英语听力小短文走遍全世界18: News Reports 新闻报道（双语+mp3下载）
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This is Ray McCarthy with the news. Reports are coming in of a major train crash in Japan. A passenger train carrying hundreds of workers home from the center of Toykyo is reported to have hit an oncoming goods train. Both were traveling at high speed. Figures are not yet available but it is believed that the death toll could be as high as 300, with hundreds more injured. Emergency and rescue services rushed to the scene. But our reporter says it will take days to clear the track and to establish the numbers of the dead and injured. There was a similar accident on the same stretch of track four years ago.
这里是雷·麦卡锡进行新闻报道。报道来源于一项严重的日本火车相撞事故。一辆载有数百名从东京市中心返乡的工人的列车与一辆行驶中的货车相撞。两列火车均出于高速行驶中。具体伤亡数字还未公布，但据统计，遇难人员可能会高达300人，另有数百人受伤。紧急事务和救援服务机构的人员迅速赶往了现场。但是，我们的记者预测清理轨道并确定伤亡人数要花费数日。四年前，在同一轨道处也发生过类似的事故。
There was another bomb scare in a large London store last night during late night shopping. Following a telephone call to the police from an anonymous caller, hundreds of shoppoers were shepherded out of the store while roads in the area were sealed off. Police dogs spent hours searching the store for a bag which the caller claimed contained 50 pounds of explosives.
昨夜在伦敦大型商场午夜购物的人们又一次遭遇了炸弹的恐吓。随后一个匿名电话打往了警局，成百上千的购物者被疏散撤离了商店，附近道路被封锁。警犬在商店里花了数小时进行搜寻，找到了一个据打电话者称里面装有50磅炸药的包裹。
Nothing was found and the store was given the all- clear by opening time this morning. A police spokesman said that this was the third bomb scare within a week and that we should all be on our guard.
没有发现任何东西，今早商店营业时，警报被解除了。警局发言人称这是一周内的第三次炸弹恐吓，我们都应该高度戒备。
And finally, the motoring organizations have issued a warning to drivers following the recent falls of snow in many parts of the country. Although the falls may be slight, they say extra care is needed.
最后，机动车机构就近期全国许多地区降雪的事情向驾驶员提出警示。尽管降雪不深，但是他们说格外的注意是有必要的。
1. oncoming adj. 接近的，即将到来的 n. 接近
eg: Gathering clouds announced the oncoming storm.
聚云预示了即将来临的风暴。
短语：
into oncoming 向未来
oncoming traffic 迎面而来的车辆
2. establish vt. 建立；设立；创办确定；证实；表明
eg: We have established diplomatic relations with many countries.
我们已和许多国家建立了外交关系。
短语：
establish sth as a fact 确认…为事实
establish by laws 被法律所规定
establish sb in the best job 给某人安排最好的工作
establish sth on its base 把某物固定在其支架上
establish oneself near the fire 靠近火炉坐下
3. stretch vt. 伸直；伸出；伸长展开，铺开
eg: He yawned and stretched.
他打了个哈欠，伸了伸腰。
短语：
stretch for 延伸
stretch to 延伸到
stretch out 伸出,延长
stretch oneself 伸展身体；尽最大的努力
on the stretch 紧张着
stretch back 回溯到
stretch away 延伸得很远
stretch oneself out on the lawn 直躺在草地上
4. anonymous adj. 匿名的，无名的，没特色的
eg: An anonymous benefactor stepped in to provide the prize money.
一位匿名捐助人参与进来提供了奖金。
短语：
anonymous letters 匿名信
anonymous phone 匿名电话
5. shepherd n. 牧养者，牧师，指导者 v. 看守，领导，指
eg: Born into a shepherd family, he is inclined to live a modest life.
他出身于一个牧师家庭，喜欢生活俭朴。
短语：
sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众
佳句采摘：
Following a telephone call to the police from an anonymous caller, hundreds of shoppers were shepherded out of the store while roads in the area were sealed off.
随后一个匿名电话打往了警局，成百上千的购物者被疏散撤离了商店，附近道路被封锁。