NPR边听边练283：美就业市场形势好转

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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。

　　The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 340,000. NPR's James Rolly reports the drop _1_ the time when the job's market is slapping.

　　上周，申请失业救济人数降至34万人。据NPR新闻的詹姆斯·罗利报道，在就业市场形势好转时申请人数便随之下降。

　　The Labor¹ Department said the number of people _2_ for unemployment compensation for the first time fell by 10,000. Overall, the four-week average first time claim has been rising, but the Labor Department officials say that is partly because of the government shutdown which temporarily forced a lot of people out of work. But the shutdown is over now and officials say the labor market appears to have recovered still the trend of the job's market is down for the years. The average number of new jobs created _3_ somewhat every quarter. The government is expected to release its unemployment report for October next week. James Rolly, NPR News,New York.

　　劳工部表示，申请失业救济金人数的下降幅度首次达到1万人。总体来说，首次申请失业救济人数的四周移动平均值上升，但是劳工部官员表示，这种情况的部分原因是受到了政府关门的影响，致使许多人被迫临时失业。但是现在关门情况已经结束，官员表示，劳动力市场似乎已经恢复，不过几年以来劳动力市场的整体趋势依然呈现低迷态势。每个季度新增工作岗位的平均值多少都呈下降趋势。预计政府将于下周发布十月份的失业报告。NPR新闻，詹姆斯·罗利纽约报道。

　　It is official. Vice² President Joe Biden doing the honors as former Newark Mayor Cory Booker _4_ in as the Democratic Senator for New Jersey³ today.

　　这是正式仪式。今天，副总统乔·拜登主持了前纽瓦克市市长科里·布克宣誓就任新泽西州民主党参议员的仪式。

　　"As you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion⁴, and you will well and faithfully discharge the duty of office on which you are about to enter, so help you god."

　　“你是否自愿承担这项义务，毫无保留之意，也决无推诿之心。你是否将忠勤尽责，为执行你即将承担的职务鞠躬尽瘁。那么愿上帝保佑你。”

　　"I do."

　　“我愿意。”

　　"Congratulation senator, welcome to..."

　　“祝贺你，参议员，欢迎……”

　　Booker became the second African-American in the senate. Senate majority leader Harry⁵ Reid said the 44-year-old Booker will be a _5_ addition to the body.

　　布克成为参议院历史上第二位非洲裔美国人。参议院多数党领导人哈利·里德表示，现年44岁的布克是很受参议院欢迎的新成员。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、do the donor⁶

　　尽主人之谊；主持；

　　eg. A well-known television personality did the honours at the official opening of the show.

　　一位著名的电视明星主持了该次展览的正式开幕典礼。

　　eg. If you come to Shaoyang I'll sure do the honors.

　　如果你到邵阳的话我肯定会尽地主之谊。

　　2、unemployment compensation

　　失业补偿金

　　eg:He has to get by on unemployment compensation.

　　他不得不靠失业救济金勉强度日。

　　参考答案：

　　1、comes at 2、filing 3、has been fallen

　　4、was sworn 5、welcoming

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 evasion   

n.逃避，偷漏(税)

参考例句：

• The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
• The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

6 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。