was used to talk about skillsDavid: The first interviewee talked about the combination of skills that he can offer in this new job. I think he talked about his people skills, in other words - howwell he deals with people, communicates, manages and, he also mentions hisorganisational ability. In other words he was trying to explain that he wasefficient, well organized, good with systems.I think another key-term that’s often heard in interviews as well, is team-player.Carmela: … meaning?David: Well, team player is somebody who works well with other people..Carmela The key to successful interviews is being positive about yourself. Finally, let’s hear a typical end to an interview.CLIP Mary and John 0’10”Mary: Right well that's pretty much all I want to ask at the moment. Do you have any questions for me?John: I'd just like to know what the time scale is? When do you expect to be able to let us know?Talk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 7 of 8END OF CLIPDavid Did you notice the expression pretty much?The interviewer there said, I think “right, well, that’s pretty much all I what to ask at the moment” -and this phrase “pretty much” is a typical phrase in English - it’s what wewould call “a vague marker”.Carmela: Vague …meaning… ?David: …Well.. meaning.. not precise. It’s an indication here, that the speaker is thinking about something, in this case, changing the subject, bringing theinterview to an end.. And we heard the interviewee reply.. “I’d just like to know what the time scale is” - Again that word “just” which the interviewee is using to make everythinga little bit softer, a little bit gentler, so that he doesn’t come across as being tooaggressiveCarmela OK, thanks David. And ,just to say that David Evans will be joining me next time for more “Business Language to Go”.Talk about English © BBC Learning EnglishPage 8 of 8。

高中英语BBC听力03月合辑（文本+翻译）BBC0301素材

高中英语BBC听力03月合辑（文本+翻译）BBC0301素材BBC英语听力2012年03月合辑（文本＋翻译）：BBC0301The funeral of the American singer Whitney Houston has just ended in Newark, New Jersey. It took place in a Baptist church, where she first began her singing career as a child. After many tributes by friends and family, the servic e concluded with a recording of Whitney Houston's greatest hit I Will Always Love You. As part of the ceremony, Stevie Wonder performed his hit Love's in Need of Love Today.美国歌手惠特尼·休斯顿的葬礼举行在新泽西纽瓦克一处浸礼会，童年的休斯顿就是在这个教堂里开始了歌唱生涯。

朋友和家人为她送上了诸多颂词，最后葬礼结束时播放了惠特尼·休斯顿最伟大的歌曲I Will Always Love You。

史提夫·汪达还在葬礼上表演了他最热门的单曲Love's in Need of Love Today。

There's been violence in the Syrian capital Damascus, where a Chinese diplomatic mission has met President Bashar al-Assad and called for restraint in the conflict between his forces and the opposition. A funeral in Damascus turned into one of the biggest demonstrations yet seen there. Opposition activists said at least one person was killed when security forces opened fire. Another 12 people were reported killed in other parts of the country.叙利亚首都大马士革暴力事件不断，一支中国外交使团在首都会见阿萨德总统，呼吁克制阿萨德军队与反对派之间的冲突。

高中英语 BBC听力09月合辑(文本+翻译)0903素材

BBC News with John JasonJohn Jason为你播报BBC新闻。

The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the current crisis in his country is a plot against the whole region, of which he said Syria was the cornerstone. Mr Assad's latest comment follows claims by opposition activists that government forces have massacred more than 300 people in Darayya near the capital Damascus. There's no independent confirmation of the claim. Barbara Plett reports from neighboring Lebanon.叙利亚总理阿萨德说，该国目前的危机是针对整个地区的阴谋，而叙利亚就是该地区的奠基石。

阿萨德之所以发表这番言论，是因为反对派活动人士称政府军在首都大马士革附近的德拉雅屠杀了300多人。

目前对此尚无独立消息来证实。

Barbara Plett在黎巴嫩报道。

The ground assault on Darayya started on Saturday morning after days of shelling. Troops searched house to house for rebels and, say activists, they left hundreds dead in their wake. One video released by opposition sources showed dozens of bodies of young men lined up in a mosque. Another showed a mass grave of more victims that included women and children. If the numbers are confirmed, said Britain's Foreign Office, this would be an atrocity on a new scale. But pro-government television made it sound like the soldiers had liberated the residents from terrorists, broadcasting interviews with residents who thanked the army for saving them.经过几天的轰炸，周六早晨开始对德拉雅进行地面袭击。

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[00:04.49]Egypt’s Supreme Election Commission says the new constitution has been approved by almost 64% of voters.埃及最高选举委员会称新宪法以近64%的支持率通过。

Bethany Bell在开罗报道。

[00:43.32]But it’s very controversial, critics say it has an Islamist agenda and allows Muslim clerics too greater say in determining legislation.但公投导致诸多争议，批评者称这是伊斯兰的议程，使得穆斯林阿訇在立法上拥有更大话语权。

[00:53.78]The opposition says it will continue to fight against the constitution in parliament.反对派称将继续在议会反对这部宪法。

[00:58.92]Opposition sources in Syria have said the commander of Syria’s military police Major General Abdulaziz al-Shalal has defected to join the rebels. There’s been no independent confirmation.来自叙利亚反对派的消息称，叙利亚军队警察少将Abdulaziz al-Shalal已叛变加入叛军。

目前尚无对此消息的独立确认，[01:11.98]He would be the highest ranking military police officer to defect since the beginning of the conflict in Syria nearly two years ago.这是自两年前叙利亚冲突开始以来变节的最高军阶的军官。

[01:18.80]Security forces in Northern Nigeria say gunmen have opened fire in a predominantly Christian village, killing 5 people and injuring 4 others.尼日利亚北部安全部队称武装人员在一个基督教为主的村庄开枪，杀死5人，伤及另外4人。

[01:28.84]A military spokesman told the BBC the attackers fired at worshippers in a small local church during midnight mass on Christmas Eve.Tomi Oladipo reports from Lagos.军队发言人告诉BBC，袭击者在平安夜子夜弥撒时对当地一座小教堂的礼拜者开火。

Tomi Oladipo在拉各斯报道。

[01:39.47]Nigerian security services had given indications that were scaling up their operations this festive of season,尼日利亚安全部队表示将在这个节日季节加大军事行动，[01:45.15]but it appears these plans have not prevented another attack fromhappening.但事实看来这些计划并未阻止任何袭击的发生。

[01:49.09]Residents of Peri village in Yobe state say a group of gunmen came to the village and headed straight to the church where they opened fire on worshippers. 约贝州佩里村居民称一群武装人员来到村子，径直走向教堂并向礼拜者开枪。

[01:57.11]Local officials say some residents of the village fled their homes during the attack and have not returned.当地官员称一些村民在袭击发生时逃离家园，至今未归。

[02:02.52]It’s not clear who was behind the attack, but Yobe state has been one of the scenes of violence in northern Nigeria led by the Islamist group Boko Haram. 尚不清楚袭击者的来历，但约贝州一直是伊斯兰博科圣地组织在尼日利亚的入侵地。

[02:10.61]A military plane with 27 people on board has crashed in Kazakhstan near the border with Uzbekistan.一架承载27人军用机在与乌兹别克斯坦接壤的哈萨克斯坦境内坠毁。

[02:18.00]A senior figure in the Kazakh emergencies department told the media that the plane had burnt up and that only fragments remained. BBC’s Abdujalil Abdurasulov reports from Almaty.哈萨克紧急部门一名高级人员告诉媒体，这架飞机已烧毁，只剩碎片。

BBC记者Abdujalil Abdurasulov在阿拉木图报道。

[02:29.00]The Antonov 72 plane was taking 20 soldiers from the capital Astana to their duty station in the southern city of Shymkent.这架安东诺夫72飞机载着20名士兵从首都阿斯塔纳到他们在南部城市奇姆肯特的工作地。

[02:36.90]The acting head of the border services agency was among the passengers. 边境服务处主任是机上乘客之一，[02:40.84]It is not clear if any of them has survived, but Russian news agency Interfax reports they all died.尚不清楚是否有人幸存，但俄罗斯新闻机构国际传真社报道称机上人员全部遇难。

[02:47.57]The plane crashed some 20 kilometers away from its destination as it was descending to land.这架飞机坠落在将要降落时坠毁在据目的地20公里处。

[02:53.70]A local citizen told Kazakh TV that the plane exploded like a bomb.BBC World News当地人告诉哈萨克电视台，称这架飞机像炸弹一样爆炸了。

[03:00.54]Queen Elizabeth has given her traditional Christmas address to the Commonwealth speaking of 2012 as a year of fellowship, friendship and the spirit of togetherness.伊丽莎白女王向英联邦发表传统的圣诞致辞，称2012年是充满友谊和团结精神的一年。

[03:11.23]In a televised speech, the Queen said those qualities had been demonstrated in the celebrations for her diamond jubilee, which marked the 60th year of her reign.女王在电视讲话中称，这些品质在她的钻石庆典即60年登记纪念中得到体现。

[03:20.73]“The enthusiasm which greeted the diamond jubilee was a course, especially memorable for me and my family.对于我和我的家人来说，登基60周年钻石纪念日的热情庆祝尤其值得纪念。

[03:27.57]It was humbling that so many chose to mark the anniversary of a duty which passed to me 60 years ago.如此多的人选择庆祝我继承女王使命六十周年，我感到十分惶恐。