第311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 。
President Obama _1_ calls for a hike of minimum wage.
奥巴马总统再次呼吁提高最低工资 。
"Right now, there's a bill before Congress that would boost America's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. That's easy to remember –"ten-ten." That bill would lift wages for more than 16 million Americans without _2_ a single dollar in new taxes or spending."
“现在,国会面前有份议案,这份议案将会使美国的最低工资提高至每小时10.10美元 。这很容易记——10.10 。这份议案将提高1600余万名美国人民的工资,而不需要增加一美元的税收或财政支出 。”
Speaking in his weekly address, Obama says 6 states have already raised their minimum wage and he _3_ action for federal contractors. He says Congress should finish the job.
奥巴马在每周讲话中表示,目前已有6个州提高了本州的最低工资,他将为联邦雇员的利益采取行动 。他表示,应该由国会来完成这项任务 。
In the Republican address, Congressman Tom Cotton of Arkansas said the president's policies _4_ Americans.
阿肯色州国会议员汤姆·考顿共和党讲话中表示,总统的政策将损害美国民众的利益 。
I am Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.
我是温莎·约翰斯顿,这里是华盛顿NPR新闻 。
词汇解析:
1、hike.
步行,长途步行;旅行:(价格等)上升,上涨(与up连用):
eg:How do we get there? —Let's go hiking.
咱们怎么去那儿呀? —走着去吧 。
eg:The rent for my house has hiked up three times.
我的房租已长过三次价了 。
2、boost.
促进;推动;帮助;宣扬
eg:If you boost him up,he can just reach the top of the shelf.
如果你托他一把,他正好能够到架顶 。
eg:He always boost his company.
他老是宣扬他的公司 。