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第二十六期：主餐一道：泛聽練習(xí)
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(nèi)信息可在本新聞中全部找到,大家可以根據(jù)這些信息復(fù)述新聞。
一、泛聽建議：
1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。
2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關(guān)鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。
3、復(fù)述新聞。
From NPR news in Washington, I am I'm Korva Coleman.The annual flu season started about a month early and health officials say symptoms are wide spread over much of the country.In New York State, the governor _1_ a public health emergency because of the severity of the breakout there.From the member station WNYC, Mark Gabbert reports.“The order by Andrew Cuomo comes as New York deal with nearly 20,000 reported cases of influenza, that's more than 4 times the for the entire last season.It authorizes pharmacists to immunize a much greater segment of the population than usually _2_ by law.Health official say the breakout is sitting every county in the state.The of patients submitted to hospitals _3_ influenza spiked 55% in recent days.They say the of cases is likely to climb higher before off because flu is highly contagious in victims and spread it even after feeling better.For NPR news, I am Mark Gabbert in New York.”
Cold weather is pushing through the western and central parts of US.It's been so chilly in some regions of California;citrus growers _4_ their orchard with wind machines.They are working to raise temperatures near their fruit trees by a few degrees.As the cold weather pushes to the midwestern and eastern parts of the US, heavy rain could fall on the plainest states and possible trigger some flooding.
這里是華盛頓的NPR新聞,我是科瓦•科爾曼。一年一度的流感季節(jié)大約在一個月前開始而且衛(wèi)生官員表示這一病癥在這個國家的多個地方廣泛傳播。紐約州州長已經(jīng)宣布由于病情嚴(yán)重爆發(fā)而進(jìn)入公共衛(wèi)生緊急狀態(tài)。
紐約公共之聲的馬克•加伯特報道。“安德魯•科莫下達(dá)命令之際,紐約已經(jīng)有近20，000例的流感病癥報告,這一數(shù)字超過去年同期的4倍。而命令授權(quán)藥劑師們接種比通常法律所允許的更大一部分人口。衛(wèi)生官員表示爆發(fā)范圍包括全州的每一個縣。最近幾天到醫(yī)院就診的病患被證實(shí)流感飆升55%。他們稱病癥很可能相比以前更快攀升,因?yàn)榱鞲性谑芎φ咧袀魅拘詷O強(qiáng)而且傳播甚至更為迅速。NPR新聞,馬克•加伯特，紐約報道。”美國西部和中部地區(qū)將迎來寒冷天氣。加州一些地區(qū)已經(jīng)非常寒冷,柑橘種植者們已經(jīng)在他們的果園中使用風(fēng)力機(jī)。他們正努力提高接近他們果樹的幾度氣溫。隨著嚴(yán)寒臨近美國中西部和東部,預(yù)期一些州將會伴隨強(qiáng)降雨并有可能引發(fā)洪水。
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is getting a re-trial over the killing of protestors in the uprising got ousted of him.A court in Cairo order the re-trail today, NPR's Leila Fadel reports the move will be likely welcomed by most of the Egyptians.“Mubarak, his administer of interior Habib al-Adly and Habid's deputies will all _5_ again in an Egyptian court rule today.Mubarak and Habib were previously given life-sentences for failing to stop the killing of some one thousand demonstrators and these deputies were all acquitted.Many Egyptians say the trial was filled with problems and the sentences were not strong enough.The defenders' lawyers appeal sentences and Egypt's general prosecutor appeal the acquittals.In theory, Mubarak could be released today based on the appeal.But he is now being investigated on separate charges and he has been ordered to detain during the investigation.Leila Fadel NPR news, Cairo.”
埃及前總統(tǒng)胡斯尼•穆巴拉克正在接受在推翻他起義中殺害抗議者們的重新審判。開羅一家法院今天接受重審,NPR新聞的萊拉•法德爾報道此舉將有可能受到大多數(shù)埃及人的歡迎。“今天穆巴拉克，他政權(quán)的內(nèi)部管理者哈比•艾德利和哈比的代表們都將再次在埃及法院接受審判。穆巴拉克和哈比曾因?yàn)槲茨茏柚箽⒑s一千名示威者被判處無期徒刑，而這些議員最后都無罪釋放。許多埃及人表示審判充滿了問題而且審判不夠堅(jiān)決。辯護(hù)人的律師們對判決進(jìn)行上訴而埃及的總檢察官提起無罪。理論上,穆巴拉克可能今天在起訴時被釋放。而他現(xiàn)在正在接受單獨(dú)的罪名調(diào)查而且已被下令在調(diào)查期間被拘留。NPR新聞,萊拉•法德爾，開羅報道。”
詞匯解析：
1.symptom n.癥狀；征兆
Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold.
抽煙會加重感冒癥狀。
2.severity n.嚴(yán)格；嚴(yán)重
Don't speak to the child with severity.
不要用嚴(yán)厲的口氣對孩子說話。
3.contagious a.傳染性的；感染性的
Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
猩紅熱傳染性很強(qiáng)。
4.chilly a.寒冷的；冷淡的
It's a chilly morning.
這是一個寒冷的早晨。
5.trigger n.扳機(jī)；起因
Price increases will trigger off demands for wage increases.
價格上漲會激發(fā)人們增長工資的要求。
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