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第279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。
Pope Francis celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as Pope at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, _1_ a message of love and forgiveness. He _2_ on the thousands of faithful gather to cast aside hatred. Tomorrow Francis delivers his Christmas message from the balcony of the Basilica overlooking St. Peter's square.
教皇弗朗西斯在梵蒂岡的圣彼得大教堂主持了上任以來的首次平安夜彌撒，宣講愛與寬恕。他呼吁聚集在教堂的上千名教眾拋開恩怨。明天，教皇弗朗西斯將在俯瞰圣彼得廣場的大教堂陽臺發表圣誕致詞。
Christians in Bethlehem greeted the Christmas with prayers, music and family entertainment. Thousands of visitors beat the turnout of recent years supporting the efforts to develop the local tourism industry. NPR's Emily Harris reports.
伯利恒的基督徒用祈禱、音樂和家庭娛樂來迎接圣誕節。數千名游客打破了近幾年的游客紀錄，支持當地發展旅游業所做的努力。NPR新聞的艾米莉·哈里斯將帶來報道。
Music _3_ Bethlehem visitors almost every evening in the weeks before Christmas except when a record snowfall shutdown the city.Christmas is Bethlehem's biggest tourism rush but local officials want more tourists to stay longer and come year round. The number of visitors to Bethlehem has been rising. 12 new hotels open to this year and the new hotel _4_ system will soon be in place. But most visitors come into the West Bank town with an Israeli guide and stay just a few hours. An ambitious plan to develop the Palestinian economy including tourism _5_ in parallel with peace negotiations under the way between Israeli and Palestinian officials. Many development plans will depend on whether peace is achieved. Emily Harris, NPR News.
圣誕節前的這幾周，伯利恒幾乎每晚都用音樂迎接前來朝圣的游客，除了創記錄的降雪量使該鎮被迫關閉的時候。伯利恒在圣誕節迎來最大的旅游潮，但是當地官員希望有更多的游客能停留更長時間，而且希望游客在一年中任何時候都會來旅游。伯利恒的游客數量一直呈上升態勢。今年，該鎮開設了12家新酒店，很快將實施新的酒店評級系統。但是大部分游客是和以色列導游一起來到這個位于約旦西岸的小鎮，只會停留幾個小時的時間。巴勒斯坦有一項期望提升包括旅游業在內的國內經濟的宏偉計劃，而這項計劃要與以色列和巴勒斯坦官員進行的和談同步展開。眾多發展計劃都依賴于和談成果。NPR新聞，艾米莉·哈里斯報道。
詞匯解析：
1. cast aside
踢開，丟棄，拋棄（不再有用的人或物）；
eg. Sweden needs to cast aside outdated policies and thinking.
瑞典必須摒棄過時的政策和思維。
eg. The Princess was cruelly cast aside when she failed to produce an heir.
公主由于不能誕下繼承人，被無情地拋棄了。
eg. Now that Fantina is old, she has been cast aside like some useless object.
范蒂娜如今老了，像廢物一樣被丟在一邊。
2. in parallel with
與…同時；
eg. Davies has managed to pursue his diverse interests in parallel with his fast-moving career.
戴維斯在事業突飛猛進的同時并未放棄自己廣泛的興趣愛好。
eg. The rise in unemployment is usually in parallel with an increase in crime.
在失業率上升的同時，犯罪也會增長。
