NPR边听边练119:朴槿惠采取措施应对朝鲜半岛局势变化

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主餐一道：泛听练习

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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。
John Brennan has been sworn in as the director of the CIA.The White House says Vice¹ President Joe Biden _1_ him in during a private ceremony in the Rooseveltroom this morning.He won confirmation² the yesterday after a contentious³ senate debate on the use of _2_ dronesagainst terror suspects.
约翰·布伦南已经宣誓就职成为美国中央情报局局长。白宫方面表示今天早上副总统乔·拜登在罗斯福房间一个私人仪式上跟随他进行宣誓。他昨天在参议院对恐怖分子嫌疑人使用武装无人机的辩论后赢得了提名。
The funeral for Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is underway.He died earlier this week after a battle of cancer.Over 30 heads of government are attending today's funeral, _3_ Cuban President Raul Castro.
委内瑞拉总统查韦斯的葬礼正在进行中。他在本周早些时候因一场癌症而离世。30多名政府首脑出席了今天的葬礼,包括古巴总统劳尔·卡斯特罗。
South Korea's new president says she won't tolerate North Korea's threats.Pyongyang says it's calling off a non-aggression pact⁴ with its eighbor.Jason Strother has more from Seoul, South Korea.
韩国新任总统表示自己不会容忍朝鲜的威胁。平壤方面表示取消与邻国签订的互不侵犯条约。杰森·斯特罗瑟会为我们带来更多来自韩国首尔的报道。
"Park Geun-hye hasn't been president for even two weeks, and already her hands are full with North Korea.This week, Pyongyang has threatened to _4_ a military hardline, attack its enemies with nuclear weapons and end the Korean war ceasefire agreement.The provocations⁵ came as the United Nations _5_ new sanctions on the North, they are meant to punish the regime for its February nuclear test.
“朴槿惠出任总统甚至不到两周,她的双手就已经堆满了朝鲜问题。本周,平壤方面威胁要强硬的切断一支军队, 用核武器攻击它的敌人并结束朝鲜战争停火协议。挑衅源于联合国针对朝鲜实施的新制裁,这为了惩罚朝鲜在2月份进行的核武器测试。
President Park calls the security situation on the peninsula grave but says she still holds out hope that relations can improve.For NPR News, I'm Jason Strother in Seoul."
朴槿惠总统呼吁半岛进入安全警戒但她仍然抱有关系能够改善的希望。NPR新闻,杰森·斯特罗瑟，首尔报道。
词汇解析：
1、contentious. 诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的
eg:Sanctions are expected to be among the most contentious issues.
制裁预计位居最具有争议的问题之列。
2、drones
n. 雄蜂； 连续单调的低鸣；遥控飞机（drone的复数形式）
eg:Meanwhile, male“drones”have only one job: mating with the queen.
这段期间，雄蜂只有一件工作：就是跟蜂王交配。
eg:Above him an invisible plane droned through the night sky.
在他头顶上空一架隐形飞机飞过夜空，不断发出低沉单调的声音。
eg:I hear the drone of an aeroplane as it banks across the bay.
飞机倾斜飞过海湾时，我听到它单调的低鸣。
eg:Aunt Maimie's voice droned on.
麦密婶婶的声音唠叨个不休。
eg:But he has some reservations about the widespread use of drones.
但是关于广泛使用无人机方面他有一些保留。
参考答案：
1、swore 2、armed 3、including
4、cut off 5、imposed