2015年最新英语六级听力练习材料VOA标准英语(7)
<p> <span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span><span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="committment">committment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="annexation">annexation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ukraines">Ukraines</span> <span word="Crimean">Crimean</span> <span word="peninsula">peninsula</span>. <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Anders">Anders</span> <span word="Fogh">Fogh</span> <span word="Rasmussen">Rasmussen</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="incursion">incursion</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annexation">annexation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span>. <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="aggression">aggression</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gravest">gravest</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Kupchan">Kupchan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Georgetown">Georgetown</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kupchan">Kupchan</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Kupchan">Kupchan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="F">F</span>-15<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="F">F</span>-16<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="AWACS">AWACS</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="militarized">militarized</span> <span word="rivalry">rivalry</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Defend">Defend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="NATOs">NATOs</span> 28 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1991, 12 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Kupchan">Kupchan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="Membership">Membership</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="In">In</span> 2008, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>. <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kupchan">Kupchan</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span> - <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="Sean">Sean</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span>, <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="Wesleyan">Wesleyan</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="favored">favored</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ukrainians">Ukrainians</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="ironically">ironically</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> - <span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="Virtually">Virtually</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="that">that</span> 2008 <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span>. <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="Strongly">Strongly</span> <span word="Opposes">Opposes</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="Membership">Membership</span> <span word="Sean">Sean</span> <span word="Kay">Kay</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ukraines">Ukraines</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humiliation">humiliation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="respected">respected</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="counterproductive">counterproductive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>. <span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russias">Russias</span> <span word="annexation">annexation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p>
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