NPR邊聽邊練75:避免“財政懸崖”的財政計劃細節(jié)有待敲定

以下段落是摘自新聞里的一些重要信息,并不是一個段落的聽寫?？諆?nèi)信息可在本新聞中全部找到,大家可以根據(jù)這些信息復述新聞。

一、泛聽建議：

1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。

2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關(guān)鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。

3、復述新聞。

From NPR news, I am Louise Schiavone.As the midnight deadline approaches, president Obama _1_ that a budget deal to avert the fiscal cliff is within sight . NPR Scott Horsley reports there are still details to iron out . President Obama surrounded himself with middle class _2_ at the White House as he made another appeal for lawmakers to compromise before automatic taxing increase take effect in the new year, he says, days of bargaining have yielded progress, but so far, no final agreement. There are still issues left to resolve, but we're hopeful that congress can get it done. The White House _3_ limit income tax hikes to families making incomes more than 450,000 dollars up from the 250,000 dollars threshold. Mr.Obama wanted negotiations continue over how to prevent automatic _4_ cuts. Scott Horsley, NPR news, the White House.

NPR新聞，我是路易絲?斯齊亞沃尼。隨著午夜最后期限的逼近，總統(tǒng)奧巴馬暗示避免“財政懸崖”的財政計劃有望出爐。NPR記者斯科特?霍斯利帶來報道，計劃仍有些細節(jié)需要敲定。在白宮，總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在中產(chǎn)階級納稅人的圍繞下呼吁議員們在新年新稅率生效前積極磋商?？偨y(tǒng)表示，數(shù)天的談判已取得一定的進展，但截至到目前還沒有最終達成的協(xié)議。我們?nèi)杂性S多問題需要解決，但我們希望國會能夠辦到。白宮方面已經(jīng)同意增長年收入高于45萬美元家庭的收入所得稅，增長稅率的門檻從過去的25萬美元增加到45萬美元。總統(tǒng)奧巴馬希望兩黨就如何避免預算自動減少而繼續(xù)談判。斯科特?霍斯利報道，NPR新聞白宮消息。

The Secretary state remains under observation at New York pre hospital Hilary Clinton _5_ for a blood clot related to a concussion she is sustained in a recent home fall. A bipartisan report from Senate panel finds that state department fails to assure the security of the U.S missioning in Benghazi Libya. U.S ambassador Chris Steven and three others were killed in a Sep.11 attack.

美國國務(wù)卿希拉里?克林頓在家摔倒后造成腦震蕩，腦部產(chǎn)生血塊。目前仍留院觀察。參議院小組內(nèi)部人員認為這是掩飾國務(wù)院在保護利比亞班加西外交人員安全的失職行為。美國大使克里斯?史蒂文和其他三名相關(guān)人員在9月11日的襲擊中遇害。

詞匯解析：

1、approach. 方法;途徑;接近vt. 接近;著手處理vi. 靠近

eg:This seems, therefore, to be an approach worth exploring.

因此，這似乎是一個值得探索的方法。

eg:The path serves as an approach to the boathouse.

這條小路是通向那個船庫的一條路徑。

eg:He didn't approach the front door at once.

他沒有立即走近前門。

eg:At their approach the little boy ran away and hid.

當他們走近時，那個小男孩跑開了并藏了起來。

eg:Oil prices have approached their highest level for almost ten years.

石油價格已幾乎達到近十年來的最高水平。

2、within sight 在視線內(nèi)，在望遠鏡的觀測范圍內(nèi)，在望

eg:We are now within sight of the shore.

我們現(xiàn)在的距離能看見海岸了。

eg:People of this state, can master this language will be within sight.

人到了這種狀態(tài)，能熟練掌握這種語言便指日可待了。

3、 iron out 消除，燙平

eg:He expects to iron out these difficulties at a special conference next week.

他期望在下周一次專門會議上解決這些困難。

1、is signaling 2、tax payers 3、has agreed to 4、spending 5、is being treated