NPR边听边练58:新年解读美国医改

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　It's _1_ another year before most of the really big changes coming with the 2010 health law known as Obamacare _2_. That includes things like the ban on _3_ coverage¹ to people with pre-existing conditions and the requirement that most Americans have insurance.

　　Still,as NPR's Julie Rovner reports, some notable² changes are now under way.

　　One of the changes that will affect everyone with private health insurance actually took effect last September. But most people won't see it until they renew or _4_ new health insurance. It's called a summary of benefits and coverage. And the idea, says former Health and Human Services official Jay Angoff, is to help people actually understand _5_ their insurance policies.

　　There's a standard format³ that allows people to compare benefits to make apples-to-apples _6_ not just on price but on benefits.Health plans will also have to provide consumers a glossary⁴ of insurance terms if they ask for it.

　　Now, it's _7_ than some people would want. It's still a complicated area. But I think HHS has really done a very good job in making it as simple and meaningful as possible.

　　词汇解析：

　　1、Summary：adj. 简易的；扼要的 n. 概要，摘要

　　eg:What follows is a brief summary of the process.

　　接下来是对该过程的一个简短总结。

　　2、standard format [计] 标准格式；标准书型

　　3、glossary. 术语（特殊用语）表；词汇表；专业词典

　　eg:A glossary of terms is included for the reader's convenience.

　　为了方便读者，还收录了术语汇编。

　　HHS: 卫生和福利部（Health and Human Services）

　　1、going to be 2、take effect 3、denying 4、apply for

　　5、what's in 6、comparisons 7、still harder

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 notable   

adj.值得注意的，著名的；n.名人，要人

参考例句：

• His achievement is very notable.他的成就是非常显著的。
• He wrote and published the essay under notable's name.他假托名人写文章发表。

3 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

4 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。