NPR边听边练334：美加州度过财政危机

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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。

　　California's governor says the nation's largest state has finally turn the corner. Scott Dectroll, number station KQED reports governor Brown wants to increase California _1_ by more than 8 billion dollars.

　　加州州长表示，美国最大的州加州终于度过危机。据KQED成员站的斯科特·戴克托尔报道，加州州长布朗希望将加州的支出增加80余亿美元。

　　During the depth of recession, California _2_ spending by tens of billions of dollars. Now the state has multi-billion dollars surplus and the always cautious Brown wants to increase spending.

　　在经济深度衰退期间，加州缩减了数百亿美元的支出。现在加州获得的盈余有数十亿美元，所以一向小心谨慎的布朗希望能增加支出。

　　"After years of drought and the cutbacks and pink slips for the teachers, we will finally _3_ provide a substantial amount of new money for all the schools of California."

　　“在经历了数年的干旱、开支削减、解雇教师以后，我们终于能为加州所有的学校提供大量资金。”

　　But Brown isn't getting too _4_. He wants to use 11 billion dollars to pay off debts and passing a constitutional amendment¹, forcing the state to save money for down years. As the governor points out, California surplus _5_ quickly before and they likely will again. For NPR News, I'm Scott Dectroll in Sacramento.

　　但是布朗并没有太兴奋。他希望用110亿美元付清债务，通过宪法修订案，使加州在旱年能节省资金。正如州长所说，以前加州的盈余消耗得太快，这种情况可能还会持续。NPR新闻，斯科特·戴克托尔萨克拉门托报道。

　　New Jersey² governor Chris Christie says he was not aware of a plan by some of the aides to create traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge apparently³ to punish Democrat⁴ mayor of Fort Lee who didn't endorse⁵ his recent reelection. Christie, who announced the fire of his deputy chief of staff, later traveled to Fort Lee in New Jersey to apologize personally to mayor Mark Sokolich.Sokolich accepted the governor's apology though he noticed that an investigation⁶ is on the way.

　　新泽西州州长克里斯·克里斯蒂表示，他对于幕僚团队制造乔治·华盛顿大桥的交通堵塞以报复在他寻求连任时未支持他的利堡市民主党市长一事并不知情。克里斯蒂宣布，他已经解雇了副幕僚长，之后他前往新泽西州利堡市亲自向市长马克·索克里奇道歉。索里克奇接受了州长的道歉，不过他指出目前正在进行相关调查。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、turn the corner

　　摆脱困境；出现转机；渡过难关；

　　eg. Everyone said, " Just wait, you'll turn the corner, give it some time. "

　　每个人都会说，等吧，总会有转机的，给点时间吧。

　　eg. We should turn the corner together.

　　我们应该一起度过难关。

　　2. pink slips

　　n.解雇通知书；

　　eg. He told them they better shape up or they'll get a pink slip.

　　他告诉他们要好好干，否则会接到解雇的通知。

　　eg. I got a pink slip in my pay envelope nowadays.

　　今天，我的薪水袋里加了一张解雇通知书。

　　3. be aware of

　　知道；明白；注意到；察觉到；意识到；

　　eg. I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face.

　　我十分清楚我们面临的困难。

　　eg. She is aware of her own failings.

　　她了解自己的弱点。

　　参考答案：

　　1、spending 2、was cutting 3、be able to

　　4、excited 5、has disappeared

1 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。