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第342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。
United States _1_ Russia of doing nothing to implement a deal reached last week to calm the situation in Ukraine. NPR's Michele Kelemen has more what shaping up to be a diplomatic stalemate.
美國指責俄羅斯未采取行動履行上周達成的緩和烏克蘭局勢的協議。NPR新聞的米歇爾·克萊門將帶來更多報道，局勢可能會發展成外交僵局。
According to his office, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told Secretary of State John Kerry in a phone call that Ukraine has to take urgent steps to defuse the crisis. Ukrainian National should _2_, and constitutional reform should begin, the statement says. Kerry, though, had a different message from Moscow, raising concerns that pro-Russian separatists are occupying more buildings,and taking journalists' hostage in the east of Ukraine. The State Department says Kerry _3_ Russia to persuade those separatists to disarm and stand down, and to tone down its rhetoric. The US _4_ Russia it will face more sanctions if it doesn't help to deescalate the crisis. Michele Kelemen NPR News Washington.
據俄羅斯外交部長謝爾蓋·拉夫羅夫辦公室表示，拉夫羅夫和美國國務卿約翰·克里通話時表示，烏克蘭必須采取緊急措施緩和危機。聲明中表示，烏克蘭必須要解除武裝，開始憲法改革。但是，克里從莫斯科帶來的不同信息引發了擔憂，親俄派分裂主義者占領了烏克蘭東部越來越多的政府大樓，并扣押記者當作人質。美國國務院表示，克里敦促俄羅斯說服這些分裂主義者解除武裝并撤離，用緩和的方式表態。美國警告俄羅斯稱，如果俄羅斯不能幫助緩和危機，那俄羅斯將會面臨更多的制裁措施。NPR新聞，米歇爾·克萊門華盛頓報道。
詞匯解析：
1. shape up
開始成形；有可能發生；
eg. The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmental disaster.
這次事故已經造成嚴重的環境災難。
eg. It's shaping up to be a terrible winter.
這將會是一個極其寒冷的冬天。
2. stand down
退出；退下；
eg. He ordered the men to stand down.
他命令士兵解除戒備狀態。
eg. Do not worry, as those who feel that they cannot accept what we have to offer, will have to stand down.
不要擔心，對于那些覺得無法接受我們必須提供的條件的，將不得不退出舞臺。
3. tone down
使（言辭）溫和；使（調子）緩和；收斂；
eg. The forecasts have since had to be toned down, as the economy has exhibited unmistakablesigns of slowing.
該預測不得不在此后放低調子，因為經濟已明白無誤地顯示出放緩的跡象。
eg. I must ask you to tone down your remarks; they are giving offence to some of our visitors.
我必須要求你說話語氣和緩一些，因為你的話得罪了一些客人。
