(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
The United Nations has warned that the Central African Republic (CAR) needs urgent help. The UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson said it was "descending into complete chaos before our eyes". The landlocked nation has been slowly moving towards a state of total anarchy since rebels seized power in March. Mr Eliasson called for the strengthening of the African Union's military presence in the country. He suggested turning it into an official UN peacekeeping operation. Mr Eliasson warned: "If this situation is left to fester, it may develop into a religious and ethnic conflict with long-standing consequences - even a civil war that could spread into neighbouring countries."
Rebels known as the Seleka replaced former President Bozize with their own commander Michel Djotodia. Mr Djotodia later disbanded the rebels but they regrouped and formed armed gangs, which now control most of the impoverished country. Mr Eliasson said: "The population is enduring suffering beyond imagination. As we see far too often, women and children are bearing the brunt. Human rights violations are mounting. The use of child soldiers is rising. Sexual violence is growing. There are widespread reports of looting, illegal checkpoints, extortion, illegal arrests and detentions, torture and summary executions." He warned that: "The CAR is becoming a breeding ground for extremists."
中文翻译
联合国警告称中非共和国需要紧急帮助
反叛军为塞雷卡,他们的指挥官米歇尔·乔托迪亚替代了前总统柏席斯
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重点讲解
1.summary execution 立即处决
例句:They have directly attacked civilian populations from land and air and have carried out widespread summary execution, rape, torture, and pillaging of property.
他们从地面或空中直接攻击平民人口,进行广泛的就地正法,强奸,折磨和抢劫财物
。2.replace with 以…代替
例句:You must replace with the name of your network server.
您必须用网络服务器的名称来代替
3.beyond imagination 超越想象
例句:The job he has undertaken is difficult beyond imagination and the good he has accomplished against tall odds bodes well.
他工作上遇到的困难超乎我们的想象,而且他如此艰难取得的成功也是一个好兆头
。4.breeding ground 滋生地
例句:There is no breeding ground for major social and political crises.
这个国家不是社会或政治危机的滋生地
。听力题目
1.What kind of help did the UN say the CAR needed?
a) technical help
b) urgent help
c) military help
d) logistical help
2.How did the article describe the geography of the CAR?
a) topography
b) coastal
c) longitude
d) landlocked
3.When did rebels in the CAR seize power?
a) March
b) April
c) May
d) June
4.Who does Jan Eliasson want to keep the peace in the CAR?
a) NATO
b) the United Nations
c) the African Union
d) France
5.What could spread into neighbouring countries?
a) refugees
b) war
c) disease
d) revolution
6.Who is Michel Djotodia?
a) a rebel commander
b) an African Union leader
c) the former CAR president
d) a UN spokesman
7.What happened to rebel groups that were broken up?
a) they joined the CAR army
b) they fled the country
c) they reformed
d) they went back to their old jobs
8.How did Mr Eliasson say the population was suffering?
a) beyond our imagination
b) a lot
c) endurance
d) patiently
9.Who is bearing the brunt of the suffering?
a) women and children
b) the poor
c) members of the old government
d) rebel soldiers
10.Who is the CAR becoming a breeding ground for?
a) scientists
b) cattle owners
c) farmers
d) extremists
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.a
10.d