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第136期：主餐一道：泛聽練習
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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。
The military's top brass is acknowledging that the _1_ number of sexual assault cases is ruining trust in the US forces. But as NPR's Larry Abramson reports rejecting congressional _2_ to reduce the authority of commanders who had administered justice.
軍隊高級官員承認，軍隊中不斷上升的性侵案件破壞了美國軍隊的信任感。但是據NPR新聞的拉里·艾布拉姆森報道，軍方拒絕國會減少指揮官管理審判的權力。
The senate armed services panel _3_ with at least seven different proposals. One in particular would take the decision to prosecute sexual assault and other major crimes away from the commander. But army chief of staff Raymond T. Odierno resisted that idea.
參議院武裝部隊委員會正在處理至少七個不同的議案。其中一個特別的議案將會決定取消指揮官起訴性侵案及其他重罪的權力。但是陸軍參謀長雷蒙德·奧迪耶諾抵制這個想法。
"I want the commander fully involved in the decisions that _4_ on the moral and cohesion of the unit to include punishment."
“我希望指揮官全程參與，決定這對軍隊道德和凝聚力所產生的影響，并決定處罰?！?/span>
But Odierno admitted the growing number of sexual assaults _5_ many troops to lose their trust in leadership and some senators said that loss of trust mean someone else needs to pursue sexual assault cases. Larry Abramson NPR News, Washington.
不過奧迪耶諾也承認，軍隊中性侵案件頻發使許多士兵喪失了對領導層的信任，一些參議員表示，失去信任意味著需要其他人來調查性侵案。NPR新聞，拉里·艾布拉姆森華盛頓報道。
詞匯解析：
1、top brass 高級軍官；要員；頂部軸襯
eg:...a reshuffle of the army's top brass.
...軍方要員的一次改組。
2、ruin
n. 廢墟；毀壞；滅亡
vt. 毀滅；使破產
vi. 破產；墮落；被毀滅
eg:My wife was ruining her health through worry.
我妻子的憂慮正在損害著她的健康。
eg:The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.
那些農民們說最近的通貨膨脹已經把他們逼到了破產的邊緣。
eg:One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion.
一名遇難兒童在爆炸發生近兩小時后在廢墟中被找到。
eg:The abbey was in ruins.
這座修道院成了一片廢墟。
習慣用語：in ruins 成為廢墟 financial ruin 經濟損失
3、prosecute
vt. 檢舉；貫徹；從事；依法進行(同近義詞carry out, undertake, pursue, address, have）
vi. 起訴；告發；作檢察官（同近義詞law, take legal action）
eg:The police have decided not to prosecute because the evidence is not strong enough.
警方已決定不起訴，因為證據不夠充分。
eg:The attorney who will prosecute the case says he cannot reveal how much money is involved.
即將起訴這件案子的原告律師說他不能透漏涉案金額。
