NPR边听边练13:装点宿舍

 　　【NPR边听边练】致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料，致力于通过精听的方式促进听力提高，致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。

　　精听建议：

　　先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

　　下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

　　（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

　　College students will spend the most more than ___1___dollars this year. Allen Davids of The National Retail¹ Federation² says that college students are expected to spend more than 10 billion dollars on consumer electronics, that’s ___2___ more than last year. “College students used to be buying extra long ___3___ and a couple of ___4___ for their wall. Today they includes___5___, Xboxes, cellphones, ___6___ and a variety of other electronics in their necessities for heading off to campus.”

　　Many students going off to college for the first time have ___7___ or money they’ve earned over the summer.

　　Ten year ago the retailers³ didn’t think about college students much at all. What most retailers want to do now is to be a back-to-college destination so that they can ___8___ for life. IKEA plans to be on campus with gifts ___9___ at the University of Washington and in the Philadelphia area IKEA is ___10___ for college students directly to and from campus.

　　答案：

　　1.36 billion

　　2.27 percent

　　3.twin sheets

　　4.posters

　　5.flat screen TVs

　　6.digital cameras

　　7.high school graduation money

　　8.gain customers

　　9.at freshmen⁴ orientation⁵

　　10.offering free trips

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

4 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

5 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。