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听力文本
Moscow may be helping supply Taliban militants.
莫斯科可能正在为塔利班武装分子提供帮助。
According to reuters, The top U.S. general in Europe said on Thursday that he had seen Russian influence on Afghan Taliban insurgents growing.
据路透社报道，美国驻欧洲上将周四表示，他看到了俄罗斯对阿富汗叛乱分子日益增长的影响。
He did not elaborate on what kinds of supplies might be headed to the Taliban or how direct Russia's role might be.
他没有详细说明俄罗斯给塔利班提供什么样的供应，或者俄罗斯的直接地位是怎么样的。
Russian officials have denied they provide aid to the insurgents.
俄罗斯官员否认他们向叛乱分子提供援助。
They say their limited contacts are aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table.
他们说，他们有限的接触旨在把塔利班带向谈判桌。
According to U.S. estimates, government forces control less than 60 percent of Afghanistan.
据美国估计，政府军控制不到阿富汗百分之60的领地。
Almost half the country is either contested territory or under control of the insurgents.
国家几乎一半的领土要么有争议，要么被叛乱分子控制。
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词汇解析
1、elaborate
复杂的
an elaborate research project.
复杂的研究计划
an elaborate ceremony that lasts for eight days.
持续8天的繁琐典礼
（计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的
elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem.
最高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思
an elaborate management training scheme for graduates.
针对毕业生的详尽的管理培训计划
精心制作;详细计划;进一步完善
His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.
他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。
the plan elaborated by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
由联合国安全理事会5个常任理事国详细制定的方案
2、contest
竞赛;比赛
Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
英国近年的拳击比赛中很少有如此激动人心的。
a writing contest.
写作比赛
争取赢得(选举、比赛等);角逐
He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
他很快获得了本党提名,角逐大选。
a closely contested regional flower show.
各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展
争辩;对…提出异议
Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case.
你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
