NPR边听边练237:美国消费者对经济信心增加

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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。

　　High school football teams across South Dakota _1_ ready for their first games this weekend. Coaches are getting their players ready in what some officials say could be the hottest final week of August on record. One coach adjusting for the hot weather is Andrew Homan, head football coach at Vermillion High School.

　　南达科他州的高中橄榄球队已经准备好迎接本周末的第一场比赛。一些官员称今年的8月最后一周可能是有史以来最热的，教练已经让球员们对此做好准备。佛米良高中橄榄球队主教练安德鲁·霍曼因为炎热的天气正在做调整。

　　"The rest of the week we are just gonna have to go half _2_ or we should just go home and show the pads¹. And today is kind of be more of a mental day. Of course we will gather our trainer that does a great job watching and make sure we get our water breaks or seize a kid who can pull him aside."

　　“本周的剩余时间我们会勤洗澡，或者会直接回家准备。今天更像是考验心理的一天。当然我们会集中训练，注意并确保喝水休息的时间，甚至会让孩子拉球员去休息。”

　　Homan's Vermillion Tanagers have one advantage no other team in the state can claim: On days when it's not at news, he can move the team to the University of South Dakota indoor field. Temperatures _3_ to reach 90 to 100 degrees each day this week. For NPR News, I'm Gary Ellenbolt in Vermillion, South Dakota.

　　霍曼执教的佛米良高中拥有该州其他球队所没有的优势：在没有比赛的日子里，他可以带球队去南达科他州立大学的室内田径场。预计本周气温将达到90-100华氏度。NPR新闻，加里·艾伦伯特南达科他州佛米良报道。

　　Turning to the US economy, consumers are expressing more confidence in the economy's outlook². The Conference Board's confidence index³ rose to 81.5 this month. That's close to a five-and-half-year high. Consumers are more optimistic about the economy's future several months ahead, but the private research group says people are still a bit more _4_ about the current state of affairs. Home prices, meanwhile, _5_ signs of slowing in most markets month-to-month that is, and that may be reflecting the impact⁴ of rising mortgage⁵ rates in the country. Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Price Index shows 14 of 20 cities surveyed posted smaller gains in June compared with the month before, even though June is the middle of the summer buying season.

　　现在来看美国经济的消息，消费者对经济前景的信心增强。本月，美国谘商会的信心指数上升至81.5%。数据接近五年半以来的最高水平。消费者对未来几个月的经济前景更加乐观，但是私人调查组织表示，民众对当前的形势仍持保留态度。同时，大多数市场的房价涨幅正在逐月放缓，这可能反映出美国抵押贷款利率所产生的影响。标准普尔凯斯·席勒房价指数表明，在调查的20个城市中，有14个城市6月份涨幅低于前月，而实际上6月份是夏中购买季。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. on record

　　有记载的，记录在案的，公开发表的

　　eg. Your testimony⁶ is on record.

　　你的证词都记录在案。

　　eg. He ran the fastest race on record.

　　他跑出了记录在案的最好水平。

　　2. no other

　　别无其他；

　　eg. There is no other player even remotely approaching her caliber⁷.

　　就才干而言，其他选手远远赶不上她。

　　eg. The facts allow of no other explanation.

　　这些事实不允许有其他解释。

　　3. be optimistic about

　　对……感到乐观；

　　eg. There is hope, you are more optimistic about potential outcomes⁸ as you build your sense of faith and meaning in life.

　　希望是存在的,当你建立你的信仰和人生意义的时候,你对可能的结果更加乐观。

　　eg. However, he is optimistic about an uneventful and complete recovery⁹.

　　尽管如此, 他仍然对完全恢复非常乐观。

　　参考答案：

　　1、are getting 2、showered 3、are expected

　　4、reserved 5、are showing

1 pads   

n.垫( pad的名词复数 )；发射台；住所；肉趾v.给…装衬垫，加垫子( pad的第三人称单数 )；步行，放轻脚步走

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Elbow pads and knee pads are essential on a skateboard. 滑滑板时带护肘和护膝是必要的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 outlook   

n.观点，见解；展望，前景

参考例句：

• The outlook for the economy is bright.经济前景光明。
• Her outlook gradually widens.她的眼光渐渐开阔了。

3 index   

n.食指；索引；标志；指数；v.把...编索引

参考例句：

• Performonce is an index of ability.成绩是能力的标志。
• Manner of walking gives an index to one's charactor.走路的姿态可反应出人的性格。

4 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？

5 mortgage   

n.抵押，抵押贷款；vt.抵押

参考例句：

• He's having a lot of trouble paying his mortgage every month.他付每月的抵押借款利息有很大的困难。
• The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。

6 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

7 caliber   

n.能力；水准

参考例句：

• They ought to win with players of such high caliber.他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。
• We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平。

8 outcomes   

结果( outcome的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The two scenarios provide illustrations of consistent set of outcomes for range of possible policies. 这两个方案说明某一套可能采取的政策将会产生的一系列后果。
• We analyzed all the possible outcomes of your mission, Commander. 我们分析过所有可能的结果，指挥官。

9 recovery   

n.恢复，痊愈；追回，寻回，收复

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• The quick recovery was truly in response to medication.这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。