第270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 man accused of opening fire inside the Los Angeles International Airport last month, _1_ a Transportation Security Administration officer and wounding three other people, made a court appearance today. Paul Ciancia who appeared in court with bruises on his face and a bandage on his neck, said little during the brief appearance. He did not enter a plea. The 23-year-old Ciancia who was shot and _2_ by airport police _3_ TSA agents according to investigators.
今天,被控上个月在洛杉矶国际机场开枪杀害一名运输安全管理局官员并致3人受伤的男子出席庭审 。保罗·西安希亚出庭时脸上有瘀伤,脖子上缠着绷带,他在短暂的露面过程中几乎没有说话 。他也没有为自己辩护 。23岁的希安西亚被机场警察开枪射伤,调查人员称他的目标是运输安全管理局 。
Officials at the U.S. Olympic Committee said they _4_ a bid to host the 2024 summer games. NPR's Howard Berkes reports an American bid is contingent on funding the right candidate city.
美国奥林匹克委员会官员表示,他们在考虑申请举办2024夏季奥运会 。据NPR新闻的霍华德·贝尔克斯报道,美国的申办由对候选城市的资金支持决定 。
It's been nearly 12 years since the last Olympics on American soil, the 2002 winter games in Salt Lake City. So a carefully worded statement from U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Larry Probst _5_ the Olympic hopes at several American cities, including Boston,Washington, Dallas and Los Angeles. Probst says the USOC intends to nominate an American city for the 2024 Summer Olympics, if a bid has the right technical plan, leadership, financing and government support. The group is vetting candidate cities now and has until
the end of next year to make a decision. The USOC has also been working to repair a tighter relationship with the International Olympic Committee, which makes the final host city choice. Howard Berkes, NPR News.
距上次奥运会在美国土地上举办已经过去了近12年的时间,2002年盐湖城曾举办冬季奥运会 。所以美国奥委会主席拉里·普罗布斯特发表的这份措辞严谨的声明为几个有望举办奥运会的城市带去了希望,这些城市包括波士顿、华盛顿、达拉斯和洛杉矶 。普罗布斯特表示,美国奥委会有意提名一个美国城市申办2024夏季奥运会,条件是申办具备合理的技术规划、适当的领导者、充足的财务资助和政府支持 。美国奥委会目前正在审查候选城市,明年年底将做出决定 。同时,美国奥委会也在努力恢复与国际奥委会的紧密关系,最终的主办城市将由国际奥委会选出 。NPR新闻,霍华德·贝尔克斯报道 。
词汇解析:
1. make an appearance
出席;参加;露面;
eg. It's impolite to make a tardy appearance.
晚到是不礼貌的 。
eg. A famous disc jockey was going to make an appearance at the mall.
一位著名的DJ将在商场现身 。
2. be contingent on sth./doing sth.
取决于…的;由…决定的;
eg. Our success is contingent on your support.
我们的成功离不开你的支持 。
eg. Certainly, that type of earnings growth is possible, but it is highly contingent on underlying economic growth.
当然,实现这样的盈利增长是有可能的,但它高度依赖经济增长 。
eg. Whether or not we arrive on time is contingent on the weather.
我们能否按时到达要视天气情况而定 。