高中英语Lesson 26Britain North Korea Invites Diplomats to Blast Site英语听力

高中英语Lesson 26 Britain: North Korea Invites Diplomats to Blast SiteKey words:1. blast 爆炸2. deliberate 故意的3. blow up 炸毁4. hydro-electricity 水电5. press 迫切要求6. assure 使放心7. speculation 推测8. resumption 恢复，再继续Exercises:I. Fill in the blanks with the words you have heard from the news.1. Following a British _, North Korea has agreed that some foreign diplomats can _ the _ of last weeks blast near the northern _ with China.2. South Korean and Western _ sources say that a _ explosion last _ caused a four-kilometer-high, mushroom-shaped _ cloud.3. He said North Korea did not agree to an _ resumption of six-nation talks on its nuclear _, but he said Pyongyang will hold more _ on human rights _ next Monday at the United Nations.II. Complete the statements with the information you have heard from the report.1. A British minister visiting North Korea says Pyongyang will let foreign diplomats visit the site of a large explosion that _.2. British Foreign Office minister, Bill Rammell, _ during his talks with North Korean officials in Pyongyang.3. Mr. Rammell says he discussed North Koreas nuclear program and its _.Britain: North Korea Invites Diplomats to Blast SiteA British minister visiting North Korea says Pyongyang will let foreign diplomats visit the site of a large explosion that triggered fears of a nuclear weapons test. Following a British request, North Korea has agreed that some foreign diplomats can inspect the scene of last weeks blast near the northern border with China.British Foreign Office minister, Bill Rammel, told British television the issue came up during his talks with North Korean officials in Pyongyang. “The explanation I have been given is that this was a deliberate explosion designed to blow up a mountain to help with the construction of a hydro-electricity plant. I said that was not good enough and I pressed very strongly that our ambassador and others should be allowed to go and visit the site to assure ourselves that their explanation was, in fact, the correct one and I am very pleased that they have now agreed for that visit to take place tomorrow Tuesday.”South Korean and Western intelligence sources say that a major explosion last Thursday caused a four-kilometer-high, mushroom-shaped dust cloud. Space satellites recorded the blast. But U.S. and South Korean officials have played down speculation that North Korea conducted a nuclear weapons test.Mr. Rammel says he discussed North Koreas nuclear program and its human rights record during three days of talks. He called the progress on those issues“modest”. He said North Korea did not agree to an immediate resumption of six-nation talks on its nuclear ambitions, but he said Pyongyang will hold discussions on human rights issues next Monday at the United Nations.朝鲜邀请外交官参观大爆炸现场一名到朝鲜访问的英国大臣说，平壤将让外国的外交官到发生大爆炸的地点参观，这个大爆炸令人怀疑朝鲜可能进行了核试爆。在英国的要求下，朝鲜已经同意让一些外国外交官查看上星期靠近中朝边界的爆炸地点。英国外交部高级官员拉梅尔告诉英国电视台说，他和朝鲜官员在平壤会谈时谈到了这个问题。他说：“朝鲜官员对爆炸的解释是，他们是有意炸平一座山头，好为兴建水力发电站的工程做准备。我说，这个理由不够充分，而且我还向他们强烈要求说，应该让我们的大使和其他外交官员到爆炸现场，我们才能确定朝鲜官员提出的解释是否属实，而对方同意在明天举行这个参访让我觉得非常高兴。”韩国和西方情报界人士说，上星期四的大爆炸造成一个四公里高的蘑菇云。太空卫星也记录到这个爆炸，不过美国和韩国官员对怀疑朝鲜进行核武器试爆的说法轻描淡写。拉梅尔说，他在3天的会谈中谈到了朝鲜的核项目以及他们的人权记录。他说，在这些议题上取得了一定的进展。他还说，朝鲜没有同意立刻恢复六方朝核会谈，不过，平壤将于下星期一在联合国举行更多有关人权问题的会谈。答案：I. 1. request/ inspect/ scene/ border2. intelligence/ major/ Thursday/ dust3. immediat