NPR邊聽邊練78:美奧爾良前市長面臨貪污指控
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(fù)述新聞。
The former mayor of New Orleans in office when hurricane Katrina nearly destroyed the city _1_ on corruption charges. Eileen Fleming of member station WWNO reports Ray Nagin is now facing 21 federal charges.
“The former mayor _2_ wire fraud money laundering, taking bribes and filing false tax returns. Nagin is accused of profiting from city deals, many after the 2005 hurricane left the city in chaos. Several business men have already pleaded guilty for _3_ Nagin and exchanged for contracts. Nagin, a former business man, took office in 2002. After Katrina, he raged publicly about slow public response.
卡特里娜颶風(fēng)幾乎摧毀這個城市時在辦公室的這位新奧爾良前市長已被指控犯有貪污罪行。成員廣播WWNO新聞的艾琳?弗萊明發(fā)回報道，雷?納金正面臨21項聯(lián)邦指控。“這位前市長被指控匯款欺詐洗錢,收受賄賂及填補虛假納稅申報單。納金被指控在2005年颶風(fēng)許多人離開造成城市陷入混亂后從城市交易中獲利。一些商人已經(jīng)認(rèn)罪承認(rèn)付款給納金及交換合約。曾經(jīng)在商界打拼的納金于2002年就職?？ㄌ乩锬蕊Z風(fēng)后,他由于公開緩慢引起了公眾的激烈反應(yīng)。
Prosecutors say he _4_ his family granted business, exclusive deals and took money in vacations from vendors. Nagin has consistently denied any wrongdoing. For NPR News, I'm Eileen Fleming, in New Orleans.” House Republican leaders will seek a 3-month extension of the government borrowing authority next week. The plan announced _5_ the House Republican retreat would force the Democratic control Senate to act first on passing a deficit reducing budget plan. House Majority leader Eric Cantor says if the Senate or House failed to pass the budget by April 15th, members of Congress would lose pay. At last check on Wall Street, Dow is up 13 at 13, 609. NASDAQ off 8. SP&500 down slightly. This is NPR.
檢察官表示他授予自己的家人業(yè)務(wù),獨家協(xié)議,并且在度假中從供應(yīng)商處拿錢。而納金始終否認(rèn)任何不當(dāng)行為。NPR新聞,記者艾琳?弗萊明,從新奧爾良發(fā)回的報道。”眾議院共和黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人們下個星期將尋求為期3個月的延長政府借款授權(quán)。最終宣布的該計劃代表眾議院共和黨的退出將迫使民主黨控制的參議院首先通過減少預(yù)算赤字的計劃法案。眾議院多數(shù)黨領(lǐng)袖埃里克?康托爾表示如果參議院或眾議院在4月15日未能通過預(yù)算,國會成員將失去工資。最后讓我們來看下華爾街,道瓊斯指數(shù)上漲13點，截至13,609點。納斯達(dá)克指數(shù)下降8點0。SP&500指數(shù)略有下降。這里是NPR新聞。
詞匯解析：
1、federal a.聯(lián)邦制的;聯(lián)邦政府的
Switzerland is a federal republic.
瑞士是聯(lián)邦制的共和國。
2、bribe .賄賂
He is so honest that he will not accept bribe.
他忠誠老實，不肯受賄。
參考答案：
1、has been indicted 2、is accused of
3、paying 4、gave 5、at the end of
