高级英语听力 lesson 8

 

Lesson Eight

   Section One: News in Brief

   Tapescript
   1. Two years of sensitive negotiations¹ paid off today as seventy for-
   mer Cuban political prisoners arrived in the United Staits.  All of the
   prisoners had served least ten years in Cuban jails, and some had
   been in prison since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959.  The release
   was arranged in part by French underwater explorer, Jacques
   Cousteau, and a delegation² of American'Roman Catholic bishops³.

   2. President Reagan today unveiled plans for a nine hundred million
   dollar plan to reduce drug abuse in the United States.  It incl@des half
   a billion dollars for stepping up drug enforcement along US borders,
   especially in the southwest.  The plan also calls for mandatory⁴ drug
   testing for some federal workers.  NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.  'As
   part of his national crusade against drugs, President Reagan signed
   an executive order today requiring federal workers in sensitive posi-
   tions to undergo drug tests.  The order covers employees who have
   access to classified information, presidentially appointed officials,
   law enforcement officials, and any federal worker engaged in activi-
   ties which affect public health and safety or national security.  But
   heads of government agencies may order additional workers to take
   the test.  Federal employees who are, found to have continued to use
   illegal drugs after a second test will be automatically fired.  The over-
   all drug testing program is expected to cost fifty-s  ix million dollars,
   but administration officials could not get even a ballpark figure of
   how many workers may be included in the mandatory program.  I'm
   Brenda Wilson.'

  3. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres is in Washington for talks
  with US leaders, including President Reagan.  Earlier Peres met with
  Secretary of State George Shultz.  Afterwards, the two told reporters
  that the Soviet⁵ Union will have no role in Middle East peace talks,
  because it has no diplomatic ties with Israel and does not permit free
  emigration of Soviet Jews.

  Section Two: News in Detail

  Tapescript
       Israel's Prime Minister Shimon Peres is in Washington D. C.
  this week to confer with high-level US officials.  His visit follows his
  summit with Egyptian President Mubarak last week.  This afternoon,
  the Israeli leader and President Reagan met at the White House.
  NPR's Elizabeth Colton reports.
      Israel's Peres comes to Washington only weeks before he is
  scheduled to step down from the Prime Minister's post and exchange
  roles with the current Foreign Minister, Yitzhak Shamir.  This rota-
  tion was arranged two years ago as part of Israel's coalition⁶ national
  unity⁷ government.  But what was expected to be little more than a
  farewell visit for Prime Minister Peres has now taken on a new im-
  portance because of Peres' recent achievements towards bringing
  peace between Israelis and Arabs.  At the White House this afternoon
  President Reagan said that the Middle East peace process was the
  major topic for discussion.  And he praised Prime Minister Peres' ef-
  forts in that direction.
      'We noted⁸ favorable trends in the Middle East, not just the

longing⁹ for peace by the Israeli and Arab peoples, but constructive¹⁰
 actions taken by leaders in the region to breathe new life into the
 peace process.  No one has done more than Prime Minister Peres to
 that end.  His vision, his statesmanship, and his tenacity¹² are greatly
 appreciated here." President Reagan said that other items on the
 agenda of his meeting with Prime Minister Peres were American
 economic aid to Israel, international terrorism, and Soviet Jewry.
 The President assured the Israeli leader that the plight¹³ of Soviet
 Jewry will remain an important topic in all the talks between the US
 and the Soviets¹⁴.  I'm Elizabeth Colton in Washington.

  Section Three: Special Report

  Tapescript
       A chapbook arrived in the mail a while back from the
  Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine.  The chapbook,
  a small pamphlet of collected poetry, contains works by students,
  part of the school's 'Human Values in Medicine" program.  NPR's
  Susan Stanberg leafed through the poems.
       The selected works by finalists in the "William Carlos Williams
  Poetry Competition,' named for America's great poet-physician,
  the New Jersey¹⁵ country doctor who used to scroll¹⁶ drafts of poems on
  pages of his prescription¹⁷ pads.  William Carlos Williams wrote short,
  sometimes, and to the quick.
           This is just to say I have eaten the plums
           That were in the ice box,
           And which you were probably saving for breakfast.
           Forgive me; they were delicious,
           So sweet and so cold.
  "Let me read it again."
       And he did.  William Carlos Williams, who died in 1963, has
  been an inspiration to patients and physicians.  So, it's fitting that the
  Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine should name its
  poetry competition for him.  Now, at the beginning of its fifth year,
  the competition is open to all medical students in this country, but
  just one percent of them, a few hundred or so, entered the competi-
  tion.
       ,, I'm sure a lot more are closet poets and aren't willing yet to
  submit.  We hope they do." Martin Cohn, director of the Human
  Values in Medicine's program at the College of Medicine, says that
  students' poetry centers around several themes.
       ' I guess it falls into categories that all poets write about, in-

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  eluding¹⁸ lovers and ff;cnds and soi-r )wful kinds of situi tions, but then
  there is also the experience that they're i-nost intimate with, which is
  medical school itself, which is also a theme, and also relationships
  with patients."
       Poetry by ten medical students is presented in the chapbook,
  accompanied by biographical notes on each of the poets.  Kurt Beal,
  at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, des-
  cribes himself this way.
       "I write to remember, to find, to uncover, to unfold.  I have
  learned that poetry is music.  And I write because I cannot sing."
       Martin Cohn has some sam       ples of poems from the chapbook. P.
  C. Bowman of the Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine
  wrote "Cartographer about his Wife."
            When I watch you watching yourselves in the mirror,
            Undress not with caution but with care,
            Peeling the swimsuit from shoulders and breasts,
            Exposing the belly¹⁹ flat from its vortex to the ribs²⁰,
            Ordered as architecture.  The hip¹¹ swell²¹
            That breaks my geometer's heart.
            It is a map of some impossible country,
            Whose turns widen to vistas²² and stations
            So sudden that I cannot breathe or comprehend
            How I have wandered there and kept my life.
      "Wonderful poem."
      "Ya.  "
      "But he doesn't have to be a doctor to have written it."
      "No.  That's true."
      "Give us one that could only be written by a doctor."
      " OK.  There is a poem, another one on anatomy²³, that was
written by Diane Roston, who, as the other poets, has a v r
                                                                   C,y inter-
esting background.  She danced for a number of years in a regional
company and also had taken courses in journalism²⁴.  And she writes

  of an experience with a cadaver²⁵, and the life of this cadaver.  And she
  ends the poem with the following verse..
            Now student to anatomy.
            Cleave²⁶ and mark this slab²⁷
            Of thirty-one-year-old Caucasian female flesh,
            Limbs, thorax, cranium, muscle by rigid²⁸ muscle.
            Disassemble this motorcycle victim's every part,
            As if so gray a matter never wore a flashing ruby²⁹ dress.
        I notice there's so much of that in this poetry by the medical
  students, the reminders³⁰ to themselves of humanity here. it's not just
  arteries³¹; it's not just anatomy.  There are humans."
       "That's right.  And we feel we're just trying to do our part to en-
  courage them to remember.  Many students shuck off the arts and
  humanities when they enter medical school, and even if we can keep
  them involved, even if it's a thread of involvement, or vicarious
  involvement by reading, not necessarily writing - that's what we are
  trying to do."
      At the Northeastern Ohio University's College of Medicine,
  Martin Cohn says there's no evidence that the making of poetry
  produces better medicine, but he has to believe it helps the students
  understand themselves and their patients better.  And so the William
  Carlos Williams Poetry Competition continues.  I'm Susan Stanberg.
            This is just to say I have eaten the plums
            That were in the ice box
            And which you were probably saving for breakfast.
            Forgive me; they were delicious,
            So sweet and so cold.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

3 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

10 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

11 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

12 tenacity   

n.坚韧

参考例句：

• Tenacity is the bridge to success.坚韧是通向成功的桥。
• The athletes displayed great tenacity throughout the contest.运动员在比赛中表现出坚韧的斗志。

13 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

14 soviets   

苏维埃（Soviet的复数形式）

参考例句：

• A public challenge could provoke the Soviets to dig in. 公开挑战会促使苏联人一意孤行。
• The Soviets proposed the withdrawal of American ballistic-missile submarines from forward bases. 苏联人建议把美国的弹道导弹潜艇从前沿基地撤走。

15 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

16 scroll   

n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡

参考例句：

• As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

17 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

18 eluding   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的现在分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• He saw no way of eluding Featherstone's stupid demand. 费瑟斯通的愚蠢要求使他走投无路。 来自辞典例句
• The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. 这狐狸成功地避过了猎手。 来自辞典例句

19 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

20 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

21 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

22 vistas   

长条形景色( vista的名词复数 )； 回顾； 展望； （未来可能发生的）一系列情景

参考例句：

• This new job could open up whole new vistas for her. 这项新工作可能给她开辟全新的前景。
• The picture is small but It'shows broad vistas. 画幅虽然不大，所表现的天地却十分广阔。

23 anatomy   

n.解剖学，解剖；功能，结构，组织

参考例句：

• He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面，他有过许多发现。
• The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。

24 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

25 cadaver   

n.尸体

参考例句：

• Examination of a cadaver is to determine the cause of death.尸体解剖是为了确认死亡原因。
• He looked down again at the gaping mouth of the cadaver.他的眼光不由自主地又落到了死人张大的嘴上。

26 cleave   

v．(clave；cleaved)粘着，粘住；坚持；依恋

参考例句：

• It examines how the decision to quit gold or to cleave to it affected trade policies.论文分析了放弃或坚持金本位是如何影响贸易政策的。
• Those who cleave to the latter view include many conservative American politicians.坚持后一种观点的大多是美国的保守派政客。

27 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。

28 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

29 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

30 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。

31 arteries   

n.动脉( artery的名词复数 )；干线，要道

参考例句：

• Even grafting new blood vessels in place of the diseased coronary arteries has been tried. 甚至移植新血管代替不健康的冠状动脉的方法都已经试过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is the place where the three main arteries of West London traffic met. 这就是伦敦西部三条主要交通干线的交汇处。 来自《简明英汉词典》