2014年大學專四英語聽力文本素材（1）

Police in Northern Ireland have apologised to a couple for mistakenly arresting them moments before their wedding ceremony was due to begin. The Irish groom, his Chinese bride and their guests were detained on suspicion that the marriage was fictitious for immigration purposes. Here’s our Northern Ireland reporter Andy Martin.

北愛爾蘭警方在一對夫婦結婚儀式開始幾分鐘之前錯誤地將他們逮捕，現(xiàn)在向他們道歉。這位愛爾蘭新郎，他的中國新娘以及他們的賓客全部被拘留，原因是他們懷疑這次虛假婚姻的目的是移民。我們的北愛爾蘭記者Andy Martin報道。

The groom knew immediately that something was wrong when the registrar at Derry’s Guildhall unexpectedly claimed that there was unfinished paperwork just before the ceremony began. He and his fiancee were led into an adjoining room and arrested by detectives. They were taken to a nearby police station, locked in separate cells and dressed in paper forensic overalls. Although the police have apologised, that’s not enough for Mr McElwee. The couple were married 24 hours later, but say the magic had already been taken out of their big day.

當時，在婚禮儀式開始之前，市政廳的登記員意外地宣布還有一些文件沒有完成，新郎立即意識到出現(xiàn)了一些誤會。他和他的新娘被帶到隔壁的房間，然后被探員逮捕，隨后被帶到附近的警察局，分別關在不同的牢房里，被迫穿上囚服。盡管警察已經道歉，然而，這對McElwee來說是不夠的。這對夫婦在24小時候之后完婚，但是他們大喜日子的魅力已經蕩然無存。

詞匯講解：

1. reel vi. 眩暈;震顫

例句：Her mind reeled when she learned her son had been abducted.

得知兒子被人拐走,她只覺得一陣眩暈。

2. chaotic adj. 混沌的;一片混亂的;一團糟的

例句：The traffic in the city was chaotic.

這城市的交通糟透了。

3. ruin vt. 破壞, 毀掉

例句：The storm ruined our wheat.

暴風雨毀壞了我們的小麥。

4. blast n. 爆炸

例句：Police said that the blast occurred at 9 a.m.

警方說這次爆炸發(fā)生在上午九點。

5. verify vt. 證實, 核實

例句：All those facts verified his innocence.

這一切事實都證明他是無辜的。

6. loot v. 搶劫, 掠奪

例句：The mob looted many shops in the area.

暴徒在該地搶劫了許多商店。

7. reprisal n. 報復(行為)

例句：They took bloody reprisals against the leaders.

他們對領導進行了血腥的報復。

8. release vt. 發(fā)布; 發(fā)行; 發(fā)售

例句：When is the best moment to release the date of the election to the newspapers?

什么時候是向報界透露選舉日期的最好時機?

9. underground adj. 地下組織的, 秘密的

例句：The spy never told his family about his underground activities.

那個間諜從來不把他的地下活動告訴他的家人。

10. fictitious adj. 假的, 虛構的, 編造的, 假設的, 假裝的

例句：They bought the materials under fictitious names.

他們用假名買下了那些材料。

11. registrar n. 主管注冊者;記錄者;登記員;注冊主任

例句：The manager fired a young registrar.

經理昨天解雇了一名年輕的記錄員。

12. adjoining adj. 毗連的，鄰近的

例句：They stayed in adjoining rooms.

他們住的房間緊挨著