2023英語四級(jí)聽力練習(xí):慢速英語8.22

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　　Two Americans who became sick with the deadly Ebola virus have been released from the hospital in Atlanta. Tests showed they were free of the disease.

　　Dr. Kent Brantly said today is a miraculous day as he was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after nearly three weeks of treatment.

　　Dr. Brantly and aid worker Nancy Writebol were treated with the experimental drug zMapp. They were infected with the disease in Liberia. The serum was developed from proteins inside tobacco plants.

　　Dr. Bruce Ribner is the medical director of Emorys Infectious Disease Unit. He said, to the extent that weve tested. There is no evidence of Ebola virus in their bodies.

　　Their recovery is the first bit of good news in the fight against the deadly virus.

　　The World Health Organization says 1,350 people have died in West Africa, with 576 of the deaths coming from Liberia.

　　Islamic State group demanded $132 million for ransom

　　Global Post reports that the Islamic State militants had demanded $132 million for the release of American journalist James Foley before executing him.

　　Foley was a freelance journalist for the news outlet Global Post when he was taken. The news outlet gave the information to U.S. officials. The United States has a policy of not paying ransom to kidnappers.

　　The U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday that a rescue mission for Foley and other hostages earlier this summer had failed.

　　Its official, Widodo won

　　After more than a month, Indonesias Constitutional Court has upheld the official election result. The ruling allows Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo to become Indonesias next president.

　　Prabowo Subianto, a former army general, had challenged the presidential election result in July after Widodo received about 53 percent of the vote.

　　A new prime minister for Thailand

　　The army chief who forced out Thailands civilian government three months ago has been selected as the kingdoms prime minister. General Prayuth Chan-ocha was the only candidate nominated for the job.

　　詞匯講解：

　　1. miraculous adj.奇跡般的; 不可思議的

　　例句：Some animals perform this miraculous feat effortlessly.

　　有些動(dòng)物毫不費(fèi)力就能完成這奇跡般的壯舉。

　　2. evidence n.證詞; 證據(jù)

　　例句：There is also very little anecdotal evidence.

　　也幾乎沒有任何事實(shí)證據(jù)。

　　3. rescue vt.營(yíng)救，救援

　　例句：Who will rescue financial reform?

　　誰來拯救美國(guó)的金融改革?

　　4. election n.選舉，當(dāng)選

　　例句：He easily defeated his opponent in the election.

　　選舉中他輕易地?fù)魯×藢?duì)手。

　　5. receive vt. 收到; 接到

　　例句：Every one must receive 9 years of compulsory education.

　　每人必須接受九的義務(wù)教育。

　　6. nominate vt.提名為候選人; 任命; 挑選

　　例句：Opposition groups could nominate just 35 of the 300 participants.

　　在300個(gè)參加者中反對(duì)黨僅僅可以提名35個(gè)人。

　　短語講解：

　　1. They were infected with the disease in Liberia.

　　infect with 把傳染給使充滿

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

　　走開，我可不想把我的感冒傳染給你。

　　2. The World Health Organization says 1,350 people have died in West Africa, with 576 of the deaths coming from Liberia.

　　come from 來自

　　例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction.

　　外界噪聲可以來自任意方向。

　　3. After more than a month, Indonesias Constitutional Court has upheld the official election result.

　　more than 多于

　　例句：True friendship is worth more than money.

　　真正的友誼比金錢更有價(jià)值。

　　4. The army chief who forced out Thailands civilian government three months ago has been selected as the kingdoms prime minister.

　　force out 把趕走; 擠掉

　　例句：Its the older generations duty to coat or force out those secrets

　　把這秘密哄出來，逼出來，是長(zhǎng)輩應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任。