一、泛聽建議:
1、完整聽一遍,掌握大意。
2、繼續(xù)聽,特別注意關鍵信息。遇到相似的詞,寫下來。
3、復述新聞。
The White House says it's _1_ General John Allen's nomination to NATO commander. Now that he has been cleared of professional misconduct charges, or rather allegations. Allen came under Pentagon scrutiny as he became swept up in a sex scandal that _2_ retired General David Petraeus to resign as CIA director.
白宮方面表示將繼續(xù)提名約翰?艾倫將軍出任北約長官。現(xiàn)在他已經洗清了違反軍隊風紀的嫌疑或指控。艾倫接受了五角大樓的徹查,證實他與因性丑聞被迫辭職的前中央情報局局長戴維?彼得雷烏斯將軍一案無關。
A suicide bomber _3_ northern Iraq and an Iraqi military commander tells reporters a man detonated his explosive belt as mourners _4_ for a funeral at a mosque in the disputed city of Tuz Khormato. He says dozens of people were wounded.
伊拉克北部地區(qū)發(fā)生一起自殺性爆炸襲擊,一名伊拉克軍事指揮官接受采訪時表示,送葬者聚集在爭議地區(qū)圖茲胡爾馬圖市的一家清真寺內參加葬禮時,一名男子引爆了爆炸物。指揮官說,數十人在爆炸中受傷。
In New Jersey, voters overwhelmingly approve a Republican governor Christopher J. Christie's criticism of House GOP leaders holding up federal aid for victims of hurricane Sandy. That is according to new Quinnipiac University poll. NPR's S.V. Date has details.
新澤西方面,投票者以壓倒性多數同意支持共和黨州長克里斯托弗?克里斯蒂的觀點,克里斯蒂曾指責眾議院的共和黨領導人延誤了颶風“桑迪”受害者的聯(lián)邦救助。投票結果來自琴尼派克大學一項新的民調。NPR新聞的S.V. Date將帶來詳細內容。
79% of voters support Christie's fierce _5_ his own party's congressional leadership, including 70% of New Jersey Republicans. Christie was urged by many Republicans to run for president last year but ultimately did not get in the race. He is seeking re-election to a second term as governor this November. The Quinnipiac poll finds that 68% of voters believe he deserves another term and that he leads potential Democratic challengers by 2 to 1 margins. The survey sampled more than 1,600 voters with a 2.4% margin of error. S.V. Date, NPR news.
79%的投票者支持克里斯蒂對其所在政黨國會領袖的猛烈攻擊,其中包括70%的新澤西共和黨人。去年許多共和黨人鼓勵克里斯蒂參加總統(tǒng)選舉,但是最終他并未能獲得選舉機會。今年11月,克里斯蒂將尋求連任州長。琴尼派克大學的民調顯示,68%的投票者認為,克里斯蒂應得到第二個任期,預計他以2比1的差數領先潛在的民主黨候選人。調查對1600多名投票者進行取樣,誤差范圍在2.4%左右。NPR新聞,S.V. Date報道。
US stock is trading high with the Dow gaining 80 at 13,792; NADAQ up 15 points at 3158; S&P 500 up 3 at 1496.I am Lakshimi Singh. NPR news.
美國股市交易走高,道瓊斯平均指數上升80點,報13,792點;納斯達克指數上升15點,報3158點;標準普爾500指數上升3點,報1496點。我是拉克什米?辛格。這里是NPR新聞。
詞匯解析:
1、clear of.洗清;扣除;逃出;脫離,和…毫無關系
eg. It is not surprising that scientists have generally stayed clear of the question of ultimate authorship, of the final "uncaused cause.
毫不奇怪,科學家一般都避開最終根源的問題,避開這個最終的“無原因之原因”。
eg. We are finally clear of debt.
我們終于償清了債務。
eg. They were still not clear of all suspicion.
他們仍未解除所有的嫌疑。
2、funeral. 葬禮;麻煩事 adj. 喪葬的,出殯的
eg:The funeral will be held in Joplin, Missouri.
該葬禮將在密蘇里州的喬普林市舉行。
1、going ahead with 2、forced 3、has struck in
4、were gathered 5、attacks on