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 Obama administration and congressional law makers are rejecting a plea for clemency from Edward Snowden who is under _1_ in Russia. Snowden met with a German law maker last week and gave him a letter _2_ US for clemency for charges allegedly leaking classified information from the NSA. Snowden wrote "speaking the truth is not a crime". But White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer told ABC's This Week, clemency is not an option.

　　正在俄罗斯避难的爱德华·斯诺登发出“请求赦免”的陈情信，但遭到了美国政府和国会议员的拒绝。上周，斯诺登与德国议员会面，并托其向美国转交一封陈情信，请求美国赦免其泄漏美国国家安全局机密信息的指控。斯诺登在信中写道，“讲实话并不是犯罪”。但是白宫顾问丹·法伊弗做客ABC电视台的《This Week》时表示，赦免并不可取。

　　"Mr. Snowden violated US law, and in our believes, he should return to US, and face justices."

　　“斯诺登先生违反了美国法律，我们认为他应该回到美国接受审判。”

　　House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogues agrees.

　　众议院情报委员会主席迈克·罗杰斯同意法伊弗的看法。

　　"Snowden's leaks _3_ a firestorm among US allies over allegations the US spied on them."

　　“斯诺登泄露信息在美国的同盟国引发了轩然大波，他们指控美国对他们进行了监视。”

　　Secretary of State John Kerry is on a tour of the Middle East that started today with a surprise visit to Egypt. NPR's Leila Fadel reports.

　　国务卿约翰·克里今天开始对中东展开访问，并意外地访问了埃及。NPR新闻的莱拉·法德尔将带来报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、clemency

　　n. 仁慈；温和；宽厚

　　eg:Britain has summoned the Chinese ambassador in London, to protest the execution of a British citizen in China despite repeated appeals for clemency from his family.

　　英国召见中国驻伦敦大使，抗议中国不顾沙伊克家属多次提出宽恕的请求，仍对这名英国公民执行死刑。

　　2、allegation

　　n. 主张，断言；辩解

　　eg:The company has denied the allegations.

　　该公司否认了这些指控。

　　参考答案：

　　1、asylum 2、asking 3、triggered