NPR边听边练234:美国汽油价格下降(在线收听

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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 average US price for a gallon of gasoline _1_ down four cents over the past two weeks, and fuel price analyst Trovie Lumburg says _2_ are significantly lower this time last year.
  美国每加仑汽油平均价格在过去两周下降了4美分,燃油价格分析师特洛维·卢姆伯格表示,与去年同期相比,价格明显更低。"
  Gasoline prices _3_ to drop. They're down four cents on average to $3.56 in the past two weeks, and they're down 12 cents in a month. Also, this current price is 20 cents below its a year ago point."
  “汽油价格继续下降。过去两周下降了4美分,平均价格降至3.56美元,价格在一个月内下降了12美分,现在的价格比去年同期低20美分。”
  A gallon of premium costs $3.88 a gallon. In other cities _4_, South Carolina had the lowest average price at $3.22 a gallon, and Long Island, New York had the _5_ at $3.82.
  每加仑汽油零售价为3.88美元。在被调查的其他城市中,南加利福尼亚州的平均价格最低,为每加仑3.22美元,长岛和纽约价格最高,为3.82美元。
  This is NPR News.
  这里是NPR新闻。
  词汇解析:
  1、premium
  n. 保险费,额外费用;奖金
  eg:It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.
  保险费会不会受到影响现在判定还为时过早。
  eg:Even if customers want "solutions," most are not willing to pay a premium for them.
  即使顾客们想要“解决方案”,大部分人不愿意为此支付附加费。
  eg:At the premium end of the market, business is booming.
  在市场的高端销售区,生意火爆。
  eg:If space is at a premium, choose adaptable furniture that won't fill the room.
  如果空间很有限,就选购不太占地方的可改装家具。
  eg:He eventually sold the shares back to the bank at a premium.
  他最终以高价将股票返售给了银行。
  参考答案:
  1、has gone 2、prices 3、have continued
  4、surveyed 5、highest
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