第242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 Obama administration and congressional law makers are rejecting a plea for clemency from Edward Snowden who is under _1_ in Russia. Snowden met with a German law maker last week and gave him a letter _2_ US for clemency for charges allegedly leaking classified information from the NSA. Snowden wrote "speaking the truth is not a crime". But White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer told ABC's This Week, clemency is not an option.
正在俄罗斯避难的爱德华·斯诺登发出“请求赦免”的陈情信,但遭到了美国政府和国会议员的拒绝 。上周,斯诺登与德国议员会面,并托其向美国转交一封陈情信,请求美国赦免其泄漏美国国家安全局机密信息的指控 。斯诺登在信中写道,“讲实话并不是犯罪” 。但是白宫顾问丹·法伊弗做客ABC电视台的《This Week》时表示,赦免并不可取 。
"Mr. Snowden violated US law, and in our believes, he should return to US, and face justices."
“斯诺登先生违反了美国法律,我们认为他应该回到美国接受审判 。”
House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogues agrees.
众议院情报委员会主席迈克·罗杰斯同意法伊弗的看法 。
"Snowden's leaks _3_ a firestorm among US allies over allegations the US spied on them."
“斯诺登泄露信息在美国的同盟国引发了轩然大波,他们指控美国对他们进行了监视 。”
Secretary of State John Kerry is on a tour of the Middle East that started today with a surprise visit to Egypt. NPR's Leila Fadel reports.
国务卿约翰·克里今天开始对中东展开访问,并意外地访问了埃及 。NPR新闻的莱拉·法德尔将带来报道 。
词汇解析:
1、clemency
n. 仁慈;温和;宽厚
eg:Britain has summoned the Chinese ambassador in London, to protest the execution of a British citizen in China despite repeated appeals for clemency from his family.
英国召见中国驻伦敦大使,抗议中国不顾沙伊克家属多次提出宽恕的请求,仍对这名英国公民执行死刑 。
2、allegation
n. 主张,断言;辩解
eg:The company has denied the allegations.
该公司否认了这些指控 。