NPR边听边练40:超级碗大战在即,比萨外送也须备战

 　　【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^^）

　　The Super Bowl this weekend isn't just the most important advent¹ in football. It's also a championship day for pizza delivery. Sunday is the biggest one-day revenue generator² for the pizza business and no one knows this better than Domino's Pizza. Besides ___1___ on extra dose, some Domino's franchise³ owners are taking extra steps to get employees (to) mentally ___2___ for the big day, lots of deliveries on Sunday. Jeff Dufficy owns a Domino's franchise in Foxboro Massachusetts, and he joins us now.

　　"How are you?" "Hi, I'm very good. Thanks." "So, I understand you actually have pep rallies for your employees." "Yeah. It started the first time the Patriots⁴, you know we are die-hard fans adhering (to) New England, and it started the first time the Patriots made ___3___. Back in '96, we were just so excited about the game, and (when) beated in the playoff, we came along all over the paths and started doing some jumping jacks⁵ and ___4___, this kind of stuff with football season ever since." "So ___5___ your employees go out into the parking lot and do jumping jacks?"

　　参考答案：

　　1. stocking up

　　2. excite

　　3. playoffs

　　4. push-ups

　　5. you and

1 advent   

n.(重要事件等的)到来，来临

参考例句：

• Swallows come by groups at the advent of spring. 春天来临时燕子成群飞来。
• The advent of the Euro will redefine Europe.欧元的出现将重新定义欧洲。

2 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

3 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

4 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

5 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句