NPR邊聽邊練237:美國消費者對經(jīng)濟信心增加

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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。

High school football teams across South Dakota _1_ ready for their first games this weekend. Coaches are getting their players ready in what some officials say could be the hottest final week of August on record. One coach adjusting for the hot weather is Andrew Homan, head football coach at Vermillion High School.

南達科他州的高中橄欖球隊已經(jīng)準備好迎接本周末的第一場比賽。一些官員稱今年的8月最后一周可能是有史以來最熱的，教練已經(jīng)讓球員們對此做好準備。佛米良高中橄欖球隊主教練安德魯·霍曼因為炎熱的天氣正在做調(diào)整。

"The rest of the week we are just gonna have to go half _2_ or we should just go home and show the pads. And today is kind of be more of a mental day. Of course we will gather our trainer that does a great job watching and make sure we get our water breaks or seize a kid who can pull him aside."

“本周的剩余時間我們會勤洗澡，或者會直接回家準備。今天更像是考驗心理的一天。當然我們會集中訓練，注意并確保喝水休息的時間，甚至會讓孩子拉球員去休息。”

Homan's Vermillion Tanagers have one advantage no other team in the state can claim: On days when it's not at news, he can move the team to the University of South Dakota indoor field. Temperatures _3_ to reach 90 to 100 degrees each day this week. For NPR News, I'm Gary Ellenbolt in Vermillion, South Dakota.

霍曼執(zhí)教的佛米良高中擁有該州其他球隊所沒有的優(yōu)勢：在沒有比賽的日子里，他可以帶球隊去南達科他州立大學的室內(nèi)田徑場。預計本周氣溫將達到90-100華氏度。NPR新聞，加里·艾倫伯特南達科他州佛米良報道。

Turning to the US economy, consumers are expressing more confidence in the economy's outlook. The Conference Board's confidence index rose to 81.5 this month. That's close to a five-and-half-year high. Consumers are more optimistic about the economy's future several months ahead, but the private research group says people are still a bit more _4_ about the current state of affairs. Home prices, meanwhile, _5_ signs of slowing in most markets month-to-month that is, and that may be reflecting the impact of rising mortgage rates in the country. Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Price Index shows 14 of 20 cities surveyed posted smaller gains in June compared with the month before, even though June is the middle of the summer buying season.

現(xiàn)在來看美國經(jīng)濟的消息，消費者對經(jīng)濟前景的信心增強。本月，美國諮商會的信心指數(shù)上升至81.5%。數(shù)據(jù)接近五年半以來的最高水平。消費者對未來幾個月的經(jīng)濟前景更加樂觀，但是私人調(diào)查組織表示，民眾對當前的形勢仍持保留態(tài)度。同時，大多數(shù)市場的房價漲幅正在逐月放緩，這可能反映出美國抵押貸款利率所產(chǎn)生的影響。標準普爾凱斯·席勒房價指數(shù)表明，在調(diào)查的20個城市中，有14個城市6月份漲幅低于前月，而實際上6月份是夏中購買季。

詞匯解析：

1. on record

有記載的，記錄在案的，公開發(fā)表的

eg. Your testimony is on record.

你的證詞都記錄在案。

eg. He ran the fastest race on record.

他跑出了記錄在案的最好水平。

2. no other

別無其他;

eg. There is no other player even remotely approaching her caliber.

就才干而言，其他選手遠遠趕不上她。

eg. The facts allow of no other explanation.

這些事實不允許有其他解釋。

3. be optimistic about

對……感到樂觀;

eg. There is hope, you are more optimistic about potential outcomes as you build your sense of faith and meaning in life.

希望是存在的,當你建立你的信仰和人生意義的時候,你對可能的結(jié)果更加樂觀。

eg. However, he is optimistic about an uneventful and complete recovery.

盡管如此, 他仍然對完全恢復非常樂觀。

參考答案：

1、are getting 2、showered 3、are expected

4、reserved 5、are showing