NPR边听边练74:美国加强枪支管理

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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。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.The White House _1_ major players in gun policy including the National Rifle Association. It's gathering¹ proposals for gun control initiatives weeks after the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. In Tucson, Arizona, police _2_ more than 200 firearms despite objections from the NRA. NPR's Ted² Robbins reports.

　　这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是拉克什米?辛格。白宫正在会见枪支政策的主要参与者，其中就包括全美步枪协会。在康涅狄格州小学大规模枪击事件发生几周后，白宫正在收集控枪计划的提议。虽然遭到全美步枪协会的反对，但亚利桑那州图森市警方还是销毁了200多支枪支。NPR新闻的泰德?罗宾斯报道。

　　The city of Tucson held a gun buyback, giving 50 dollars in grocery cards for every weapon turned in. An NRA spokesman said there's no problem with that. But Arizona's state law prohibited the city from destroying the guns. Instead he said the guns should _3_ firearms dealers³ to be put back in circulation or given away. The city said the law _4_ seized or abandoned firearms, not those turned in voluntarily. So police sent 205 weapons to be shredded⁴ Tuesday afternoon. The NRA says it will work with the Arizona's Legislature to clarify the law and prevent future firearm destruction. Ted Robbins, NPR News, Tucson.

　　图森市举行了枪支回购活动，每件武器可以得到50美元的购物卡。全美步枪协会一名发言人表示，这么做没什么问题。可是亚利桑那州的法律规定，禁止该州损毁枪支。他说，这些枪支应该卖给枪支经销商，再次进行流通或分发出去。图森市方面表示，该项法律适用于被扣押或废弃的武器，而不适用于这些自愿上交的武器。所以周二下午，警方将205支武器送去销毁。全美步枪协会表示将与亚利桑那州的立法机构合作，阐明该项法律并防止再次发生武器被毁事件。NPR新闻，泰德?罗宾斯图森报道。

　　An investigation⁵ is under way into what _5_ the ferry crash in Lower Manhattan that injured more than 50 people, at least two of them critically. The accident occurred during morning rush hour.

　　曼哈顿下城区发生渡轮相撞事故，造成50余人受伤，其中至少两人伤势严重，目前事故原因正在调查中。事故发生在早高峰时间。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. turn in 上床睡觉；上交；归还；面向内

　　eg. Now we wait for them to turn in their essays.

　　现在我们等着他们交上作文。

　　eg. I went back to the station-house to turn in my badge and gun.

　　我回到警局交还警徽和佩枪。

　　eg. The official showed up to tell her to turn in her library books.

　　那名管理人员出面让她返还所借图书馆的书。

　　eg. He has been given until noon today to turn himself in to authorities.

　　他被要求在今天中午前向当局投案自首。

　　eg. Would you like some tea before you turn in?

　　你睡前想喝杯茶吗？

　　2. prohibit somebody from doing something 禁止某人做某事

　　eg. Many e-trading websites prohibit buyers from placing two bids in a row.

　　很多拍卖网站都禁止买家连续两次下标。

　　eg. The government has pledged to prohibit anyone from rebuilding in the area.

　　政府声言禁止任何人在这片地区进行重建工作。

　　eg. I fear that a prior engagement will prohibit me from joining you in dinner.

　　有约在先，我恐怕不能与你共进晚餐。

　　3. under way 进行中的；已开始的

　　eg. An investigation is under way to find out how the disaster happened.

　　调查已经展开，以查明灾难是如何发生的。

　　eg. It was a cold evening, winter well under way.

　　那是个寒冷的夜晚，入冬已有多日。

　　eg. The conference gets under way later today with a debate on the family.

　　会议将于今天晚些时候开始，首先会就家庭问题展开辩论。

　　参考答案：

　　1、is hosting 2、are destroying 3、have been sold to

　　4、applies to 5、caused

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