NPR邊聽邊練80:克里被提名美國國務(wù)卿

以下段落是摘自新聞里的一些重要信息,并不是一個段落的聽寫?？諆?nèi)信息可在本新聞中全部找到,大家可以根據(jù)這些信息復(fù)述新聞。

一、泛聽建議：

1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。

2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關(guān)鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。

3、復(fù)述新聞。

Trouble continues to mount for Boeing's Dreamliner. The European Aviation Safety Agency is now _1_ to ground the 787s and investigators are concern lithium batteries in the planes can leak corrosive fluid and start fires.

波音夢想飛機(jī)的問題持續(xù)增加。歐洲航空安全局是最后一個下令停飛787飛機(jī)的。調(diào)查者認(rèn)為飛機(jī)上裝載的鋰電池可能會泄露腐蝕性液體并起火。

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week will consider its own chairman for a key cabinet post. As NPR's S.V. Date reports Senator John Kerry will _2_ questions from his committee members regarding _3_ as President Obama's. Secretary of State.

下周，參議院外交委員會將考慮一個關(guān)鍵的內(nèi)閣職務(wù)，即委員會主席的職位。據(jù)NPR新聞的S.V. Date報道，參議員約翰?克里因被奧巴馬總統(tǒng)提名為國務(wù)卿，將面臨來自委員會成員的質(zhì)詢。

The Committee has set Senator Kerry's nomination _4_ for next Thursday at 10am. The President chose Kerry after UN ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration. Republican Senators indicated they _5_ her confirmation over her public statements regarding an attack in U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Kerry was a Democratic presidential nominee in 2004 and he's chaired Foreign Relations Committee since 2009. He is expected to win the approval of his committee as well as confirmation by the full Senate. S.V. Date, NPR News.

委員會將參議員克里的提名聽證會安排在下周四上午十點進(jìn)行。在聯(lián)合國大使蘇珊?賴斯放棄競逐國務(wù)卿一職后，總統(tǒng)選擇了克里。共和黨參議員暗示，由于賴斯就美國大使在利比亞班加西遇襲一事所發(fā)表的公開聲明，他們會阻撓賴斯的提名批準(zhǔn)。克里2004年曾獲得民主黨提名參加總統(tǒng)競選，自2009年開始執(zhí)掌外交委員會。他期望既能贏得其所在委員會的支持，也能得到整個參議院的批準(zhǔn)。NPR新聞，S.V. Date報道。

詞匯解析：

1. lithium battery [電] 鋰電池;鋰蓄電池

2、cabinet. 內(nèi)閣;櫥柜;展覽藝術(shù)品的小陳列室 adj. 內(nèi)閣的;私下的，秘密的

eg:The announcement came after a three-hour cabinet meeting.

這項公告是在3小時的內(nèi)閣會議之后發(fā)布的。

eg:She looked in the medicine cabinet and found some aspirin.

她在藥櫥中翻看了一下，找到幾片阿司匹林。

3、withdraw from(使)離開[退出];從…提取;撤離;退出

eg. Unless Hitler withdrew his troops from Poland by 11 o'clock that morning, a state of war would exist between Great Britain and Germany.

如果希特勒那天上午11點前不從波蘭撤兵，英德兩國便將處于戰(zhàn)爭狀態(tài)。

eg. They withdrew 100 dollars from a bank account after checking out of their hotel.

他們在旅館結(jié)賬后，從銀行賬戶中取了100美元。

eg. The African National Congress threatened to withdraw from the talks.

非洲國民大會威脅要退出會談。

參考答案：

1、the latest to 2、face 3、his pick

4、hearing 5、will block