第五十二期: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 。3、复述新闻
。
In an interview with NPR outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says while there may be some reluctance he expects the military will allow women to _1_ ground combat posts, much like firefighters and police _2_ women into their ranks. NPR's Tom Bowman has more.
即将离职的国防部长莱昂•帕内塔接受NPR新闻的采访时表示,虽然可能会有些勉强,但是他希望军队能允许女性在地面作战岗位上任职,诸如消防员和警察这样的工作已经接纳女性 。NPR新闻的汤姆•鲍曼将带来详细报道 。
Panetta has scrapped the so-called ground combat exclusion policy, a move that can open up as many as a quarter million jobs to women.But the Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos says some jobs might _3_ to women if too few can meet the standards. That didn't sit well with Panetta.
帕内塔取消了所谓的地面作战参与禁令,此举将为25万女性开放工作机会 。而海军陆战队司令詹姆斯•阿莫斯将军表示,如果符合标准的女性数量太少,那一些工作岗位可能会对女性关闭 。而帕内塔则不接受这一说法 。
"I think getting rid of the barrier makes it a little tougher for them to come back and ask for exceptions and I don't think it’s gonna be that easy to do if you want to know the truth."
“我认为对他们来说,去除障碍使他们回来要求额外任务更难,我认为如果你想知道真相,事情不会那么容易办到 。”
Panetta says it's important that the military _4_ tough standards. Tom Bowman, NPR News, Washington.
帕内塔表示,军队保持严格的标准非常重要 。NPR新闻,汤姆•鲍曼华盛顿报道 。
A hostage situation is in its fifth day in rural Alabama where negotiations continue to try and free a five-year-old boy _5 _ an underground bunker. From member WBHM Dan Carsen reports authorities say they’ve been in constant contact with the suspect about the safety of the boy.
阿拉巴马州小镇人质劫持事件进入第五天,目前谈判工作仍在继续进行,谈判人员试图让劫持者放了被关在地下仓库的5岁男孩 。据WBHM成员站的丹•卡尔森报道,政府表示他们一直与嫌疑人保持着联系,关注着被劫持男孩的安全问题 。
词汇解析:
1. open up 开发;开放;(使)(机会、可能性等)出现;(使)产生;(通常指大幅度地在比赛中)取得(领先地位)
eg. As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods...
随着市场的放开,我认为人们将能够增加用于消费品的支出 。
eg. It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities...
人们也认为这一制度的崩溃带来了各种新的可能性 。
eg. The Chinese team had opened up a lead of more than two minutes.
中国队取得了两分多钟的领先优势 。
2. sit well with 接受;适合;满意
eg. All this toughnessdoes not sit well with everyone.
所有这种强硬的做法并非人人都能接受 。
eg. His proposal doesn't sit well with manager of the department.
他的议案不太合部门经理的意 。
eg. But it didn't sit well with my logical side either.
但是这也不符合我的逻辑认知 。
3. get rid of 除掉,去掉;涤荡;革除;摈除
eg. Let us get rid of the fork to see and jointly works.
让我们摒弃歧见而共同工作吧 。
eg. His wisdom seems to have annoyed him; he made unsuccessful efforts to get rid of it.
照上面这段看来,他的智慧似乎使他受累;他用种种方法想摆脱而不能 。
eg. It's hard to say how far he would go to get rid of his opponents.
为了要除去反对他的人,很难说他会要做到什么程度 。
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