BBC News with Julie Candler
The American swimmer Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian in history. He won gold as part of the United States 4×200m free stylerelay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relayteam.
Michael Phelps bring this in the America's home won the final of the men's 4x200m freestyles relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay. And it is gonna be gold number 15 for Michael Phelps and medal number 19, an Olympic record for Michael Phelps as the USA win from France and China third. Nineteen for Michael Phelps.
Less than an hour earlier, Phelps won silver in the 200m butterfly. His nineteen Olympic medals put him one head of the 18 won by the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
The wife of an Iraqi Olympic official, who wasabduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abducted">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abductedby gunmen in 2006, has called for the International Olympic Committee to renew its efforts to find him. The former president of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Ahmed al-Sammari, was taken atpoint">gunpoint">point">gunpointalong with 37 other officials. Thirteen were released, the others have never been seen since.
President Obama has signed an executive orderimposing more sanctions onIran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors in an effort tocurb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curbits nuclear program. In a statement, Mr Obama said he was committed to find a diplomatic solution with Iran, but was determined to hold Tehran accountable. Iran insists its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
President Barack Obama's executive order is designed to make it harder for Iran to evade existing sanctions. Tehran has been attempting to diversify the way it gets paid for oil sales, including by using gold andbarter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter. Mr Obama's executive order also comes just as Congress prepares to vote this week on new legislation imposing even stricter sanctions on Iran. The bill will target any person or company which works with Iran's petroleum or natural gas sector. The move by the president seems to be an effort by the White House to show it's been just as tough on Iran as Congress.
The United Nations says that up to 18,000 people in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo have taken refuge in schools, mosques and other public buildings as fighting between government forces and rebels continues. Melissa Fleming from the UN refugee agency said some 7,000 people were sleeping in university dormitories as escape from besieged areas of the city has become too dangerous.
"We are witnessing that thousands of frightened residents are seeking shelter in schools, mosques, public buildings. These are the people who haven't fled the city. They haven't had the means or feared that it's too dangerous to make that journey. We are getting indications that the journey is rocked with armed gangs,roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblocks">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblocksblocking the way.
World News from the BBC
The son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, has said he wants to beput on trialin The Hague, not in Libya. In a statement that his lawyers submitted to the International Criminal Court, he said that a trial and sentence in Libya would betantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamountto murder. Saif al-Islam is being held in Libya after militia group from the Western city of Zintan captured him last November.
Unemployment in the countries which use the euro hit a record high last month. Figures showed that 17.8 million people were out of work in the eurozone in June – the highest level since the single currency was formed. Even Germany registered a slight rise in its jobless figures. In Greece, the Deputy Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, appealed for further financial aid to avoid bankruptcy.
Venezuela has joined Mercosur six years after applying to join the South American trading bloc. President Hugo Chavez went to Brazil for the ceremony in his first official trip abroad since being diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. Mr Chavez, who's running for reelection in October, said the bloc would benefit from Venezuela's huge oil and gas reserves.
The Italian government has announced it will go ahead with the $30m plan tovamp">revamp">vamp">revampone of Rome's most prized landmarks, the Colosseum. Starting in December, the work will take three years to complete. Archeologists have become concerned after large cracks appeared and fragments began to fall off. In recent days, it emerged the building is tilting about 40cm to one side. The Director of the Colosseum, Rossella Rea, said it was not serious.
"That is an incline, but it is absolutely not worrying. We are monitoring it to understand whether we are faced with a pre-existing phenomenon, or it is a progressing condition. As far as I am concerned, I'm fairly certain that we are looking at a pre-existing phenomenon."
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第二页:中英双语听力稿
The American swimmer Michael Phelps has become the most decorated Olympian in history. He won gold as part of the United States 4×200m free style relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay team.
美国游泳选手迈克尔·菲利普斯成为历史上最成功的奥运选手。他为美国4*200自由泳接力队赢得了金牌。
Michael Phelps bring this in the America's home won the final of the men's 4x200m freestyles relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay. And it is gonna be gold number 15 for Michael Phelps and medal number 19, an Olympic record for Michael Phelps as the USA win from France and China third. Nineteen for Michael Phelps.
迈克尔·菲利普斯赢得男子4*200米自由泳,为美国夺得了金牌。这将是迈克尔·菲利普斯赢得了第15枚金牌和第19枚奖牌,这对他来说打破了奥运记录,美国也因此赢得了法国和第三名的中国。迈克尔·菲利普斯赢得过19枚奖牌!
Less than an hour earlier, Phelps won silver in the 200m butterfly. His nineteen Olympic medals put him one head of the 18 won by the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
不到一小时前,菲利普斯赢得200米蝶泳银牌,他的19枚奥运奖牌使他领先于赢得18枚奖牌的苏联体操队员拉瑞萨·拉提尼娜。
The wife of an Iraqi Olympic official, who was abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abducted">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abducted by gunmen in 2006, has called for the International Olympic Committee to renew its efforts to find him. The former president of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Ahmed al-Sammari, was taken at point">gunpoint">point">gunpoint along with 37 other officials. Thirteen were released, the others have never been seen since.
2006年被枪手绑架的伊拉克奥运官员的妻子要求国际奥运会继续寻找这名官员。伊拉克奥委会前主席Ahmed al-Sammari与另外37名官员遭到劫持。其中13人获释,另外其他人从此再也没有出现。
President Obama has signed an executive order imposing more sanctions on Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors in an effort to curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb its nuclear program. In a statement, Mr Obama said he was committed to find a diplomatic solution with Iran, but was determined to hold Tehran accountable. Iran insists its nuclear program is designed for peaceful purposes. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
奥巴马总统签署行政命令,将对伊朗的能源、石油化学和金融部门施加更多制裁,意在以此控制其核项目。奥巴马在声明中表示,他将努力与伊朗寻找外交途径,但决心让德黑兰负起责任来。伊朗坚称其核项目是为了和平目的。Kim Ghattas在华盛顿报道。
President Barack Obama's executive order is designed to make it harder for Iran to evade existing sanctions. Tehran has been attempting to diversify the way it gets paid for oil sales, including by using gold and barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter. Mr Obama's executive order also comes just as Congress prepares to vote this week on new legislation imposing even stricter sanctions on Iran. The bill will target any person or company which works with Iran's petroleum or natural gas sector. The move by the president seems to be an effort by the White House to show it's been just as tough on Iran as Congress.
总统巴拉克·奥巴马的行政命令意在使伊朗更加难以逃避现有的制裁。德黑兰一直设法寻找多样化的石油销售支付手段,包括使用黄金和实物交易。奥巴马的行政命令签署时,国会也准备本周就一项向伊朗实施更严厉制裁的新法律进行投票。这项法案针对任何与伊朗石油或天然气部门合作的个人或公司。总统此举似乎是白宫用来表示其在伊朗问题上与国会一样严厉。
The United Nations says that up to 18,000 people in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo have taken refuge in schools, mosques and other public buildings as fighting between government forces and rebels continues. Melissa Fleming from the UN refugee agency said some 7,000 people were sleeping in university dormitories as escape from besieged areas of the city has become too dangerous.
联合国称,由于政府军和叛军的战斗仍在继续,叙利亚北部城市有多达1.8万人在学校、寺庙等公共建筑避难。联合国难民署的梅里萨·弗莱明说,大约7千人睡在大学宿舍里,从该市被围攻地区逃出也变得越来越危险。
"We are witnessing that thousands of frightened residents are seeking shelter in schools, mosques, public buildings. These are the people who haven't fled the city. They haven't had the means or feared that it's too dangerous to make that journey. We are getting indications that the journey is rocked with armed gangs, roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblocks">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblocks blocking the way.
“我们亲眼看到,上千惊惧的居民在学校、寺庙和公共建筑寻找避难所。这些人没有从该市逃出,他们或是不愿意离开,或是认为逃离的过程太危险。我们发现逃离之路遍地都是武装团伙,道路被路障封锁。”
The son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, has said he wants to be put on trial in The Hague, not in Libya. In a statement that his lawyers submitted to the International Criminal Court, he said that a trial and sentence in Libya would be tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount to murder. Saif al-Islam is being held in Libya after militia group from the Western city of Zintan captured him last November.
利比亚已过世的领导人穆阿迈尔·卡扎菲的儿子赛义夫·伊斯兰说,他希望在海牙而不是利比亚受审。他在其律师向国际刑事法庭提交的声明中说,在利比亚审判和判刑相当于谋杀。赛义夫·伊斯兰是在去年11月民兵组织在西部城市津坦抓获的,后一直被拘留在利比亚。
Unemployment in the countries which use the euro hit a record high last month. Figures showed that 17.8 million people were out of work in the eurozone in June – the highest level since the single currency was formed. Even Germany registered a slight rise in its jobless figures. In Greece, the Deputy Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, appealed for further financial aid to avoid bankruptcy.
上月欧元使用国的失业率达到历史最高,数据显示,6月份欧元区有1780万人失业,这是欧元这一单一货币成立以来最高的失业率。甚至德国注册的失业数字也有所上升。希腊财政部副部长斯泰克拉斯呼吁提供进一步的财政援助以避免破产。
Venezuela has joined Mercosur six years after applying to join the South American trading bloc. President Hugo Chavez went to Brazil for the ceremony in his first official trip abroad since being diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. Mr Chavez, who's running for reelection in October, said the bloc would benefit from Venezuela's huge oil and gas reserves.
委内瑞拉6年前申请加入南方共同市场,如今终于成为其成员国。总统雨果·查韦斯前往巴西参加庆典,这是他一年多前被诊断得癌症后的首次正式访问。查韦斯将参加10月份的再任选举,他说该组织将从委内瑞拉丰富的石油和天然气储备中获益。
The Italian government has announced it will go ahead with the $30m plan to vamp">revamp">vamp">revamp one of Rome's most prized landmarks, the Colosseum. Starting in December, the work will take three years to complete. Archeologists have become concerned after large cracks appeared and fragments began to fall off. In recent days, it emerged the building is tilting about 40cm to one side. The Director of the Colosseum, Rossella Rea, said it was not serious.
意大利政府宣布将斥资3000万美元翻新罗马最珍贵的地标建筑罗马角斗场。这项工程将于12月开始,耗时三年完成。由于大片裂缝出现,碎片坠落,考古学家对此很担心。最近几年,这座建筑向一边倾斜了大约40公分。角斗场主任芮亚说这不是严重的问题。
"That is an incline, but it is absolutely not worrying. We are monitoring it to understand whether we are faced with a pre-existing phenomenon, or it is a progressing condition. As far as I am concerned, I'm fairly certain that we are looking at a pre-existing phenomenon."
“角斗场确实在倾斜,但绝对不必担心。我们正在检测,弄清楚究竟是以前就存在这个问题,还是个逐渐变化的过程。就我来说,我很确定这个现象以前就存在。”
第三页:词汇解析
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英汉解释
vi. 转播;接替
n. [电工]继电器;接替,接替人员;驿马
vt. 转播;使接替;分程传递
同义词
n.electrical relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay
参考例句
1. In ancient times the messages wererelay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relayed from one place to another.
古时候信息是用接力的方式从一地传送到另一地。
2. The ladder diagram can be designed and be run basing on therelay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relaycontrolling circuit.
在继电器控制线路的基础上,设计出梯形图并进行现场调试。
3. In packet networks, ATM, framerelay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relay">relayand IP organize and transmit data in collections of bytes, or packets.
在包交换网中,ATM、帧中继和IP是以字节的集合(即包)来组织和发送数据的。
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abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct
英汉解释
vt. 绑架;诱拐;[生]使外展
同义词
v.kidnap,nobble,snatch
反义词
v.adduct
参考例句
1. The police caught the terrorist who tried toabduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abductthe girl for ransom.
警察抓住了那个企图拐走这女孩以便勒索赎金的恐怖分子。
2. The robberabduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abductthe heiress and hold her to ransom.
强盗劫持了女继承人并向她索取赎金。
3. The father accused of kidnapping a seven-year-old daughter appeared in court on charges ofabduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abduct">abducting a minor.
被指控绑架自己年仅七岁的女儿的父亲由于绑架儿童的罪名上庭。
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point">gunpoint">point">gunpoint
英汉解释
n. 枪口
同义词
n.point
参考例句
1. When police arrived, Bullock complained about being forced to clean the home atpoint">gunpoint">point">gunpoint.
当警察到来时,布洛克抱怨说自己被迫在枪口下打扫房间。
2. The police reacted immediately when report came that two kids had been held up atpoint">gunpoint">point">gunpointin a nearby building.
当有报告说附近大楼里两个孩子被人持枪劫持时警察立刻作出了反应。
3. The kidnapped man, even held atpoint">gunpoint">point">gunpoint, remained tight-lipped about his credit card PIN (personal identification number).
那被绑架男子,就算在枪口要胁下,仍坚拒透露信用卡个人密码。
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curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb
英汉解释
n. 抑制;路边;勒马绳
vt. 控制;勒住
同义词
n.american stock exchange,bridle,curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb bit,curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curbing
v.conquer,contain,control,curtail
参考例句
1. In some streets, mailboxes line thecurb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb.
一些街区,路边是一溜的邮箱。
2. This stimulated the enthusiasm of steel production, but also brought difficult tocurb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curbovercapacity problem.
这刺激了钢厂的生产热情,但也带来了产能过剩难以抑制的问题。
3. Tocurb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curb">curbthis outbreak of capitalism, the regime periodically shuts markets, harasses traders and arrests people doing business with China.
为了抑制资本主义的发展,该国定期关闭市场,骚扰商人及拘捕和中国做生意的人。
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barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter
英汉解释
vi. 进行易货贸易;作物物交换;讨价还价
vt. 以…作为交换;拿…进行易货贸易
n. 易货贸易;物物交换;实物交易
同义词
n.swap,swop,trade
参考例句
1. The soldiersbarter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">bartered for furs with rifles.
士兵们以步枪交换毛皮。
2. Is it still a directbarter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">bartertrade?
这还算是一种直接易货贸易吗?
3. Can we do abarter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">barter">bartertrade?
咱们能做一笔易货贸易呢?
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roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock
英汉解释
n. 路障;障碍物
vi. 设置路障
同义词
n.barricade,barrier
参考例句
1. The policeroadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblocked all entrances.
警察在各入口处都设置了路障。
2. Six policemen started to erect aroadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock.
六个警察着手建立一道路障。
3. The delay has created a seriousroadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblock">roadblockfor negotiations between the North and China, Russia, Japan, the United States and South Korea.
这一拖延给由韩国、北韩、中国、俄罗斯、日本和美国参加的北韩核问题六方会谈造成了一个严重障碍。
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tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount
英汉解释
adj. 同等的;相当于…的
同义词
a.equivalent
参考例句
1. Of course, self-satisfaction istantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamountenabling me to be more confidence.
当然,自我陶醉也无形中使到陈董越来越来有信心。
2. Any citizen may therefore speak, write and publish freely, except what istantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamountto the abuse of this liberty in the cases determined by Law.
因此,各个公民都有言论、著述和出版的自由,但在法律所规定的情况下,应对滥用此项自由负担责任。
3. "An intentional violation of auditing standards in this new and as yet untested environment, may betantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamount">tantamountto committing professional suicide, " Sharav said.
谢拉夫说,在当前这个我们未曾经历过的新环境中,如果有人故意违反审计标准,那将无异于职业自杀。
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vamp">revamp">vamp">revamp
英汉解释
vt. 修补;翻新;修改
n. 改进;换新鞋面
同义词
v.vamp
参考例句
1. Wevamp">revamp">vamp">revamped our bathroom last month.
我们在上个月装修了浴室。
2. A truly amazingvamp">revamp">vamp">revamp, hats off to Seat design team!
一个真正惊人的改进,向设计团队脱帽致敬!
3. Revamp on boiler arch can distribute wind well to improve efficiency, decrease the selection of coal kind and get good economical result.
对原锅炉炉拱改造,使炉内布风合理,提高锅炉效率,降低燃煤煤种的选择性,得到良好的经济效益。