NPR边听边练265：美投资者对政府关门不以为然

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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。

　　A technical glitch¹ _1_ by heavy traffic caused some problems for today's launch of the federal insurance exchange. As Jim Burress from WABE in Atlanta reports, Georgia is one of the states _2_.Licensed² navigator Dan Tzros sits down in his Atlanta office to access Georgia's exchange. But he gets an error."We have a lot of visitors on our site right now, and we're working to make your experience here better."

　　由访问频繁引发的技术故障影响了今天联邦保险交易计划的发行。据WABE的吉姆·布瑞斯从亚特兰大带来的报道，佐治亚州就是其中一个受影响的州。有执照的领航员丹·特罗斯坐在他亚特兰大的办公室里访问交易信息。但是他遇到了错误。“现在我们的站点有许多访问者，我们正努力使你们的实际操作更顺畅。”

　　The screen prompts consumers to call a customer service number, which is also _3_. But Tzros doesn't see the hiccup³ as a problem."This is a good thing. This is not a mistake. They're shopping. They’re looking."At least 24 of 36 states with federal exchanges experienced similar problems. For NPR News, I'm Jim Burress in Atlanta.

　　屏幕提示消费者拨打消费者服务电话，但实际上电话也已经打爆了。但是特罗斯并不认为这些是问题。“这是好事情。这并不是错误。他们在购买。他们在关注。”进行联邦交易的36个州中至少有24个州遇到了同样的问题。NPR新闻，吉姆·布瑞斯亚特兰大报道。

　　The nation's factories were expanding last month at their fastest pace in more than two years. Institute for Supply Management, a key _4_ managers group, says its manufacturing index was up 0.5 to 56.2. That's the highest reading since April, 2007. Any reading over 50 shows growth in manufacturing or reading below that level indicates contraction⁴.

　　上个月，美国工厂活动以两年多以来最快的速度扩张。主要购买经理人组织美国供应管理协会表示，管理协会制造业指数上升0.5至56.2。这是自2007年4月以来最高的指数。任何超过50的指数都表明制造业在增长，而低于50的指数则表明制造业在收缩。

　　On Wall Street, investors⁵ seem to have largely shrugged⁶ off the partial government shutdown in Washington. All three of the major US market indices _5_. The Dow gains 62 points; the NASDAQ rose 46 points; the S&P was up 13 points today.

　　华尔街消息，投资者似乎对华盛顿一些政府部门关门不以为然。美国市场三个主要指数均上升。今天，道琼斯工业平均指数上升62点；纳斯达克综合指数上升46点；标准普尔500指数上升13点。

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　　词汇解析：

　　1、glitch

　　n. 小故障；失灵；[电子] 短时脉冲波干扰

　　eg:She declined to disclose what caused the glitch.

　　但她拒绝透露导致该问题的原因。

　　2、hiccup

　　vi. 打嗝

　　vt. 呃逆着（或间断地）说出

　　eg:A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about.

　　最近销售上出的小问题用不着惊慌。

　　eg:She was still hiccuping⁷ from the egg she had swallowed whole.

　　她还在因为先前整个吞下鸡蛋而打嗝儿。

　　参考答案：

　　1、negotiating 2、carrying 3、called

　　4、closed 5、be paid

1 glitch   

n.干扰；误操作，小故障

参考例句：

• There is a glitch in the computer program somewhere.这个计算机程序中的某个部分有点小问题。
• It could just be a random glitch that can be solved by restarting the machine.可能只是一个小故障，重新启动主机就能解决了。

2 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？

3 hiccup   

n.打嗝

参考例句：

• When you have to hiccup,drink a glass of cold water.当你不得不打嗝时，喝一杯冷水就好了。
• How long did he hiccup?他打嗝打了多久？

4 contraction   

n.缩略词，缩写式，害病

参考例句：

• The contraction of this muscle raises the lower arm.肌肉的收缩使前臂抬起。
• The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction.扩张力和收缩力相互平衡。

5 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

6 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 hiccuping   

v.嗝( hiccup的现在分词 )；连续地打嗝；暂时性的小问题；短暂的停顿

参考例句：

• She stood on the balcony,inexplicably mimicing him hiccuping,and amicably welcoming him in. 她站在阳台上，莫名其妙地学他打起嗝来并热情地欢迎他进来。 来自互联网