英国首相特丽莎·梅为其在总统大选中自己的表现而向她的议会成员道歉。她标识她会将带领大家尽快走出当前的混乱状况，同时只要党内成员认可，她将会一直出任保守党领导人。
BBC: Britain's Prime Minister Has Apologized Her Party's MPs
英国首相向议会成员道歉
燕山大学 刘立军 宋葳 编写
◆TRANSCRIPTYou're watching BBC World News, top story.Britain's Prime Minister has apologized her party's MPs for the Conservatives performance in the general election. Theresa May said she's got them into this mess and would get them out of it. She also said she would serve them as party leader for as long as they want her.Hong Kong is being lashed by heavy rain and strong winds as tropical storm Merbok makes landfall on China's south coast. Waves of up to 6 metres have been reported.And this story is trending at bbc.com. It's the tale of a 94 year old Indonesian banana seller who was the victim of theft after a video was posted online showing him in distress. Donations started to pour in and so far almost 3,000 dollars has been raised in his name.You're up-to-date, stay with us.Adapted from 英国首相向议会成员道歉◆VOCABULARY1.lash v. to hit sb./sth. with great force 猛击；狠打。用法： The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。 Huge waves lashed the shore. 巨浪拍打着海岸。2.landfall n. (literary) the land that you see or arrive at first after a journey by sea or by air （航海或飞行后）初见陆地，踏上陆地。例如：○After three weeks they made landfall on the coast of Ireland. 三个星期之后，他们登上了爱尔兰的海岸。3.donation n. donation (to sb./sth.) | donation (of…) something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving sth. in this way 捐赠物；捐赠；赠送。例如：○to make a donation to charity向慈善事业捐赠○a generous/large/small donation慷慨 / 大量 / 少量捐助○a donation of ￡200/a ￡200 donation 200英镑的捐款○The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations. 这家慈善机构工作所需资金是人们自愿捐赠的。○organ donation (= allowing doctors to use an organ from your body after your death in order to save a sick person's life) 器官捐献◆QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.You're watching BBC World News, top story.Britain's Prime Minister has apologized her party's MPs for the Conservatives performance in ____________________________. Theresa May said she's got them into this __________ and would get them out of it. She also said she would serve them as ________________ for as long as ___________________________.Hong Kong is being lashed by _________________________ as tropical storm Merbok makes landfall on China's south coast. Waves of up to _________________ have been reported.And this story is trending at bbc.com. It's the tale of a 94 year old Indonesian _____________ who was the victim of _______________________ after a video was posted online showing him ________________________________________. Donations started to pour in and so far almost __________________________ has been raised in his name.You're up-to-date, stay with us.◆KEY1. the general election 2. mess 3. party leader 4. they want her5. heavy rain and strong winds 6. 6 metres7. banana seller 8. theft 9. in distress 10. 3,000 dollars