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。

　　Detroit officials say they are not looking to the federal government for help for their city which _l_ for bankruptcy last week. Mayor Dave Bing _2_ about a federal bailout this morning, on ABC's This Week:

　　底特律官员表示，他们并没有指望联邦政府的帮助，底特律市上周申请了破产。今天早上，市长戴夫·宾做客ABC电视台的《本周》节目时，被问及联邦救助的问题：

　　"Not yet, you know, I know the president has a lot on his plan, this is going to add tremendously to that, and I want to say we weren't the only city that's going to struggle through that we are going through. There are over 100 major urban cities that have the same problems that we _3_."

　　“目前还没有，你知道，我知道总统的计划中有许多事项，这会极大地增加他的计划，我想说，我们不是唯一一个要挣扎挺过所遭遇困境的城市。有100多个大城市和我们有一样的问题。”

　　Detroit's emergency manager Kevyn Orr was asked the same question on Fox's New Sunday.

　　底特律的应急管理人凯文·奥尔做客福克斯电视台的《New Sunday》节目时被问到了同样的问题。

　　"We operate on the assumption that we have to cure this process, this problem on our own. We are not _4_ the cavalry to come charging in. We are out here on outpost.we have to fix it because we dug this hole."

　　“我们抱着必须要自己解决这个过程和这个问题的想法在运作。我们没有期待骑兵来掌管。我们要主动走出困境，我们必须要修正，因为是我们自己挖了这个洞。”

　　Orr said the city had no choice but to file for bankruptcy protection. He said he believes the city will be able to rehabilitate itself and investors will eventually have confidence in Detroit.

　　奥尔表示，底特律市没有别的选择，只能申请破产保护。他表示，他认为城市有能力自我修复，投资者最终会对底特律市有信心。

　　Violence continues in Afghanistan. Militants _5_ the compound of a district governor eastern Afghanistan today, killing his brother and several guards.

　　暴力事件继续在阿富汗上演。今天，武装分子袭击了阿富汗东部复合区的总督，致使他的兄弟和一些保镖死亡。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. look to

　　寄望；指望；依靠

　　eg. The difficulties women encounter with their doctors partly explain why so many of us are looking to alternative therapies.

　　我们很多人都寄望于替代疗法，个中原因从女性看医生所遇到的困难可知一二。

　　eg. No prophecy can be expected to go on all fours.

　　凡预言皆不能指望其完全应验。

　　eg. I look to you to support me in this matter.

　　在这件事上我要靠你支持。

　　2、cavalry

　　n. 骑兵；装甲兵；装甲部队

　　eg:The 3rd Cavalry went on the offensive.

　　第3装甲兵团继续发动进攻。

　　3. rehabilitate

　　使康复；使戒毒（或戒酒）；改造；使恢复名誉；复原，修复

　　eg. Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way.

　　为帮助遭受这种病痛折磨的病人康复付出了巨大努力。

　　eg. His candidacy has divided the party; while most have scorned him, others have sought to rehabilitate him.

　　他的候选资格使该党出现分化；其中大多数人都嘲弄他，而另外一些人则想办法为他恢复名誉。

　　eg. We will plan to rehabilitate the run-down neighborhood.

　　我们计划重建这个破落的街区。

　　参考答案：

　　1、filed 2、was asked 3、are having

　　4、expecting 5、attacked