NPR边听边练232:奥巴马慰问老兵

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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。

　　President Obama spoke¹ at the convention of disabled American veterans this afternoon. He _1_ veterans for their continuing commitment to help others despite facing their own difficulties.

　　今天下午，奥巴马总统在美国伤残老兵集会上发表讲话。他赞扬这些老兵无论自身面对什么困难依然坚持致力于帮助他人。

　　"Volunteering in communities, building homes, being a mentor² to local kids, _2_ after tornadoes³, after Hurricane Sandy to help folks rebuild. I think of the wounded warriors⁴ who reached out to the survivors⁵ of the Boston Marathon bombing with the example of their own recovery and with a simple message, we stand with you."

　　“在社区中担任志愿者、建造房屋、教导当地的孩童、在龙卷风和飓风桑迪发生后现身帮助民众重建。我想起这些伤残士兵向波士顿马拉松爆炸案的幸存者伸出援手，用他们自己的恢复作为例子，传达一个简单的信息，我们同你们在一起。”

　　Obama also _3_ his speech at the convention in Orlando to focus on health needs veterans that includes post-traumatic stress syndrome⁶ and suicide prevention.

　　奥巴马还重申了在奥兰多集会上的讲话，聚焦老兵的健康需求，包括创伤后压力症后群以及预防自杀。

　　An Islamist militant⁷ group says its members _4_ by an Israeli drone strike yesterday in the northern Sinai Peninsula. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Cairo Israel has not confirmed its _5_ in the strike.

　　一个伊斯兰武装组织表示，其成员是昨天北西奈半岛以色列无人机袭击的目标。据NPR新闻的彼得·肯扬从开罗带来的报道，以色列并没有证实参与无人机袭击。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、commitment

　　n. 承诺，保证；委托；承担义务；献身

　　eg:...commitment to the ideals of democracy.

　　…对民主理想的信奉。

　　eg:We made a commitment to keep working together.

　　我们作了承诺要继续在一起工作。

　　eg:But I do expect some commitment to reinforce coordination⁸.

　　但我认为会做出一些承诺以加强协调。

　　2、think of

　　考虑； 想起； 有…想法

　　eg. She thought of several possibilities.

　　她考虑了几种可能的情况。

　　eg. I couldn't think of the name of that man anyhow.

　　我怎么也想不出那人的名字来了。

　　eg. He has never been very concerned about what other people think of him.

　　他从来不大在乎别人怎么看他。

　　参考答案：

　　1、praised 2、showing up 3、used

　　4、were targeted 5、involvement

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