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。

　　From NPR news in Washington, I am I'm Korva Coleman.The annual flu season started about a month early and health officials say symptoms are wide spread over much of the country.In New York State, the governor _1_ a public health emergency because of the severity of the breakout there.From the member station WNYC, Mark Gabbert reports.“The order by Andrew Cuomo comes as New York deal with nearly 20,000 reported cases of influenza, that's more than 4 times the for the entire last season.It authorizes pharmacists to immunize a much greater segment of the population than usually _2_ by law.Health official say the breakout is sitting every county in the state.The of patients submitted to hospitals _3_ influenza spiked 55% in recent days.They say the of cases is likely to climb higher before off because flu is highly contagious in victims and spread it even after feeling better.For NPR news, I am Mark Gabbert in New York.”

　　Cold weather is pushing through the western and central parts of US.It's been so chilly in some regions of California;citrus growers _4_ their orchard with wind machines.They are working to raise temperatures near their fruit trees by a few degrees.As the cold weather pushes to the midwestern and eastern parts of the US, heavy rain could fall on the plainest states and possible trigger some flooding.

　　这里是华盛顿的NPR新闻,我是科瓦?科尔曼。一年一度的流感季节大约在一个月前开始而且卫生官员表示这一病症在这个国家的多个地方广泛传播。纽约州州长已经宣布由于病情严重爆发而进入公共卫生紧急状态。

　　纽约公共之声的马克?加伯特报道。“安德鲁?科莫下达命令之际,纽约已经有近20，000例的流感病症报告,这一数字超过去年同期的4倍。而命令授权药剂师们接种比通常法律所允许的更大一部分人口。卫生官员表示爆发范围包括全州的每一个县。最近几天到医院就诊的病患被证实流感飙升55%。他们称病症很可能相比以前更快攀升,因为流感在受害者中传染性极强而且传播甚至更为迅速。NPR新闻,马克?加伯特，纽约报道。”美国西部和中部地区将迎来寒冷天气。加州一些地区已经非常寒冷,柑橘种植者们已经在他们的果园中使用风力机。他们正努力提高接近他们果树的几度气温。随着严寒临近美国中西部和东部,预期一些州将会伴随强降雨并有可能引发洪水。

　　Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is getting a re-trial over the killing of protestors in the uprising got ousted of him.A court in Cairo order the re-trail today, NPR's Leila Fadel reports the move will be likely welcomed by most of the Egyptians.“Mubarak, his administer of interior Habib al-Adly and Habid's deputies will all _5_ again in an Egyptian court rule today.Mubarak and Habib were previously given life-sentences for failing to stop the killing of some one thousand demonstrators and these deputies were all acquitted.Many Egyptians say the trial was filled with problems and the sentences were not strong enough.The defenders' lawyers appeal sentences and Egypt's general prosecutor appeal the acquittals.In theory, Mubarak could be released today based on the appeal.But he is now being investigated on separate charges and he has been ordered to detain during the investigation.Leila Fadel NPR news, Cairo.”

　　埃及前总统胡斯尼?穆巴拉克正在接受在推翻他起义中杀害抗议者们的重新审判。开罗一家法院今天接受重审,NPR新闻的莱拉?法德尔报道此举将有可能受到大多数埃及人的欢迎。“今天穆巴拉克，他政权的内部管理者哈比?艾德利和哈比的代表们都将再次在埃及法院接受审判。穆巴拉克和哈比曾因为未能阻止杀害约一千名示威者被判处无期徒刑，而这些议员最后都无罪释放。许多埃及人表示审判充满了问题而且审判不够坚决。辩护人的律师们对判决进行上诉而埃及的总检察官提起无罪。理论上,穆巴拉克可能今天在起诉时被释放。而他现在正在接受单独的罪名调查而且已被下令在调查期间被拘留。NPR新闻,莱拉?法德尔，开罗报道。”

　　词汇解析：

　　1.symptom n.症状；征兆

　　Cigarettes can aggravate the symptoms of a cold.

　　抽烟会加重感冒症状。

　　2.severity n.严格；严重

　　Don't speak to the child with severity.

　　不要用严厉的口气对孩子说话。

　　3.contagious a.传染性的；感染性的

　　Scarlet fever is highly contagious.

　　猩红热传染性很强。

　　4.chilly a.寒冷的；冷淡的

　　It's a chilly morning.

　　这是一个寒冷的早晨。

　　5.trigger n.扳机；起因

　　Price increases will trigger off demands for wage increases.

　　价格上涨会激发人们增长工资的要求。

　　参考答案：1、has declared 2、allowed 3、with confirmed

　　4、have been out in 5、be trialed