NPR边听边练80:克里被提名美国国务卿

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　Trouble continues to mount for Boeing's Dreamliner. The European Aviation Safety Agency is now _1_ to ground the 787s and investigators¹ are concern lithium batteries in the planes can leak corrosive² fluid and start fires.

　　波音梦想飞机的问题持续增加。欧洲航空安全局是最后一个下令停飞787飞机的。调查者认为飞机上装载的锂电池可能会泄露腐蚀性液体并起火。

　　The Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week will consider its own chairman for a key cabinet post. As NPR's S.V. Date reports Senator John Kerry will _2_ questions from his committee members regarding _3_ as President Obama's. Secretary of State.

　　下周，参议院外交委员会将考虑一个关键的内阁职务，即委员会主席的职位。据NPR新闻的S.V. Date报道，参议员约翰?克里因被奥巴马总统提名为国务卿，将面临来自委员会成员的质询。

　　The Committee has set Senator Kerry's nomination³ _4_ for next Thursday at 10am. The President chose Kerry after UN ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration. Republican Senators indicated they _5_ her confirmation⁴ over her public statements regarding an attack in U.S. consulate⁵ in Benghazi, Libya. Kerry was a Democratic presidential nominee⁶ in 2004 and he's chaired Foreign Relations Committee since 2009. He is expected to win the approval of his committee as well as confirmation by the full Senate. S.V. Date, NPR News.

　　委员会将参议员克里的提名听证会安排在下周四上午十点进行。在联合国大使苏珊?赖斯放弃竞逐国务卿一职后，总统选择了克里。共和党参议员暗示，由于赖斯就美国大使在利比亚班加西遇袭一事所发表的公开声明，他们会阻挠赖斯的提名批准。克里2004年曾获得民主党提名参加总统竞选，自2009年开始执掌外交委员会。他期望既能赢得其所在委员会的支持，也能得到整个参议院的批准。NPR新闻，S.V. Date报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. lithium battery [电] 锂电池；锂蓄电池

　　2、cabinet. 内阁；橱柜；展览艺术品的小陈列室 adj. 内阁的；私下的，秘密的

　　eg:The announcement came after a three-hour cabinet meeting.

　　这项公告是在3小时的内阁会议之后发布的。

　　eg:She looked in the medicine cabinet and found some aspirin⁷.

　　她在药橱中翻看了一下，找到几片阿司匹林。

　　3、withdraw from(使)离开[退出]；从…提取；撤离；退出

　　eg. Unless Hitler withdrew his troops from Poland by 11 o'clock that morning, a state of war would exist between Great Britain and Germany.

　　如果希特勒那天上午11点前不从波兰撤兵，英德两国便将处于战争状态。

　　eg. They withdrew 100 dollars from a bank account after checking out of their hotel.

　　他们在旅馆结账后，从银行账户中取了100美元。

　　eg. The African National Congress threatened to withdraw from the talks.

　　非洲国民大会威胁要退出会谈。

　　参考答案：

　　1、the latest to 2、face 3、his pick

　　4、hearing 5、will block

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 corrosive   

adj.腐蚀性的；有害的；恶毒的

参考例句：

• Many highly corrosive substances are used in the nuclear industry.核工业使用许多腐蚀性很强的物质。
• Many highly corrosive substances are used in the nuclear industry.核工业使用许多腐蚀性很强的物质。

3 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

5 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

6 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

7 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。