NPR边听边练278：奥巴马医保网站故障

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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。

　　The Obama administration has launched what it calls a tech search to fix problems _1_ the government on-line health insurance markets. NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the president insists that despite these problems, the health coverage¹ _2_ through these markets is still a good product.

　　奥巴马政府推出称为技术搜索的计划，以修复在线参保网站困扰政府的问题。据NPR新闻的斯科特·霍斯利报道，总统坚称除去这些问题，在线网站参保是个好产品。

　　President Obama says there is no excuse for the poor consumer experience many people have _3_ for health insurance on the government's new internet market place. The president says no one's more frustrated² than he is by those problems, but he stressed, they are being fixed³.

　　奥巴马总统表示，许多人在政府新推出的在线参保网站上购买保险时遇到了问题，这实在不应该发生。总统表示，遇到这些问题，他比任何人都沮丧，但是他强调，他们正在进行修复。

　　Experts from some of America's top private sector⁴ tech companies, who've by the way seen things like this _4_ before. They want to work, they're reaching out, they're offering to send health.

　　“美国最优秀私营科技公司的专家曾经遇到过这种事。他们会解决，他们已经伸出援手，他们会解决问题保证民众参保。”

　　Obama offered no deadline for _5_ the website problems, but he did say consumers still have months to sign up for health coverage. The administration's also highlighting alternative ways consumers can charter for insurance, including by telephone and in person. Scott Horsley NPR News, Washington.

　　奥巴马并没有提出解决网站问题的最终限期，但是他表示，消费者可以参保的时间还有几个月到期。政府也说明了消费者可以购买保险的几种替代方案，其中就包括电话参保或本人亲自去办理。NPR新闻，斯科特·霍斯利华盛顿报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. in person

　　本人；直接；当面；

　　eg. It was the first time she had seen him in person.

　　这是她第一次见到他本人。

　　eg. She wanted to hear him sing in person.

　　她想听他现场演唱。

　　参考答案：

　　1、plaguing 2、offered 3、had shopping

　　4、happened 5、fixing

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