NPR边听边练102:俄罗斯古巴受陨石袭击

 　　主餐一道：泛听练习

　　以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。

　　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。

　　Cleanup is underway in Russia, a meteorite¹ _1_ yesterday over the Euro mountains. It blew out windows in more than 4,000 buildings.Some 1,200 people _2_ , most by flying glass. Russia apparently² isn't the only place to have been visited by bright light in the sky this week. NPR's Allison Keyes explains.

　　昨天，陨石在欧洲山区上空爆炸，目前俄罗斯正在进行清理工作。陨石爆炸造成4000多座建筑的玻璃爆裂。1200多人受伤，其中多数被飞来的玻璃割伤。显然，这周迎来天空亮光的不是只有俄罗斯。NPR新闻的艾莉森·凯斯将带来详细报道。

　　Dozens remain hospitalized and some 1,200 were hurt, mostly by flying glass, when a meteorite exploded in the sky over Russia yesterday.Now a space center in San Francisco says its sky calls about the straight of light in the sky that _3_ last night. Jolie Hamling, told KGO TV."The sites like a big, like a flash of lightning. "

　　数十人留在医院接受治疗，而大约有1200人受伤，多数都是被飞来的玻璃割伤，昨天一颗陨石在俄罗斯上空爆炸致使多人受伤。现在，位于旧金山的一家太空中心表示，昨晚，旧金山上空出现了一道直射光。朱莉·哈姆林接受KGO电视台的采访时表示。“那就像一道大闪电。”

　　And in Cuba, residents in the city of Rodas, told the website Cubasite, they saw a bright light in the sky earlier in the week and feel to large explosion. Allen Hell, at the German air space center say."I think in the future, we might _4_ increasing number of incidents like this."He says that's because more and more of earth surface _5_ by cities. Allison Keyes, NPR News.

　　古巴罗达斯镇的居民对Cubasite网站说，本周早些时候他们看见空中有一道闪光，而且感觉到了大爆炸。德国航空航天中心的艾伦·海尔表示。“我认为未来我们可能会遇到更多的类似事件。”他说，那是因为越来越多的城市占据了地球表面。NPR新闻，艾莉森·凯斯报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、meteorite. 陨星；流星

　　eg:The suggestion is that while the meteorite dealt the dinosaurs³ an all-but-fatal blow, what finally fini

　　shed them off was a massive volcano.

　　如果陨星事件对恐龙的冲击是全面的却非毁灭性的，那么最终是大规模的火山运动结束了恐龙时代。

　　2、blow out 吹熄；爆裂；吹出；停吹

　　eg. I blew out the candle.

　　我把蜡烛吹灭了。

　　eg. His mother's death was another blow out of the dark.

　　母亲的过世又给她一个措手不及的打击。

　　eg. Provided debt troubles do not blow out into a crisis, yield curves are staying right where banks want them.

　　只要债务问题不演变为一场危机，目前收益率曲线的形状正是银行所希望看到的。

　　3、incident. 事件，事变；插曲adj. [光] 入射的；附带的；易发生的，伴随而来的

　　I think you can weave a story around this incident.

　　我想你可以围绕这一事件编一个故事。

　　参考答案：

　　1、refused 2、lived 3、defending

　　4、released 5、promoting

1 meteorite   

n.陨石；流星

参考例句：

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 dinosaurs   

n.恐龙( dinosaur的名词复数 )；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西

参考例句：

• The brontosaurus was one of the largest of all dinosaurs. 雷龙是所有恐龙中最大的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. 恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。 来自《简明英汉词典》