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3 Crimean Lawmakers Vote to Leave Ukraine,Join Russia 克里米亚议会投票决定脱离乌克兰,加入俄罗斯

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仔细听

The crisis in Ukraine continued this week.On Thursday,lawmakers in Crimea approved a measure to make the peninsula part of Russia.The Crimean lawmakers also called a referendum on the issue.The special election is set for March 16th.

乌克兰危机本周持续升温。克里米亚议会周四通过了一项措施使克里米亚半岛成为俄罗斯的一部分。克里米亚议员还呼吁就此问题举行全民公投。这次特别选举安排在 月16日举行。

听力破解:播音员重读了crisis,continue,可以推断这段新闻主要谈论大家熟知的乌克兰危机问题。

仔细听

Sergei Shuvainikov is a deputy in the Crimean parliament.He said voters would be asked two questions:“First,‘Do you vote for the reunion of Crimea with the Russian Federation,as a subject of the Russian Federation?' Second,‘Do you vote for the restoration of the 1992 constitution and for Crimea to be part of Ukraine?’”

谢尔盖·舒凡尼可夫是克里米亚议会的一名代表。他说选民会被问到两个问题:“一、您是否投票赞成克里米亚作为俄罗斯联邦的一个主体与俄罗斯联邦再度联合?二、您是否投票赞成恢复克里米亚共和国1992年宪法,并赞成克里米亚是乌克兰的一部分?”

听力破解:asked[α:skt]two属于吞音,英语中规定,d、t、k、g、b、p为结尾的单词后接辅音时,吞[d]等音。

词汇宝典:vote for意为“投票赞成某事”,比如学校选举学生会主席,你就可以说Whom should I vote for?(我的选票应该投给谁?)相反,“投票反对某事”则是vote against。

仔细听

The vote in the Crimean parliament came as European Union leaders held emergency meetings in Brussels,Belgium.EU officials want to pressure Russia into recalling military forces from Crimea.

在克里米亚议会表决之际,欧盟领导人在比利时布鲁塞尔召开了紧急会议。欧盟官员想向俄罗斯施压,使其召回在克里米亚的军队。

词汇宝典:recall military forces from意为“从……召回军队”,recall在这里是“召回”的意思;此外,recall还表示“回忆起”,比如:If I recall correctly,he lives in London.(如果我没记错的话,他住在伦敦。)如果想说“想不起来”,可以用 beyond recall。

仔细听

An aide to the commander of Ukraine's border guards said there are now 30,000Russian soldiers in the area.That is in comparison to the 11,000troops that were with Russia's Black Sea fleet in the port of Sevastopol before the crisis began.Russian officials have denied the additional soldiers belong to its armed forces.

一位乌克兰边防军指挥官的助手表示,目前有3万名俄罗斯士兵驻扎在该地区。而危机开始前,驻扎在塞瓦斯托波尔港的俄罗斯黑海舰队的士兵为1.1万人。俄罗斯官员否认这些新增加的士兵隶属于俄罗斯武装部队。

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听力破解:area[′ɛəriə]第一个音标是元音音标,所以前面的the要读成浊化音[ði];而第二个the后面是additional[ə′diʃ(ə)n(ə)l],不是元音音标,此时the读作[ðə]。

仔细听

Yatsenyuk dismisses vote to join Russia.

Ukraine's acting Prime Minister,Arseniy Yatsenyuk,was at the talks in Brussels.He dismissed the Crimean parliament's vote to join Russia.

“This is illegitimate decision and this so-called referendum has no legal grounds at all.That's the reason why we urge the Russian government not to support those who claim separatism in Ukraine.Crimea was,is and will be an integral part of Ukraine.”He also said his government is open to talks with Russia about the crisis.

亚采纽克驳回加入俄罗斯的表决。

乌克兰代理总理阿尔谢尼·亚采纽克参加了在布鲁塞尔举行的会谈。他驳回了

克里米亚议会加入俄罗斯的表决。

他说,“该决议不合法,这次所谓的公投根本没有法律依据。因此我们呼吁俄罗斯政府不要支持乌克兰的分离主义势力。克里米亚过去、现在和将来都是乌克兰不可分割的一部分。”他还表示,乌克兰政府愿意与俄罗斯就此危机进行会谈。

听力破解:播音员重读了was,is and will be这三个表示时态的词,着重强调了克里米亚不管是过去、现在还是将来都是乌克兰不可分割的一部分。

学着说一说

1.in comparison to相比而言

▶in comparison to 表示“对比”,强调两者的不同,如:

A:Do you prefer staying in the city or the country?

你是更喜欢待在乡村还是城市?

B:I prefer the latter.In comparison to city life,the country life is quiet and peaceful.我喜欢后者,与城市生活相比,乡下较为宁静。

▶口语中常见的 compare with 也表示“与……相比较”,如:

How does your bike compare with mine?

你的自行车和我的自行车相比怎么样?

2.belong to sb.归某人所有

▶belong to 可以形容“某物属于某人”,如:

A:Who does this watch belong to?这块表是谁的?

B:It's mine.是我的。

▶belong to 也可以用来说“某人属于某团体”,如:

belong to a group“隶属某个团体”;belong to a club“是某个社团的成员”等。

▶belong的名词belonging 指“所有物”,我们下飞机或者下火车的时候,经常会听到广播里说“携带好您的私人物品”,其中“私人物品”就可以说成personal belongings。