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。

　　In this latest pronouncement from North Korea, _1_ basketball star Dennis Rodman has apparently defended Pyongyang's detention of a US citizen. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

　　前篮球明星丹尼斯·罗德曼在朝鲜发表的言论显然是在为平壤扣押美国公民辩护。NPR新闻的马丁·凯斯特将带来报道。

　　It's Rodman's fourth trip to North Korea, and he has never been shying about his affection for the country's dictatorial leader. But in a CNN interview, Rodman went further, _2_ the regime is justified in the holding US citizen named Kenneth Bae, who _3_ in prison there for more than a year.

　　这是罗德曼第四次前往朝鲜，他从不掩饰自己对朝鲜独裁领导人的欣赏。但是在接受CNN电视台的采访时，罗德曼则表现得更明显，他暗示朝鲜扣押美国公民裴俊浩是合法的，裴俊浩已经被朝鲜关押了一年多的时间。

　　"If you understand what Kenneth Bae did, do you understand what he did to the country?"

　　“如果你理解裴俊浩做了什么，你明白他对这个国家做了什么吗？”

　　"What did he do, you tell me. Would you tell me what he do?"

　　“他做了什么，你告诉我。你能告诉我他做了什么吗？”

　　"No, no, no, no, you tell me."

　　“不，不，不，不，你告诉我。”

　　Bae is a devout Christian which may _4_ to his arrest. District Congressman from Washington State Democrat Rick Larsen, who released a statement calling on Rodman not to "cast aspersions on a fellow American who _5_ by a foreign nation." Martin Kaste, NPR News, Seattle.

　　裴俊浩是一名虔诚的基督徒，这可能与他被捕有关。华盛顿州民主党区国会议员里克·拉森发表声明，呼吁罗德曼不要“中伤被外国扣押的美国同胞”。NPR新闻，马丁·凯斯特西雅图报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、go further

　　（讨论中）进一步地，更极端地，更彻底地；

　　eg. On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another 13 women.

　　2 月 7 日的《邮报》走得更远，声称伍德先生还强行抓住亲吻过另外 13 名女性。

　　eg. To have a better comparison, we need to go further and address such issues as repairs and insurance.

　　为了更好地作出比较，我们需要深入考虑维修、保险等问题。

　　2、aspersion

　　n. 中伤，诽谤；洒水

　　Suddenly, who is knowing in aspersion, be spilled on my foot completely.

　　忽然，不知是谁在洒水，全泼在我脚上了。

　　参考答案：

　　1、former 2、implying 3、has been

　　4、be connected 5、is being held