第383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 。President Obama _1_ he has authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq and said US planes _2_ delivery of humanitarian aid to a wreckage trapped by Islamic militants.The President entered an address from the White House State Dining Room tonight, saying that as the situation continues to go increasingly dire for Iraqis, including a group of Kurds trapped on a mountain there, the administration needed to intervene to combat what he called a potential active genocide.
奧巴馬總統確認,他授權對伊拉克進行空襲,同時美國飛機會對被伊斯蘭武裝分子圍困的地區空投人道主義救援物資 ??偨y今晚在白宮國宴廳發表了講話,他表示伊拉克局勢造成更多的伊拉克人民死亡,其中包括被圍困在山區的庫爾德人 。美國政府需要介入以防止潛在的種族滅絕行為 。
"When we face a situation like we do on that mountain–with innocent people _3_ the prospect of violence on a horrific scale, when we have a mandate to help-in this case, a request from the Iraqi government–and when we have the unique capabilities to help avert a massacre, then I believe the United States of America cannot turn a blind eye."
“當我們看到如同這座大山那樣的情況——無辜平民受到異常殘忍的暴力威脅,當我們需要執行援助的使命——在伊拉克政府提出請求的情況下——當我們具有獨一無二的能力為阻止一場大屠殺發揮作用時,我認為美利堅合眾國不能對此熟視無睹
President said he will not allow US troops to _4_ back into fighting another war in Iraq. He said he _5_ the decision won't be taken more seriously than the use of any military decision.
總統表示,他不允許美國被拖入在伊拉克的另一場戰爭 。他表示他希望沒有任何決定比動用武力更加審慎 。
詞匯解析:
1. turn a blind eye
對…視而不見;對…假裝看不見;
eg. We can't turn a blind eye to anti-social behaviour.
我們不能對不良社會行為熟視無睹 。
eg. People usually are busy of short-term benefit, but turn a blind eye to around transformation.
人們往往來去匆匆奔流于眼前的利益,而對身邊的變化熟視無睹 。 ?!?/span>