NPR边听边练264：美政府关门

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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。

　　With the government now in partial shutdown as a budget battle wages in Washington, at least for the moment the respective sides seem dug in. Republicans have put forth¹ proposals to reopen small slices of the government and create a _1_ committee, both of which House Speaker John Boehner says the White House is rejecting."My goodness, they won't even sit down and have a discussion about this."

　　由于华盛顿的预算工资之争，目前已经有一些政府部门关门，至少现在来看，双方都在坚持己见。共和党已经提出提案，重开政府的一些小部门并成立一个谈判委员会，众议院议长约翰·博纳表示，这两项提案都将被白宫拒绝。“我的天哪，他们根本就不会坐下来讨论这些提案。”

　　At the White House, President Obama accused a small faction² of the Republican Party of _2_ out an ideological³ crusade to wipe out his health care initiative. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi _3_ for a quick end to the shutdown."This shutdown, while it might be a joy to all of you who’re opposed to government, is a luxury our country cannot afford."

　　白宫方面，奥巴马总统指责共和党内部的小帮派执着于意识形态的坚持，以废除他的医疗保健提案。众议院少数党领导人南希·佩洛西呼吁尽快结束关门的现状。“这种关闭的情况可能对你们这些反对政府的人来说是件高兴的事，但是我们的国家承受不起这种奢侈。”

　　Around 800,000 government workers were sent home today. Monuments, national parks and the Smithsonian museums in Washington are all _4_.About 400,000 civilian⁴ defense⁵ workers are being furloughed as part of the government shutdown. As NPR's Larry Abramson reports, Congress did pass legislation to ensure uniform members of the military will _5_ on time.

　　今天，约80万名政府工作人员被迫回家休息。华盛顿的纪念碑、国家公园以及史密森尼博物馆均被迫关闭。由于部分政府关门，约40万名国防人员被迫休假。据NPR新闻的拉里·艾布拉姆森报道，国会确实通过了法案，以保证军队成员能按时领到工资。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. dig in

　　（面临失败、困境等时）固执己见，坚定立场，坚持不懈；

　　eg. When facts have shown that you are mistaken, you mustn't dig in .

　　当事实已经证明你错了,你就不应该再坚持自己的意见。

　　eg. A yawning North-South gulf⁶ has opened up with both sides digging in.

　　双方都坚持自己的立场，南北之间出现了一条鸿沟。

　　2. put forth

　　提出（计划或建议）；

　　eg. The rebels put forth a five-point plan.

　　叛军提出一个五点计划。

　　eg. The scientist put forth the new theory of evolution.

　　这位科学家提出了进化论的新理论。

　　3. wipe out

　　摧毁；毁灭；使灭绝；

　　eg. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

　　这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

　　eg. The man is a fanatic⁷ who is determined⁸ to wipe out any opposition⁹ to the way he conducts himself.

　　这人是个狂热分子，决意扫除任何反对其行事作风的声音。

　　参考答案：

　　1、negotiating 2、carrying 3、called

　　4、closed 5、be paid

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

3 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

4 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 fanatic   

n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。
• I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

8 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。