The Annual G20 Meeting, etc.
中国主办G20年度峰会胜利闭幕及其他新闻
TRANSCRIPT
BBC news with Johnathan Izard.
The annual G20 meeting of the world's major economies has closed in China with agreement to fight protectionism and to try to pump fresh life into the world economy. President Xi Jinping said that the first time the summit had put the issue of development front and center. The IMF chief Christine Lagarde said G20 members would use every tool to boost global growth.
The minister responsible for Britain's exit from the European Union David Davis has said the government will negotiate the best possible trading relationship with the EU while controlling immigration into the country, but he did not offer any details or time table prompting opposition MPs to describe his statements as waffle.
The government of Somalia has suspended all flights bringing in the narcotic leave khat from neighboring Kenya. The trade is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
The government of Ethiopia says 23 people died when a fire broke out in Qilinto Jail where political prisoners were being held over the weekend. It said two of those killed were killed as they tried to escape, the others during the stampede and suffocation.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has launched a ferocious attack on Saudi Arabia and its management of the annual Islamic pilgrimage the Haji. Ayatollah said the Islamic world must fundamentally reconsider how it was run.
A new pressure group called decision at 50 has been formed in Israel seeking a national referendum on the future status of the Palestinian territories as the West Bank enters its 50th's year of occupation.
France's former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac has gone on trial for stashing millions of dollars abroad while cracking down on tax cheats at home. The scandal was a huge embarrassment for president Holland who'd come to power promising to root out corruption.
And an asteroid has been named in honor of the late British rock star Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 70th birthday. The asteroid was discovered in 1991, the year Freddie Mercury died.
And that's the latest BBC world service news.
VOCABULARY
1. protectionism 贸易保护主义 Protectionism is the policy some countries have of helping their own industries by putting a large tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way. 例如：Talks to promote free trade and avert increasing protectionism. 为促进自由贸易和遏制贸易保护主义抬头进行的谈判。
2. waffle (British English, informal) language that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting 胡扯；废话连篇。例如：The report is just full of waffle.
这份报告只是一大堆废话。
3.suspend v. to officially stop sth. for a time; to prevent sth. from being active, used, etc. for a time 暂停；中止；使暂停发挥作用（或使用等）。例如：
·Production has been suspended while safety checks are carried out. 在进行安全检查期间生产暂停。
·The constitution was suspended as the fighting grew worse. 鉴于战斗趋于激烈，宪法暂停实施。
·In the theatre we willingly suspend disbelief (= temporarily believe that the characters, etc. are real). 在剧院看戏时，我们自愿对一切暂不置疑。
4. narcotic adj. (尤指药物) 麻醉的，致幻的，催眠的 If something, especially a drug, has a narcotic effect, it makes the person who uses it feel sleepy. 例如: Hormones that have a narcotic effect on the immune system. 对免疫系统有麻醉作用的激素。
5. khat the leaves of a plant that grows in Arabia and Africa, which people chew or drink in tea as a drug 阿拉伯茶叶（产于阿拉伯和非洲，有药用）
6. stampede a situation in which a group of people or large animals such as horses suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are frightened or excited （人群的）奔逃，蜂拥；（兽群的）惊跑，狂奔。例如：A stampede broke out when the doors opened. 门一开，人们蜂拥而出。
7. suffocate v. to die because there is no air to breathe; to kill sb. by not letting them breathe air （使）窒息而死；（把…）闷死。用法如下：
·Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
·The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas fire. 由于劣质煤气取暖器漏气，这对夫妇窒息而死。
He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her. 他用枕头捂住她的脸，把她憋死了。
·(figurative) She felt suffocated by all the rules and regulations. 她受不了所有那些条条框框的束缚。
8. ferocious adj. very aggressive or violent; very strong 凶猛的；残暴的；猛烈。例如：
·a ferocious beast/attack/storm猛兽；猛烈的进攻；狂风暴雨
·a man driven by ferocious determination为强烈的决心所驱使的人
·ferocious opposition to the plan对这个计划激烈的反对
9. pilgrimage n. a journey to a place that is connected with sb./sth. that you admire or respect 参拜之行；瞻仰之旅。例如：His grave has become a place of pilgrimage. 他的陵墓成了参拜之地。
10. referendum 公民投票；全民公决 If a country holds a referendum on a particular policy, they ask the people to vote on the policy and show whether or not they agree with it. 例如：Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence. 爱沙尼亚称其也计划就独立问题进行全民公决。
11. stash v. , (informal) to store sth. in a safe or secret place 存放；贮藏；隐藏。例如：She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts.
她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。
12. crack down (on sb/sth): to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it 竭力取缔；严厉打击；镇压。例如：Police are cracking down on drug dealers. 警方正在严厉打击毒品贩子。
13. scandal behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger 丑行；使人震惊的丑事；丑闻。例如：
·a series of sex scandals 一系列性丑闻
·to cause/create a scandal引发丑闻
·The scandal broke (= became known to the public) in May. 这桩丑闻是在五月份曝光的。
·There has been no hint of scandal during his time in office. 他在任期间没有任何丑闻。
14. root out (PHRASAL VERB) 根除;杜绝;彻底解决 If you root out a problem or an unpleasant situation, you find out who or what is the cause of it and put an end to it. 例如：
·There would be a major drive to root out corruption. 将会有一场根除腐败的大规模
·Any sort of wrongdoing had to be rooted out. 必须杜绝任何不道德的事发生。
15. asteroid n. any one of the many small planets which go around the sun 小行星
QUESTIONS
TASK 1:
Read the name of the country and the key words of the news below. Then listen to the news and match the key words 1 - 7 to the name of the country A - G.
A | China |
B | UK |
C | Somalia |
D | Ethiopia |
E | Iran |
F | Israel |
G | France |
1 | The annual G20 meeting |
2 | A ferocious attack to Saudi Arabia |
3 | The negotiation of the best possible relationships with the EU |
4 | The form of the Group decision at 50 |
5 | The flights suspension from Kenya |
6 | A corruption scandal |
7 | The death of 23 people in a jail fire |
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TASK 2:
Listen to the news and mark the following statements T (true) or F (false). Correct any that are false.
1. President Xi Jinping said that G20 members would use every tool to boost global growth.
2. David Davis has said the government will negotiate the best possible trading relationship with the EU while controlling immigration into the country, and he offered some details.
3. The government of Somalia has suspended all flights bringing in the narcotic leave khat from neighboring Kenya.
4. The Ethiopia government says 23 people died when a fire broke out in Qilinto Jail.
5. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not satisfied to Saudi Arabia for its management of the annual Islamic pilgrimage the Haji.
6. A new pressure group called decision at 50 has been formed in Israel.
7. The corruption scandal was a huge embarrassment for the current French president Holland.
8. The late British rock star Freddie Mercury died in 1991.
Suggested Answers
TASK 1
A | China | 1 | The annual G20 meeting |
B | UK | 3 | The negotiation of the best possible relationships with the EU |
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C | Somalia | 5 | The flights suspension from Kenya |
D | Ethiopia | 7 | The death of 23 people in a jail fire |
E | Iran | 2 | A ferocious attack to Saudi Arabia |
F | Israel | 4 | The form of the Group decision at 50 |
G | France | 6 | A corruption scandal |
TASK 2
1 | F | President Xi Jinping said that the first time the summit had put the issue of development front and center. |
2 | F | David Davis has said the government will negotiate the best possible trading relationship with the EU while controlling immigration into the country, but he did not offer any details or time table prompting opposition MPs to describe his statements as waffle. |
3 | T | |
4 | T | |
5 | T | |
6 | T | |
7 | T | |
8 | T |
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