英国新闻听力 奥巴马控枪新指令

Three years ago, after 20 children and 6 adults were shot dead at a school in Connecticut, President Obama said he would do all in his power to prevent similar mass shootings in the future by tightening¹ gun control. In his final year in office, Mr. Obama is trying again, this time bypassing political opposition² by using his executive powers. He set out his plans in an emotional speech at the White House surrounded by family members of people killed in some of the massacres³ that have taken place during his presidency⁴. 

Fort Hood⁵. Binghamton. Aurora⁶. Oak Creek⁷. Newtown. The Navy Yard. Santa Barbara. Charleston. San Bernardino. Too many.

The President emphasized he respected The Second Amendment⁸ rights to bear arms but he said he was determined⁹ to act.

And from every family who never imagined that their loved one would be taken from our lives by a bullet from a gun. Every time I think about those kids it gets me mad. And by the way, it happens on the streets of Chicago every day. So all of us need to demand a Congress brave enough to stand up to the gun lobby’s lies. All of us need to stand up and protect its citizens. All of us need to demand governors and legislatures and businesses do their part to make our communities safer.

So what exactly are Mr. Obama’s plans?

He mainly focused on four areas. One is background checks. So it’s expanding the regime of background checks. Because at the moment there are loopholes. So some who are not licensed¹⁰ gun sellers can sell, for example, online or at gun shows without doing background checks. So that window is going to be narrowed. Another area is around mental health. It’s better reporting and better collating¹¹ of information about people who have mental health issues so shouldn’t be able to hold a gun. Another thing that President Obama talked about was enforcing existing laws better so that when guns go missing, for example, or stolen, they are better reported.

三年前，20名儿童和6名成年人死于康乃狄克州校园枪击案，奥巴马总统由此宣布他将利用自己的权力竭尽所能加强枪支控制，避免类似群众枪击事件再次发生。今年是奥巴马当政的最后一年，他又开始了尝试，这次是用他的行政权回避政治反对派。他在白宫动情地发表了演讲，陈述了他的计划。听众大都是奥巴马在任期间惨案遇害人员的家属。

胡德堡、宾厄姆顿、奥罗拉、奥克里克、新城、海军工厂、圣巴巴拉市、查尔斯顿、圣伯纳迪诺。太多了。

总统强调他尊重第二修正案持枪的权力，但他说已经决定行动了。

所有失去亲人的家庭从未想到他们的亲人会被枪支射出的子弹夺去生命。每次我想到这些孩子，我都很愤怒。顺便说一句，芝加哥的街道上每天都在发生这样的事件。所以我们都需要一个足够勇敢的国会，能够站出来面对反枪控游说议员的谎言。我们都要站起来保护自己的公民。我们都要要求州长、立法机构和企业为社区更安全做出贡献。

那么，奥巴马总统的方案具体有哪些呢？

他主要关注四个方面。第一个方面是背景调查。普及背景调查制度。因为目前制度上有一些漏洞。一些没有执照的枪支售卖人员不做背景调查，在网上或枪支展销会等场合收买枪支。所以这个窗口会变窄。另一个方面围绕心理健康展开。也就是更好地上报及整理有心理健康问题而不能持枪人员的信息。奥巴马总统还谈到的一点是更好地执行现存法律，确保枪支丢失或被盗时应更好地汇报。

1 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 massacres   

大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 )； 惨败

参考例句：

• The time is past for guns and killings and massacres. 动不动就用枪、动不动就杀、大规模屠杀的时代已经过去了。 来自教父部分
• Numberless recent massacres were still vivid in their recollection. 近来那些不可胜数的屠杀，在他们的头脑中记忆犹新。

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 aurora   

n.极光

参考例句：

• The aurora is one of nature's most awesome spectacles.极光是自然界最可畏的奇观之一。
• Over the polar regions we should see aurora.在极地高空,我们会看到极光。

7 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

8 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

9 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

10 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？

11 collating   

v.校对( collate的现在分词 )；整理；核对；整理（文件或书等）

参考例句：

• An invalid collating element was specified in a [[. name. ]] block. 块中指定了非法的对照元素。 来自互联网
• Selected collating sequence not supported by the operating system. 操作系统不支持选择的排序序列。 来自互联网