NPR边听边练26:冰河，本能，还有虫子……

 　　【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^^）

　　Well, the critics seemed take too kindly¹ to the return of Basic Instinct. Entertainment Weekly is the nicest, saying, "It isn't bad, exactly, ___(1)___ the entertaining vulgarity of the first film." However, the majority agree with the Arizona Republic which grips "Trust your bacis instinct and avoid the worst sequel since "Staying Alive". And Rolling Stone warrants: "The last to be had in this ___(2)___ sequel are all unintentional."

　　And ___(3)___ the best reviewd film of the week, and it's about mutated killer² slugs. No, really. James Gunn, who adapted the critically acclaimed³ ___(4)___ hit "Dawn on the Dead" has written and directed "Slither". "What's that smell? Something dead…" A small town finds that a media strike brings certain nasty creatures to roost, and turns this sleepy burg into a hellish nightmare.

　　参考答案：

　　1.but it lacks

　　2.deliciously awful

　　3.we close with

　　4.box office

1 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。