2014英语四级听力练习:慢速英语8.29(1)

　　Ukrainian and NATO officials on Thursday said Russian forces had crossed the border into Ukraine to support pro-Russia separatists.

　　At a special Organization for Security and Cooperation meeting in Vienna, Ukrainian Ambassador Ihor Prokopchuk, told reporters what we registered is a direct invasion of the Russian military into the eastern regions of Ukraine.

　　Russian Ambassador Andrey Kelin denied the accusation at the OSC meeting. He said, No Russian forces are crossing in any point the border of Ukraine.

　　A top NATO official said that well over 1,000 Russian troops are now operating inside Ukraine. He said they are supporting separatists [and] fighting with them.

　　NATO also released satellite images that it said show Russian fighting forces carrying out in military operations in Ukraine. The alliance said the images show Russian artillery groups near the southeastern town of Krasnodon.

　　On Tuesday in Belarus, Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko met with Russias President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace process.

　　WHO: Ebola outbreak could infect 20,000 people

　　The World Health Organization says that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people over the next six months.

　　Dr. Bruce Ayleward is the Assistant Director-General for the World Health Organization. He said medical experts, in his words, are seeing today, in contrast to previous Ebola outbreaks: multiple hotspots within these countries not a single, remote forested area, the kind of environments that have been tackled in the past. And then not multiple hotspots within one country, but international disease.

　　The WHO is launching a plan designed to control the spread. The effort could take up to nine months and almost 500 million dollars. The organization also warned the disease would kill thousands more people before it is contained.

　　An experimental Ebola vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline is being tested on volunteers. The drug company hopes to produce 10,000 doses for emergency deployment, if the results are good.

　　A bank account for everyone in India

　　Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new program to open a bank account for every family in the country. Hours before the launch in New Delhi, banks enrolled 15 million new accounts across India.

　　The program aims to bring poor people into a modern economy and reduce their dependence on money lenders.

　　Pitt and Jolie marry

　　Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt married over the weekend in the southern village of Correns, France. The two have been a couple since . They have six children together.

　　This is Jolies third marriage and Pitts second.

　　词汇讲解：

　　1. release vt.释放; 放开

　　例句：The whole release process is different.

　　整个发布的过程也不一样。

　　2. discuss vt.讨论，谈论

　　例句：She will not discuss her goals.

　　她不愿谈论自己的目标。

　　3. infect vt.使受影响，感染

　　例句：Go away, I dont want to infect you with my cold.

　　走开，我可不想把我的感冒传染给你。

　　4. multiple adj.多重的; 多个的

　　例句：This approach has multiple virtues.

　　这一做法有多重优点。

　　5. contain vt.包含，容纳

　　例句：Does this box contain biscuits?

　　这个盒子里有饼干吗?

　　6. produce vt. 生产; 产生

　　例句：As an illustration we can produce a mixture.

　　例如我们可以制造一种混合料。

　　短语讲解：

　　1. He said medical experts, in his words, are seeing today, in contrast to previous Ebola outbreaks: multiple hotspots within these countries not a single, remote forested area, the kind of environments that have been tackled in the past.

　　in contrast to 相比之下

　　例句：In contrast to her elder brother, she was always considerate in her treatment of others.

　　和她哥哥完全不一样，她对别人总是很体贴。

　　2. The World Health Organization says that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people over the next six months.

　　more than 多于

　　例句：Margaret needed support more than ever.

　　玛格丽特比以往更需要关心。

　　3. The effort could take up to nine months and almost 500 million dollars.

　　take up 开始从事; 接受; 占用

　　例句： When did he take up football?

　　他是什么时候开始踢足球的?

　　4. The program aims to bring poor people into a modern economy and reduce their dependence on money lenders.

　　dependence on 依靠,依赖

　　例句：He refused to live in dependence on his uncle.

　　他拒绝依靠他叔叔生活。