专四听力新闻高频词汇(超全)
英语四级听力考试新闻词汇
新闻听力词汇a package of proposals一揽子建议announcement n.公告，通告abduct vt.诱拐，绑架annualized a.按年计算的abolish v.废止，取消anti-corruption n,反腐败absent trial缺席审判antique a.古时的，古老的n.古文物absent voting缺席投票antiquity n.古物;古迹absolute majority绝对多数apartheid n.种族隔离abstain from voting弃权ape n.猿abstention n.牵权appeal n.上诉Academia n.学术界appointment n.任命academic career学历，学业archaeology n.考古学academician n.院土archeologist n.考古学家academy of sciences科学院arch-foe n.主要的劲敌accelerate v(使)加快，促进argumentative a.爱争论的accessory n.附件armed intervention武装干涉accidental a.意外的;偶然的arm-twisting n.施加压力acclimate vt.使适应新环境arrest n./v.逮捕Account n.账户arson n.放火，纵火account settlement结账artifact n.人工制品accredited journalist特派记者assembly hall会议厅accumulated deficit累计赤字assembly line生产流水线accuse v.控告;指控assemblyman n.州众议院议员accustom v.使习惯于assess v评估acid rain酸雨assistant secretary〈美〉助理部长active trade balance贸易顺差assistant secretary of state(美〉助理国务卿adapt v.使适合astronaut n.航天员adjust vt.改变-以适应asylum n.庇护;避难adolescent n.青少年atomic nucleus原子核advisory body顾问团attempted a.未遂的affirmative vote赞成票attorney n.律师;授权人after-sale service售后服务audience rating收视率aftershock n.余震audiophile n.音乐发烧友aggression n.进攻，侵犯authoritative information官方消息air crash飞机失事authoritative source权威人士air force空军authority n.权力;权限album n.专辑auto loan汽车贷款alleged a.被指控的automatic a.自动的allied powers同盟国autonomous region自治区all-out ban全面禁止bachelor mother未婚母亲all-round title全能冠军background briefing背景情况介绍会alumnus n.(复数:alumni)校友bacteria n.细菌ambassador n.大使bail n.保释，保释金amendment n.修正案，附加条款ballot paper选票amicable relations友好关系bank book银行存折amnesty n.特赦bank failure银行倒闭anarchy n.无政府状态bar code条形码ancient a.古代的，古老的bargain price廉价barrage n.接连发问be due to由于circulate x流通be obliged to不得不;有义务Claim v.声称;索取;提出要求be scheduled to计划，安排claw back夺同，费力收回beeper n.无线传呼机clinical trial临床试验benchmark n基准点，衡量标准collapse vi.倒塌，崩溃benefit concert义演音乐会;慈善音乐会collide x碰撞bid up price哄拾物价collision n.碰撞，冲突big gun有势力的人，名人colonial a.殖民地的big lie大骗局colony n.殖民地bilateral a.双边的comatose a.昏迷的bilateral trade双边贸易comb v.彻底搜查bill n.议案commercial a.商务的;商业性的biological a.生物的，生物学的committee n.委员会bistro n.小饭馆;夜总会commonwealth n.共和国，民主国black box黑匣子complaint n.控告，申诉black market price黑市价格compromise v妥协blanket ballot全面选举computerize v(使)计算机化blast n.爆炸;冲击波confederation n.联邦blaze n.烈火，火灾conservative n.保守派blind alley死胡同;没有前途的职业constituency n.全体选民，选民阵营blizzard n.暴风雪Constituent n.选民blockade v.封锁consulate n.领事馆bloodless coup不流血政变consultation n.磋商bogus a.假的;伪造的converge vi.聚集bombard v.轰炸，炮击Convict n.囚犯，罪犯coup n.政变Bonus n.奖金coup plotter政变策划者boom n.(经济)繁荣，兴旺crackdown n.取缔，镇压boost infrastructure推进基础建设cram v塞满，拥挤boost vt.促进crew n.所有船员border n.国界，周边crime n.罪行;犯罪brace for准备接受，准备迎接(困难)curb vt.控制，抑制break apart分裂currency converter货币换算器break taboos打破禁忌custody n.监护权;拘留Broker n.经纪人cut down the staff裁员brutal a.猛烈的death toll死亡人数budget cut预算削减debate n.辩论Budget n.预算decipher v破译，解释bully vt.威逼，恐吓degenerate v退化business slump生意萧条denuclearize n.非核化Cabinet n.内阁denunciation n.谴责，指责cable n.电缆;电视deploy vt.部署capital outflow资本外流depression n.衰退时期capitalism n.资本主义deputy a.副的;代理的Cargo n.(船、飞机等装载的)货物derail vi.脱轨cash-strapped a.资金短缺的destruction n.破坏，毁灭catastrophe n.大灾难，大祸detention n.拘留，监禁catastrophic a.灾难性的detonate v引爆，起爆caucus n.(机构中的)核心组织devaluation n.贬值cell n.电池device n.设备census office普查办公室digital a.数字的charity n.救济金;施舍;慈善团体diplomat n.外交家，外交官diplomatic channels外交途径diplomatic courier外交信使diplomatic immunity外交豁免权footage n.电影片段diplomatic privilege外交特权for decades几十年来diplomatic rank外交官街foreign affairs外交disaster n.灾难，大祸fossil n.化石disorder n.无秩序，混乱fossil fuel化石燃料Disturb v扰乱foundation n.基础;基金会;建立disturbing a.不稳定的fraud n.欺骗:欺诈dividend n.红利friendly exchanges友好往来dominant a.占优势的;显著的function n.函数donate v.捐赠，赠送gene n.基因download n./w下载genetic a.遗传的gold standard金本位down-to-earth a.实际的，切实的govern v统治，管理downturn n.衰退government think-tank政府智囊团draft n.法案，草案governmental a.统治的，政府的drought n.干旱，旱灾gradual a.逐渐的，逐步的dull market萧条的市场Graffiti n.涂鸦during one's absence在某人离任期gross a.总共的earthquake monitoring地震监控gross domestic product国内生产总值ecocide n,生态灭绝ground forces陆军，地面部队economic contraction经济收缩handover n.移交economic power经济大国Handset n.电话听筒economic recession经济衰退hardware n.硬件hazard n.危害v以.冒风险，试着做economic stimulus经济刺激hedge funds对冲基金，套利基金economic takeoff经济起飞heir n.继承人election n.选举hideout n.藏身点elector n.选举人highlight vt.强调embassy n.大使馆hold off推迟，拖延;阻止，抵挡住emerge vi.浮现，暴露hole up藏匿emergency oxygen apparatus应急供氧装置homepage n.主页energy conservation节能housing market住宅区市场environmental concerns环境意识humanitarian a.人道主义的environmental deterioration环境恶化hyperlink n.[计]超链接evacuate v撒离;疏散impact n./v.冲击;影响evacuation n.疏散;撤离impose v.强制实行;强加evidence n.根据，证据in arrow一个接一个evolution n.进化;进化论in faltering economy经济低迷期industrial output falls工业产值下降evolve v(使)进化infect v.传染，影响examination n.讯问，质问inflict vt.使遭受excavate v挖掘，掘出inheritance n.遗传excavation n.挖掘，发掘injure v.伤害，损伤excess labor过剩劳动力ink n.签署(合同、文件等)export-oriented industry出口创汇型企业innovation n.创新，改革extinct a.灭绝的;(火山等)熄灭的，死的inquiry n.询问，调查famine n.饥荒install vt.安装;任命fatal a.致命的;重大的insurgent n.叛乱分子fever pitch高度兴奋，狂热intangible cultural heritage非物质文化遗产financial deficit财政赤字interface n.界面fine n.罚款interim government过渡政府fire back还击international contributions国际援助flame n.火焰international situation国际形势international waters国际水城mixed economy混合经济Internet n.[the~]互联网mobilize vt.动员，调动intimidation n.威胁Monarchy.什主制;君主政治intricate a.复杂的，难懂的monetary policy货币政策inventory n.货存，库存量money laundering洗钱issue颁布，发行money supply货币供应量judge.法官，审判员monitor n.监控器，(计算机)显示器monopolize v,华断jury n.陪审团moral hazard道德风险justice n.审判mouse n.鼠标juvenile a.青少年的multimedia n.多媒体keyboard n.键盘municipality n.直辖市Kidnapper n.劫匪，绑匪murder n./v谋杀kiosk n.报摊;电话亭music cafe音乐茶座knock-out system淘汰制mutual recognition互相承认knowledge economy知识经济national anthem国歌lag behind落在后面national survey全国调查Laid-offal.下岗的nationalization n.国有化lands loss and soil degradation水土流失natural disaster自然灾害laptop n.笔记本电脑negative vote反对票launch pad发射台nest-egg私房钱;储备金launch vt.发射;发起，发动net worth资本净值lawyer n.律师，法律顾问network n.网络lay off employees裁员neutrality n.中立LCD n.液晶显示器news agency通讯社Leak n.v.透露，泄露news briefing新闻发布会lease n.租约，租期news conference记者招待会Legal a.合法的，依法的news flash短讯，快讯legislation n.立法nominee n.候选人lens n.镜头non-tariff barrier非关税壁垒Liberal n.自由派normalization n.正常化life support system生命维持系统nosedive n.急降，暴跌lip synching假唱notions n.小商品log off登出(在网络上中止联接主机/服务器的操作)null and void无效的log on登录off-hour hobby业余爱好loot vi,抢劫off-the-job training脱产培训mad cow disease疯牛病on site在现场Manipulative a.不适应的on standby待命man of mark名人，要人on the throne当权mandate n.授权令online n.联机，在线marines n.海军陆战队on-the-job training在职培训maritime resources海洋资源on-the-spot broadcasting现场直播marriage lines结婚证书operating system操作系统master key万能钥匙opinion poll民意测验memory n.存储(器)optimization n.最优化mercy killing安乐死ordeal n.严峻的考验merger of states国家合并origin n.起源milestone n.里程碑，转折点outbreak n.爆发military base军事基地outlaw vt.宣布-.为非法Ministry of Foreign Affairs外交部overheating n.过热mire v.使陷人困境overpass n.(人行)天桥miserable a.痛苦的，悲惨的，可怜的overseas student留学生Over staff vt.人员过多overthrow v./n.推翻;终止parade n.游行reign n./vi.统治;支配paralyzed a.瘫痪的release n./vt.释放;发布parliamentary election议会选举relevance n.关联;适宜;中肯parliamentary monarchy议会君主制relic n.遗物，文物password n.密码religious taboo宗教禁忌patrol n.巡逻队remains n.遗迹，遗骸Remittance n.汇款;汇款额peace saboteur和平破坏者republic n.共和国penal a.刑事的;刑罚的rescue plan援助计划penalty n.处罚rescue team救援小组perch vt.就位，位于rescue vt.In.营救，救援permanent member常任理事国restriction n.限制;约束personnel n.人员revenue n.收入pilgrimage n.朝圣revolution n,革命play down对.不太重视riot vi.聚众闹事，骚乱play up大肆渲染robot n.机器人，自动机械policymaker n.决策人，政策制定者rubble n.瓦砾polling station〈英〉投票站ruins n.遗迹，废墟portable a.便于携带的，手提的ruler n.支配者，统治者portal n.门户网站sabotage n.破坏活动pose v引起;造成scanner n.扫描仪power n.强国schedule vt.安排时间power plant发电站Scheme n.诡计，阴谋;方案power struggle权力斗争scrabble vt.翻找preemptive a.先发制人的Sensor n.传感器，敏感元件(或装置)premature a.过早的，仓促的sentence n./vt.宣判，判决price index物价指数set a goal of制定目标primary n.初选Settlement n.殖民(地);定居shelter n.遮蔽处;保护v.庇护;躲避prison n.监狱(美作:jail)shortfall n.不足;差额，赤字prisoner n.囚犯showcase n.陈列柜v展示procedure n.步骤snap a.仓促的processor n.处理器snap poll即席调查Procurement n.采购soar vi.高涨，上升profitable a.有利可图的;有益的socialism n.社会主义profiteering a.牟取暴利的software n.软件proof n.证据，证词sound-detection gear声音探测器prop up支持sovereign wealth fund主权财富基金prosecutor n.检察官sovereignty n.主权;统治权protectorate n.(被)保护国space suit航天服Protest n.抗议spam n.垃圾邮件protest vote投抗议票species n.物种pull out撤离spread n./vt.展开;散布，蔓延ration.率，比率stake n.股份rational a.理智的，合理的state visit国事访问recession n.衰退时期statement n.声明reciprocal trade agreement互惠贸易政策stem cell干细胞step down辞职，下台reconstruction n.重建stock n,库存red tape公事程序;繁文缛节stoppage n.中止，中断refugee camp难民营strand vt.使陷于困境;使搁浅refugee n.难民substitute n.代用品，代替品register n./n登记，注册Sue v起诉，提起公诉trigger v.引发suffrage n.选举权troop n.军队supersede v取代，淘汰tsunami warning system海啸预警系统surge vi.激增undeniable a.不可否认的surveillance n.监视;监控unearth v发掘，挖出survive v幸存unify v.使联合，统一;使一致suspend v.中断unite v(使)联合;统一;(使)团结take refuge避难variation n.变异，变种team up合作，协作vicious circle恶性循环technology n.技术，工艺voluntary a.自愿的，主动的terrain n.地形vote n.选票territorial air领空voter n.选民territorial sea领海vulnerable a.易受伤的，脆弱的;难防御的territorial waters领水wage cuts工资削减territory n.领土wail n./.大哭theft n.盗窃tidal waves潮汐波，浪潮welfare n.福利;福利救济to lose the election在竞选中失利wholesales dealer批发商to win the election在竞选中获胜will n.遗嘱trade protectionism贸易保护主义work-to-rule n.合法怠工transmit vt.传播，发射;传送;传染wreck vt.毁坏，使.失事trial n,审理。
专四听力新闻高频词汇
专四听力新闻高频词汇Buffer zone: 缓冲地带UN peacekeepers moved in on Tuesday to create a buffer zone between rival factions of the Congolese army.2004-12-24Ration: 定量配给The agency has been steadily cutting rations to more than 2.8 million people in Southern Africa over the last six months, many of them living with HIV/AIDS and many of them children. Most have been surviving on half a normal ration, or less.2004-12-23Casualty: 伤亡（人数）While a slight majority believe the Iraq war contributed to the long-term security of the United States, 70 percent of Americans think these gains have come at an "unacceptable" cost in military casualties, the poll shows.2004-12-23Head off: 阻止，拦截In setting up a Commission on Truth and Friendship, the two countries hope to head off a parallel initiative by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is weighing his own expert commission to review whether justice was done after the 1999 violence, their foreign ministers said after talks with Annan.2004-12-22Bravado: 虚张声势Protected by U.S. Black Hawk helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before Christmas.2004-12-22Round up: 围捕，使集拢Police rounded up dozens of suspects on Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.2004-12-21Pharaoh: 法老，暴君Now, following a 20-year re-examination of historical records and uncovering new evidence, Vassil Dobrev, a French Egyptologist, claims to have proved that the largest single stone statue on Earth is the work of a forgotten pharaoh.2004-12-21Brief: 辩护状Clive Stafford Smith, a British human rights lawyer, has prepared a 50-page brief which contains advice to take the case to US courts to ensure he receives a fair trial, the Sunday Times reported after saying it had seen the document.2004-12-20At will: 随意，任意The deadly strikes highlighted the apparent ability of the insurgents to launch attacks almost at will, despite confident assessments by U.S. military commanders that they had regained the initiative after last month's campaign against militants in Fallujah.2004-12-20Overturn: 否决Caitriona Ruane, who heads the "Bring Them Home" campaign that sought the Irishmen's release, said the court overturned an earlier decision clearing James Monaghan, Niall Connolly and Martin McCauley of terrorism-related charges.2004-12-17Ebbed: 退潮，衰落Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians during a raid into Gaza, the bloodiest in two weeks, where fighting has not ebbed despite expectations that moderate Mahmoud Abbas will win a presidential poll to replace Yasser Arafat next month.2004-12-31Laser beam: 激光束Authorities are investigating a mysterious laser beam that was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet.2004-12-31Warplane: 军用机US troops backed by Warplanes have killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after facing a fierce coordinated assault by two suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military say.2004-12-30Ward off: 防止，挡住Bodies were piled into mass graves in the belief that burial would ward off disease. Paramedics in southern India began vaccinating thousands of survivors against cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A and dysentery, and authorities sprayed bleaching powder on beaches where bodies have been recovered. In Sri Lanka, reports of waterborne disease such as diarrhea caused fears of an epidemic.2004-12-30Mudslide: 泥流A powerful storm moved along the California's Coast Monday and Tuesday, causinghighway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages.2004-12-29Shiite: 什叶派教徒A main Sunni Muslim political party withdrew from Iraq's upcoming elections on Monday, and a suicide bomb attack on the nation's largest Shiite party killed at least six people and wounded 33 others, police said.2004-12-29Sanitation: 公共卫生设施The disaster could be the costliest in history as well, with "many billions of dollars" of damage, said U.N. Undersecretary Jan Egeland, who is in charge of emergency relief coordination. Hundreds of thousands have lost everything, and millions face a hazardous future because of polluted drinking water, a lack of sanitation and no health services, he said.2004-12-28Fraudulent: 欺骗性的，欺诈的"We have been independent for 14 years but we were not free," Yushchenko told the festive crowd in Kiev's central Independence Square, the center of weeks of protests after the fraudulent and now-annulled Nov. 21 ballot in which Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych had been declared the winner.2004-12-27Tsunami: 海啸The earthquake hit at 6:58 a.m.; the tsunami came as much as 2 1/2 hours later, without warning, on a morning of crystal blue skies. Sunbathers and snorkelers, cars and cottages, fishing boats and even a lighthouse were swept away.2004-12-27Fahrenheit: 华氏度Two hit films that have been snubbed this awards season in Hollywood snared top People's Choice honors on Sunday as anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was named best film and "The Passion of The Christ" best film drama.2005-01-11Pragmatic: 实干的，注重实效的The victory of the staid and pragmatic Abbas, who has spoken out against violence and has the backing of the international community, was expected to usher in a new era, after four decades of chaotic and corruption-riddled rule by Yasser Arafat who died Nov. 11.2005-01-10Curfew: 宵禁Emergency powers allow the government to impose curfews, close borders and airports and detain suspects without following normal legal procedures. The emergency applies to all regionsof Iraq except the Kurdish north, which has been relatively stable.2005-01-07Unseat: 使失去资格High humidity, poor air quality and some of the nation's longest commute times also helped Texas' most populous city unseat Detroit, the 2004 heavyweight champion, the magazine said. 2005-01-07Congeniality: 趣味相同，意气相投Bullock, whose screen credits include "Miss Congeniality," "While You Were Sleeping" and "Speed," contacted the American Red Cross last week, the organization said Monday.2005-01-06Catastrophe: 异常的灾祸The president was criticized for his initial reaction to the catastrophe when he pledged $15 million from the United States, with some critics pointing out that this was less than half what will be spent on Bush's inauguration. The pledge has since risen to $350 million.2005-01-06Beef up: 加强，补充But experts warn the high-tech network of sensors and buoys would be useless unless countries like Indonesia beef up communications links to the coastal communities that would be hit by giant waves.2005-01-05Payroll tax: 工资税The Bush administration is focusing on a Social Security proposal that would allow younger workers to invest nearly two-thirds of their payroll taxes in private accounts, with contributions limited to about $1,000 to $1,300 a year, an administration official said Tuesday.2005-01-05Indigenous: 本土的；土产的The shooting started before dawn on a bridge on the other side of town from the captured police station in Andahuaylas, 275 miles southeast of Lima, Radioprogramas radio reported. The station was seized Saturday by followers of Antauro Humala, a retired army major who, along with his brother, seeks to establish a nationalist indigenous movement modeled on the ancient Incan Empire.2005-01-04Spearhead: 充当先锋，带头Although the United States was not among the first at the scene after last week's natural disaster thousands of miles from American shores, it is now spearheading the international relief effort and delivering more supplies than any other nation. A U.S. warship strike group carrying thousands more Marines was headed in to help.2005-01-04Enclave: 被包围的领土The top Palestinian security official Wednesday ordered troops deployed along the Gaza-Israel frontier in an attempt to curb attacks from the Arab enclave, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reversed course again, approving a "security meeting" that for the time being headed off a possible large-scale Israeli invasion to curb the surging violence.2005-01-20Give no ground: 毫不让步Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice gave no ground in Senate confirmation questioning Tuesday, insisting the United States was fully prepared for the Iraq war and its aftermath and refusing to give a timetable for U.S. troops to come home.2005-01-19Thwart: 阻挠，妨碍Insurgents in Iraq threatened yesterday to kill eight Chinese hostages as Baghdad officials said they would close land borders and restrict traffic across the country in a bid to thwart attacks during next week's election.2005-01-19Archbishop: 大主教The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the Vatican demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded an act of terrorism.2005-01-18Inauguration: 就职典礼，开幕式An unprecedented level of security is planned for George W. Bush's inauguration on Jan. 20, including six thousand police officers, 2,500 military personnel, and dozens of federal security agencies on patrol.2005-01-17Malaria: 疟疾，瘴气Health officials plan to go door to door and tent to tent with mosquito-killing spray guns beginning Friday to head off a looming threat that one expert says could kill 100,000 more people around the tsunami disaster zone: malaria.2005-01-14Convoy: 护送队The White House on Wednesday said the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has ended without any evidence of the banned weapons, while guerrillas attacked a joint U.S.-Iraqi convoy in Mosul, killing two Iraqi National Guard.2005-01-13Comet: 彗星A NASA spacecraft with a Hollywood name Deep Impact blasted off Wednesday on a mission to smash a hole in a comet and give scientists a glimpse of the frozen primordial ingredients of the solar system.2005-01-13Hamlet: 小村庄，部落Rescuers with listening devices sensitive enough to pick up a whimper or a faint tapping searched on Tuesday for victims feared buried in a mudslide that sent a thunderous cascade of trees and dirt onto this seaside hamlet.2005-01-12Escalate: 冲突逐步升级The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is one of the more heavily armored U.S. military vehicles, suggesting that the roadside bomb was more powerful than those typically used in recent months. The Defense Department said last week that insurgents were increasing the size and power of the bombs they plant as they escalate their attacks before the Jan. 30 election.2005-01-11Lay out: 制定，设计The Massachusetts Democrat, who opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq, became the first senator to lay out a plan for Bush to start withdrawing troops a day after the Pentagon warned lawmakers that strikes by insurgents may increase after Sunday's elections.2005-01-28Normalcy: 标准，常态More than 100 schools reopened throughout the province, to give surviving pupils some kind of normalcy.2005-01-27Corpsman: 医务兵，海军看护兵Thirty Marines and a Navy corpsman were killed in a helicopter crash near Iraq's border with Jordan, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed Wednesday to 37 -- the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the start of the war in Iraq.2005-01-27Stampede: 蜂拥，惊跑A stampede of religious pilgrims, packed along a narrow road leading to a Hindu shrine, killed at least 215 people in western India Tuesday afternoon, Indian officials said.2005-01-26Cheerleader: 啦啦队队长For his part, Bush played cheerleader in chief at a rally before the march, telling tens of thousands of anti-abortion protesters on the Ellipse that their approach to the debate this year would "change hearts and minds" of those still favoring abortion rights.2005-01-25In custody: 被拘留An al-Qaida lieutenant in custody in Iraq has confessed to masterminding most of the car bombings in Baghdad, including the bloody 2003 assault on the U.N. headquarters in the capital, authorities said Monday.2005-01-25A state of panic: 恐慌状态"Iraqi women face more stress than they can handle," another candidate, Widjan al-Khuzri told ABC News recently. "We live in a state of panic."2005-01-24Abductee: 被绑架者"My biggest wish now is to hear my son's voice on the phone, the newspaper quoted Wei Shoulong, the father of one abductee, as saying.2005-01-24Quadrennial: 四年一次的More than 100,000 people gathered outside the Capitol in chilly weather as the traditional pomp and ceremony of the quadrennial presidential inauguration took place under unprecedented security.2005-01-21Staggering: 令人惊愕或沮丧的Indonesia is reporting a staggering new death toll from the tsunami disaster as recovery efforts slowly resolve the fates of tens of thousands of missing people.2005-01-20Skewed: 倾斜的，弯曲的Officials haven't tallied results yet from Iraq's Sunni and Kurdish areas, and the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq cautioned the early data on how the Shiite region voted cannot be used to interpret the final election results because of the skewed demographics.2005-02-05Disclose: 揭露，透露，泄露Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld disclosed Thursday that he had offered President Bush his resignation twice during the height of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal last year. He said he wanted the decision on his future to be placed in Bush's hands.2005-02-04Emaciated: 消瘦的，衰弱的The five men, two women and two children were found in a forest on Great Nicobar on Wednesday, according to a police source. The survivors were hungry, weak and emaciated, the source said.2005-02-03Homemade: 家庭自制的，本国制的Leftist rebels attacked a Colombian marine post in southwest Colombia with homemade rockets early Tuesday, killing at least 14 soldiers and wounding about 25, the commander of the Colombian navy said.2005-02-03Minefield: 布雷区The newly discovered minefields, some of which border on Honduras and Costa Rica, were probably laid by U.S.-backed Contra rebels who fought to overthrow Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista government of the time, the Defense Ministry said.2005-02-02Mafioso: 黑手党成员Italian police raided houses and hideouts around the Sicilian city of Catania on Monday and arrested 45 Mafiosi accused of cocaine trafficking, extortion and kidnapping.2005-02-01Inmate: 同住者，同室者American troops opened fire to put down a riot Monday at a prison camp in southern Iraq that left four inmates dead and six wounded, U.S. military officials said.2005-02-01Ransack: 到处搜索，洗劫Nearly three dozen people roared up on motorcycles to the main building of Karachi's largest news group Saturday, overpowering the security staff and ransacking the reception area, offices and a relief camp set up to collect goods for tsunami victims.2005-01-31Resounding: 彻底的，极大的In Washington, President George W. Bush said the election was a ``resounding success'' and ``the world is hearing the voice of freedom'' from the Middle East. ``By participating in free elections, the Iraqi people have firmly rejected the anti- democratic ideology of the terrorists,'' Bush said. British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush's main ally in Iraq, later praised the ``courage'' of Iraqi voters.2005-01-31Hominid: 原始人类Fossil hunters in Ethiopia have discovered the remains of at least nine primitive hominids, nearly4.5 million years old, which scientists claim could help fill some of the gaps in early human evolution.2005-01-28Torrential: 奔流的、湍急的Rivers of mud, rocks and uprooted trees scarred the landscape in a mountain valley where dozens of people were missing Monday after devastating floods and landslides, the latest victims from torrential rains across Venezuela and Colombia that have killed at least 86 people and destroyed thousands of homes.2005-02-16Procession: 行列，队伍In Lebanon, noisy street processions mourned former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a day before the funeral that will bring international leaders to Beirut. Angry Lebanese attacked Syrian workers in his hometown of Sidon, injuring several and shattering the windows of a Syrian-owned bakery.2005-02-16Al Jazeera: 半岛电视台In the survey of almost 2,000 ad executives, brand managers and academics by online magazine Brandchannel, Apple ousted search engine Google from last year's top spot, but the surprise to many will be Al Jazeera's entry into the top five.2005-02-13Migrate: 移居，移民Unskilled foreigners will find it harder to migrate to Britain under new proposals, which also call for stricter screening of asylum seekers and tighter border controls.2005-02-11Hospitalization: 住院治疗The 10-minute appearance at an open window gave the public its first glimpse of the 84-year-old pontiff since his hospitalization, which rekindled questions about his ability to carry on.2005-02-08Rosy: 光明或愉快的Bolstered by a humming economy and widespread approval of his response to the December tsunami tragedy, Thaksin's projected win surpassed even his and his party's rosiest expectations. 2005-02-07Clash: 冲突，战斗Fourteen attackers also died in the clash that broke out about 10:30 p.m. in Mahawil, 50 miles south of Baghdad, police Capt. Muthana Khalid Ali said. The dead included five Iraqi national guardsmen and 17 policemen, he said.2005-02-07Stave off: 挡开，延迟Hungry Zimbabweans are staving off starvation by selling property and getting money from relatives abroad, but rights groups fear food may still become a political weapon ahead of elections in March.2005-02-06Embolden: 壮胆，鼓励That could embolden Kurds in southeastern Turkey, where the Turkish army has been battling Kurdish rebels since 1984, a fight that has left 37,000 dead.2005-02-06Snatch: 攫取，抢夺An Italian journalist was snatched from her car Friday in Baghdad, police said.2005-02-05Low-key: 低调的The queen planned to stay away to respect the couple's wish for a low-key wedding, the palace said. But some royal watchers said the move would further embarrass the royal family and add to an air of farce around the April 8 ceremony.2005-02-23Flatten: 夷为平地Under a cold, driving rain, survivors wailed over the bodies of the dead and dug through the ruins of mud-brick houses searching for their loved ones after a powerful earthquake flattened villages in central Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 420 people.2005-02-23Authenticity: 真实性CNN could not confirm the authenticity of the video.2005-02-22Avalanche: 雪崩，山崩Avalanches and slides triggered by heavy weekend snowfall in India's portion of Kashmir have killed at least 154 people and left 200 missing, an official said Monday.2005-02-22De facto: 事实上的Prospects for peacemaking in the Middle East have strengthened since Abbas was elected to succeed Yasser Arafat on a platform of non-violence and persuaded the armed factions to follow a de facto truce.2005-02-21Unilateral: 单方面的，单边的With the vote, an Israeli government agreed for the first time since capturing the West Bank and Gaza in the 1967 Mideast war to dismantle some of the dozens of Jewish settlements it has built there. However, approving the route of the barrier, Israel acted unilaterally on what was to be a key issue in peace talks with the Palestinians, and signaled it will keep a chunk of prime West Bank land close to Jerusalem, including two large Jewish settlement blocs.2005-02-21Atone: 弥补（过错），赎（罪）Facing a brewing revolt by some undergraduate faculty, Summers posted a transcript of his remarks on his Web site (/) along with a letter in which he again atoned for the things he said.2005-02-18Besiege: 包围，团团围住President Bush named John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, as the government's first national intelligence director Thursday, turning to a veteran diplomat to revive a spy community besieged by criticism after the Sept. 11 attacks.2005-02-18Mosque: 清真寺Giuliana Sgrena, who was abducted in front of a mosque on February 4, talked in Italian and in French, saying that action to end the occupation is the only way she can be freed.2005-02-17Concur: 同意，赞成Otari concurred, saying, "The challenges we face in Syria and Iran require us to be in one front to confront all the challenges imposed (on us) by others."2005-02-17Unprecedented: 空前的Two weeks of unprecedented protests forced the pro-Syrian government of Prime Minister Omar Karami to quit on Monday, leaving officials with a complex search for a new head of government.2005-03-02Outlaw: 宣布……为非法A closely divided Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for juvenile criminals on Tuesday, declaring there was a national consensus such executions were unconstitutionally cruel and ending a practice that had brought international condemnation.2005-03-02Touch off: 触发，激起With shouts of "Syria out!" 25,000 protesters massed outside Parliament in a dramatic display of defiance that forced out Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister and Cabinet Monday, two weeksafter the assassination of a popular politician touched off increasing unrest.2005-03-01National terror alert level: 国家安全警戒级别The government has no immediate plans to raise its national terror alert level, Roehrkasse said. But, he said, the intelligence "reiterates the desire by al-Qaida and its associates to target the homeland."2005-03-01Fiery: 激烈的，热烈的Thousands of demonstrators massed in central Beirut overnight to defy a government ban on protests on Monday ahead of a fiery debate in parliament over the assassination of the country's former prime minister.2005-02-28Reactor: 反应堆Iran and Russia ignored U.S. objections and signed a nuclear fuel agreement Sunday that is key to bringing Tehran's first reactor online by mid-2006.2005-02-28Penalize: 处罚，罚款World Bank investigators said on Thursday they had penalized more than 300 firms and individuals for fraud and corruption since 1999 but did not know the full extent of the problem in bank-financed projects.2005-02-25Tracheotomy: 气管切开术The pontiff was conscious in his hospital room after the tracheotomy, breathing with the help of a respirator, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.2005-02-25Bleak: 阴冷的；无遮蔽的Thousands of survivors of the magnitude 6.4 quake, many angry at the slow pace of relief efforts, faced another bleak night on freezing and rain-soaked slopes amid the mud and rubble that used to be their homes.2005-02-24Perpetuate: 使永久By intervening in northern Uganda's 18-year civil war, the International Criminal Court is in danger of perpetuating it, according to NGOs and international bodies concerned about the court's fledgling investigation.Ward off截至29日，印尼海域发生的里氏9级地震和海啸中的遇难人数已近8万，红十字会预测最后的死亡人数将逾10万。
四级听力改革新闻听力常见词汇
常见新闻听力词汇常见巴以冲突问题新闻词汇Jewish settler 犹太定居者assassination 暗杀cease-fire 停火Gaza Strip 加沙地带conflict 冲突withdrawal 撤退P.L.O (缩) Palestine Liberation Organization 巴勒斯坦解放组织Fatah 法塔赫（巴解组织最大的一支游击队）West Bank 约旦河西岸Oslo agreement 奥斯陆协定evacuate 疏散Likud party 利库德集团Middle East 中东targeted elimination 定点清除unilateral action 单边行动灾难新闻与灾害、灾难有关用词rescue official 援救人员capsize (特指船)倾覆volcano eruption 火山爆发flood 洪水mudslide 泥石流drought 干旱depredate 掠夺，毁坏death toll 死亡人数refugee 难民tsunami 海啸earthquake 地震snowstorm 暴风雪fatality 不幸，灾祸，天命humanitarian 人道主义者afflicted district 受灾地区sandstorm 沙尘暴tornado 龙卷风plague 瘟疫，麻烦，苦恼，灾祸doom 厄运，毁灭，死亡natural calamity 自然灾害经济新闻常见经济用词an economic forum 经济论坛venture 投机，风险trade disputes 贸易争端deficit 赤字depreciation 贬值devaluation （货币）贬值budget 预算amortize 分期清偿launch 投放市场brand 商标，牌子debenture 债券deflate 紧缩（通货）depression 萧条，不景气bankroll 资金arbitrage 套汇antitrust 反托拉斯的，反垄断的常见财经证券新闻词汇DOW: Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA) 道琼斯工业指数Tokyo’s Nikkei average 东京日经平均指数a bull market 牛市bonus share 红股The standard and Poor’s 500 标准普尔500指数NYSE, New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Deal Automated Quotations 纳斯达克指数a bear market 熊市blue chip 绩优股inscribed shares 记名式股票环境、健康卫生用语air quality monitoring system 空气质量监测系统life-span 寿命mortality 死亡率chronic 慢性的non-infection 非传染avian influenza 禽流感taint 感染venom 毒；毒物toxin 毒素noxious 有害的placebo 安慰剂immunize 使免疫fungus 真菌remedy 药物，治疗法sanitary （有关）卫生的，（保持）清洁的，清洁卫生的HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) 人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒thermal pollution 热污染tropical island effect 热岛效应acid rain 酸雨desertification (土壤)荒漠化，沙漠化soil erosion 水土流失教育用词curriculum 课程academy (高等) 专科院校，研究院，学会，学术团体，学院semester 学期guest professor 客座教授statistics 统计学president 校长ethics 伦理学plagiarism 剽窃，剽窃物能源、交通用词van 有篷货车trolley 电车，（电车）滚轮，手推车shuttle 往返汽车（列车、飞机），航天飞机unleaded 无铅的nuclear 原子能的petroleum 石油lorry 铁路货车vehicular 车的，用车辆运载的commuter 通勤者，经常往返者solar energy 太阳能heat energy 热能恐怖主义与恐怖主义有关的词汇explode 爆炸sponsor terrorism 赞助恐怖主义body bomb 人体炸弹suicide attacks 自杀性袭击sympathizers of AI Qaeda 基地组织的支持者hostage 人质terrorism’s financer 恐怖主义资助者assassination 暗杀casualty 伤亡terrorist suspects 恐怖主义嫌疑犯abduct 绑架loot 抢劫ransom 敲诈，勒索反恐常用词汇the bomb squad防爆小组Britain’s 2000 Terrorism Act 英国《2000年反恐怖主义法案》bulletproof 防弹的convoy 护航政治新闻政治用词consulate 领事，领事馆ally 同盟cabinet <美>内阁demonstration 游行示威removal 免职protest 抗议dignitary 高官chancellor 长官，大臣poll 投票选举，民意测验rally 集会rebel 造反，反叛suffrage 投票，选举权，参政权stump 在（某地）做政治巡回演说caucus (政党的)领导人秘密会议，核心小组会议bureaucracy 官僚作风，官僚机构despotism 专制containment 围堵政策，牵制政策impeach <主美>弹劾，怀疑prerogative 特权anarchism 无政府主义summitry 高峰会campaign 竞选运动bicameral 两院制的，有两个议院的hegemony 霸权enfranchise 给予选举权，给予自治权propaganda 宣传multi-party elections 多党选举科技新闻网络科技新闻用词online service在线服务searching engine 搜索引擎digital divide 数字鸿沟Internet-based 以网络为基础的e-commerce 电子商务SPAM messages 垃圾电子邮件cyber phobia 计算机恐惧症online transaction 网上交易BBS 电子布告栏系统browser 浏览器electronic platform 电子化平台community portal 社区门户online consultation 在线咨询electronic banking 电子银行e-government 电子政务junk-e-mail 垃圾电子邮件interface 界面航天科技新闻用词unmanned probe 无人探测the launch tower 发射塔shuttle 航天飞机definitive orbit 既定轨道external tank 外壳lunar module 登月舱manned spacecraft 载人宇宙飞船the re-entry capsule 返回舱emergency landing 紧急降落Telstar 通讯卫星command module 指令舱multistage rocket 多级火箭其他科学、科技词汇fossil 化石evolution 演变，进化semiconductor 半导体radiation 放射线，放射物handset 手机，手持机dinosaur 恐龙origin 起源，由来relic 遗物，遗迹breakthrough突破voice recognition system 语音识别系统mechanistic 机械论学说的，机械论的videophone 电视电话旅游新闻娱乐、文化、艺术、旅游用词theme park 主题公园showgirl 歌舞女郎DINK 丁克一族：有双薪收入而没有孩子的夫妇Emmy 艾美奖choreographer 舞蹈指导Broadway 百老汇baroque 巴洛克时期艺术和建筑风格film fans 影迷premiere 初次公演，初演主角pop chart 流行榜box office 票房Soap Opera 肥皂剧signature 签名show tour 巡演体育新闻体育组织名称FIFA=Federation Internationale de Football Association，国际足球联盟IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会（=CIO）International Amateur Athletics Federation 国际运动员协会比赛有关用词tournament 锦标赛，联赛final 决赛riot 球场骚动round-robin 循环赛world record 世界纪录Master’s Champion 大师赛count out 数十：从一秒数到十秒，在此期间被击倒的拳手必须站起来，不然便被宣布失败Grand Prix 国际汽车大奖赛cheerleader 啦啦队队长elimination match, knock-out 淘汰赛grouping 分组ranking 排名Championship 冠军赛Formula One 一级方程式赛车体育用词stadium 露天大型运动场judo<日> 柔道javelin throwing 标枪billiards 台球，桌球Karate 空手道grand slam(棒球) 大满贯hockey 曲棍球discus 铁饼，掷铁饼rugby 橄榄球archery 剑术Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会aerobics 有氧运动soccer 英式足球taekwondo 跆拳道smash 扣球。
大学英语四级听力新闻高频词汇
大学英语四级新闻听力高频词汇峰会 , declarationnegotiations, delegate , delegation, summit峰会sponsor , resolve their differences 消除分歧,promote peace 促进和平,boost economic co-op加强经济合作加强经济合作make concession/compromise做出妥协,pass a resolution通过决议,veto a bill否决议案否决议案 ,break the deadlock打破僵局，a scientific breakthrough科学突破,an unexpected outcome出乎意料的结果出乎意料的结果签署协议sign/ratify an accord/deal/treaty/pact/agreement签署协议diplomatically isolated country在外交上被孤立的国家, diplomatic solutions外交解决方案,military option军事解决途径(动用武力),escalating tension逐步升级的局势,military coupe军事政变,forced from office被赶下台,step down/aside下台on the brink of war处于战争边缘处于战争边缘 , hot spot热点, take hostilities toward..对..采取敌对态度采取敌对态度 , sporadic fighting断断续续的战斗断断续续的战斗伤亡rebels , wounded, killed, injury ,death, casualties伤亡, genocide种族灭绝,relief effort救济工作, heavy fighting激战激战humanitarian aid人道主义援助，ethnic cleansing种族排斥,broker/mediate a ceasefire/truce促成停火,special envoy特使特使peace-keeping forces维和部队, national convention国民大会国民大会guerrilla war 游击战争,border dispute 边境争端,armed conflict 武装冲突,reconciliation 调解调解peace process 和平进程, booming economy 促进经济发展促进经济发展 civil war 内战, mutual benefits/interests 双赢双赢cruise missile 巡航导弹巡航导弹 , come to a conclusion 达成一致达成一致coalition forces 联合军队联合军队 ,sluggish economy 萧条的经济萧条的经济on high alert 处于高级戒备状态, rebellion 叛乱,Defense Minister , evacuate, flee from Pentagon 五角大楼五角大楼, impose/break a deadline 规定/打破最后期限,retaliate 报复报复banking reform 金融改革, commissioner 代表代表go bankrupt 破产,external forces 外部力量外部力量warring factions 交战各方, impose sanctions against...实施制裁实施制裁 the implementation of an accord 执行决议执行决议threatened/endangered species 濒危物种濒危物种illegal poaching 非法捕猎,face extinction 濒临灭亡濒临灭亡stagnant/ recession 萧条, financial crisis 金融危机,inflation 通货膨胀通货膨胀, put ....on trial 审判某人, radioactive 放射性放射性,radiation 辐射, pirated products 盗版产品,fake goods 假货假货notorious 臭名昭著execute/execution 处决,coalition party 联合政党联合政党 post-war reconstruction 战后重建,chemical/biological/nuclear warfare 化学/生物/核战争。
英语四级新闻听力高频词汇摘选
英语四级新闻听力高频词汇摘选【篇一】英语四级新闻听力高频词汇1.suicidebombing自杀式炸弹袭击2.detonate[ˈdetəneɪt]v.（使某物）爆炸；引爆3.explosivevest炸弹背心4.troop[tru:p]n.军队；5.bomber[ˈbɔmə（r）]n.投掷或安放炸弹的人6.policepatrol[pəˈtrəul]巡警队7.civilian[sɪˈvɪlɪən]平民，百姓8.shatter[ˈʃætə（r）]v.粉碎（某事物）9.explode[ɪkˈspləud]v.（使某物）爆炸10.terroristgroup恐怖分子组织11.claimresponsibilityfor声称对…负责12.bombing[ˈbɒmɪŋ]n.轰炸，投弹【篇二】英语四级新闻听力高频词汇64.intensive[ɪnˈtensɪv]adj.集约型；密集的65.livestock[ˈlaɪvstɔk]n家畜，牲畜（如牛羊）66.ecological[ˏi:kəˈlɔdʒɪkl]adj.生态的；生态学的67.already-stressedadj.已经不堪重负的68.fragileadj.易受伤害的；脆弱的69.resourcebase资源基础70.greenhousegas温室气体71.wreck[rek]v毁坏或毁灭（某物）72.pollutionsource污染源73.deterioration[dɪˏtɪərɪəˈreɪʃn]n恶化74.residential[ˏrezɪˈdenʃl]adj.住宅的75.industrialwaste工业废料76.clean-upn净化；清除【篇三】英语四级新闻听力高频词汇1.flame[fleɪm]n.火焰2.ash[æʃ]n.灰烬3.burn[bɜ:n]v.燃烧4.consume[kənˈsju:m]v.烧毁，毁灭5.authority[ɔ:ˈθɒrəti]n.*；官方6.emergencyworker应急人员7.site[saɪt]n.现场；发生地；场所8.explosion[ɪkˈspləʊʒn]n.爆炸9.rubble[ˈrʌbl]n.碎石；碎砖10.blast[blɑ:st]n爆炸；（爆炸引起的）气浪11.oxygencanister[ˈɒksɪdʒən][ˈkænɪstə（r）]氧气罐12.footage[ˈfʊtɪdʒ]n.视频片段13.debris[ˈdebri:]n.碎片，残骸开篇吸引人，有新意。
专四、专八新闻听力词汇
专四、专八新闻听力词汇总结（一）新闻听力在专四、专八中难度不大，尤其在专八中和mini-lecture比起来，简单很多，提前可以看到问题和选项。
带着这些预读信息去进行target-oriented 的听力，命中率一般都很高，练习到后期不希望考生失掉哪怕一分。
有可能成文满分绊脚石的就是一些“纸老虎”般的新闻听力特定词汇，请大家提前预热。
其实出题考这些词汇的几率特别小，只是形式上吓人罢了。
accredited journalist n. 特派记者advance n．预发消息；预写消息affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻anecdote n．趣闻轶事assignment n．采写任务attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源back alley news n. 小道消息backgrounding n．新闻背景Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。
banner n．通栏标题beat n．采写范围body n. 新闻正文boil vt．压缩（篇幅）box n. 花边新闻brief n. 简讯bulletin n．新闻简报byline n. 署名文章caption n．图片说明caricature n．漫画carry vt．刊登cartoon n．漫画censor vt. 审查（新闻稿件），新闻审查chart n．每周流行音乐排行版clipping n．剪报column n．专栏；栏目columnist n．专栏作家continued story 连载故事；连载小说contributing editor 特约编辑contribution n．（投给报刊的）稿件；投稿contributor n．投稿人copy desk n．新闻编辑部copy editor n．文字编辑correction n．更正（启事）correspondence column读者来信专栏correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记者cover vt．采访；采写cover girl n. 封面女郎covert coverage 隐性采访；秘密采访crop vt．剪辑（图片）crusade n．宣传攻势cut n．插图vt．删减（字数）cut line n．插图说明daily n．日报dateline n．新闻电头deadline n．截稿时间dig vt．深入采访；追踪（新闻线索）：“挖”（新闻）digest n．文摘editorial n．社论editorial office 编辑部editor's notes 编者按exclusive n．独家新闻expose n．揭丑新闻；新闻曝光extra n．号外eye-account n．目击记；记者见闻faxed photo 传真照片feature n．特写；专稿feedback n．信息反馈file n．发送消息；发稿filler n．补白First Amendment （美国宪法）第一修正案（内容有关新闻、出版自由等）five "W's" of news 新闻五要素flag n．报头；报名folo （=follow-up）n．连续报道Fourth Estate 第四等级（新闻界的别称）freedom of the Press 新闻自由free-lancer n．自由撰稿人full position 醒目位置Good news comes on crutches. 好事不出门。
英语专业四级听力重点词汇
debenture 债券
deflate 紧缩（通货）
depression 萧条，不景气
bankroll 资金
arbitrage 套汇
antitrust 反托拉斯的，反垄断的
常见财经证券新闻词汇
DOW: Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA) 道琼斯工业指数
Oslo agreement 奥斯陆协定
evacuate 疏散
Likud party 利库德集团
*Middle East 中东
targeted elimination 定点清除
unilateral action 单边行动
9.国际关系
*ambassador大使
ambassadress女大使
permanent Member常任理事国
UNIDO=United Nations Industrial Development Organization 联合国工业开发组织
IBRD=International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 国际复兴与开发银行
*IOC=International Olympic Committee 国际奥林匹克委员会（=CIO）
taint 感染
venom 毒；毒物
*toxin 毒素
noxious 有害的
placebo 安慰剂
immunize 使免疫
fungus 真菌
*remedy 药物，治疗法
sanitary （有关）卫生的，（保持）清洁的，清洁卫生的
*HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) 人 体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒
专四听力新闻词汇
专四听力新闻词汇精选1. Ace in the hole 王牌2. Act of God 天意3. Adam 's apple 喉结4.Airhead 浅薄无知、愚蠢的5.All thumbs 手太笨6.Baby boomer 生育高峰期出生7.go bananas 疯狂的，心急如焚，非常激动8.Best-Seller 畅销书9.Better half 配偶10.Bible belt 《圣经》地带11.Big Apple 纽约12.Bigwig 要人，大人物13.the Birds and the Bees 初步的性教育14.Bite the bullet 忍痛，咬紧牙关15.Blabber-mouth 饶舌者，碎嘴子16.Blood money 付给杀手的钱17.Blow-out 轮胎爆裂18.Blue moon 几乎不19.Body snatcher 盗尸者，盗尸犯20.Bread-winner 赚钱养家的人21.Butter-ball 肉球，胖墩妹22.(Piece of) cake 简单易做的事23.Cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密24.Clone 几乎一模一样的人或物25.Cold turkey 突然完全戒毒或戒烟26.Couch Potato 花大量时间看电视的人，电视迷27.Cow college 小且不出名的乡间大学28.Crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假悲伤29.Cup of tea 心爱之物，喜欢的事30.Dark horse 黑马，爆冷门的运动员31.Dear john(little) 绝交信32.Diploma mill 文凭制造工厂，不入流学校33.Doodle 信手涂画，边想事边乱涂写34.Down-to-earth 现实的，实际的35.early bird 早起的人，提前到达的人36.Put all one's eggs in one basket 太冒险了37.fall guy 替死鬼38.Fat cat 有钱人39.Fifth-wheel 多余的人或物40.fifty-fifty 平均地41.fish-story 夸张的故事42.Fox 性感的人43.Ghost-write为人代笔的作家，捉刀人44.Green light 绿灯，认可，准许45.Happy-go-lucky 随遇而安的46.Hayseed 乡下佬，乡巴佬47.Hayday 全盛时期，顶峰时期48.Hippie 嬉皮士49.(Sell like)Hotcakes 销售很快50.Ins and outs 详细，细节，全部51.Hot potato 使人厌恶的事52.In the doghouse 失宠53.In the red 赤字54.Joe Blow 普通人，常人55.John Henry 罢名，签名dy-killer 使女人倾倒的男人57.Left-over 剩饭58.Legwork 外勤59.Lemon 伪劣品60.Letdown 失望，幻灭61.Lifer 无期徒刑犯62.Litter-bug 乱扔废物的人63.Lovey-dovey 伤感情的64.(Out to)lunch 疯狂的65.Man eater 食人的野人66.Micky mouse 幼稚的67.Midlife Crisis 中年危机68.(Burn the)midnight oil 开夜车69.Muscle man 肌肉发达的男人70.Mr Clean 廉洁奉公的人71.Neck and neck 并排72.No-No 被禁止的事73.Nuke 核武器74.Pain in the neck 头痛的事75.Pain killer 止痛药76.Peanuts 小零碎，微不足道的钱77.Pee wee 小人物78.Pen 监狱79.Pick Pocket 扒手80.Can 洗手间81.Pig out 狼吞虎回地吃82.Pie in the sky 空想的计划83.Pillow talk 枕边悄悄话84.Rat race 激烈竞争85.Red-handed 当场，正在作案86.Red-neck （美国南部）且好斗的穷人87.Rip-off 诈骗，误传，劣质品88.Roll cut the red carpet(for)铺红地毯；隆重地欢迎89.Roman holiday 罗马假日，如古罗马人以观看残忍博斗不乐90.Romeo 罗密；恋人（男人91.Round-the-clock 夜以继日，24小时地92.Rubber stamp 橡皮图章；不假思索变签字批准的人，机构93.Rush hour 高峰时间94.Scrooge 守财奴95.Second banana 喜剧演员的配角，搭挡96.Second childhood 第二童年；老糊涂97.Second wind 恢复精力98.Short fuse 脾气暴燥99.Short-handed 人手不足100.Sleep walking 梦游101.Smell the coffee 清醒过来，认识到事物的本质102.Smash up 严重的汽车相撞103.Snow job 骗局104.Soap box 临时讲台105.Soap opera 肥皂剧，言情性的连续剧106.Sob story 伤心的故事107.Soft touch 软耳根子的人108.Songbird 女歌手，女歌唱家109.Sounding board 共鸣板，被征询意见的人110.Sour grapes 酸葡萄111.Spring fever 花粉热，春倦症112.Sporless 无污点的113.the stork (white stork) 鹳（白鹳）象征婴儿的诞生114.Sugar daddy 在少女身上乱花钱的老色迷115.Sweet talk 甜言蜜语地劝诱116.Sweet tooth 喜吃甜食的人117.Thriller 恐怖，侦探小说等118.Top banana 主要人物119.Top-40 四十张最畅销唱片120.Tooth fairy 拔牙齿的妖精121.Turkey 失败的演出122.Type A/Type B A型行为／B型行为123.ugly duckling 丑小鸭124.Uncle Sam 山姆大叔；美国政府125.Underdog 斗败的狗；失败者126.Veggie 蔬菜；食素主义者127.Want ad 招聘广告，分类广告128.Watch-dog 看家狗129.Wheeler-deeler 雄心勃勃的生意人130.White-collar crime 白领犯罪131.White-elephant无用的东西，累赘132.Who-dun-it(Who+done+it)侦破小说（剧），推理小说133.Wild goose chase 徒劳无益的追求134.Workaholic 工作狂135.yellow journalism 黄色办报作风136.Yes man 应声虫，唯唯诺诺的人137.Yuppie年轻的城市职员，雅皮士138.Zero hour 军事行动开始时刻139.Zillion一百分以上的，无限大的数目140.Zombie木讷的人，怪人，讨厌的人141.Zonked 筋疲力尽accredited journalist n. 特派记者advance n．预发消息；预写消息affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻anecdote n．趣闻轶事assignment n．采写任务attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源back alley news n. 小道消息backgrounding n．新闻背景Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。
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1.Academy Awards 学院奖（奥斯卡金像奖2. Apollo Program 阿波罗计划3. Mr Bean 豆子先生4. Beat Generation 垮了的一代5. Bible 《圣经》6. Black Monday 黑色星期一7. Broadway(New York) 百老会8. Central Park 中央公园9. Charlie Chaplin 查利•卓别林10. Chinatown 唐人街11.Civil rights movement 民权运动12.Bill Clinton 比尔•克林顿13.Coca-cola 可口可乐14.Cookbooks 烹饪书15.Cosmopolitan 大都16.Cowboy 牛仔17.Credit Card 信用卡18.Disneyland 迪斯尼乐园19.First lady 第一夫人20.ghost towns 鬼城21.the God father 教父22.Grammy Awards 格来米奖23.Great Depressions 大萧条24.Grat Salt lake 大盐湖25.Gulf War 海湾战争26.Halloween 万圣节(节)27.Hariem 哈雷特(黑人区)28.Harvard University 哈佛大学29.Oxford University 牛津大学30.Camoridge University 剑桥大学31.Holiday Inn 假日酒店32.Hollywood 好来坞33.home computer 家用电脑34.home video 家用录像2. 35.hot dog 热狗36.Independence Day 独立日37.Michael Jordan 麦克尔•乔丹38.Michael Jackson 麦克尔•杰克逊39.Helen Keller 海伦•凯莉40.Kennedy Assasination 肯尼迪暗杀41.Kentucky Fried 肯德鸡42.Bill Jean 比尔•金43.Martin Luther King 马丁•路德金44.Kodak 科达 45.Korean War 朝鲜战46.Lincoln Memorial 林肯纪念碑47.Little Rock 小石城48.Los Angeles 洛杉机49.Bruce Lee 李小龙50.McDonalds 麦当劳 51.Madonna 麦当娜52.Marijuana 大麻 53.Marlboro Man 万宝路人54.Mickey Mouse 米老鼠55.MTV 音乐电视56.Pan-American 泛（全）美国57.Newsweek 新闻周刊58.New York Times 纽约时报59.Panama Canal 巴拿马运河60.Peanuts 小人物61.Sino-US 中美之间的62.Pearl Harbor 珍珠港63.Peter Pan 彼得潘64.Playboy 花花公子65.quiz shows 问答比赛节目66.quarterback 四分卫67.Redwood National Park 红杉林国68.Reader's Digest 读者人摘69.Santa Claus 圣诞老人70.Sound of Music 音乐之声71.Super man 超人72.Thriller 令人激动的东西73.Times Square 时代广场 Guide 电视导报75.20th Century-Fox 20世纪福克斯76.Uncle Sam 美国政府A Today 今日美国78.Valentine's Day 情人节79.Vietnam War 越南战争80.Vogue 《时尚》杂志81.Wall Street Journal 华尔街82.Warner Brothers 华纳兄弟83.Washington D.C. 华盛顿特区84.the War of the World 世界大战85.Watergate 水门事件86.Western Film 西部片87.West Point 西点88.Wheel of Fortune 幸运之轮89.White House 白宫90.White Christmas 白色圣诞节91.Yellowstone National Park 黄石92.Zorro 佐罗93.Yuppies 雅皮士94.Oscar Awards 奥斯卡奖3. 95.Cosovo War 科索沃战争4. 96.Nato 北约97.the Olympic Games 奥运会98.George Washington 乔治华盛顿99.Father Christmas 圣诞老人专四听力用得着的词汇一．国际事务： negotiations，delegate，delegation，summit 峰会charter n. 特许状，执照，宪章pledge n. 诺言，保证，誓言，抵押，信物，保人，祝愿 vt. 许诺，保证.使发誓，抵押，典当，举杯祝……健康 vt. 特许，发给特许执照promote peace 促进和平boost economic co-op加强经济合作make concession/compromise 作出妥pass a resolution通过决议sanction n.核准。
制裁，处罚，约束力vt. 制定制裁规则，认可，核准，同意default n. 违约，不履行责任，缺席，默认值 vt. 疏怠职责，缺席，拖欠，默认 vi. 疏怠职责，缺席，拖欠，默认veto a bill否决议案break the deadlock打破僵局a scientific breakthrough科学突破an unexpected outcome 出乎意料的结sign/ratify anaccord/deal/treaty/pact/agreement签署协议diplomatically isolated country在外交上被孤立的国家diplomatic solutions外交解决方案hot spot 热点take hostilities toward..对……采取敌对态度ethnic cleansing种族排斥refugee，illegal aliens非法移民mediator 调解员national convention国民大会fight corruption反腐败corrupted election腐败的选举peace process和平进程give a boost to...促进booming economy 促进经济发展mutual benefits/interests 双赢Defense Minister，evacuate，flee from Pentagon 五角大楼impose/break a deadline规定/打破最后期限retaliate报复banking reform金融改革commissioner 代表go bankrupt破产file for bankruptcy提出破产deputy代表external forces外部力量speculate，disarmament agreement裁军协议mandate，to lift a boycott取消禁令withdraw，embargo，impose sanctions against...实施制裁 dismantle销毁the implementation of an accord执行决议to ease the ban on ivory trade缓解对象牙贸易的禁令to harbor sb.保护animal conservation动物保护threatened/endangered species濒危物种illegal poaching 非法捕猎face extinction濒临灭亡Gallup/opinion/exit poll，survey民意调查stand trial受审put...on trial 审判某人sue，file suit against...状告radioactive放射性 radiation辐射uranium enrichment program铀浓缩计nuke nonproliferation核部扩散suspect，arrest，detain，in custody被囚禁on human rights abuse charges反人权罪名HIV positive HIV阳性malaria，diabetes，hypertension，lung cancer，breast cancerfightpoverty/starvation/hunger/disease/virus，stop the spread of... crack down on...严打illegal drug trafficking毒品贩运piracy，pirated products 盗版产品fake goods 假货notorious 臭名昭著bloody tyrant 血腥独裁者execute/execution处决，death penalty死刑seminar，forum，peace conference，national convention，his counterpart同等级别的人my predecessor/successor 我的前任/后任二．战争军事：military option军事解决途径（动用武力）escalating tension逐步升级的局势military coupe 军事政变forced from office被赶下台step down/aside 下台on the brink of war处于战争边缘rebels，wounded，killed，injury，death，casualties伤亡heavy fighting激战genocide 种族灭绝relief effort救济工作humanitarian aid 人道主义援助broker/mediate a ceasefire/truce促成停火end the bloodshed结束流血事件special envoy特使peace-keeping forces维和部队guerrilla war游击战争border dispute边境争端armed conflict 武装冲突reconciliation调解civil war内战cruise missile 巡航导弹come to a conclusion 达成一致coalition forces联合军队on high alert 处于高级戒备状态rebellion叛乱rebel forces叛军sensitive，hostage，kidnapped French nationals被绑架的法国人rescue，release invade，US-led invasion 美国领导的入侵right-wing extremists右翼极端分子warring factions交战各方topple the government推翻政府suicide bombing自杀性袭击事件dispute，crisis，conflict，holy war圣战administration，regime，claim responsibility for...声称负责suspend停止resume 继续coalition party联合政党post-war reconstruction战后重建pre-war intelligence战前情报radar， espionage 谍报spying activity间谍行为electronic warfare电子战争chemical/biological/nuclear warfare化学/生物/核战争三．地震类：新闻发布会： press conference汶川地震：Wenchuan Earthquake大地震：the massive earthquake8.0 级地震：the 8.0- magnitude earthquake 地震灾区：quake-hit area/ quake-stricken area重灾区：the worst-hit area震中：epicenter余震：aftershock地震灾民：quake victim人民解放军：People's Liberation Army soldier武警：armed police消防官兵：fire-fighter医务工作者：medical worker救援者：rescuer救援队：rescue team伤者：the injured失踪者：the missing废墟：debris/ruin卫生：sanitation\hygiene黄金 72 小时：golden 72 hours温总理：Premier Wen联合国秘书长：UN Secretary-General BanKi-moon红十字会：the Red Cross医疗队：medical team资金和物资：funds and material可移动医院：mobile hospital死亡人数：death toll与时间赛跑：race against time生命线：lifeline民政部：the Ministry of Civil Affairs国务院信息办：the Information Office of the State Counsil中央台记者：CCTV correspondent沙特阿拉伯：Saudi Arabia中国大使馆：Chinese Embassy外交使节：envoy降半旗：Flags are to be kept at half-mast. 默哀：mourn哀悼：condolence人道主义援助：humanitarian aid救济工作：relief work捐赠：donate咨询热线：consultation hotline疏散：evacuate堰塞湖：barrier lake/quake lake重建：rebuild震后重建：post-quake reconstruction尽快进行重建工作：carry out reconstruction as soon as possible复原：rehabilitation帐篷小学：camp primary school复课：resume classes建立 DNA 数据库：build DNA database火葬：cremate阻止疫情：prevent epidemic文化遗产：culture heritage大熊猫：giant panda四．奥运类：国际奥林匹克委员会 International Olympic Committee中国奥委会 Chinese Olympic Committeethe Olympic flame奥运圣火奥运会选拔赛 Olympic Trial奥运会会歌 Olympic Anthem奥运火炬 Olympic Torch奥运会代表团 Olympic Delegation奥运村 Olympic Village组委会 organization committee开幕式 opening ceremony闭幕式 closing ceremony 吉祥物 mascot颁奖台 podiuma crown of olive branches 橄榄枝编成的头冠a record-holder 记录保持者a team gold medal 一枚团体金牌an Olympic medal 奥运金牌Olympics opening ceremonies奥运会开幕式event 比赛项目prance with the national flag挥舞着国旗而雀跃 spectator 观众专四、专八新闻听力词汇总结accredited journalist n. 特派记者advance n．预发消息；预写消息affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻anecdote n．趣闻轶事assignment n．采写任务attribution n. 消息出处，消息来源back alley news n. 小道消息backgrounding n．新闻背景Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。