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This is the BBC news. Hello, I am Johnson Izard. A row between US Democrats and Republicans over emails has escalated, with Hillary Clinton's team accusing her rival Donald Trump of jeopardizing national security. It began when president Obama suggested that Russia might have helped Mr. Trump by leaking emails that embarrassed the Democratic Party leadership. Anthony Zecher reports. For days Democrats have accused Russia of hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee for Mr. Trump's benefit. Now the Republican nominee has escalated the controversy by urging the Russians to continue their efforts. "Russia, if you are listening, I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press." The Clinton campaign has responded that Mr. Trump is encouraging a foreign power to commit espionage.
VOCABULARY
1. row n. a noisy quarrel or dispute 争吵。如：
· The ministers must have realized that they risked what could be a major diplomatic row with France.
2. escalate v. escalate (sth.) (into sth.) to become or make sth. greater, worse, more serious, etc. （使）逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧。如：
· The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
· the escalating costs of health care 逐渐增加的医疗费用
3. jeopardize v. (British English also -ise) (formal) to risk harming or destroying sth. /sb. 冒…的危险；危及；危害；损害。 endanger。如：
· He would never do anything to jeopardize his career. 他决不会做任何有损于他事业的事。
4. embarrass v. to make sb. feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation （尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬。如：
· Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. 她询问我的私生活使我感到很尴尬。
· I didn’t want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. 我并没想当着他的朋友吻他而使他感到难堪。
5. nominee n. a person who has been formally suggested for a job, a prize, etc. 被提名人；被任命者。如：
· a presidential nominee 被提名为总统候选人的人
· an Oscar nominee 获得奥斯卡提名的人
6. controversy n. public discussion and argument about sth. that many people strongly disagree about, disapprove of, or are shocked by （公开的）争论，辩论，论战。如：
· to arouse / cause controversy 引起争论
· a bitter controversy over / about the site of the new airport 有关新机场选址的激烈争
· the controversy surrounding his latest movie围绕他最近一部电影的争论
· The President resigned amid considerable controversy. 总统在一片争论声中辞职。
7. mightily adv. very; very much 很；非常。如：
· mightily impressed / relieved 印象深刻的；如释重负的
8. espionage n. the activity of secretly getting important political or military information about another country or of finding out another company’s secrets by using spies 间谍活动；谍报活动；刺探活动。 spying。如：
· Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。
· She may call it research; I call it industrial espionage. 她可以称之为研究，可我称它为产业情报刺探。
QUESTIONS
You’re going to hear a genuine BBC News report. Listen carefully and fill in the missing information in the following table.
QUESTION （5W+1H） | ANSWER |
WHEN? | |
WHERE? | |
WHO? | US Democrats and Republicans |
WHAT? | A row between US Democrats and Republicans over emails has escalated, with Hillary Clinton’s team __________________ her rival Donald Trump of __________________ national security. |
WHY? | It began when president Obama suggested that Russia might have helped Mr. Trump by _____________________________ that ________________________________ the Democratic Party leadership. |
HOW? | l For days Democrats have accused Russia of ______________________ from the Democratic National Committee for Mr. Trump’s benefit. l Now the Republican nominee has escalated the ______________________ by urging the Russians to _____________________________. n Russia, if you are listening, I hope you are able to find the ___________________________ emails that are missing. n I think you will probably be rewarded ____________________ by our press. l The Clinton campaign has responded that Mr. Trump is encouraging a foreign power to _______________________________.
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QUESTION （5W+1H） | ANSWER |
WHEN? | |
WHERE? | |
WHO? | US Democrats and Republicans |
WHAT? | A row between US Democrats and Republicans over emails has escalated, with Hillary Clinton’s team accusing her rival Donald Trump of jeopardizing national security. |
WHY? | It began when president Obama suggested that Russia might have helped Mr. Trump by leaking emails that embarrassed the Democratic Party leadership. |
HOW? | l For days Democrats have accused Russia of hacking emails from the Democratic National Committee for Mr. Trump’s benefit. l Now the Republican nominee has escalated the controversy by urging the Russians to continue their efforts. n Russia, if you are listening, I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. n I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. l The Clinton campaign has responded that Mr. Trump is encouraging a foreign power to commit espionage.
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