英语视频听力:世界上最大的鳄鱼Lolong

1【Military vehicles enter Syrian cities, as Annan arrives for negotiations.】
军用车辆驶进叙利亚城市，安南抵达寻求谈判

TEXT:Hundreds mourn a man said to be killed by Syria's government forces and armored vehicles patrol the streets of Syrian villages. These are the latest amateur videos to emerge on social media websites. The army vehicles are purportedly driving into rural areas of Damascus and Homs. And in Deraa province, where the uprising began, the mourners chant anti-Assad slogans. Reuters cannot independently verify the content of the videos, which emerge as international peace envoy Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus for talks with President Assad. So far, Annan's plan has failed to end 16 months of bloodshed. Over the weekend Syrian television aired video of Syria's navy firing live missiles from ships and helicopters, in an exercise aiming to demonstrate its ability to "defend it's shores against possible aggression. Sharon Reich, Reuters
参考译文:数百人悼念一名据称被叙利亚政府杀害的男子，装甲车在叙利亚村庄的街道上巡逻。这些是最近出现在一些社交媒体网站上的非官方视频。据报道称，军车驾驶到大马士革和胡姆斯的农村地区。在暴乱发源地德拉省，哀悼者高喊反对阿萨德的口号。路透社未能独立核实视频的内容，与此同时国际和平特使安南正抵达大马士革与总统阿萨德进行会谈。截止目前为止，安南的计划未能结束16个月之久的屠杀。整个周末，叙利亚电视台播放了叙利亚海军从船只和直升机上发射导弹的视频，此次演习意在展示其“防御海岸抵抗可能存在侵略的能力。

2【Russian floods kill 150】俄罗斯洪水已造成150人死亡

TEXT:Russian authorities pull cars out of the mud amid flooding that has claimed at least 150 lives. Many were asleep when torrential rains hit the south Friday night. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, LOCAL RESIDENT, SAYING: "When the water hit, we heard screams from them. (OVER WINDOW OF RUINED HOUSE) They started breaking the windows. (BACK TO MAN SPEAKING) And the house started drowning, you see (the water) was buzzing and boiling there." President Vladmir Putin has ordered investigations to see if enough was done to warn people of the floods. More rains are expected over the weekend and the governor of the Krasnodar region urged people not to panic. ALEXANDER TKACHOV, GOVERNOR OF KRASNODAR REGION, SAYING: "We never had such a natural disaster, (we never had) such a volume of rainfall in such a short period of time. Naturally, no storm water drains, no other means could cope with it." Relatives of the missing scanned victim lists, searching for loved ones. The displaced are taking refuge in temporary shelters, with many blaming the government for the scale of the disaster. Lindsey Parietti, Reuters
参考译文:俄罗斯洪灾至少已造成150人死亡，当局从洪水淤泥中拉出汽车。周五晚上，当暴雨袭击南部地区时，大部分人正在熟睡中。一位为透露姓名的当地居民说：“当大水来袭，我们听到了洪水的呼啸声，它们开始摧毁窗户，房子开始被淹没，你可以看到洪水在这里翻滚。俄罗斯总统普京已经下令调查，是否向人们做好充分的洪水警告。预计整个周末将会有更大雨量，Krasnodar地区长官督促大家不要惊慌。他说：“我们从未遇到过这样的自然灾害，在这么短的时间内，我们从未遇见过这么大的雨量，没有强暴雨排水通道，没有其它的办法可以应付。失踪者的家属查询着受害者名单，寻找自己的亲人。转移的人们正安置在临时避难所，就灾难的级别，很多人将其归咎于政府身上。

3【Lolong is world's largest croc】世界上最大的鳄鱼Lolong

TEXT:This monster of a crocodile is Lolong. He's blamed to have killed two people in the southern Philippine town of Bunawan, and was captured after a three-week-long hunt in September last year. Measuring 6 meters and 17 centimeters or 20 feet and weighing over a ton, the salt water crocodile was thought to be the biggest in the world when caught. And that's now made official with a certificate from the Guinness World Records. Bunawan's mayor, Edwin Elorde. SOUNDBITE: Bunawan Mayor Edwin Elorde, saying "We are happier, and we appreciate Lolong more, now that he's become more famous. We treasure him even more." And that's only natural as Lolong is now a tourist attraction bringing in revenue for the remote town. He's made around $60,000 US dollars so far. Elly Park, Reuters.
参考译文:这只巨大的鳄鱼名叫Lolong。它被指责在菲律宾南部城镇Bunawan杀害两人并于去年九月耗时三个星期将其抓获。它身长6.17米即20英寸，体重超过一吨。当被抓捕后，这只盐水鳄被认为是世界上最大的鳄鱼。现在正式由吉尼斯世界纪录认证。Bunawan镇镇长Edwin Elorde说：“我们更加开心，我们更要感谢Lolong，现在它变得非常出名了，我们会更加珍惜它。那是自然的，因为Lolong现在是旅游的吸引点，这给偏远小镇带来了收入。目前为止，它已经带来了近60,000美元的收入。

4【Rocket launch a boost for California start-up】

TEXT:This is Xaero - a vertical take-off and landing vehicle being developed by Masten Space Systems. The California start-up hopes the rocket will eventually carry pay-loads for NASA to altitudes of up to 30 kilometres, mainly to collect atmospheric data now unavailable to higher-flying satellites. Xaero can be flown multiple times per day. Masten says that reusable launch vehicles will ultimately make space more accessible, with more flights at lower cost. This test flight over California's Mojave Desert took Xaero to 444 metres - a record for the company. The rocket's take-off and landing technology also serves as a test-bed for space vehicles the company believes will one day be used for missions to the moon and Mars. And Masten says tests in the near future will be designed to take the rocket to its suborbital limit ...and bring it back safely to Earth Elly Park, Reuters.
参考译文:这是Xaero，这是一架由Masten航天系统开发的垂直起飞和降落器。此次加州的初次起飞最终希望火箭能够携带NASA的装载升到30千米的高空，主要进行大气层数据收集，目前高空卫星未能获得这些数据。Xaero每天可以飞行多次。Masten称，发射器的可多次使用，以最低的花费进行更多的飞行，最终可以使太空更加触手可得。这次在加州莫哈韦沙漠上的试飞，Xaero升到444米，这是公司目前的最高记录。此次火箭的起飞和着陆技术为太空飞行器打下平台，公司相信总有一天该技术将会运用到月球和火星的任务上。Masten称，未来不久的测试将设计成携带火箭进入其亚轨道限制...并最终将其安全带回Earth Elly公园。

（编辑：何莹莹）