NPR边听边练133：“没有学校关闭。没有学校关闭。”

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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。
You are listening to NPR News from Washington.
您正在收听华盛顿NPR新闻。
A late winter snowstorm is coming out of the Rocky Mountains and _1_ for the Midwest. The National Weather Service says heavy snow is falling from Colorado and will reach Ohio. This will mean heavy rain further south along the Gulf¹ Coast. It could _2_ to be the third major snowstorm to hit the Midwest in a month. As much as eight inches of snow could fall.
一场迟来的冬季暴风雪自落基山脉向中西部移动。国家气象服务局表示，科罗拉多州目前正在经历强降雪天气，而俄亥俄州也将迎来大雪。这意味着大雪沿着墨西哥湾继续向南移动。这可能成为一个月以来中西部地区遭遇的第三场暴雪天气。降雪量最高可达到8英寸。
Protesters say they will continue to demonstrate against the long list of _3_ school closures in Chicago. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports the Chicago Teachers Union which has been at odds² with the city's mayor, is calling for all opponents of school closings to join them in a rally next week.
抗议者表示，他们将继续示威，反对关闭多所芝加哥学校的计划。据NPR新闻的谢丽尔·科利报道，与市长意见相左的芝加哥教师工会，正在号召所有反对关闭学校的人下周与他们一起举行示威活动。
"No school close. No school close."
“没有学校关闭。没有学校关闭。”
That's been the chant of angry demonstrators ever since the Chicago public school said it plans to shut down 54 schools in programs. That will make it the largest school shakeup in the country. The school district _4_ a $1 billion deficit³ and says the schools on the list are under utilized⁴. Joshua Marburger teaches at one of them."None of the board _5_ at our school. How can you make a decision to close school without even being there. "
自芝加哥公立学校系统表示计划关闭54所学校以来，愤怒的抗议者就一直在高喊反对。这将成为美国历史上最大规模的一次学校调整。学区面临着10亿美元的赤字，而关闭名单上的学校并未被充分利用。乔舒亚·亚马伯格所在的学校就在关闭名单上。“董事会没有一名成员现身学校。都没有人在学校怎么能做出关闭学校的决定。”
The Chicago Teachers Union will rally against the proposed school closures on Wednesday. School officials say they will hold public hearings before a vote in May. Cheryl Corley, NPR News, Chicago.
芝加哥教师工会将于周三举行示威活动，抗议关闭学校的计划。学校官员表示，在五月份投票前，他们将会举行公开听证会。NPR新闻，谢丽尔·科利芝加哥报道。
词汇解析：
1、be at odds with不相称；不和；同……对立起来，跟……争吵，与……发生矛盾
eg. I have been at odds with my fate for many years.
许多年来，我一直在同自己的命运作抗争。
eg. Your actions are at odds with your words.
你的行为和你的承诺南辕北辙。
eg. Your actions are at odds with your words.
你的行为和你的承诺南辕北辙。
2、rally
vi. 团结；重整；恢复；（网球等）连续对打
vt. 团结；集合；恢复健康、力量等
n. 集会；回复；公路赛车会
eg:About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day.
大约三千人举行集会以纪念国际人权日。
eg:Her cabinet colleagues have continued to rally to her support.
她的内阁同僚们继续团结一致地支持她。
eg:After a brief rally the shares returned to $2.15.
短暂的反弹之后，股票回到了$2.15。
eg:Carlos Sainz of Spain has won the New Zealand Motor Rally.
西班牙的卡洛斯·赛恩斯在新西兰摩托车公路赛中获胜。
参考答案：
1、headed 2、shape up 3、proposed
4、faces 5、has been

1 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

2 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

3 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》