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第165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?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。
New claims for jobless benefits rose last week in the US. The labor department says they went up by 16,000 but NPR's Dave Mattingly reports _1_ say the increase is insignificant.
上周，美國首次申領(lǐng)失業(yè)救濟金的人數(shù)有所上升。勞工部表示，申領(lǐng)人數(shù)增加了1.6萬人，但是據(jù)NPR新聞的戴夫·馬丁利報道，經(jīng)濟學家表示，上升幅度并不明顯。
New jobless claims rose to a seasonly _2_ 360,000 but that's still in line with steady job gains in the US economy. And chief economist Scott Brown at Raymond James & associates, says July also brings with its seasonal volatility.
首次申領(lǐng)失業(yè)救濟金人數(shù)經(jīng)季節(jié)性調(diào)整為36萬人，但是這個數(shù)字仍符合美國經(jīng)濟目前穩(wěn)定的就業(yè)形勢。Raymond James & associates公司的首席經(jīng)濟學家斯科特·布朗表示，7月份也迎來了季節(jié)性波動。
"You turn to see a large swings in the adjusted figures in the early part of July. You've got seasonal plan retooling shutdown in the auto industry, so there is a big spike in another adjusted claim every year this time."
“7月初你會看到調(diào)整后的數(shù)字出現(xiàn)大幅波動。會有重新調(diào)整汽車工業(yè)的季節(jié)性停工計劃，所以每年這個時候經(jīng)調(diào)整后的申領(lǐng)人數(shù)會大幅上升。”
And Brown notes there is due to July 4th holiday. Dave Mattingly NPR News, Washington.
布朗同時提到，這也與7月4日國慶日假期有關(guān)。NPR新聞，戴夫·馬丁利華盛頓報道。
Microsoft is announcing some strategic changes in the way of dicey business, saying it _3_ to innovate faster. At the time when PC demand is declining, the world's largest software maker says it's _4_ more now on devices and services. CEO Steve Ballmer sent a memo to employees today, _5_ that the changes be Microsoft's organizing the company by function. In morning trading, Microsoft shares rose $0.50.
微軟宣布在經(jīng)營方式上進行一些戰(zhàn)略性轉(zhuǎn)變，表示公司需要更快的創(chuàng)新。當個人電腦的需求下滑時，這家世界最大的軟件制造商表示，現(xiàn)在公司將在設(shè)備和服務(wù)上投入更多。今天，微軟公司首席執(zhí)行官斯蒂夫·鮑爾默給員工發(fā)了一份備忘錄，聲明這些改變表示微軟公司要按職能來組織公司。微軟公司的股價早盤上漲0.5美元。
詞匯解析：
1、volatility
n.揮發(fā)性；揮發(fā)度；反復(fù)無常
eg. When volatility is low, investors are tempted to take more risks.
當波動率較低時，投資者被誘導去承受更大風險。
eg. Volatility is an intrinsic characteristic of the security market.
波動性是證券市場的一項內(nèi)在特征。
eg. In the context of a durable relationship they should not cause excessive political volatility.
在持久關(guān)系的背景下,它們應(yīng)該不會造成過度的政治波動。
2、spike
n. 長釘，道釘；釘鞋；細高跟vt. 阻止；以大釘釘牢；用尖物刺穿
eg:...a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes.
…頂上裝有長鐵錐的15英尺高的墻。
eg:And even with some smoothing, there would still be a slight spike.
而且，即使是經(jīng)過了 一些平滑，那里還是會有微小的尖峰。
eg:With the recent spike in food prices around the world that you've all heard of because of rising energy costs.
大家都聽說了,由于能源價格上升,導致了全球食品價格的飛漲
