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听前必备：
1.altitude n.高度，海拔高度
The plane flew at an altitude of 20, 000 feet.
这架飞机在两万英尺的高空飞行。
2.assessment n.评估；评价
There is little assessment of the damage to the natural environment.
几乎未对自然环境破坏程度作出评估。
3.disqualify vt.使无资格；使不合格；取消…的资格
Lack of education will disqualify you for most good jobs.
缺乏教育就会使你失去找好工作的资格.
4.disclose vt.公开；揭露
I am afraid we are not at liberty to disclose that information.
恐怕我们无权透露这一信息。
5.hospice n.（晚期病人的）安养院
He died in March at St Julia's Hospice.
他于3月在圣朱莉娅临终关怀医院去世。
6.regulate vt.调节，调整
This system can regulate the temperature of the room.
这种系统能调节室内温度。
7.conventional adj.传统的；习用的，平常的
He hates the wheeling and dealing associated with conventional political life.
他对传统政治生活中的权术钻营深恶痛绝。
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BBC News.
The United States and South Korea say North Korea has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for the second time. The rocket flew to an altitude of more than 3,000 kilometres before landing off the coast of Japan. Russia disagreed with the assessment, saying the missile was only of medium range.
Pakistan is facing political uncertainty, following the resignation of the Prime Minister, Nawaz Shariff, after he was disqualified from public office by the country's Supreme Court. The Court said Mr. Shariff had been dishonest in not disclosing his earnings from a Dubai-based company. Mr. Shariff has denied any wrongdoing.
A terminally ill baby at the centre of a long legal battle in Britain between his parents and hospital authorities has died. Charlie Gard had been moved on the orders of a judge from a hospital to a hospice, where his life support equipment was withdrawn.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's planning to regulate the amount of nicotine in cigarettes in an effort to reduce their addictive properties. The FDA also said it would explore ways of shifting conventional smokers to electronic cigarettes.
A man armed with a kitchen knife has launched an attack in a supermarket in the German city of Hamburg, killing one person.
A Venezuelan human rights organisation says the police have arrested a young violinist who became famous for his performances during anti-government protests. Wuilly Arteaga was arrested on Thursday.
President Trump has asked Congress to approve extra resources to fight Latin American gangs operating in the United States. Mr. Trump said the U.S. needed 10,000 new immigration officers.
Police in the German capital, Berlin, have praised a person who handed in a lost briefcase containing 40,000 dollars worth of cash and gold bars. The case was found under a tree outside a bank.
BBC News.
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1.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's planning to regulate the amount of nicotine in cigarettes in an effort to reduce their addictive properties.
in an effort to企图，努力想
Changes were made in operating methods in an effort to increase profitability.
为了提高利润，经营方式上发生了改变。
2.Police in the German capital, Berlin, have praised a person who handed in a lost briefcase containing 40,000 dollars worth of cash and gold bars.
hand in交上
I'm supposed to have handed in a first draft of my dissertation.
我本该把论文的初稿交上去了。
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