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。

　　Actor Dennis Farina who spent much of his 30-year career _1_ policemen or thugs has died. Farina passed away after _2_ a blood clot in his lung. He was 69 years old. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has this appreciation.Right down to the cigar and mustache, Dennis Farina _3_ as a mobster like Ray Bones Barboni in the comedy Get Shorty.

　　演员丹尼司·法林纳去世，他30年演员生涯中大部分时间所扮演的角色都是警察和暴徒。法林纳因肺部血块去世。享年69岁。NPR新闻的伊丽莎白·布莱尔将介绍他的生平。凭借雪茄烟和小胡子，丹尼司·法林纳在喜剧片《矮子当道》中塑造了有说服力的犯罪分子雷·巴邦尼一角。

　　"Don't you puke on my shoes Harry?"

　　“哈利，你没吐在我鞋上吧？”

　　and law enforcement, like detective Joe Fontana in Law & Order.

　　还有他在电视剧《法律与秩序》中所扮演的警探乔·丰塔纳。

　　"Hey, don't be a smart guy, you know, how easy it is to get violated the service agreed by a hotel, do you?"

　　“嗨，不要做聪明人，你知道违反酒店的服务条款有多容易，不是吗？”

　　Dennis Farina was a Chicago policeman for ten years before _4_ an actor when a former cop friend asked him to be a technical advisor on the 1981 film Thief. The director liked Farina so much. He gave him a part. Dennis Farina recently starred with Dustin Hoffman in the HBO drama, Luck. Farina died in Scottsdale, Arizona.Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.

　　丹尼司·法林纳在成为演员之前在芝加哥当了10年警察，他的一名警察朋友邀请他在1981年的电影《Thief》中担任技术顾问，之后他进入娱乐圈。这部电影的导演非常喜欢法林纳。他给了法林纳一个演出机会。不久前，丹尼司·法林纳和达斯汀·霍夫曼在HBO剧集《好运赛马》中合作。法林纳在亚利桑那州斯科特斯戴尔去世。NPR新闻，伊丽莎白·布莱尔报道。

　　U.S. home sales have dropped more than 1%. The National Association of Realtors found a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5 million, previously owned home sold in June. That's _5_ the month before. Meanwhile, mortgage rates have surged in recent weeks.

　　美国房屋销售量下降幅度超过1%。全美地产经纪商协会表示，6月二手房屋销售量经季节调整按年计算为500万套。较前月小幅下滑。同时，近几周来住房抵押率却飙升。

　　U.S. stocks trading higher before the close with the Dow up two; NASDAQ up 12;S&P 500 gaining four.

　　收市前，美国股市走高，道琼斯工业平均指数上升2点；纳斯达克综合指数上升12点；标准普尔500指数上升4点。

　　This is NPR.

　　这里是NPR新闻。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、blood clot

　　血凝块，血块

　　2、mustache

　　n. 胡子，髭

　　eg:And if you use this little magnet you can draw a mustache or hair, or eyebrows or whatever on this particular face.

　　如果你想使用这小磁铁,就可以画个小胡子,或者头发或者眼眉等。

　　3、detective

　　adj. 侦探的

　　n. 侦探

　　eg:...Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective novel.

　　…阿瑟·柯南·道尔的经典侦探小说。

　　参考答案：

　　1、playing 2、suffering 3、was convincing

　　4、becoming 5、slightly