NPR边听边练193：奥巴马支持率下降

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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。

　　A new CNN poll shows that the president's approval _1_ has dipped to 45%. That's down eight points since May. And for the first time in this poll less than half of those surveys believe Mr. Obama is honest and trustworthy. Forty-nine percent say the president was honest, nine points down from last month. The biggest declines were among young voters and independents.Throughout the controversies¹ over the IRS, Benghazi and the subpoenas³ for journalists' phone records and emails, the president's approval rating _2_ relatively⁴ stable. But the addition of the NSA surveillance story could have been the tipping point . And that's even though polls including this one show the public split about whether they approve of the NSA program or not. Mara Liasson, NPR News, Washington.

　　CNN进行的一项最新民调显示，总统的支持率降至45%。自五月份以来下降了8点。这是对奥巴马先生诚实和值得信任所进行的调查中，支持率首次降到半数以下。49%的人表示，总统很诚实，这一结果比上个月下降了9点。在年轻的投票者和无党派人士中，总统的支持率降幅最大。围绕美国国税局、班加西事件以及监视记者电话记录和邮件的争议，总统的支持率保持相对稳定。但是美国国家安全局监视项目的事件成为了转折点。不过包括这次在内的几项民调都显示，公众在是否同意国安局的监视项目上存在分歧。NPR新闻，玛拉·利亚森华盛顿报道。

　　The Supreme⁵ Court says Congress, not the state of Arizona, _3_ when it comes to federal voting registration⁶. The court voted seven to two to throw out an Arizona law that requires people to show extra proof of citizenship⁷. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports the case has been closely watched by voting rights group.

　　最高法院表示，联邦投票登记由国会负责，而不是亚利桑那州。法院以七票支持、两票反对否认了亚利桑那州的法案，该法案要求民众提供公民身份的更多证据。据NPR新闻的凯丽·约翰逊报道，这起案件受到了投票权利组织的密切关注。

　　Justice Antonia Scalia writing for the majority says Congress gives states the power to decide the time, place and manner of elections, but it's federal officials who control a simple form to register perspective voters in congressional races.Justice Antonia Scalia says the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the "Motor Voter" law, forbids states from _4_ more information than what's on that short federal form. But Scalia says Arizona can still ask the federal government to _5_ more information on the form, and that can go to court if the feds refuse. Carrie Johnson, NPR News,Washington.

　　法官安东尼亚·斯卡利亚代表多数人，她表示，国会给予各州权力决定时间、地点和选举方式，但是联邦官员控制注册选民在国会选举中的基本形式。法官安东尼亚·斯卡利亚表示，1933年实施的《全国选民登记法案》，即《机动选民法案》，禁止各州要求多于联邦形式的信息。但是斯卡利亚表示，亚利桑那州仍可以要求联邦政府在形式上提供更多信息，如果联邦拒绝可以上法庭。NPR新闻，凯丽·约翰逊华盛顿报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、subpoenas n. 传票（subpoena²的复数）vt. 传审（subpoena的第三人称单数）

　　eg:He has been served with a subpoena to answer the charges in court.

　　他被送达了一张出庭应诉的传票。

　　eg:Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.

　　特别委员会有权传唤证人。

　　2、tipping point

　　n.卸载点；引爆点、临界点、时间窗、价格点、量变到质变的分界点

　　eg. Clearly, once a tipping point is reached you trigger a major, explosive spread of the virus.

　　很明显，一旦到达临界点,就会引发病毒的爆发性传播。

　　eg. No one knows when a tipping point may occur.

　　没有人知道何时将出现转折点。

　　eg. Soccer may have already passed a cultural tipping point here.

　　足球可能已经跨过了文化临界点。

　　参考答案：

　　1、rating 2、had stayed 3、is in charge

　　4、demanding 5、seek

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