Lesson 1
Bush Outlines Administrations
Goals for Iraq
Key words
1．sacrifice牺牲
2．1egacy遗产；继承物
3．dictatorship独裁
4．tyran．ny暴政；专制政治
5．grievances怨恨
6．consensus一致；同意
7．ar-tificial人工的；人造的
8．benchmark水准点；基准
9．vigorous精力充沛的；活泼的
10．prosecute起诉，告发；实行
11．morale士气
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1. We will-more tough-and wewill see more sacrifice in-because the enemiesof．in Iraq continue to sew anddestruction．
2．We will also see more-toward victory．Victory willwhen theand Saddam。ists can no 10nger-IraqS democracy．
3．It iS that Sunnis who abandoned vio-lence tO the political now see thebenefits of-participation．
4．They know the between honest criticswh0，-the way the war is being prosecuted andpartisan critics wh0that we acted in Iraq because of．or because Of Israel，or because we-一the American people．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news·
1．The president says December parliamentaryelections show progress toward that democracy，but he-。
2．Mr． Bush says a country that-and dwells on old grievances risks sliding back intotyranny．
3．Opposition Democrats are-clea。rer benchmarks for when more U．S．troops might comehome．
4．He says America will remain engaged in I raqand will-what he calls complete victory.
Lesson 2
Bush：Government to Help Rebuild Gulf Coast
Key words
1．desperation绝望
2．optimism乐观主义
3．bounce活力；精力
4．a110cate把......拨给
5．1evees堤坝
6．category等级
7．displace使(人)离开
8．catastrophe灾难
9．in conjunction with与......共同；与......联合
10．convention大会
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor-
mation you have heard from the news．
1．When did the Hurricane Katrina strike the Gulf
Coast?
2．According to Mr．Bush，how much money has
been a110cated for recOnstructiOn efforts?
3．How many people were killed by the HurricaneKatrina?
4．Why did opposition Democrats criticize President
Bush?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．I can remember coming here the times I cameand and saw a sense of desperationand worry and deep，deep concern about the future．
2．I am sure there iS stilI concern about the future．
3．Obviously the federal response in parts of this
devastated area-．
4．Mr．Bush says New Orleans is a great place to
have a convenffon and a．
Lesson 3
US Nuclear Talks Envoy BeginsShuttle Dip10macy Visit to Asia
Key words
1．envoy特使
2．shuttle(织布机的)梭；短途穿梭往返
3．speculation推测；猜测
4．coincidence巧合
5．obligation义务；责任
6.dismantIe拆除；解除
7．denuclearization无核化
8．supervision监督
9．boycott抵制
10．counterfeit伪造；假造
11．enforcement实施；执行
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．The trip that Chairman Kim Jong Il-toChina was a-to all of US，and it is a-coincidence that l am in the-at the same time.
2．Hill met with Japanese-and IS sched。uled to Thursday for Beijin9，-talkingt0-South Korean officials．
3．Last September，North Korea-in princi-pie to dismantle its。-capabilities in．-foreconomic and-一incentives．
4．Hill says he hopes China will-its lever-age as North KoreaS-ally to help set a-for more six·party-as soon aspossible．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．South Korean media report Kjm Jong II is-
一after a short stop in Shanghai．
2．Shortly after that agreement，Pyongyang an-nounced it would take no steps toward denuclearizationuntil the United States-．
3．U．S．officials say they have substantial evi-dence Pyongyang has been issuing counterfeit-
4．Hill says It is not a six-party matter.
Lesson 4
Rumsfeld Defends US MilitarySActions against Prisoner Abuse
Key words
1．abuse虐待
2．detainee被拘留者
3．inappropriate不合适的；不恰当的
4．jurisdiction司法权；审判权
5．authorize授权
6．incriminate使(人)负罪；归罪于
7．indication迹象
8．constitution宪法
9．proceedings程序；手续
10．interrogator审讯人员
11．detention拘留；关押
Exercises：
1．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or Faise．
( )1．Secretary Rumsfeld says 215 peoplehave been punished for inappropriatebehavior．
( )2．General Peter Pace says military com but do not have to give up their rights．
( )3．General Miller once supewised the pris-on for foreign terrorism suspects at AbuGhraib．
Ⅱ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．What they indicate iS that tO the abu．sive or improper conduct by-people tookplace，it has been-in every instance and-appropriate it has been punished
2．The newspaper quotes military-as say-ing this is the．-time the general has given anyindication there is，-that could suggest he mayhave been-一in illegal activity．
3．1 would simply-you that we expect ourleaders t0-by example，but we do not expectthem t0-up their individual-aspeople．
Lesson 5
Bush，German Chance110r Angela Merkel Discuss Iran
Key words
1．ally同盟；联盟
2．referto把......提交到
3．sanction制裁
4．clandestinely秘密地；偷偷地
5．guise伪装；假装
6．ho10caust大屠杀
7．with reference t0关于
8．intimidate威胁；恫吓
9．prejudge斩出划睡件
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．After meeting with the chance110r at the WhiteHouse．Mr．Bush said the、-．10gical step in hisis Iran to the U．N．Security Councilforsanctions．
2．Chance110r Merkel said it is-for IranianJeaders to how serious the international com-munity is about-Iran from-a nuclearweapon．
3．It iS unacceptable what lran has saidrecently，for example，as-questioning the rightoT-0f Israel，the statements that were-with reference to the Ho10caust。
4．Chance110r Merkel again-up her oppo-sition to the U．S．detention at GuantanamoBay，Cuba，-she has said cannot and must notexist in the-一term．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Iran armed with a nuclear weapon poses a grave
threat-．
2．We feel，that the EU，together with the United
States．
3．Our job is to make it clear to all parties that-that I ran not have a nuclear weapon，inother words，share the same goa1．
4．President Bush said the prison at a U．S．Navybase is．-the American people in the fightagainst terrorism．
Lesson 6
US General：AI-Qaida in"Disarray"in Iraq
Key words
1．al-Oaida基地组织
2．disarray混乱
3．perpetrate犯，做(坏事、过失)
4．impose...on把......强加于
5．indicator指示物；征候
6．regime政治体制；政权
7．1ay down放下(武器等)
8．insurgency叛乱；反叛
9．mpact影响
10．in the wake of紧跟......之后；紧跟
11．stability稳定性
Exercises：
1．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or False．
( )1．General Vines says most of the violence does come frOm al-Qaida．
( )2．General Vines says most of the recentwave of violence has been carried outby Iraqis．
( )3．General Vines says，before the nationalelection，more and more ordinary Iraqisare rejecting violence．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．In some cases theyre related to people who
conduct．
2．If that happens，he says many violent groupsare。-and become part of the politicalprocess．
3．General Vines warned that future stability de．pends on the new governmentS success in making thecountryS various groups feel that-．
Lesson 7
Pakistan Condemns Deamy AirAttack on Border Village
Key words
1．condemn谴责
2．preliminary初步的；基本的
3．civilian平民的
14．10dge(对)提出抗议；申诉
5．in。l volvement参与；卷入
6．incident事件
7．parallel t0与......平行；平行于
8．dep10y部署；驻扎
9．flush out赶出；清除
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor。
mation you have heard from the news·
1．From where was the Fridays missile attack
Iaunched?
2．When did thousands of tribesmen from the re。
gion stage anti-American protests?
3．In order to flush out suspected militants，howmany troops has Pakistan dep10yed in the PakistanStribaI belt?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．The statement condemned the civilian deaths-has been 10dged with U．S．dip10matsin lslamabad．
2．The Egyptian-born militant has beenafter U．S．-led forces invaded Afghanistan．
3．We deeply regret that civilian lives have been10st．Wewe will not a110w such an inci．dent to reocclJr
Lesson 8
US Senator Tours Pakistan Quake Zone
Key words
1．hand out分配；把......分发
2．school uniform校服
3．survivor幸存者
4．altitude海拔
5．workaround the c10ck夜以继日地工作
6．winterize使适应冬季使用
7．dis-10cation脱离；流离
8．agony痛苦，苦恼
9．reiterate重申；反复
Exercises：
1．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True OF False．
( )1．The massive tent village in Meira，Paki-stan houses some l 8．000 earthquakesurvivors．
( )2．Last Octobers 6．7 magnitude quake killed an estimated 80，000 people．
( )3．The United States has pledged more than half．a．billion．dollars for PakistanSrelief and reC0nstruCtiOn．
( )4．President Bush iS scheduled to visit Af ghanistan Iater this month．
Ⅱ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．The senatorS visit as weather fore-casters more and cold weather forthe altitude quake zone．
2．Im impressed by the cooperative-0fcountries frOm the world．alI of whom are-in the pain，the dis10cation and the agony ofwhat has here．
3．We wilI continue to work on relief thewinter．and wilI be PakistanS in reconstruction，not just rebuildin9，but-一better for people whoit。
Lesson 9
US Senators Urge Sanctions against Iran over Nuclear Program
Key words
1．sanction制裁
2．constitute构成；组成
3．abominable讨厌的；可憎恶的
4．option选择
5．under no cir-cumstances无论如何；决不
6．eradi·cation根除；消除
7．extremism极端主义
8．sponsor发起人，赞助人
9．menace威胁
10．appeasement满足；镇静：安抚
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heardfrom the news．
1．Speaking on CBSS Face the Nation-，lhe Republican of the Senate Armed SewicesCommittee said it iS to bring the be．fore the U．N．Security Counci1．
2．But that does not that we do not havemilitary．We d0．To say that under no circum-stances would we．-military options would be．
3．In a news conference ，I rani-an President said Iran would not its nuclearprogram，even．f the matter is-to the U．N．Security Counci1．
4．President Bush said that lranS of nu-clear weapons would give．the capability to gofrOm to actions the Jewish state．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．If the Russians and the Chinese。for reasons，
do not ioin US，then we would．
2．Senator McCain said the United States must，-0n the table when it comes to dealingwith Iran．
3．It has 10ng maintained that it only aims to pr0。
vide for the
4．We need to use．other means SO that we will not have to resort to military action．
Lesson 10
Laura Bush Arrives in Africa
Key words
1．curriculum课程
2．inauguration就职典礼
3．empowerment授权；有权力
4．underscore强调
5．con-solidation加强；巩固
6.exile流放
7．topple推翻；使动摇
8．tribunal法庭
9．accountable应负责的
10．atrocity残酷；残暴；暴行
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor-
mation you have heard from the news．
1．What is the main purpose of Laura Bushs visit
10 Africa?
2．How much money did the Bush administration
contributed to Liberia Iast year?
3．According to Mrs．Bush，what is one of the bi9-
gest problems facing Liberia?
Ⅱ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1.Speaking t0-en route to Africa．Mrs．Bush said the Liberian president．elect is a shiningofempowerment．
2．Tay10r iS now wanted by a crimes tri．bunal for his alleged-fOr human rights-jn the civil war jn- Sierra Leone．
3．Frazer says the secretary the presi。dent。elect that Washington willto pursue thematter，and was-by Nigerian President Obas-anj0S to the U．N GeneraI Assembly．
Lesson 11
Israel Approves Palestinian Vote in ArabEast Jerusalem，but Sets Condition
Key words
1．approve批准；允许
2．unani·mously一致地
3．clear the way for为......扫清道路
4．postpone推迟
5．statehood国家的存在；国家的地位
6．condemn谴责
7．exclusion排斥；排除
8．interference干涉
9．feed up with厌烦；反感
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．Israels Cabinet unanimously-Arabvoting in disputed East Jerusalem，-the way forPalestinian parliamentary-．-on January-．
2．The U．S．sees the election as an-stepPalestinian democracy and statehood，so it Israel to its position．
3．Hamas is expected t0-a strong showing in the elections．because many Palestinians areup with the government of President MahmoudAbbas．which iS seen as corrupt and．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the informationyou have heard from the news．
1．Acting Prime Minister Ehud OImerl told the Cabi-
net that voting wUl be．
2．Hamas has carried out bomb-ings，and Israel says it is a terrorist organization．
3．Palestinian Iegislative elections
must take place．without any interference frOm Israel oranybody else．
Lesson 12
Europeans to Call Emergency IAEA Meeting on Iran
Key words
1．IAEA国际原子能组织
2．uranium铀
3．enrichment浓缩
4．a c10se-door meetin9秘密会议
5．perma-nent永久的
6．hit a dead end处于僵局
7．convince使信服
8．ratch-et up一步一步地推动
9．wipe off消灭；抹去
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or False．
( )1．The objective of IAEAs meeting is forthe IAEA to refer Iran to the U．N．Se．curity Counci1．
( )2．All the countries hold permanent seatson the Security Council，including Ger-IIFlarly
( )3．The minor focus of MondayS meetingin 10ndon was to convince Russia andChina of the need to ratchet up pres。sure on Iran．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says theSecurity CounciI does not necessarily-．
2． Russian President Vladimir Putin saysto the Western position on I ran．
3．But the United States and the major European
Union powers suspect Iran Intends-．
Lesson 13
Brokeback Mountain，Walk the LineEarn Top Honors at Goldennhe Awards
Key words
1．Golden G10be Awards金球奖
2．rugged粗俗的；粗犷的
3．gay(男性)同性恋
4．transsexual改变性别的
5．portray描述；扮演......角色
6．sexuality性别；性欲
7．comedy喜剧
8．prestigious有威望的；著名的
Exercises：
1．Walk the Line．a f．m about music
Johnny Cash and June Carter，was
best musical or．
2．Witherspoon．a southerner frOm Baton Rouge．
10uisiana．said the about the romance
the country．-had a specia1．-for her．
3．Those awards，-by the Academy ofMotion Picture Arts and．wilI be outin Hollywood on．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Ang Lee，named best director for the fIlm，said
this has been．
2．So itS very meaningful，and I just wanted to
thank the people wh0．
3．The Palestinian fiIm Paradise Now tells the story
of two Arab friends in the hours before they
Lesson 14
Israel Says It Will Not Tolerate a Nuclear Iran
Key words
1．tolerate容忍
2．reins控制；管理；支配
3．cerebral hemorrhage脑出血
4．hostile敌意的
5．resume重新开始
6．uranium enrichment铀浓缩
7．1egislative立法的
8．emerge出现
9．disarm解除武装
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor
mation you have heard from the news．
1．What does OImert promise Israelis about the weapons of mass destruct on?
2．When did Iran resume nuclear research at three sites?
3．According to Olmert，what is the condition to beqin such talks?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Olmert says Israel，European Union and U．S．negotiators are in direct contact with each other，and.
2．Mr．Olmerl also says that he hopes to resumetalks with Palestinians after both lsraelis and Palestini-ans go t0-．
3．Mr．0Imert says he believes that he and Pales-tinian President Mahmoud Abbas could start final statusnegotiations once lsraelis and Pales-tinians emerge frOm the polls．
Lesson 15
Dismisses Iranian Overture for New Talks
Key words
1．overture(开始交涉等的)提议；建议
2．brush aside不予理睬
3．spare no effort不遗余力
4．am-biguity含糊不清
5．abide by遵守
6．resumption再开始；继续
7．mor·atorium暂停；一时停止
8．impunity免受处罚；免罪
9．convert秘密的
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．The deputy head of Irans Supreme National}Security Council，Javad Vaeedi，-to resume《talks in a-Tuesday to the-ministers ofIBritain，-，and Germany．
2．I think the EU，France，have alreadyconcerning whether or not they-it would makeany-to have discussions with the Iranians atthis-，
3．We received a letter from the-securityadviser of Iran，-US to continue having another-that we、、-a time a90．
4．She said I ran must not be、-a nuclear weapon or be a110wed t0．-activitiesthat might lead to such a-．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Secretary Rice said she agrees with Europeanofficials that the mere resumption of talks-，-．-2．We are replying that there is not much sense tohave another meeting if there is nothing new in what-。
3．Iran insists its nuclear program is entirely peace·ful，while the United States has 10ng maintained that it.
Lesson 16
Rice Reorganizing US Foreign Aid Enorts
Key words
1．fold...int0把......并入
2．con-current同时发生的
3．accountability有责任
4．transformational改造的；改变的
5．rational合理的
6．recip·ient接受者
7．empower授权
8．consolidate巩固
9．scrap抛弃；扔掉
10．shake-up大改革；重编
11．embassy大使馆员
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．The secretary of state made the-
Thursday in the second of a broad restructu-ring of the
2.U．S．dip10matic corps that she hastransformational dip10macy，-democracy build-ing and market economics．
tance on-9reater ownership and-forrecipient一and their citizens．
3．There had been reports that the secretary-to scrap USAID，independent-its-1961，and-it into the State Depart
4．About l 00 State Department jobs in Washingtonand Europe are-being shined to embassies innew-countries，and-say more than2，000 positions will eventually be-．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information iyou have heard from the news．
1.and rational leadership structure over U．S．aid efforts ll which are．
2．We are forward-dep10ying our people to the cit-jies and countries and regions-．
3．And we are empowering our dip10mats to lAmer．casicdwm
Lesson 17
Final Election Results Show Iraqi
Shiires Fail to Win Maj ority in Parliament
Key words
1．fledglin9粗具雏形的；刚开始的
2．team up with与......合作
3．coa-lition联盟
4．secular非宗教的
5．ratify批准
6．constitution宪法
7．discontent不满意
8．kidnapper绑架者
9．custody拘留；监禁
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．As a member of IraqS electoraI commission．Safwat Rashid．the results．a staffer from apartisan Iraqi Shiite-0utlet-byup his own microphone．
2．That means the parties will have to Ul：with the Kurdish coalition，which won seats。or theSunni parties．which won a total olseats together．
3.Now，both parties are just-0f the twothirds majority，and will have t0-with the sma1．1er parties，-the Sunnis．as a new governmen-ISin the comin9-一and months．
4.In an interview broadcast on Arab SatelliteChannel alArabiya，he-for unity in the politicaI，and he als0-一to the kidnappers ofAmerican journalist Jill Carroll for her．
Ⅱ.Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．The Shiite majorities won the largest number ofseats，-the majority needed to pass le9．islation．
2．The Kurds and the Shiites dominated the previ．OUS parliament with more than a tw0．thirds majority。a constitution to their own tastes．
3．She came to cover our news，
sheS one of the journalists who denounced the waragainst Iraq．
4．Dulaimi was not there and gunmen kidnappedCarroll and her translator less than 300 meters from.
Lesson 18
Israel Hints at Military Action against Iran
Key words
1．hint暗示
2．nuclear facili-ties核设施
3．dip10macy外交政策4．sanction制裁
5．oversight监视；监督
6．nu·clear reactor核反应堆
7．mill-tary option军事选择
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor-
mation you have heard from the news．
1．What has Defense Minister Shauf Mofaz hinted?
2．When has Israel begun to express growingI alarm about IranS nuclear program?
3．When did the Israeli．air force destroy the Iraqil nuclear reactor?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information lyou have heard from the news．
1．Israel cannot accept an Iranian nuclear capability
and it must defend itself．
2．Israeli spokesman Mark Regev says the U．S．and Europe must，-Iran from acquiringthe atom bomb．
3．And Israelj officials have warned repeatedly that
if dip10macy fails．
Lesson 19
Rice，Italian FM Say Security CouncilReferral of Iran Is Absolute Necessity
Key words
1．referral提交
2．counterpart对应的人(物)
3．dominate占主导地位；支配
4．underscore强调
5．mora-torium暂停；一时停止
6．standpoint观点；立场
7．sanction制裁
8．craft细心地做；精心地做
9．rhet-oric华丽的言辞；花言巧语的
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．Rice insisted that the case against I ran is-and that there is-to be gained frOmfurlher talks-the Security Council fOrmat，which she said will-I ranS isolation on the is-SUe．
2．Mr．Fini．for his part，also said referral iS annecessity to underscore that the internationaI-。-is not going to be--by I ranian。
3．Secretary Rice said if the-SecurityCouncil debate leads to sanctions，she-theycan be crafted t0．-the Iranian government butnot isolate the Iranian-．
4．Though Iran continues t0that its nucle。ar intentions are．the United States says lranhashad anuclear weapons pr0。gram．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．1t seems to me the case for referral iS very
strong and thatS at the IAEA Board OfGovernors Meetin9．
2．At the same time，he said he hoped the SecurityCouncil will-"flexibility and political far-sightedness"．
3．and I think that one thing we will want tothink about iS how whatever the course that iS takenwith Iran that the message gets through 10ud and clearboth in rhetoric and reality to the Iranian people.
Lesson 20
Canadians to Elect New Parllament
Key words
1．trigger引起；触发
2．kickback回扣；佣金
3．turmoil动乱；混乱
4．boisterous熙攘的；喧闹的
5．cor-ruption腐败
6．accountability责任；负责
7．scandal丑闻
8．stance立场；观点
9．demonize使成为魔鬼
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor-
mation you have heard from the news．
1．According to the recent polls，who will become
CanadaS next prime minister?
2．During the last few weeks．what has the Liberal
Party been running?
3．How many members are there In Canadaparliament?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．The confidence vote was triggered by a publicinquiry that found Liberal politicians in Quebec hadtaken kickbacks．
2．A new government that will stop.
and will get on with standing up for accountability．
3．If you dont share Stephen HarperS narrow vi．sion and his values，if you dont want Canada to godown that road，then.
4．The Liberal Party thought they could run the
same campaign demonizing Mr．Harper，not.
Lesson 21
Italy to Pull Troops out of Iraq by End of2006
Key words
1．mandate命令
2.accomplish完成
3．strategy策略
4．withdrawal撤离；撤退
5．intervene介入；干涉；参与
6．paramilitary force宪兵警察
7．combat战斗；斗争
8．concrete具体的
9．partnership伙伴关系
Exercises：
1．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or False．
( )1.According to the news．now there are160 Italy troops in I raq．
( )2．Italian public opinion has always beenstrongly for sending troops to Iraq．
( )3．Martino says Italian army soldiers trained nearly 2，000 soldiers．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information you have heard from the news．
1．Martino explained that ItalyS Ancient Baby10n military operation would end its mandate
2．In Italy，some observers have suggested thatthe Italian government has announced the withdrawal atthis time-the upcoming general elec。tions in Apri1．
3．The success of this work．he added．was obvi-OUS during the elections held in the province of Dhi Qar.
4．Minister Madino said Europe iS now more．He added that differences betweenEurope and the United States on how tO combat terror-ism have narrowed．
Lesson 22
Conservatives Declare Election Victory in Canada
Key words
1．resignation辞职
2．concession让步；允许
3．advocate提倡；倡导
4．cast ba110t投票
5．outnumber数目上比......多；在数量上超过
6．conciliatory抚慰的；和好的
7．consensus一致；同意
8．elimi-nate消除；根除
9．plague折磨；使......苦恼
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．This defeats the party of～-outgoing Lib。eraI and Prime Minister PauI Martin，who hasheld-for just-two years．
2．The party with the most，0r MPs asi they are known，-a government and the partyleader．in this-Stephen Harper，prime minister．
3．I 10ok forward t0-with all of the partiesand all of the-0f parliament t0-COn。sensus and-this country forward·
4．A report alleging criminal wrongdoing and cor。ruption ofgovernment officials whenLiberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien was in-，forced the-．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news·
1．The Conservative Party elected l 240ut of aDossible 308 members of parliament and took just over
2．The left．wing New Democratic Pany garnered 29seats．with Party leader Jack Layton and his wife OliviaChow becoming only-，-in parliament inCanadian history．
3．Friends．I have never been S0一And I am honoured and overwhelmed to be asked tolead it．
4．Mr．Harper says his new government will alsofocus on reducing taxes．reform CanadaS justice system.
Lesson 23
Bush to Visit India，Pakistan
Key words
1．hospitality好客
2．itinerary路线；旅行计划
3．joint commitment联合承诺
4．alliance联盟
5．touch off触发；引起
6．notify通知；告知
7．downplay对......轻描淡写；低估
8．clamp down对......进行压制；对......进行打击
Exercises：
1．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or False．
( )1．The president told Prime Minister Azizhe will be traveling to India and Pales-tine in March．
( )2．Prime Minister Aziz downplayed differ-ences between lslamabad and Wash．ington．
( )3．After he went to the White House，PrimeMinister Aziz got some welcome newsfrOm U．S．trade officials．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．The announcement was expected，as the presl。dent has-to go to the region．The Paki。stani prime minister said he w川be welcome．
2．I think the relationship with Pakistan is a vital re-lationship for the United States and l want to thank theprime minister and thank the president-
a variety of issues．
3．The attack touched off demonstrations acrossPakistan and Prime Minister Aziz has complained thathis．
Lesson 24
Matchmakin9Made to Last
Key words
1．tease取笑
2．dauntin9令人生畏的
3．complicated复杂的
4．matchmaker媒人
5．figure out想出；计算出
6．obsess with困扰
7．fantasy幻想
8．aesthetically审美地
9．celebrity名人；名流
10．m0nogamist一夫一妻论者
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．1 was working far too hard and basically-that．f I put all my-into my work，1was never．ever going t0-the man of my.
2．I think that its just harder-becausethere are more．People are busier．Bothare workin9．So it-very complicated．
3．Any woman who iS Iike that with the unrealistic-has a very difficult time dating and sheII be a-client for me because no matter whom lII-in front of her，that person would never seemgood-一．
4．Other men．Ms．Daniels says，are-
open t0-any woman，but not-fOr a10ng-term-．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．I e．mailed it to all my friends around the world．Itwas SO amazin9．Everybody teased me a 10t，but.
2．For me the best thing about having been a divor。
ce attorney is-in relationships．
3．Ms．Daniels says another example of a singlewoman her dream husband is"Ms．Fantasy"．
4．I think thatS really important to find the things thatwell on those things
Lesson 25
Iran Calls for More Discussion on Russian Nuclear Proposal
Key words
1．compromise妥协
2．urani-um铀
3．intensify加强；增强
4．ease缓和
5．reiterate重申
6．non．proliferation不扩散
7．transparency透明度
8．standoff僵局
9．defuse化解；缓和
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor·
mation you have heard from the news．
1．What is Irans attitude about Russias proposal?
2．When Russia and Iran are going to discuss thematter again?
3．What are the opinions of the five permanentU．N．Security Council member nations on Irans nucle-ar program?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Concerns intensified earlier this month after lranannounced that its nuclear enrichmentprogram．
2．Larijani also reiterated TehranS threat of resu-ming full-scale uranium enrichment in Iran．if the.
3．President Putin told a meeting of the interna。tionaI facilities would interested in nu-clear energy．
Lesson 26
Bush Says Iraq Troop Withdrawal Would Endanger America
Key words
1．withdrawal撤离
2．endanger使处于危险中
3．tendency倾向；趋势
4．uncertainty不确定性
5．Almighty全能的上帝
6．regardless of无论；不管
7．yield生出；带来
8．fo110w-up进行到底；继续
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．Mr．Bush said there is a in Americaneconomic and foreign policy to pull-back in times of-，with some people asking why Washingtonshould．-to compete or spread freedom whenthe world is a place．
2．1 believe that there is an Almighty，and I believethat the AlmightyS-to everybody on theOf the each．Of where they Iive，orregardless of their religion，is-．
3．President Bush continued to fo110w-up on manyOf the frOm TuesdayS State Of the Union-，during a-panel discussion in thesouthwest state of New Mexico about-Ameri-can competitiveness．
4．Militarily，the president rejected-bysome Congressional Democrats for a more-breakdown Of what-to happen in Iraq-U．S．troop levels there decrease．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．The president said that would be a missed op-
podunity to lay the foundation of．
2．And I believe that this country．f it were to re-treat．would miss an opportunity t0-．
3．He is pushing Congress for more funding formath and science education and greater federal
Lesson 27
Historic Uncle Toms Cabin Saved
Key words
1．inspiration灵感
2．memoir回忆录；自传
3．celebrity名人；名流
4．abolition废止
5．be aware of注意到；意识到
6．impact影响
7．disrepair荒废；破损
8．densely ipopulated neighborhood人口密集的社区9．scenari0预定的梗概；概要
10．commemorate纪念
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or False．
( )1．An 18th century house in the Washin9。ton，D．C．suburbs has been acquiredby Montgomery County，Maryland ashistoric property，because its the ol-dest home in the county．
( )2．Josiah Hensons writings were the inspiration for her l 852 nove1．UncleTomS Cabin．
( )3．Their farmhouse，where Henson workedas a slave．became a historic Jandmarkin 1977．
( )4．Montgomery County is paying$1 billionto the current owners of the Riley farm-house。
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Although his name is not well known today，J0-siah Henson was．-his memoirs afterescaping to freedom．
2． Queen Victoria was among the thousandsaround the world who read Uncle Toms CaD．Thestory．-the abolition of slavery in theUnited States．
3．Gwen Wright says his former master was dead，but Mrs．Riley was still living on the farm，-
4．We havent sealed on that yet，because wewant tO talk to the community．and make a decision t0-gether．
Lesson 28
Rescue Erts Continue inRed Sea Ferry Disaster
Key words
1．rescue营救
2．footage影片长度
3．pluck拨出；拉出
4．1ife rafts救生筏
5．hamper妨碍
6．distress call求救信号
7．speculate推测
8．collide with与......碰撞
9．com-mercial vessel商船
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the news．
1．It iS not yet known what-the passengerI to en route the Saudi portl of Dubah to the Egyptian port of Safaga．
2．A distress signal was als0-up by al British air force-in Scotland，and-relayed to Egyptian authorities via一．
3．A sister ship owned by the same sankin October colliding with a Cypriot vesse1．Two people were in that accident．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．Red Sea provincial Governor Abu Bakr El-Rashi-
di told VOA that nightfall would not．
2．News agencies say it is true that no distress si9·
nals were heard at the ports．
3．A spokesman for President Hosni Mubarak said
the speed with which the ship sank．
Lesson 29
Lack of Biometric Passports S10ws down French Visas to US
Key words
1．biometric生物统计学的
2．Pass jport护照
3．chip芯片
4．comply，with遵从；服从
5．chilly寒冷的
6．paperwork文书工作；填写表格
7．tedious乏味的
8．promotional推雾销的
9．complicated复杂的
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor-
mation you have heard from the news．
1．After the September 2001 terrorist strikes，whatdoes a U．S．1aw require travelers from 27 countries tol do?
2．How much did it take Ruffin to get his appoint。I me.
3．According to Isabelle Gelee，why there areabout 250，000 French travelers who decide not to visitthe U．S．this year?
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news·
1．The French government is involved in a disputewith labor unions who insist the biometric passportsmust be manufactured-．
2．Caroline says she does not need a visa to enterthe U．S。but her children d0．She describes the waitand．
3．The French government says It-biometric passports to its citizens by May．
Lesson 30
Russia Calls on Iran to Answer Concerns about Its Nuclear Program
Key words
1．unequivocal不含糊的；明确的
2．dispute争议；争端
3．dip10mati-cally在外交上
4．assist帮助；援助
5．sanction制裁
6．halt停止
7．monitor监视
8．counter-produc。tive反效果的
9．conved转换
Exercises：
1．Decide whether the fo110wing statements are
True or False．
( )1．On Sunday，the agency voted to refer Iran to the U．N．Security Counci1．
( )2．Russia were against the IAEA decisionto refer the matter to the U．N．Securityrtt11nil
( )3．Ivanov repeated MOSCOWS offer to en-rich Iranian uranium in Russia to pre-vent it frOm being converted for weap-Ons use．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．In a speech at a security conference in Munich．Germany，Sergei ivanov said he believes the can be resolved dip10matically．
2．At the Munich conference．Mr．1vanov said the
IAEA should in Iran．
3．Iranian officials are due to come to MOSCOW onFebruary l 6 for more talks on the proposal，and，onSunday．Iran。
Lesson 31
Pope Urges Respect for Life
Key words
1．priority优先考虑的事
2．prede·cessor前任；前辈
3．encyclical教皇通谕
4．condemn谴责
5．abortion流产
6．euthanasia安乐死
7．em-bry0胚胎
8．custodian守护者
9．referendum公民投票
10．depict描述；描绘
Exercises：
1．Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard
from the news．
1．Standing among the crowd t0-the Dayfor was the of the Italian bishops．CardinaI Cami110 Ruini．
2．Earlier，during a mass at the Saint Ann parish-the Vatican，Pope Benedict said people todaythink that man is the master of Iife．when he iS the CUstodian．
3．The Vatican said that the．-to freedom ofthought and、-could not include the right tothe religious sentiments of-，whatev-er their religion．
Ⅱ．Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news·
1．The popeS words echoed a recent statementbV the Italian bishopsconference，which stressed therespect.
2．With general elections just more than twomonths away in Italy，abortion has become a campaign。
3．Cardinal Ruini has told voters they should con-sider issues such as abortion when choosing which can。didate．
Lesson 32
Muslim and Arab Leaders Call fozCalm in Cartoon Controversy
Key words
1．caricature讽刺漫画
2．forgive·ness宽恕
3．equal...t0把......等同于
4．horrible可怕的
5．prophet先知；预言家
6．emissary使者
7．be prone to易于......的
8．dis-creetly谨慎地
9．water cannons水炮
Exercises：
Ⅰ．Answer the fo110wing questions with the infor-
mation you have heard from the news．
1．Where were the caricatures of the prophet M0-
hammed or ginated?
2．In another interview On CNN．what did Saudi
Ambassador to Washington call on Muslims to do?
3．Which countw was the Iatest country to see a violent outburst in reaction to the political car10ons?
Ⅱ：Complete the statements with the information
you have heard from the news．
1．And no newspaper or TV in any other country
should do it．
2．We，as much as we condemn it strongly，muststay above this dispute，and not bring ourselves to，-the cartoons．
3．The kingdom is not a country that is prone to vi-olent public demonstrations．People express .
