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。

　　President Obama is blasting House republicans for the _1_ bill they passed today that keeps the government running but only if Obama care is stripped of funding,and he _2_ the congress to raise the debt limits so the government can pay its bills. NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the president said American is not a debt-beat nation.

　　奥巴马总统严厉批评国会共和党今天通过的支出法案，这份法案会确保政府继续运作，但条件是斩断奥巴马医改的资金，总统要求国会提高债务上限，以使政府可以付账。据NPR新闻的斯特科·霍斯利报道，总统表示，美国不是一个赖账的国家。

　　Speaking at a Ford assembly plant, near Kansas City , Obama said _3_ to raise the debt limit would be like not making the payments, on a truck, you've already driven.

　　奥巴马在堪萨斯城附近的福特汽车装配厂发表讲话，他说，不能提高债务上限就像无法为你已经开过的货车付款。

　　"Their consequences then, the bill pledger starts calling you, right, you quite go yourself, and you get all kinds of problems, same as true for our country."

　　“之后的结果就是，账单抵押者开始找你，对，你会不舒服，然后你会遇到各种问题，当然对国家来说也是这样。”

　　Obama _4_ republicans of _5_ the debt limit hostage, in their effort to undo his signature health care law. The president says he won't negotiate with the full faith and credit of the federal government. Scott Horsley NPR News, the White HOuse.

　　奥巴马指责共和党以债务上限当人质，努力阻止他在医改法上签字。总统表示，他不会在联邦政府的十足信用上妥协。NPR新闻，斯科特·霍斯利白宫报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. only if

　　只有……(才)；只有在……的时候，

　　注：only出现再句首修饰介词短语，副词或接状语从句时，应使用部分倒装，if可引导条件状语从句；

　　eg. You can make progress only if you are modest.

　　惟虚心乃能进步。

　　eg. Only if I get a job will I have enough money to go to school.

　　我只有找到了工作才有足够的钱上学。

　　参考答案：

　　1、announcing 2、seeing 3、shows

　　4、attended 5、were throwing