第305期:主餐一道:泛听练习
以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。
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 4th official day of the 2014 Olympic Games have come to a close as NPR's Sam Sanders reports the medal count is currently in the three-way tie.
2014年冬奥会第四个比赛日已经结束,据NPR新闻的山姆·桑德斯报道,目前有三个国家的奖牌总数相同。
Canada, the Netherland and Norway at the end of Sochi day four each of these countries set seven Olympic medals. The United States is right behind them with five. Monday was a very good day for Canada. Canadian Alex Bilodeau _1_ first in Men's Moguls, a ski event. The win gives back-to-back Olympic Winter Games gold medals. Canadian Charles Hamelin also _2_ gold in the man's 1500 meters short tracks speed game race. In biathlon, Frenchman Martin Fourcade took first in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit. Biathlon is a combination of skiing and shooting. The US did win one medal Monday. Julia Mancuso took third in Woman's super-combined alpine skiing. On Tuesday, more medals will _3_. Among them freestyles game, speeds game and luge. Sam Sanders, NPR News, Sochi.
索契冬奥会第四个比赛日结束,加拿大、荷兰和挪威均获得了七枚奥运会奖牌。美国以五枚奖牌紧随以后。周一是加拿大的幸运日。加拿大运动员亚历克斯·比洛多在男子雪上项目男子滑雪技巧比赛中夺得冠军。比洛多卫冕了冬奥会该项目的冠军。加拿大选手查尔斯·哈梅林在男子短道速滑1500米比赛中摘金。冬季两项比赛方面,法国选手马丁·佛卡德在12.5公里个人追逐赛夺冠。冬季两项比赛由滑雪和射击两种竞赛项目结合在一起进行。周一,美国只获得了一枚奖牌。朱莉娅·曼库索在女子高山滑雪超级混合赛中夺得季军。周二将产生更多的奖牌。自由技巧项目、速度项目以及无舵雪橇比赛都将决出冠军。NPR新闻,山姆·桑德斯索契报道。
When it come a corporate executives giving back, last year's winner was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla. According to Chronicle of Philanthropy which follows co-operative _4_, the couple's donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock that will _5_ 700 million dollars top last year's list, combine the most 50 generous donors contributed 7.7 billion dollars.
在谈及企业高管捐献时,去年捐款最多的是脸谱网首席执行官马克·扎克伯格和他妻子普莉希拉。据追踪高管捐款事宜的《慈善纪事》报道,去年这对夫妻捐出了1800万股脸谱网股票,价值超过7亿美元,位居去年50位最慷慨慈善家榜单首位,而这50人的捐款总额达到了77亿美元。
词汇解析:
1、come to a close
结束;终止;
eg. And now this fateful interview had come to a close.
这次命运尤关的会见此时已接近尾声。
eg. The summer vocation has come to a close.
暑假结束了。
2. back-to-back
(胜利等)一个接着一个的,连续的;
eg. Fortunately, I picked winners back to back in the last few races.
我很走运,在最后几场马赛中,接二连三地赌赢了。
eg. I watched two movies back-to-back last night.
我昨晚连续看了两场电影。











