NPR边听边练121:奥巴马签署法案保护女性

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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。
President Obama has just signed into law an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act. The measure would expand federal programs for women _1_ by domestic and sexual violence.
奥巴马总统刚刚签署了反对暴力侵害妇女法案更新版本的法案，使其成为法律。这项举措为那些遭受家庭暴力和性暴力的妇女增加了联邦立法保护。
"We'll expand them to cover even more women because this's a country where every body should be able to pursue their own measure of happiness and live their lives free from fear. No matter who you are, no matter who you love, that's _2_ be our priorities, that's what today is about."The law adds protections for native American, gay, bisexual, and trans-gender victims of abuse.
“我们在法案中涵盖了更多妇女，因为在这个国家，所有人都应追求自己的幸福，摆脱恐惧自由的生活，无论你是谁，无论你爱的是谁，那都是我们首先要考虑的事情，这就是今天这项法案的意义。”新法案增加了对土著美国人、同性恋、双性恋及变性人受害者的保护。
The United Nation Security Council has unanimously approved new sanctions against north Korea over its recent nuclear test. The communist nation _3_ to launch what it calls a preemptive nuclear strike against the U.S. and other aggressors. That threat was quickly dismissed by the White House.The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice says the new sanctions will be felt."The strength, breadth and severity of these sanctions will _4_ the cost to North Korea of its illicit¹ nuclear program."The U.N.resolution _5_ by the U.S. and China which has long been North Korea's main ally."
联合国安理会一致通过关于制裁朝鲜第三次核试验问题的决议。朝鲜方面表示将向美国和其他侵略者行使核先发打击的权利。该威胁很快便被白宫驳回。美国驻联合国大使苏珊·赖斯表示，新制裁会让朝鲜“尝到苦头”。“这些制裁的强度、广度和力度将使朝鲜为其不正当核武计划付出更大代价。”这项联合国决议由美国和中国起草，而中国一直以来都是朝鲜的主要盟友。
词汇解析：
1. unanimously adv. 全体一致地
eg:He was unanimously elected as President.
人们一致选举他当总统。
2、dismiss
vt.解雇，把……免职；遣散，解散（队伍等）；驳回，拒绝受理；搁置
vi.解散
eg. Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation².
韦克厄姆先生把这些报道当作臆测而不予考虑。
eg. An American judge yesterday dismissed murder charges against Dr Jack³ Kevorkian.
昨天一个美国法官驳回了对杰克·凯沃尔基安医生的谋杀指控。
eg. The military commander has been dismissed.
军队司令已经被免职了。
3、illicit. 违法的；不正当的
eg:Dante clearly condemns⁴ illicit love.
但丁明确地谴责不正当的恋情。
参考答案：
1、affected 2、gotta 3、has pledged
4、raise 5、was drafted

1 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

2 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 condemns   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的第三人称单数 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》