英语听力文摘 English Digest 138、BBC儿童新闻

　　Hi there, I'm Ore with the BBC World News for Children.
Coming up:
Japan's mission to super hot planet.
A new survey says kids care more about computers than animals.
And Inter¹ Milan face Bayern Munich in the Champion's League final.
First up, after day's of delays because of bad weather - Japan's mission to Venus has launched......
CLIP: "Main engine started, main engine ignition...and lift off!"
The rocket is carrying a special unmanned space vehicle. Its job is to study the weather in Venus and it will spend four years circling the planet and gathering² info. It won't be landing on the planet though - space expert John Zarneki says its way too hot for that...
CLIP: ""Venus is an absolutely ghastly place. It's horribly hot. The average surface temperature is nearly five-hundred degrees centigrade, the surface pressure is ninety times greater than it is here so most of the spacecraft that have been sent there, at least to the surface, end up getting squashed."
There's loads of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere there and scientists reckon by looking at Venus they can get a better idea of how climate change might affect our planet in the future.
Next to India where a powerful cyclone³ has ripped through Andhra Pradesh in the south of the country - killing⁴ at least 23 people. Heavy rains and strong winds have led to landslides⁵ and toppled power lines. More than 50,000 people have been moved from their homes. The storm is now weakening and is reported to be moving east to the neighbouring state of Orissa, but officials say it can still cause more damage.
Now we're always being told about animals that are near extinction⁶ - tomorrow's biodiversity day and countries all over the world will be focussing on the importance of protecting different species - but do you care? A new survey says that protecting animals that are in danger is not a big priority for young people - well we've been asking pupils at Mayfield Highschool in London what they think about the survey's results. This is what Fardus, Sophie and Naila had to say....
CLIP: "You can't blame young people for not caring because the generation that's already here, they're teaching us not to care." "To be honest, I don’t think young children are really aware of it. They're more attached to like Playstation games and stuff like that." "If all the animals are extinct the future generation, which is the children, they won't have anything left."
Next up - it's a very exiting weekend for footy fans - tomorrow Bayern Munich will face Inter Milan in the Champions League final. Both clubs are on the verge⁷ of historic trebles having already wrapped up their domestic league and cup titles.

1 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 landslides   

山崩( landslide的名词复数 )； （山坡、悬崖等的）崩塌； 滑坡； （竞选中）一方选票占压倒性多数

参考例句：

• Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
• The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。

6 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

7 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。