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今日BBC听力材料今日BBC1美国夫妇白宫奇遇记背景：一对美国夫妇在没有受到邀请的情况下，不但混入了白宫而且还受到了总统奥巴马的接见。此后，美国特情局决定将加强对在白宫内举行官方活动的安防检查。特情局已经发表了一份书面道歉声明，称其对未能严格执行安防措施深表歉意。白宫也表示其工作人员要监管来访个人的工作更为负责任。美国国会晚些会举行听证会对此事件进行进一步调查。 Even with an invitation to the White House, it can be tricky to get through the heavily guarded perimeter.So the revelation that a couple of aspiring socialites were able to talk their way into the state reception for Indias prime minister last week, left officials scrambling for answers.President Obama, who met the couple in a receiving line, was said to be angry about the incident and received a public apology from the Secret Service, which said procedures hadnt been followed at an entry point.But now the White House deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, has issued a memo instructing members of his team to be stationed alongside secret service agents at entry check-points, for all White House events.Their role will be to cross-reference the guest list as people arrive.The White House has declined a request to send the Obama social secretary to the forthcoming Congressional hearing on the matter.Its unclear whether the couple who sparked this furore, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, will be attending, although this time they do have an invitation.词汇表： tricky 困难的 heavily guarded perimeter 戒备森严的地区aspiring socialites 颇具抱负心的社会名流 state reception 国宴scrambling 急切寻找（解释） receiving line 迎宾队列Secret Service 特情局 deputy chief of staff 副参谋长memo 备忘录 entry check-points 入口检查处 cross-reference 相互，参照forthcoming congressional hearing 即将到来的国会听证会sparked this furore 引起这场骚动今日BBC4 Snow Travel Chaos 大雪导致交通混乱 Snow Travel Chaos Dont Leave Home 最好别出门 If you are thinking about coming to Britain for Christmas, it might be a good idea to think again.Thats because thousands of Christmas travellers have been stranded in the UK as adverse weather conditions caused massive disruption to the transport infrastructure.Roads, railway lines and airports have been closed as blizzard conditions have swept across the UK, leaving people stuck in their homes or even their cars.Many motorists just abandoned their cars and walked homeSome of the worst affected travellers are those who had hoped to take the Channel Tunnel rail service to France and Belgium.Eurostar, the company that operates the service was forced to cancel all trains for three days after extreme weather in France caused trains to break down, leaving some passengers trapped under the English Channel for up to 16 hours.In parts of England hundreds of motorists were forced to abandon their vehicles, as black ice and drifting snow turned the roads into slippery toboggan runs.Police and transport agencies have warned travellers to avoid making any non-essential journeys to reduce the mayhem that has been seen on British roads.Gritters and snow ploughs are working overtime to keep the roads clear but for many people around the country the Christmas holidays have come early this year.And for every frustrated traveller who just wants to get home, there is probably a delighted child, whose school has been closed early.So with more bad weather forecast, if you are absolutely determined to come to the UK over the Christmas then you ought to wrap up warm, pack your snowshoes and even bring a sledge.Glossary 词汇表 stranded被困 adverse weather conditions不好的天气状况 sledge雪橇transport infrastructure交通设施 blizzard暴风雪 stuck被堵Channel Tunnel英吉利海峡隧道（连接英法两国） break down发生故障，停运 trapped被困在 motorists使用公路的司机 black ice透明薄冰 drifting snow飘雪 slippery toboggan runs湿滑的雪橇冰道 transport agencies交通部门mayhem大混乱 gritters铺砂机 snow ploughs扫雪机 frustrated受挫的，无奈的 forecast预报 wrap up warm穿暖和，包严 实今日BBC6 The World of Avatar 电影:阿凡达An Alien Language 外星人的语言The blockbuster film Avatar has been a smash hit at the box office in the UK and around the world, becoming the fastest film ever to earn $1bn (7bn yuan) in ticket sales.But as well as being an entertaining feast for the eyes, the sci-fi epic also introduces movie-goers to a brand new language invented especially for the film.The movie is set on an alien planet called Pandora which is inhabited by many strange species. The most humanoid of the planets inhabitants are the Navi, and it is the struggle between the Navi and human interlopers that forms the core narrative of the film. The film has been released in 2D and 3D versionsIn order to add authenticity to his vision of an alien race the films director James Cameron asked a professor of linguistics from the University of Southern California to invent a language for the Navi.Professor Paul Frommer worked with James Cameron for four years to build upon the original 30 words or so that the director had already come up with for the language.According to Professor Frommer, the most important aspect of the Navi language was that it could be articulated.This is an alien language but obviously it has to be spoken by human actors, Professor Frommer told the BBC, it has to be sounds that human beings are comfortable producing.The language currently has a lexicon of around 1000 words but Professor Frommer hopes to expand it in possible sequels to the film and in video games.The professor hopes that one day his creation will become as sophisticated as the Klingon alien language from the Star Trek films.Theres a translation of Hamlet into Klingon, says Professor Frommer.If anything happened like this with Navi Id be delighted.Glossary 词汇表 blockbuster热门电影 smash hit非常受欢迎的 feast for the eyes视觉大餐 sci-fi epic科幻史诗 inhabited居住 species种类，种族 humanoid具有人类特点的 interlopers入侵者 core narrative主要故事 add authenticity增加真实性 alien race外星人 linguistics语言学 come up with想出 articulated发音 lexicon词汇 sequels续集 sophisticated高水平的 Klingon克林贡帝国 （星际迷航中虚构的一个好战外星种族） Star Trek星际大战 Hamlet哈姆雷特今日BBC8欧盟2014启动伽利略卫星导航系统? (有声) 欧盟委员会7日说，欧盟的伽利略卫星导航系统将从2014年起投入运营。欧盟委员会当天宣布了伽利略卫星导航系统项目中3份合同的归属。欧盟委员会副主席塔亚尼在宣布上述决定时表示，无论从经济还是安全角度来说，伽利略卫星导航系统对欧洲十分重要，它将确保欧洲的“政治独立”。他说，该系统在技术上优于美国的全球定位系统，将为人们的出行提供更精确的定位，它在高原地区和高楼林立的城区的优势尤其明显。President Obamas national security advisor James Jone says the Americans will be shocked by the founding of a white house inquiry into the intelligence failure led it up to the attempted Christmas day airliner bombing. From Washington here is Mark Mardell .President Obamas top security advisor general James Jone says the president is very concerned that American intelligence agency failed to make use of the information they had to stop the Detroit bomb plot boarding the plane bound for the states and failed to join the doc over fort hood，Maj. Nidal Hasan has been charged with shooting dead fellow soldiers in that incident. The Presidents national security advisor added it was not theater，it was a loom. The president due to speak soon about this and make public the results of an investigation into what went wrong with the Detroit case. A report strict to sensitive material will be published and general Jone says people will be worried by what they read. The united nation investigator Philip Sri Lankan says video footage which appears to show Sri Lankan troops shooting capture Tamil Tigers rebels is authentic. In the video naked rebels bond and blind filled a scene being shot in the head. When the video was released last year， Sri Lankan dismissed it as a fake，but mr Sri Lankan said that experts conclude it that the video was genuine and he called for a independent investigation into the killings. “each of these experts subject the video tape to a very careful and thorough examination，and each of them conclude it that there was nothing to indicate that the video was a fake. My own interpretation of their conclusions is that they point very clearly to the authenticity of the video”The American security firm Blackwater have raised a settlement in a series of lawsuit brought over a killing of Iraqi civilians. The amount of the settlement is not be disclosed. Blackwater which has since changed its name to Xe said it could not move on under new management. Jenner Bryon reports from Washington.The lawsuits were seeking compensation for Iraqis killed in several shooting between 2006 and 2007,allegedly involving Blackwater contractors. One of the lawsuits accused the companys founder Erik Prince of allowing a culture in which a heavily armed private army with allowed to roam the streets of Baghdad killing innocent civilians. Last week criminal charges against the individuals alleged involved were dropped when a judge said prosecutors had comprised the case and fair trail was not possible.The US justice apartment said the two former employees of Blackwater have been charged in connection with the murder of Afghan citizens in Kabul. The suspect allegedly fired on two afghan men at a scene of road accident, they have said they acted in self defense.World news from the BBC. Medical staff in the Somalia capital Mogadishu say at least 12 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic soldiers and government pro government forces. Reports says the soldiers fired shells into the excite district which is controlled by the insurgents in response to a motor attack on the presidential palace. The BBC has learned that two senior Burma officials have been sentenced to death for leaking details of secret government visit to Russia and north korea and of military tunnels that allegedly built in Burma by the North Korea. It is thought the tunnels now under construction are intended to house communications systems ，weapons factory and troops In the event of invasion. The European union has announced that its satellite navigation system Galileo will start operating in 2014. Rescue workers will be the first to use it with other services road out over the following years. Mark Gregory reports. The Galileo project is already way over budget in several years late. Two years ago it was nearly scraped，but now the first commercial contract has been announced. A clear signal that Europe alternative to the American GPS satellites locating net work will go ahead. The German company OHB System will supply 14 satellites，the French group Arianespace will launch them into orbit，Starting in October 2012. it is Europes largest ever venture in space. Construction company which building the Dubai say they are slowing down the pace of their work but they havent confirmed reports that is because of delay in payments from Dubai government. The authorities in Dubai said they will committed to meeting their financial obligation on the project and the work was on schedule. Last September Dubai said the estimated cost of building the metro has almost doubled to7.6 billion dollars.今日BBC9美国09就业大战未捷 自金融危机以来，持续恶化的失业率让奥巴马政府头疼不已，尽管采取了多项措施，就业市场仍未明显改善。失业率在2009年10月份曾升至10.2%的二十六年来最高水平。奥巴马周五在白宫表示：“我们不得不继续探索所有途径来加快公司重新开始招聘活动的进程。”BBC News with Ally Macue.An armed gun has attacked buses carrying the Togolese National Football Team on the border between Congo Brazzaville and Angola. At least 6 members of the squad were hurt and some of the injuries are described serious.The team was travelling to Angola for the Africa Cup of Nations which begins on Sunday. Alex Capstick reports from Angola.Its now believe the incident took place at the border between Congo and Angola, one of the players on the bus had just entered Angola when a group of armed gunmen opened fire. He said they were under their seat for 20 minutes trying to avoid the bullets. The bus driver has been killed, but is not clear how many others have been injured. The Minister for Cabinda said rebels carried out the attack.The separatist group Flec say they did it. The Togo Football Federation has failed to inform the organizers they were travelling overland to Cabinda with no security.The Nigerian accused of attempting to blow up an American airliner on Christmas Day in the United States has pleaded not guilty in his first appearance in court. Mr.Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been indicted on 6 charges, including the attempted murder of the 290 passengers and crew on the airliner. Our correspondent Matthew Price was in court in Detroit. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab walked into court with slight lame, perhaps is the result of injury he sustained, perhaps because of the leg-iron he was wearing. When he was called to the bench by the judge, he spoke softly. He was asked if he was on any medication and said he had taken painkillers. When asked if he has seen the copy of the indictment and understood the charges against him. He said Yes, I have. then, Yes, I do. His lawyer told the judge he was entrying a plea of not guilty to all the charges against him.A judge in Argentina has ordered the reinstatement of the head of the Central Bank Martin Redrado and blocked to attempts by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to use fund reserves to pay the national debt. Ganda Spheres reports from Buenos Aires. Minutes after the news broke television reports showed Mr.Redrado arriving by car and entering the Central Bank building. He had refused to resign despite the decree issue by the President on Thursday. Sign by current entire cabinet, accusing him of misconduct. Earlier, the judge suspended separate decree that thought to establish a debt to payment fund for the foreign exchange reserves. For her part, President Cristina Fernandez has argued the foreign reserves are needed so the country doesnt have to borrow money on the international market set high interest rates.There have been renewed attacks against migrant workers in the southern Italian town Rosarno,where the shooting of two people led to rioting on Thursday. Laters reports say two more migrants have been shot in wounded by unknown gunman. Thursdays riots described as the worse racial unrest Italy seen in years broke out after a group of white youth shot African workers with an air rifle.World News from the BBC.The portuguese parliament has passed a law that allows same sex marriage, making the staunchly Rome Catholic country, the six in Europe to do so. The Prime Minister Jos Scrates said the law would put in right in justice that had caused unnecessary pain. However, it doesnt allow lesbian and gay couples to adopt children unlike same sex marriage on partnership applaused in some other countries.There has been a further decline in a number of people in work in United States. Figures from the US Labor Department show that 85,000 jobs were lost in December.The White House has described the figures as disappointing. Later,President Obama announced tax credits was 2.3 billion dollars for companies working on clean manage projects. He said this would help to create 17,000 to more jobs.Indian railways has finally sacked an Assams separatist militant 29 years after he last turned up for work. The militant Paresh Barua joined the railway as a station porter in 1978. A year later, he joined the rebels. Jason Cavery reports.Paresh Barua has been described as one of Indias most wanted man and blame for dozens of bomb attacks and killings in Assam. But nobody noticed he was still on the payroll at Indian railways until last year. When the company realize Mr.Barua was still an employee.It issued an notice, asking him to appear before the railway authorities by the 6th of January. When he failed to show up, he was fired. A railway spokesman confirmed he had finally been removed from his job and said notice had been put up in the railway station where hed worked.The Ivory coast in Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been voted African Footballer of the year by BBC listeners. Its the first time hes won the award.Didier Drogba has scored several crucial goals for its club in the English Premiership this season. And he led Ivory coast to qualification for this years World Cup in South Africa.今日BBC10多哥队巴士受袭 可能退出世界杯(有声) 据报道，多哥队的大巴是在安哥拉的卡宾达省内遭遇袭击的，卡宾达省位于民主刚果境内，北临刚果(布)，但该地区却隶属于安哥拉，由于政治原因该区域非常混乱，而卡宾达也是本届非洲杯四个承办地之一。BBC news with Aleem MaqboolThe government of Togo says it has recalled its football team from the African cup of nations in Angola following a gun attack on the squads buses on Friday. However the head of the footballs world governing body Sepp Blatter of FIFA，has said the tournament itself must still go ahead. From Angola Alax reports. A spokesperson for the Togo government said it was necessary for the team to withdraw from the African nations cup because the players were in shock following Fridays dramatic gun attack. The players had earlier indicated their wishes to go home following their horror experience on Friday. The team caption Manchester City Emmanuel Adebayor, went to see members of Togos rival team in Canbinda to explain their decision. It seems pressure were put on the players to change their minds. A high level delegation including senior Angola government official and the head of African football Issa Hayatou went to see them，but it appears the Togolese government has had the final say.The television station in Pakistan has broadcasted a video said to show the suicide bomber who killed 8 people at American base in Afghanistan last week，including 7 CIA agents. Resports from Islamabad.In the video the Jordanian who was dressed in camouflage gear says he left behind his family and his clinic to join the militants. Humam al-Balawi said he was offered millions of dollars to spy on them，by Jordanian and American intelligence services, instead he became a double agent plotting against them. Humam Balawi says he is seeking revenge for the death of the Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud，he was killed by a US drone last August. Security officials in Pakistan say at least two people have been killed in an attack by US