2015年最新英语六级听力练习材料VOA标准英语(9)
<p> <span word="WEST">WEST</span> <span word="BENGAL">BENGAL</span>, <span word="INDIA">INDIA</span><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punishments">punishments</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dole">dole</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Birbhum">Birbhum</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shaken">shaken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hut">hut</span>. <span word="A">A</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santhal">Santhal</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Subalpur">Subalpur</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> 13 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="headman">headman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="womans">womans</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> $420 <span word="fine">fine</span> . <span word="Villager">Villager</span> <span word="Mallika">Mallika</span> <span word="Tudu">Tudu</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Santhal">Santhal</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="Santhal">Santhal</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bystanders">bystanders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santhals">Santhals</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="uncommon">uncommon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indias">Indias</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="elders">elders</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="judgments">judgments</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Nityananda">Nityananda</span> <span word="Hembram">Hembram</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Indias">Indias</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="politically">politically</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Santhals">Santhals</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="amicably">amicably</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Prasenjit">Prasenjit</span> <span word="Biswas">Biswas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Meghalaya">Meghalaya</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hijacked">hijacked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santhals">Santhals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribe">tribe</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="influences">influences</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influences">influences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="disparaging">disparaging</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="denigrates">denigrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span>. <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kangaroo">kangaroo</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bengals">Bengals</span> <span word="Santhal">Santhal</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>. <span word="Demonstrators">Demonstrators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Indias">Indias</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Investigation">Investigation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="intervene">intervene</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ordering">ordering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="womans">womans</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epitome">epitome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aggression">aggression</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span>. </p>
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