2017年專四英語聽力VOA練習(xí)材料

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　　Poverty, Ignorance, Fear Force Underage Girls Into Marriage

　　The recent marriage of a 17-year old Chechen girl to a local police chief who was 30 years older and already had a wife caused an outcry in Russia and beyond. The bride was reportedly forced to marry and her parents were intimidated into giving their consent. The union, supported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, spotlighted yet again the plight of many underage girls in developing countries.

　　Russian law bans forced, underage and polygamous marriages. But in Russia's remote Caucasus region, tribal laws and traditions carry more weight than state law. And so on Saturday, 47-year old Nazhud Guchigov married a 17-year old bride.

　　Chechen leader Kadyrov attended the wedding and one his aides was at the bride's side for most of the ceremony. Police warned Russian journalists who investigated the controversial wedding to stay away.

　　Despite laws against child marriage, in developing countries one in every three girls is married before reaching age 18. One in nine is married under age 15. The problem was discussed at a symposium in Morocco this week.

　　"We realize now that if we do not accelerate the pace, and if we do not respond more or put more programs in place, there will be 1.2 billion girls who will be married before the year 2050," said Lakshmi Sundaram, head of Girls Not Brides.

　　Bangladesh, India and Niger are the most affected countries with three in every four girls getting married before age 18. The practice continues mostly due to persistent poverty and gender inequality and is often arranged by a girl's parents.

　　"So it is at this level that we must first intervene. And the second level is at the community level, for the community to start perceiving these dangers," said Sidikou Moussa, a child advocate from Nigeria.

　　Experts say governments in the affected countries need to do more to keep girls in the educational system and protect them from abuse and violence.

　　詞匯解析

　　despite

　　難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　prep.盡管;不管

　　n.憎恨;輕視

　　參考例句

　　用作介詞 (prep.)

　　She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour.

　　她不管遇到什么情況都竭力保持著幽默感。

　　用作名詞 (n.)

　　She ignored all despites and carried on with her dreams.

　　她不在乎別人的輕視,繼續(xù)追逐自己的夢想。

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　　Fahrenheit

　　難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　n.華氏溫標(biāo);華氏溫度計

　　adj.華氏的

　　參考例句

　　用作名詞 (n.)

　　In some countries air temperature is given in degrees of Fahrenheit.

　　在某些國家氣溫以華氏溫標(biāo)給出。

　　用作形容詞 (adj.)

　　Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

　　當(dāng)達(dá)到32華氏時水開始結(jié)冰。

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　　expensive

　　難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　adj.昂貴的;高價的

　　參考例句

　　用作形容詞 (adj.)

　　A cheaper camera is not always inferior to a more expensive one.

　　廉價照相機的質(zhì)量并總不比昂貴的差。

　　It is more expensive to go by plane than by boat.

　　坐飛機去比坐船去的費用更高一些。

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　　glimpse

　　難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　n.一瞥;一閃;略微;隱約感覺

　　v.瞥見

　　參考例句

　　用作名詞 (n.)

　　I only caught a glimpse of him sitting in the car, so I can't tell exactly what he looked like.

　　我只瞥見他坐在車?yán)�，所以我無法確切說出他長得什么樣。

　　用作動詞 (v.)

　　I glimpsed at her among the crowd before she disappeared from sight.

　　就在她即將消失在人群里之前，我瞥見了她。

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　　afford

　　難度：4星核心詞匯，屬常用3000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　v.花費得起;能夠做;承擔(dān)得起(后果);提供;給予

　　參考例句

　　用作動詞 (v.)

　　Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.

　　只有富人能買得起這些房子。

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　　northeast

　　難度：2星擴展詞匯，屬常用10000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　n.東北

　　adj.東北的;向東北的;來自東北的

　　adv.向東北;來自東北

　　參考例句

　　用作名詞 (n.)

　　At this point the road turns northeast.

　　路在這里轉(zhuǎn)向東北。

　　用作形容詞 (adj.)

　　Hereby he is presenting the fellows in Northeast China.

　　在這里他向我們呈現(xiàn)的`是東北的父老鄉(xiāng)親。

　　用作副詞 (adv.)

　　Another ocean current flows northeast along the steep continental shelf.

　　還有一股沿陡峭陸架坡向東北流動的海流。

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　　resident

　　難度：3星常用詞匯，屬常用6000詞

　　英漢解釋

　　n.居民;住客;住院醫(yī)生

　　adj.居住的

　　參考例句

　　用作名詞 (n.)

　　The residents of the town are proud of its new library.

　　該鎮(zhèn)的居民都為鎮(zhèn)上新建的圖書館感到自豪。

　　用作形容詞 (adj.)

　　This dove was resident with us all the year round.

　　這只鴿子一年到頭居住在這里和我們?yōu)榘椤?/p>

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