托福听力材料：香港游客在菲律宾遇难

一辆旅游巴士在菲律宾首都马尼拉遭遇劫持，车上8名香港游客遇难，其他7人正在医院接受治疗。劫持者是一名携带突击步的被辞退的武装警察，在长达9小时的电视直播的围攻中被警方击毙。香港特别行政区长官曾荫权(Donald Tsang)发表了讲话。

　　[注释]

　　1.disgruntle vt.使不高兴

　　2.tragic adj.悲剧的

　　例句：There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.

　　昨天公路上发生了一起很惨的事故。

　　3.textile n.纺织品,织物

　　例句：The designers have created a new textile.

　　设计人员创造了一种新织物。

　　4.rehabilitation n.复原

　　5.disclose v.揭露, 揭开

　　例句：She disclosed a secret.

　　她揭露了一个秘密。

　　He disclosed the box to us.

　　他揭开盒子给我们看。

　　6.grant vt.准许; 答应给予

　　例句：He refused to grant them long-term credits.

　　他拒绝给他们长期信贷。

　　7.injunction n.命令;强制令;禁止令

　　例句：The court has issued an injunction.

　　法院已发布一项强制令。

　　8.criticise vi.批评,吹毛求疵,非难

　　9.renounce vt.声明放弃;宣布放弃

　　例句：Andrew renounced his claim to the property.

　　安德鲁放弃了财产的所有权。

　　10.fraudulent a.欺诈的,不正的,不诚实的

　　例句：The investigation has laid bare their fraudulent scheme.

　　这个调查把他们的骗局暴露无遗。

　　11.decompose vt.vi.腐烂

　　例句：Most animals decompose very quickly after death.

　　大多数动物死后很快腐烂。

　　【结构分析】

　　1.So this is going to have a ripple effect through the economy, and essentially the task will shift from the relief and rehabilitation to recovery and reconstruction.

　　ripple effect连锁反应

　　2.Judge Royce Lamberth, said in his ruling that a lawsuit brought against new stem cell guidelines was valid and could now go ahead.

　　bring against以某罪控告(某人)

　　例句：The police are going to bring a charge of murder against him.

　　警察将以凶杀罪控告他。

　　go ahead往前走,继续,进展,进步

　　3.The deputy minister was arrested on suspicion of negligence, but was not formally charged.

　　on suspicion of因有…嫌疑,因受到…怀疑

　　例句：She's been arrested on suspicion of spying.

　　她因涉嫌间谍活动而被捕。

　　Eight tourists from Hong Kong have been killed during a hijacking of a bus in the Philippine capital Manila. Seven others are being treated in hospital. The hostage taker, a disgruntled former policeman armed with an assault rifle, was killed by police during a 9-hour siege shown live on TV. Hong Kong’s chief executive Donald Tsang gave his reaction.

　　"This is a major tragedy, disappointing that Hong Kong residents trying to make a pleasure trip to Manila ended up with deaths and casualties. This is very tragic, and the way it is handled, the particularly the way of the outcome, I find it is disappointing."

　　Rescue workers in Chile say the 33 miners who’ve been trapped underground for 18 days are in good health, but have yet to be told that it could take months until they are rescued. A special drill is being sent to the copper and gold mine in northern Chile to dig a new shaft and get the miners to safety. This is still expected to take at least two months.

　　The United Nations in Pakistan has described the humanitarian situation caused by the floods there as “critical”. Government officials in the southern province of Sindh say over 80% of those affected have fled their homes. The Indus River outside Hyderabad is at its highest for over 50 years. The International Monetary Fund says everyone in Pakistan will suffer. Masood Ahmed is the Fund’s regional director.