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第六十四期：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?？諆刃畔⒖稍诒拘侣勚腥空业?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。
Obama administration healthcare officials are holding firm on the provision in the health care law that limits the difference in premiums that can be charged to older and to younger adults. As NPR's Julie Rovner reports there is reaction on both sides of the debate.
奧巴馬政府的醫療官員堅持醫療保險法案中的條例，該法案限制了支付給老人和青年人的保險費用差價。NPR新聞的朱莉·羅夫納報道了雙方就爭議所發表的回應。
Currently many states to allow insurers to charge older often sick adults as much as five times more than younger usually healthier people.Under the health law, starting next year, older people can _1_ no more than three time as much. Insurer say that will lead to something called rich shock from younger people, will have to pay higher rates just they _2_ to to purchase coverage for the first time. Groups representing younger people, saying many may pay the loss fine rather than buying insurance. But the AARP was pleased the administration opted not to feeze in the change. It's said too many older people are ready to have trouble _3_ for their own insurance. Julie Rovner NPR News, Washington.
目前，許多州允許承保人向經常生病的老年人支付的費用最高可比向年輕健康人群支付的多五倍。根據明年開始實施的醫保法，老年人可以得到的保險費用不能多于年輕人的三倍。承保方表示，這項規定將帶來“高額沖擊”，年輕人在第一次購買保險時不得不支付更高的利率。代表年輕人的組織表示，大多數年輕人可能會支付損失費用，而不是購買保險。但是美國退休人員協會表示，他們很高興政府在改革中沒有設定處罰。該協會表示，大部分老年人已準備好面對支付保險的困難了。NPR新聞，朱莉·羅夫納華盛頓報道。
Officials say there are now six tanks _4_ radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state. The Energy Department says there is no immediate threat to public health. However the news is triggering new calls for attention to the Hanford nuclear site.Cleanup efforts are billions of dollars over budget and they are behind schedule . The tanks that _5_ radioactive waste are much older than their 20-year life span. Oregon senator Ron Wyden says he will ask for an investigation into Hanford's tank monitoring and maintenance programs.
官員表示，位于華盛頓州的漢福德核設施地下六個裝有放射性廢料的核容器發生泄漏。美國能源部表示，目前不會立即對公眾健康產生威脅。但是這觸發了新一輪對漢福德核工廠的關注。核工廠的清理工作花費了數十億美元，遠高于預算，而且工作還將延期。裝有放射性廢料的核容器已經超過了20年的使用壽命期。俄勒岡州參議員羅恩·懷登表示，他將要求徹底調查漢福德容器監測系統和維修程序。
You are listening to NPR News from Washington.
您正在收聽華盛頓NPR新聞。
詞匯解析：
1、no more than 只是；至多；只不過；無非
eg. Most classes have no more than 30 students.
大部分班級不超過30人。
eg. Love is no more than pursuing happiness.
愛無非是要快樂。
eg. He is no more than a small potato.
他只不過是個小人物。
2. trigger .（槍）扳機；起動裝置，扳柄；引發其他事件的一件事；[電子學]觸發器，觸發電器
vt.引發，觸發；扣……的扳機；發射或使爆炸（武器或爆炸性彈藥）
eg. The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house...
盜賊肯定是故意觸發了報警器，然后躲在房子里。
eg. The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…
目前的經濟衰退是由消費支出驟跌引起的。
eg. Stress may act as a trigger for these illnesses.
壓力可能會成為引發這些疾病的原因。
3. behind schedule 落后于預定計劃；晚點；誤期；誤點
eg. We were badly behind schedule in our work.
我們大大落后于工作計劃。
eg. The train was half an hour behind schedule.
火車晚點了半小時。
eg. Owing to the recent bad weather, the work is several weeks behind schedule.
由于近來天氣不好，該項工作比預定時間晚了好幾個星期。
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