NPR边听边练第197:奥巴马总统发布远景计划对抗气候变化

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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。

　　President Obama is out with a far-reaching plan to fight climate change. In a speech at Georgetown University, Obama announced his administration would launch the first-ever federal regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions¹ from _1_ power plants. He's also calling for a boost in renewable energy production on federal lands and means of preparing localities to address global _2_. Republican critics in Congress call the president's proposals a job killer². Obama also shed more light today on how his administration is deliberating the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline³ from Canada to Texas.

　　奥巴马总统发布远景计划对抗气候变化。奥巴马在乔治城大学发表演讲并宣布，他的政府将发布首个限制现有发电厂二氧化碳排放量的联邦法规。同时，他要求扩大联邦土地的可再生能源项目，为各地区应对全球变暖做准备。国会共和党批评人士称总统的提案是就业杀手。今天，奥巴马进一步阐释了政府对加拿大至得克萨斯州的基斯通石油管道项目的想法。

　　"Allowing the Keystone pipeline to _3_ requires a finding that doing so would be in our nation's interest. And our national interest will _4_ only if this project does not significantly exacerbate⁴ the problem of carbon pollution."

　　“允许建造基斯通石油管道项目要以其符合我们国家的利益为前提。除非这一工程不会导致碳污染问题显著恶化，它才符合我们的国家利益。”

　　The pipeline _5_ review for more than four years.

　　这个石油管道项目的审查时间已超过四年。

　　The US Supreme⁵ Court has struck down part of the Voting Rights Act that had required federal monitoring of states with the history of racial discrimination. In a 5-4 ruling today, the justices said Congress needed to update its formula for deciding which states and localities still require pre-approval before changing voting laws. NPR's Carrie Johnson has been following this case.

　　美国最高法院推翻了《投票权法案》中的部分内容，该内容要求联邦监视有种族歧视记录的州。今天，最高法院以5票赞成、4票反对的结果推翻了相关内容，法官表示，国会需要更新条款，以决定哪些州和地区在更改投票法之前要得到事先批准。NPR新闻的卡丽·约翰逊将带来追踪报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. deliberate v. （尤指作出重大决定前）慎重考虑，仔细思考

　　eg. She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind...

　　她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。

　　eg. The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict...

　　6人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。

　　eg. The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.

　　刑事上诉法院审议他的案子已经快两周了。

　　2. exacerbate vt.使恶化；使加重；激怒；使加剧

　　eg. Mr Powell-Taylor says that depopulation exacerbates⁶ the problem.

　　鲍威尔-泰勒先生说人口的急剧减少使得该问题更加严重。

　　eg. Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated⁷ by racial divisions.

　　种族分化已经加剧了长期的贫困问题。

　　eg. Remedial action is always expensive and, in some cases, may actually exacerbate the problem.

　　补救工作总是代价很大，并且在某些时候反而会使问题更严重。

　　3. strike down 摧垮；使病倒；使丧命；废止，取缔，终结

　　eg. With one blow he struck down his opponent.

　　他一拳就把对手打倒了。

　　eg. Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack.

　　弗兰克的身体已经被一场严重的心脏病拖垮了。

　　eg. The Supreme Court today struck down a law that prevents criminals from profiting from books or movies about their crimes.

　　最高法院今天废止了一项关于禁止罪犯把其罪行写成书或拍成电影而从中牟利的法律。

　　参考答案：

　　1、existing 2、warming 3、be built

　　4、be served 5、has been under

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

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 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

4 exacerbate   

v.恶化，增剧，激怒，使加剧

参考例句：

• WMO says a warming climate can exacerbate air pollution.世界气象组织说，气候变暖可能会加剧空气污染。
• In fact efforts will merely exacerbate the current problem.实际上努力只会加剧当前的问题。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 exacerbates   

n.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的名词复数 )v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Stripping the land in these ways allows faster surface runoff and exacerbates flooding. 这些做法终将使土地裸露、地表径流加快，从而加重了洪水的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• This policy exacerbates the gap between rich and poor. 这项政策加剧了贫富差距。 来自互联网

7 exacerbated   

v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
• The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》