NPR边听边练301:奥巴马感恩节分发礼物

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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。

　　On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, President Obama and his family _1_ a Washington D.C. food bank. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the first family helped pack and distribute food for needy¹ children and seniors.

　　奥巴马总统和家人在感恩节假期前夕造访了华盛顿特区的食物赈济处。据NPR新闻的斯科特·霍斯利报道，第一家庭为贫困儿童和老人打包并分发食品。

　　The Thanksgiving service project is an annual tradition for the Obama family. At the Capital Area Food Bank, they passed out apples, carrots, onions as well as White House eminence². Earlier, in a White House ceremony, the president _2_ Thanksgiving a quintessentially American holiday and the time to give thanks for those who show compassion³ to people in need.

　　参加感恩节服务活动是奥巴马一家一年一度的传统活动。他们同白宫领导人一起在首都区食品发放地分发苹果、胡萝卜、洋葱。早些时候，总统在白宫举行的仪式上称感恩节是美国特有的节日，是向那些为穷人奉献爱心的人们表达感恩的时候。

　　"This is a reminder⁴ that this is a season not only _3_ for the incredible blessings⁵ that we have, but also to remember the neediest and generously serve those who are not as fortunate. "

　　“这提醒我们，这不仅是一个要感恩我们所拥有的幸福的季节，也是要记住那些穷人的季节，记住那些为不幸的人慷慨奉献的人的季节。”

　　The president _4_ at the food bank by volunteers from a veterans organisation⁶ and he _5_ special thanks to those in uniform who are serving during this holiday period. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

　　总统和退伍老兵组成的志愿者一起分发食品，他还特别感谢了那些在假期也履行职责的士兵。NPR新闻，斯科特·霍斯利华盛顿报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. pass out

　　分发；

　　eg. The teacher began to pass out the papers at 8:15.

　　8点15分老师开始发卷。

　　eg. People sometimes pass out their business cards as if they were dealing⁷ at a poker⁸ game, and this unprofessional.

　　有时人们就像发扑克牌一样分发名片，这样做是很外行的。

　　参考答案：

　　1、visited 2、called 3、be thankful

　　4、was joined 5、offered

1 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

2 eminence   

n.卓越，显赫；高地，高处；名家

参考例句：

• He is a statesman of great eminence.他是个声名显赫的政治家。
• Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。

3 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

4 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

5 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。