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。
Senate majority leader Harry Reid and minority leader Mitch McConnell have taken charge of trying to hammer out the _1_ to the budget and debt delling crisis, but at least _2_ seem to have made no progress. Meanwhile, International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde is warning a US default could have significant effects on the world economy. NPR's Dan Bobkoff, reports.
參議院多數(shù)黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人哈利·里德和少數(shù)黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人米奇·麥康奈爾負責(zé)就解決預(yù)算和債務(wù)上限危機達成一致,但是至少目前沒有公開任何進展。同時,國際貨幣基金組織總裁克里斯蒂娜·拉加德警告稱,美國債務(wù)違約會給世界經(jīng)濟帶來嚴(yán)重的影響。NPR新聞的丹·鮑勃科夫?qū)韴蟮馈?/p>
Lagarde calls uncertainty of the US debt celling very _3_, telling NBC's Meet the Press, that the potential for a US default, push the world economic recovery at risk.
拉加德稱美國債務(wù)上限的不確定性非常令人擔(dān)憂,她接受NBC電視臺《Meet the Press》節(jié)目采訪時表示,美國若發(fā)生債務(wù)違約,會給世界經(jīng)濟的復(fù)蘇帶來威脅。
"If there is that degree of disruption. That lack of certainty, that lack of trust, in the US signature, it would mean massive disruption the world over. "
“可能造成這種程度的破壞。由于美國存在不確定性,缺乏信任等情況,這會對世界造成大規(guī)模的破壞。”
Legarde says there has been significant _4_ as they've laid in the economies of the US, Europe and Japan, but the US default could tip the world into a recession like resound 2008. She also criticized any alternative to _5_ the debt limit, saying create of accounting is not the answer. Dan Bobkoff, NPR News.
拉加德表示,美國、歐洲和日本的經(jīng)濟都有大幅度的改善,但是美國違約會使世界經(jīng)濟再次陷入2008年那樣的經(jīng)濟衰退。她對提高債務(wù)上限的替代方案進行了指責(zé),稱“會計創(chuàng)新”并沒有解決問題。NPR新聞,丹·鮑勃科夫報道。
詞匯解析:
1. take charge of
負責(zé);管理;
eg. A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company.
幾年前,巴克里爾接管了該公司。
eg. For the cheerleaders, the key notion was that individuals (who used to be called employees) needed to take charge of their own careers.
對于那些支持者來說,他們核心的理念就是個人(員工)應(yīng)該對自己的事業(yè)負責(zé)。
2. hammer out
(經(jīng)長時間或艱難的討論)達成(一致意見或協(xié)定);
eg. I think we can hammer out a solution.
我想我們可以通過討論找到一個解決方案。
eg. The new fixture package has been hammered out by the Premiership clubs in talks over the last ten days.
新的一攬子賽事安排已由各英超俱樂部在過去10天的會談中經(jīng)反復(fù)商討確定。
參考答案:
1、solution 2、publicly 3、concerning
4、improvement 5、raising