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第二十三期：主餐一道：泛聽練習
以下段落是摘自新聞里的一些重要信息,并不是一個段落的聽寫。空內信息可在本新聞中全部找到,大家可以根據這些信息復述新聞。
一、泛聽建議：
1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。
2、繼續聽，特別注意關鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。
3、復述新聞。
President Obama _1_ former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel to _2_ and CIA veteran John Brennan to head the Central Intelligence Agency.Both _3_ questioning during their Senate confirmation hearings. NPR's Craig Windham reports Mr. Obama says the nominations _4_ who would do the best job of securing America.
總統奧巴馬提名前共和黨參議員查克•哈格爾為國防部長，資深探員約翰•布倫南為中情局局長。兩人都有能力在參議院的聽證會上處理棘手問題。NPR記者克雷格•溫德姆發來報道，提名的準則在于誰能更好地保護美國。
The president says both men _5_ experience on the ground working with rank-and-file troops and intelligence officers."It will provide me the kinds of insights that I need in making very difficult decisions, but it will also mean that these folks are gonna be looking out for the people who work for them."
總統表示這兩人都曾在基層與普通士兵，情報人員打過交道。 “在我需要做艱難抉擇的時候，他們能給予我好的意見，但這同樣意味著他們需要留心他們手下的人。”
Hagel says he has a _6_ with the nation's military personnel."These are people who give so much to this nation every day with such dignity and selflessness." And Brennan _7_ for those in the intelligence community. "They need and deserve the support of all of their fellow Americans, especially at a time of such tremendous national security challenges." Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.
哈格爾表示他與美國軍事人員有著深厚交往。 “這些人每天用他們的尊嚴與無私為國家辛勤付出。” 布倫南也對情報工作者表達了贊賞之情。“他們需要也應該得到所有美國人民的支持，特別是在國家安全問題頻繁受到挑戰的時候。” 雷格•溫德姆報道，NPR新聞華盛頓消息。
Regulators are hitting 10 mortgage-servicing companies with 8.5 billion dollars in penalties for widespread abuses involving mortgages and foreclosures. NPR's John Ydstie tells us eligible borrowers will receive compensation ranging from _8_ up to 125,000 dollars.
10家抵押公司因濫用抵押貸款和取消抵押品贖回權而受到總共85億美元的處罰。NPR記者約翰•耶斯特發來報道，符合條件的借款人將收到幾百到12萬5千美元不等的補償。
The penalties include 3.3 billion dollars in direct payments to borrowers and 5.2 billion in other assistance, such as _9_ modifications and the forgiveness of deficiency judgments. Regulators from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said the agreement will end the Independent Foreclosure Review program, which involves case-by-case reviews of mortgage abuses, and replace it with a broad framework allowing eligible borrowers to get compensation more quickly. Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are among the 10 companies being penalized _10_ , such as mishandling paperwork and skipping steps in the foreclosure process. John Ydstie, NPR News, Washington.
罰款包括直接向借款者付款的33億美元罰金和包括貸款調整，判斷失誤在內違規操作的52億美元其他罰金。美聯儲和貨幣監理署工作人員表示，未來將結束獨立抵押品止贖審查程序，其中包括濫用按揭貸款的個案審查和允許符合條件借款人及時拿到補償金的綱領文件。花旗銀行，摩根大通銀行，美國銀行和富國銀行因不當處理文書，省略止贖過程而受到處罰。約翰•耶斯特報道，NPR新聞華盛頓消息。
詞匯解析：
1、GOP大老黨（美國共和黨的別稱）（Grand Old Party）；
2、CIA. 中央情報局（Central Intelligence Agency）
3、rank-and-file. 士兵的，一般大眾的，一般成員的
eg:If we make strict demands on every rank-and-file Party member, we need, indeed, to make still stricter demands on Party cadres.
的確，如果我們向每一個普通的黨員都提出了嚴格的要求，那末，我們就需要向黨的干部提出更嚴格的要求。
4、intelligence officer 情報人員
5、 look out for 留心，提防；留意找，設法得到
eg:I you go to that place look out for pick-pockets.
如果你到那地方去，小心遇上扒手。
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