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1、无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 真正的全免费公益性考研论坛，等待您的光临！声明：本资料由 大家论坛考研论坛 http:/ 收集整理，转载请注明出自 http:/VOA 常速讲解:欧盟就气候援助达成协议EU Reaches Agreement on Climate AidEuropean Union leaders overcame differences on funding for climate change, and

2、 moved forward on new leadership posts for the 27-member block as they wrapped up a two-day summit. European Union leaders meeting in Brussels hailed an agreement on climate change, reached after weeks of wrangling over how much members should contribute to developing countries to adapt to global wa

3、rming. Jose Manuel Barroso gestures during a media conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, 30 Oct 2009 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called the deal an important breakthrough at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, which cu

4、rrently holds the rotating European Union presidency.“We can now look the rest of the world in the eyes and say we Europeans, we have done our job,“ he said. “We are ready for Copenhagen. We have agreed on a negotiating mandate, we have a clear endorsement on some of the European Commissions proposa

5、ls, notably on financing. I think this is essential.Under the deal, the 27-member bloc would contribute to an overall annual aid fund of $74 billion for poorer nations. But they didnt specify how much Europe would contribute compared with other nations. Mr. Barroso and Mr. Reinfeldt will be discussi

6、ng climate change next week with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington.The Europeans also began discussing the broad outlines of future leadership posts for the European Union, once a reforming charter known as the Lisbon Treaty is fully ratified. Members hope that will happen before the years e

7、nd. The charter sets up new offices, including the powerful post of president of the European Union.And Mr. Barroso says they agreed to keep in place stimulus measures to fight the economic crisis.“We must maintain efforts until the moment we finally overcome the crisis,“ he said. “At the same time,

8、 we must prepare exit strategies in a coordinated way.“无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/The heads of state are expected to hold another summit next month to discuss candidates for the new EU presidency job. Possible contenders include former prime minister Tony Blair of

9、Britain and current prime minister Jean-Claude Junker of Luxembourg.结束为期两天的峰会之时，欧盟各国领导人克服了气候变化资金方面的分歧，并将从 27 个成员国中选举出新的领导职位。针对多少国家应该帮助发展中国家应对全球变暖的问题进行了数周的争论之后，欧盟终于达成了协议。在布鲁塞尔举行会议的欧盟各国领导均对该协议表示欢迎。欧洲委员会主席巴罗佐(Jose Manuel Barroso)和欧盟轮值主席瑞典首相赖因费尔特(Fredrik Reinfeldt)召开联合新闻发布会时称该协议是一个重大的突破。“我们现在可以坦然面对世界其他国

10、家和地区，对他们说，我们欧洲人已经履行了自己的责任。我们已经为哥本哈根会议作好了准备。我们已经通过协商达成了一致。我们对欧洲委员会的某些建议表示明确的赞同，尤其是在资金方面。我认为这是非常必要的。”按照该协议，欧盟 27 个成员国将每年向贫困国家提供总额为 740 亿美元的援助。但是他们没有特别表明欧洲国家相对于其他国家来说应该贡献多少。巴罗佐和赖因费尔特下周将赴华盛顿与奥巴马总统探讨气候变化问题。一旦里斯本条约的修订版经过充分的校正，欧洲还将开始讨论未来的领导职位大纲。成员国希望能够在今年年底之前完成。里斯本条约的修订章节设立了新的办公室，包括手握重权的欧盟主席一职。巴罗佐还表示，他们将继续

11、实行刺激性措施，应对经济危机。“我们必须继续努力，直到我们最终战胜了经济危机的时刻。同时，我们必须开始准备同等的退出战略。”预期欧盟各国领导人还将在下月再次召开峰会，商讨新的欧盟主席的工作。可能的候选人包括前英国首相布莱尔或卢森堡总理简克劳蒂琼珂(JeanClaude Junker)。1.overcome vt.vi.战胜; 克服 例句：He believed the faith that truth would overcome.他相信真理终会得胜。They overcame the enemy easily.他们轻松地战胜了敌人。2.hail v.致敬; 向欢呼例句：Millions of

12、 people hailed the astronauts.数百万人向宇航员们欢呼。They hailed us cordially.他们热情地欢迎我们。Here comes the new teacher, lets hail him.新老师来了, 我们欢迎他。3.wrangle vi.争吵;争论;口角 例句：Tell the boys of playing there not to wrangle.无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/告诉在那儿玩的男孩子们不要吵闹。4.endorsement n.赞同，

13、支持，认可例句：His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。5.notably adv.显而易见地;明显地例句：Many students were absent, notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。6.specify v.指定 例句：We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。7.ratify vt.正式批准, 使正式生效，签认(合约等)

14、 例句：The heads of the two government ratified the treaty.两国政府首脑签署了条约。8.stimulus n.刺激物; 激励物; 促进因素例句：Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。1.European Union leaders overcame differences on funding for climate change, and moved forward on new leadership posts for the 27-member block as th

15、ey wrapped up a two-day summit. wrap up 完成; 签订完协议 例句：They wrapped up an agreement on Friday.他们于周五签完协议。The whole thing has been wrapped up.整个事情已成定局。2.European Union leaders meeting in Brussels hailed an agreement on climate change, reached after weeks of wrangling over how much members should contrib

16、ute to developing countries to adapt to global warming. contribute to 为作出贡献,为撰稿,向投稿,捐助,有助于,促进例句：Thank you for contributing generously to these funds.多谢您为这项基金做了慷慨的捐赠。adapt to 变得习惯于, 使适应于, 能应付 例句：I adapted quickly to the new climate.我很快地适应了这种新的气候。The professor adapted his lecture to his audience.教授使他讲

17、的课适合于听众。3.The charter sets up new offices, including the powerful post of president of the European Union.无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/set up 建立，建造, 创立, 竖立 例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。A monument was set up as a memorial to the

18、 dead soldiers.为阵亡将士立了一个纪念碑。CNN 新闻讲解:超目的地飞行员被停职(2009-10-31)Glad youre with us, Im Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announcing yesterday that a public option will be in the Senate bill that will allow stat

19、es to opt out if they want. Reid admits he is not sure if he has enough votes though. It could be a week before the Congressional Budget Office figures out how much it would cost.President Obama says he will not rush his decision about sending troops to Afghanistan. Some republicans have been pressu

20、ring him to decide quickly about deploying up to 40,000 additional troop(s), but he says he is not ready.We now know what the Northwest pilots say they were doing when they overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles last week. The pilots said they were using their personal laptops and they lost t

21、rack of time. The pilots told the NTSB they were focused on a new computer program that arranges crew schedules. They say they did not monitor the airplane during that talk. Delta Airlines which owns Northwest suspended the pilots. And Delta says that the offense violates airline policy, and they ma

22、y lose their jobs.At least one South Carolina lawmaker could bring up impeaching the Governor during a special session about employment benefits today. Lawmakers adjourned back in June that was just before Governor Mark Sanford secretly went to Argentina to be with his mistress. One South Carolina R

23、epublican says an impeachment would have been explored sooner if lawmakers had been in session when Sanford returned.Fidel and Raul Castros younger sister says that she helped the CIA against her brothers for eight years. In Juanita Castros new memoir, she claims that she originally supported the Cu

24、ban Revolution that brought Fidel to power in 1959. But she became disillusioned and left Cuba in 1964. She says she refused payment for her help. The CIA hasnt made a comment.And those are the headlines, stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.很高兴再次跟大家见面。这里是亚特兰大 CNN 新闻中心，我

25、是 Catherine Callaway。现在我们来看一下NOW IN THE NEWS 的新闻。无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/参议院多数派领袖 Harry Reid 昨日宣布参议院法案中将设立公共选择，并允许各州自愿退出。Reid 同意，他不确定他是否获得了足够的选票。目前国会预算办公室还需一周的时间来计算该法案的成本。奥巴马总统表示，在是否向阿富汗增派更多军队方面不会仓促作出决定。一些共和党人一直向奥巴马施加压力，要求其向阿富汗增派 40,000 人的军队，但是奥巴马说他还没有做好准备。现在，我们

26、终于知道了西北航空的飞行员上周超过目的地 150 英里的距离时他们到底在做什么了。飞行员说，他们正在使用自己的笔记本电脑，后来忘记了时间。飞行员告诉 NTSB，他们正在查看一个关于机组人员安排的新的电脑程序。他们说，在谈话中，他们没有监视飞机的状况。负责运营西北航空的德尔塔航空公司暂停了这些飞行员的职务。德尔塔航空公司表示，他们的行为违反了航空政策，可能会丢掉工作。在今天举行的关于就业福利的特别会议上，至少一名南卡罗来那立法者可以对州长提出弹劾。六月份立法者休假之后，州长 Mark Sanford 秘密前往阿根廷与情妇相会。一名南卡罗来那共和党人表示，如果 Mark Sanford 归来时立法

27、者正在召开会议，肯定会对州长进行弹劾。菲德尔和劳尔卡斯特罗的胞妹称自己曾帮助 CIA 窃取兄长的情报长达八年的时间。在华妮塔卡斯特罗的最新回忆录中，她说，她最初支持古巴革命，并且，在古巴革命中，菲德尔卡斯特罗在 1959 年执政。但是后来她非常失望，并在 1964 年离开古巴。她说，对于她提供的帮助，并未收取任何报酬。目前，CIA没有做出任何评论。1.rush vt.vi.(使)急速行进; 仓促完成; 迅速移动; 急促 例句：Dont rush, take your time.别急急忙忙的, 慢慢来。They rushed to see what was happening.他们冲出去看发生了

28、什么事。2.deploy vt.(尤指军事行动)使展开; 施展; 部署例句：The commander deployed his men along the railway.指挥官把兵力部署在铁路沿线上。3.monitor vt.监听, 监视 例句：This instrument monitors the patients heartbeats.这台仪器监听病人的心跳。You must monitor the latest intelligence on armaments.你们必须密切注意有关军备的最新情报。4.suspend vt.暂停, 终止例句：Both sides in the co

29、nflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.冲突双方同意暂时停火。The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.总统废止了宪法, 独揽大权。5.impeachment n.弹劾例句：The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ h

30、ttp:/他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。6.disillusioned adj.不再抱幻想的, 大失所望的 例句：Hes very disillusioned with the present government.他对现政府很失望。1.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announcing yesterday that a public option will be in the Senate bill that will allow states to opt out if they want. opt out 决定不参加,撤出,退出,辞职例句：I

31、 think Ill opt out of this game.我不想参加这场比赛。2. It could be a week before the Congressional Budget Office figures out how much it would cost.figure out 计算出; 解决;想出 例句：The purchase price figures out at about two million dollars.交易的价格计算在 200 万美元左右。Could you help me figure out this problem?你能帮我解决这问题吗?3.The

32、 pilots said they were using their personal laptops and they lost track of time.lose track of 与失去保持联系; 了解忘记 例句：Hes lost all track of her since they left school.自毕业后, 他完全失去了和她的联系。We took a walk along the river and totally lost track of time.我们沿着河岸散步, 完全忘了时间。BBC 新闻讲解:卡斯特罗胞妹曾为美国 CIA 间谍(2009-10-31)BBC N

33、ews with Roy Lamar.The Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rejected calls to dismiss the head of the countrys Election Commission ahead of next months runoff vote. The demand came from Abdullah Abdullah, Mr. Karzais rival in the disputed presidential election last August. Mr. Abdullah said that Azizul

34、lah Ludin, who was a former presidential advisor had left the institution with no credibility.In the United States, President Obama said he wouldnt hurry into a decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan. He was speaking at a naval base in Florida.“I will never rush the solemn decision of sen

35、ding you into harms way, I wont risk your lives unless it is absolutely necessary. And if it is necessary, we will back you up to the hilt.“无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/The President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has had talks with the Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ab

36、out disagreements over their power-sharing arrangement. But the spokesman for Mr. Tsvangirai said that theyd failed to break the deadlock. Karen Allen reports from neighboring South Africa.A spokesman for Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirais party, the MDC, said the prime minister and President Robert

37、Mugabe were worlds apart and little had been achieved in Mondays talks. Relations between the partners in the unity government have soured considerably in the past few days. A raid on an MDC office at the weekend is being viewed as a further attempted intimidation by Zanu PF, and the arrest of the c

38、hief executives of Zimbabwes Association of Non-Governmental Organizations suggests yet further signs of disintegration in the fragile coalition government.Ministers from the regional bloc SADC will meet later this week in Harare to try to mediate.The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United St

39、ates has rescued more than 50 child prostitutes and arrested 60 pimps in an operation that lasted three days. More than 1,000 FBI agents and police officers carried out raids in dozens of cities across the US. Greg Morsbach reports.The nationwide sting has resulted in some 700 arrests. Those being d

40、etained include adults who befriended children in Internet chat rooms and dozens of pimps, men who forced children into prostitution to make money. The FBI says one of the children rescued from a life in prostitution is just 10 years old. Many of them were recovered in police raids at truck stops, c

41、asinos and street corners.A woman who was 13 when she had sex with the American film director Roman Polanski has asked a court in the US to drop all charges against him. Samantha Geimers lawyer says that she just wants to be left alone after all the media attention. In 1978, Mr. Polanski was convict

42、ed of unlawful sex but left the US before he could be sentenced.World News from the BBC.One of the biggest providers of financial services in Europe, the Dutch group ING, says it will split itself into two in order to simplify its operations. With the details, Robert Nisbet.ING is the Netherlands bi

43、ggest bank and a former star in the European banking heaven. Like many others, it was brought low by investing in the toxic home-loans, mainly in America that precipitated the global economic crunch. Its decision to split itself into its original components, a bank and an insurance company, comes ag

44、ainst the background of growing international political and commercial enthusiasm to see large banks broken up, so that they can no longer be considered too big to fail.无需积分，无需回复，只要你带宽足够大，你资料就足够多！大家网考研论坛http:/ 大家论坛考研论坛http:/ http:/Health ministers from around the world have reached broad agreement t

45、hat swift action needs to be taken to stop hundreds of thousands of women dying every year during pregnancy and childbirth. The meeting organized by the UN in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa recognized that the number of women dying in this way was actually increasing in some countries.The nephew

46、of the interim president of Honduras Roberto Micheletti has been found dead. The body of the 24 -year-old, Enzo Micheletti, was discovered in a forest in northern Honduras after he was reported missing last Friday. Police say the body was riddled with bullets. Honduras is at the center of a power struggle between Roberto Michelettis interim government and the ousted elec