BBC英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本＋翻译）：BBC0731.doc

1、President Obama has gone to Colorado to meet victims and relatives of Fridays mass shooting at a cinema in the Denver suburb of Aurora. Mr Obama is visiting some of the injured and meeting families who lost loved ones. The governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, said those involved were determined

2、to overcome the trauma.总统奥巴马赴科罗拉多看访周五丹佛郊区奥罗拉大规模枪击案中受害者及其亲属。奥巴马正在慰问伤者和失去亲人家属，科罗拉多州长希肯卢珀说，所有受害者都决定克服这次创伤。 The state is, is heartbroken. Still I think it was Hemingway says the world breaks us all, but afterward, were stronger in the broken places. I think thats (the,) what we heard in the hospitals ye

3、sterday. We went to many of the hospitals and visited families and the victims, and there was a buoyancy thats already the resiliency where people were not gonna let this, you know, define their life. They were gonna fight back. Nine people are still in a critical condition in hospital after the att

4、ack by a lone gunman that left 12 people dead.“整个科罗拉多州都心碎的，不过我想起来，海明威说，这个世界把我们打碎，但我们会在破碎的地方变得更强大，这就是我们昨天在医院听到的话。我们走访了很多医院，看望了遇害者及其家属，但他们认为自己的生命是坚韧的，他们是准备还击的。”一名孤身持枪男子实施了这场袭击案，导致12人死亡，还有9名重伤者仍在医院。Government forces in Syria have been hitting back at rebels in Damascus in the countrys second city Alepp

5、o. From Beirut, Jim Muir sent this report.在叙利亚第二大城市阿勒颇，政府军对大马士革叛军予以还Jim Muir在贝鲁特报道。We purged the area of gunmen and chased the final remnant out, said this government soldier interviewed by state television in the Qabun district of northeast Damascus. All around him was destruction and the bodies of

6、 what the TV described as terrorists killed in the fighting. Its believed these forces are from the ultra-loyal and much-feared fourth division commanded by President Assads brother Maher. Mr Assad himself met with his army chief of staff and gave him his orders. They seem to be clear get Damascus a

7、nd Aleppo back under control.在大马士革东北部卡布恩区，政府军一名士兵在接受国家电视台采访时说，“我们清除掉这里的武装人员，歼灭穷寇。”他四周全是被毁的景象，到处都是尸体，电视台称这是战斗中被杀的恐怖分子。据悉这些军队是总统阿萨德兄弟马希尔率领的第四组队伍，这支队伍非常忠于阿萨德，令人担心。阿萨德亲自会见了参谋长，并授予他命令。他们看来已将大马士革和阿勒颇再度夺回。A wave of bombings across Iraq has killed at least 17 people and wounded many others some of the worst

8、 attacks occurred south of Baghdad. Elsewhere, bomb exploded in the southern city of Najaf and the northern city of Mosul. Rami Ruhayem reports from Baghdad.整个伊拉克发生系列爆炸事件，至少17人丧生，多人受伤，最严重的袭击发生在巴格达南部。南部城市纳贾夫和北部城市摩苏尔也遭到炸弹轰击。Rami Ruhayem在巴格达报道。Two blasts shook the neighborhood of Madaen and in southeas

9、t Baghdad as people prepared to break their fast on the second day of Ramadan. The city of Mahmudiyya also in the south was struck by three blasts one of them caused by a rocket attack on a small hospital. Earlier in the day, the Shia holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq was hit by a blast which inju

10、red 23 people. It was a rare attack in the city thats been considered relatively safe in recent years and which has seen an influx of investment and the boom in religious tourism.两起爆炸事件发生在马登附近和巴格达东南部，当时人们正准备开荤，第二天就是斋月。南部的Mahmudiyya市也发生了三次炸弹袭击，其中一次发生在一家小医院，是由一枚火箭弹袭击的。今天凌晨，伊拉克南部什叶派圣地纳贾夫发生爆炸案，伤及23人。最近几

11、年由于投资的流入和宗教旅游业的繁荣，该市相对来说比较安全，这次袭击也是罕见的。A disabled war veteran has set himself on fire in Israel just hours before the funeral of another man who did the same thing. A witness said he poured liquid over himself from a bottle, then ignited it with a cigarette lighter. Passers-by put out the flames, bu

12、t the man who was in a wheelchair suffered extensive burns. On Friday, an Israeli man died after setting himself ablaze in approaches against financial hardship.以色列一名伤残退伍老兵自焚，几小时前，另一名同样自焚男子的葬礼刚刚举行。目击者称，这名男子用瓶子里的液体浇到身上，然后用打火机点燃了。路人把火扑灭了，但这名坐着轮椅的男子烧伤很重。周五，为了表示反对财政困难，一名以色列男子自焚而死。The army in Madagascar

13、has stormed a military camp near the islands international airport following a mutiny by other soldiers. It said the situation was now under control. Karen Allen reports from Johannesburg.马达加斯加军队向该岛国际机场附近一处军营开火，原因是部分士兵发动叛变，据说局势已经控制住。凯伦阿伦在约翰内斯堡报道。Eyewitnesses report an exchange of small arms fire and

14、 explosions coming from inside the military camp situated close to the main airport. A wounded rebel soldier who emerged from the barracks confirmed there had been clashes between the army and mutinying soldiers. The security services say armed rebel soldiers forced their way into the barracks in a

15、dawn assault, firing in the air and blocking entry into the camp. Although the motive remains unclear, it reflects the fragile state of the island after President Marc Ravalomanana was ousted in a coup in 2009 and forced into exile in South Africa.目击者称，主要机场附近的一处军营里发生了小型枪械开火和爆炸事件。一名从军营里出来的受伤叛军说，军队和叛军

16、之间发生冲突。国家安全部门称叛军黎明时分发起袭击，强行进入兵营，他们向空中开枪，还封锁了营地的入口。尽管动机尚不清楚，但却反映了2009年总统马克拉瓦卢马纳纳被驱逐后该岛政府很脆弱，拉瓦卢马纳纳被迫流放到南非。Fifteen people have been killed in a bus crash in central Nepal. Its the latest in a series of fatal accidents on Nepals mountain roads which can become treacherous in the rainy season. Last week

17、, almost 40 people were killed when an overcrowded bus plunged off the road.尼泊尔中部发生汽车碰撞事故，15人丧生。尼泊尔的山路在雨季变得非常危险，这是最近发生的最致命事故。上周，一辆超载汽车冲下道路，大约40多人丧生。Bradley Wiggins has become the first British rider to win cyclings most prestigious race, the Tour de France. Wiggins went into the last day more than t

18、hree minutes ahead of his nearest rival. In keeping with race convention, he was not challenged on the final ride to the finish line in Paris. Speaking from the podium, Wiggins thanked the thousands of fans who lined the Champs Elysees.布拉德利威金斯成为第一位参加最著名赛事环法自行车赛的英国骑手。威金斯比劲敌早三分钟进入最后一天的比赛。根据比赛惯例，他没有参加在

19、巴黎举行的冲击终点线的比赛。威金斯在奖台上讲话，感谢在香榭丽舍大道两侧观看的粉丝们。Its been a magical couple of weeks for the team, and for British cycling. And some dreams come true. And my mother over there, shes now, her sons won the Tour de France. So, thank you, everyone. Cheers. Have a safe journey home and dont get too drunk.“这几周对于英

20、国自行车队是不可思议的，我们实现了一些梦想，我妈妈就在那里，她的儿子赢得了环法。所以，谢谢大家，祝大家归途顺利，不要喝太多酒。”His fellow, Briton Christopher Froome finished second. Mark Cavendish, another British rider, won the final stage into Paris for the fourth year in a row the first man to do so.他的队友，英国的Christopher Froome赢得第二名，另一位英国骑手Mark Cavendish赢得的巴黎最后阶段的比赛，他已连续4年赢得比赛，这是前无古人的。