NPR边听边练232:奥巴马慰问老兵
时间:2014-04-09 06:18:44
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以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。
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。
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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