2014英语四级听力练习:慢速英语(6)

　　Iraqi President Fouad Massoum has asked a deputy speaker of parliament to form a new government. If he is successful, Haider al-Abadi would take the place of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

　　Kurds, Sunnis and his fellow Shiites have asked Mr. Maliki to leave office. But he says he will seek a third term as Prime Minister.

　　Separately, the United States continued airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the three days of airstrikes have been, in his words, very effective in stopping the militants from moving toward the city of Irbil.

　　New Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas

　　Israel and Hamas have begun a new 72-hour cease-fire. The two sides will now have another chance to negotiate an end to a month of fighting that has caused the deaths of 2,000 people.

　　Egypt helped the two sides reach the cease-fire agreement. It took effect early Monday. Both sides are now meeting in Cairo to try to reach a long-term agreement to end the fighting.

　　An earlier 72-hour cease-fire ended Friday with no progress toward a longer-term truce. It ended with Hamas restarting its rocket attacks on Israel and the Israeli military carrying out new airstrikes in Gaza.

　　President Obama, Ukraines President Talk

　　President Barack Obama spoke with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko by telephone on Monday. He said any Russian involvement in Ukraine without permission from the Ukrainian government would be a violation of international law.

　　Earlier Monday, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance has seen no signs of Russian forces pulling back from the border with Ukraine. He said there is, in his words, a high probability that Russia will send troops into eastern Ukraine.

　　Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case

　　Nigerias health ministry says it has confirmed a new case of Ebola in the capital Lagos. Officials in Nigeria say there are now 10 confirmed cases of the virus in the city. They say two people have died.

　　Nigeria, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have been working hard to control the spread of the disease. More than 960 people have died since the outbreak began earlier this year.

　　词汇讲解：

　　1. deputy n.副手; 代理人; 代表

　　例句：The manager has delegated rights to deputy.

　　经理已将权力托付给代理人。

　　2. negotiate vi.谈判，协商

　　例句：Weve decided to negotiate with the employers about our wage claims.

　　我们已经决定和雇主谈判关于我们的工资要求。

　　3. permission n.允许; 批准

　　例句：Do they realize not to install programs without your permission?

　　他们知道没有你的允许不能安装程序吗?

　　4. violation n.违反，妨碍

　　例句：China called the ideas a violation of religious rituals and tradition.

　　中国说这种观念是对宗教程序和传统的违背。

　　5. confirm vt.[法]确认，批准

　　例句：Unilever refused to confirm the news.

　　联合利华拒绝证实相关消息。

　　6. virus n.病毒; 病毒性疾病

　　例句：How was it linked to the disease-causing virus?

　　它与致病病毒有什么关联呢?

　　短语讲解：

　　1. It took effect early Monday. Both sides are now meeting in Cairo to try to reach a long-term agreement to end the fighting.

　　take effect 生效，奏效

　　例句：The capital requirements would take effect in .

　　最低资本要求将于起生效。

　　2. It ended with Hamas restarting its rocket attacks on Israel and the Israeli military carrying out new airstrikes in Gaza.

　　carry out 执行; 进行; 完成

　　例句：They should also carry out some fundamental reforms.

　　这些政府也应该执行一些基础性的改革。

　　3. More than 960 people have died since the outbreak began earlier this year.

　　more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在次以上

　　例句：Margaret needed support more than ever.

　　玛格丽特比以往更需要关心。