NPR邊聽邊練247：美投資者密切關(guān)注國會動態(tài)

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。

Wall Street _1_ for what could be a rocky September. Danielle Karson reports that investors will be keeping a close eye on Congress.

華爾街正在為艱難的九月形勢做準備。據(jù)丹妮爾·卡森報道，投資者會繼續(xù)關(guān)注國會的動態(tài)。

Investors have a lot to worry about this month--Congress in particular. Lawmakers need to pass _2_ bill to avoid a government shutdown. Then there is the US hitting its _3_ limit next month. If Congress doesn't raise the limit, the US could default on its debt. Lawrence Creatura, portfolio manager for Federated Investors, says the Syrian conflict is a wild card.

投資者對這個月有很多擔心，尤其很擔心國會的決策。議員需要通過一項開支法案以避免政府關(guān)門。之后美國將在下個月觸及債務(wù)上限。如果國會不提高上限，美國可能會面臨債務(wù)違約。聯(lián)合投資公司的投資組合經(jīng)理勞倫斯·克雷亞圖拉表示敘利亞沖突是個未知因素。

"Investors in general just hate uncertainty, and nobody knows exactly what is going to happen, _4_ it more difficult for investors to price assets."

“一般來說，投資者都討厭不確定性，沒有人確切知道會發(fā)生什么，這使投資者很難制定資產(chǎn)價格。”

The turmoil in Syria is already making investors jittery. It's pushed up energy stock prices and driven up the cost of crude oil. For NPR News, I'm Danielle Karson.

敘利亞的混亂局勢已經(jīng)讓投資者感到非常不安。這會使能源股票價格上升，提高原油的成本。NPR新聞，勞倫斯·克雷亞圖拉報道。

NAACP President Ben Jealous will resign at the end of the year. He told NPR he wants to pursuit _5_ and spend more time with his family. Jealous is credited with _5_ the organization's finances and donor base over the past five years and for improving its outreach.

全美有色人種協(xié)進會主席本·杰勒斯將在今年年底辭職。他接受NPR新聞的采訪時表示，他希望過教師生活，有更多的時間可以陪伴家人。過去五年來，杰勒斯在改善協(xié)會的財務(wù)狀況、捐贈基礎(chǔ)以及促進推廣方面做出了貢獻。

This is NPR.

這里是NPR新聞。

詞匯解析：

1. keep an eye on sth.

留意;密切注意;

eg. I'm sure you will appreciate that we must keep a careful eye on all our running costs.

我們必須密切關(guān)注所有的運營成本，這一點我想您肯定會贊同。

eg. I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time.

我去那里跑步，期間一直留意著孩子們。

2. wild card

未知數(shù);未知因素;

eg. The wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe.

整個局勢中的變數(shù)是東歐。

eg. A: The advertisement is still a wild card.

這個廣告的成功與否還是個未知數(shù)。

3. be credited with

把……歸功于;認為……有某種成就;

eg. The 74-year-old mayor is credited with helping make Los Angeles the financial capital of the West Coast.

洛杉磯成為西海岸的金融中心，那位74歲的市長功不可沒。

eg. The relics are credited with miraculous powers.

這些早期遺物被認為具有神奇的力量。

參考答案：

1、is bracing 2、spending 3、borrowing

4、making 5、teaching