来源：每日英语听力，BBC听力2020年8月合集08/28/20

demolish  v. 1.拆毁(建筑物等),毁坏,破坏(组织等),推翻(计划、制度等)    2.拆毁;破环    3.〔俚语〕吃光    4.消灭

curfew    n.

1.宵禁令；宵禁时间a law which says that people must not go outside after a particular time at night until the morning; the time after which nobody must go outside

2.儿童晚间必须在家的时间a time when children must be home in the evening

7 He also said that external forces should not be allowed to sow division.他还说，不应该允许外部势力播下分裂的种子。

8 It's forecast to bring a storm surge which officials have called unsurvivable.据预测，飓风将带来风暴潮，官方称这场风暴潮会威胁生命安全。

9 The European Union trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned in response to allegations that he breached Ireland's coronavirus restrictions 欧盟贸易专员菲尔.霍根离职，以回应对他违反爱尔兰疫情限制规定的指控。

allegation    n.    （无证据的）说法，指控a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal

breach restrictions    违反限制规定

10  He's offered what he called a heartfelt apology for not adhering more closely to the guidelines.他为没有更严格地遵守指导方针表示了真诚的道歉。

heartfelt    adj.    衷心的；真诚的showing strong feelings that are sincere

adhere closely to guidelines    严格遵守规则

11 The former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has launched a rambling attack on the UN tribunal in the Hague.前波斯尼亚塞族指挥官拉特科·姆拉迪奇 对位于海牙的联合国法庭发起了冗长而含糊攻击。

rambling    adj.

1.向四处延伸的；规划凌乱的spreading in various directions with no particular pattern

2.冗长而含糊的；不切题的very long and confused

3.蔓生的；攀缘生长的growing or climbing in all directions, for example up a wall

launch a  attack on    发起对……的攻击

tribunal    n.    特别法庭；裁判所a type of court with the authority to deal with a particular problem or disagreement

12 He was speaking at the end of an appeal against his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity.他在对其种族灭绝和反人类罪的上诉结束时发表讲话。

conviction    n.

1.[c][u]~ (for sth)判罪；定罪；证明有罪the act of finding sb guilty of a crime in court; the fact of having been found guilty

2.[c][u]~ (that…)坚定的看法（或信念）a strong opinion or belief

3.[u]深信；坚信；坚定；肯定the feeling or appearance of believing sth strongly and of being sure about it

genocide    n.    种族灭绝；大屠杀the murder of a whole race or group of people

16  who is living in exile in Canada. Mr. Jabri's family says his son in law has been arrested.贾布里目前流亡加拿大，他的家人表示其女婿已经被捕。

标题：飓风劳拉逼近美国

8 It is vital that we work to unify people. There has been a lot of division recently. It's easy for politicians to stoke division.现在至关重要的是我们要努力团结人民。近期发生了很多分裂事件。政客们很容易煽动分裂行为。

9 But what we need to do is to come together as we work to strengthen our criminal justice system, 但我们需要做的是齐心协力，努力加强我们的刑事司法体系，

17 In some communities, the water level is already rising as the Gulf Coast braces for flooding.在一些社区，水位已经在上升，与此同时墨西哥湾沿岸也正在准备应对洪水。

brace for    为……做好准备；是准备；防备

20 There are concerns millions could go hungry if the storm causes significant damage shortly before the rice harvest begins.有人担心，如果这场风暴在水稻收获开始前不久造成重大破坏，数百万人可能会挨饿。

21 It's been one of North Korea's longest-ever monsoon seasons.这是朝鲜有史以来最长的雨季之一。

monsoon    n.

1.（南亚地区的）雨季，雨季的降雨a period of heavy rain in summer in S Asia; the rain that falls during this period

2.季风，季节风（盛行于南亚地区，夏季刮西南风，带来雨水，冬季刮东北风）a wind in S Asia that blows from the south-west in summer, bringing rain, and the north-east in winter

22 The authorities in the Gaza Strip have announced the extension of a coronavirus lockdown for another three days.加沙地带当局宣布将冠状病毒封锁再延长三天。

28 In addition to a long-running blockade by Egypt and Israel, electricity supplies have been reduced to just a few hours a day.除了埃及和以色列的长期封锁外，当地的 电力供应已经减少到每天只有几个小时。

blockade    n.

1.（尤指对港口的）包围，封锁the action of surrounding or closing a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out

2.障碍物；屏障a barrier that stops people or vehicles from entering or leaving a place

                    v. ~ sth    包围，封锁（尤指港口）to surround a place, especially a port, in order to stop people or goods from coming in or out