NPR边听边练154：福特公司在中国销量持续增长

 　　主餐一道：泛听练习

　　以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。

　　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。

　　Ford¹ Motor Company is posing profits of $1.6 billion beating Wall Street forecast. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports Ford remains² profitable despite weakness in Europe.

　　福特汽车公司公布其利润达到16亿美元，打破了华尔街的预期。据NPR新闻的索那里·格林顿报道，虽然在欧洲表现不佳，但福特公司仍然盈利。

　　Ford's profit center right now is North America where vehicles such as the New Fusion³ and the Escape _1_ market share and Ford's F150 is still king of the hill.David Whiston is an auto⁴ equity⁵ analyst⁶ with Morningstar. He says the weak spot for Ford is Europe which is the weak spot for the entire current industry.

　　福特目前的赢利中心在北美地区，像New Fusion和Escape这两款车都赢得了市场份额，而福特F150依然是销量霸主。

　　大卫·惠斯顿是晨星公司汽车股票分析师。他表示，福特的弱点在欧洲，欧洲也是整个汽车行业的弱点所在。

　　"That's because Europe is in a severe auto motor recession right now under depression.

　　The industry _2_ some its worst registration⁷ declines since the industry has been recording⁸ data."

　　“这是因为由于经济萧条，目前欧洲处于严重的汽车衰退期。自汽车产业有记录数据以来，现在这个产业的登记数据在欧洲正处于最严重的下滑状态。”

　　Meanwhile, Ford is growing in the _3_ important Chinese auto market,though the company and other automakers have been hampered⁹ by currency issues in South America. Sonari Glinton, NPR News.

　　同时，福特公司在日益重要的中国汽车市场的销量持续增长，不过福特和其他汽车商都在南非市场受到了打击。NPR新闻，索那里·格林顿。

　　At last check on Wall Street, Dow was down 43 at 14,676; NASDAQ up _4_ at 3,270; S&P 500 also edging up.

　　据华尔街最新数据，道琼斯工业平均指数下降43点，报14,676；纳斯达克指数小幅上升，报3,270；标准普尔500指数也小幅走高。

　　This is NPR News.

　　这里是NPR新闻。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、edge up 慢慢向上边靠拢；渐升；微升

　　eg. Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.

　　物价曾一度稳定,但现在又开始慢慢上涨了。

　　eg. The number of visitors could edge up.

　　游客数量可能会略微增长。

　　eg. Unemployment will edge up, but not by much.

　　失业率将缓慢上升, 但增幅不是很大。

　　参考答案：

　　1、have gained 2、is having 3、increasingly 4、slightly

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 fusion   

n.溶化；熔解；熔化状态，熔和；熔接

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。

4 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

5 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

6 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

7 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

8 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

9 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。