NPR边听边练98:奥巴马宣传控枪提案

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　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

　　这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是拉克什米?辛格。

　　President Obama is taking his gun control message to Minnesota, a state with an active _1_ culture that has also garnered¹ attention for its anti gun-violence-measures. With members of the Minneapolis police department _2_ behind him, the president told the crowd moments ago that something has to be done to try to prevent mass shootings like that in Newtown in December.

　　奥巴马总统来到明尼苏达州宣传控枪提案，明尼苏达州有着活跃的狩猎文化，而且也关注着反对枪支暴力的措施。不久前总统发表讲话时，明尼阿波利斯警察部门的一些官员站在其身后，总统表示为了防止诸如12月份纽敦市这样的大规模枪击案再度发生，一定要采取些措施。

　　"We may _3_ to prevent every massacre² or random³ shooting. No law, or set of laws can keep our children completely safe. But if there is

　　even one thing we can do, if there is just one life we can save, we've got the obligation to try." This is the first time the president is promoting his gun control agenda _4_ Washington where he faces stiff opposition⁴ by many congressional Republicans.

　　“我们可能无法阻止所有惨案或任意枪案的发生。没有法律或立法可以保证我们的儿童完全安全。但是如果即使有一件我们能做的事，如果我们能救一条生命，我们就有义务去努力。”这是总统第一次在华盛顿以外的地方就控枪提案发表讲话，总统在华盛顿面临着众多国会共和党人的强烈反对。

　　Civil rights icon⁵ Rosa Parks _5_ remembered at an exhibit at the museum bearing her name in downtown Montgomery, Alabama on what would have been her 100th birthday. Officials say today's ceremony are unveiling a US postage stamp in her honor. Details from Troy public radio Carl Gasset.

　　阿拉巴马蒙哥马利市中心的一家博物馆举办了以民权运动代表人物罗莎?帕克斯命名的展览，以纪念帕克斯诞辰一百周年。官员表示，为了向帕克斯致敬，今天的庆祝活动推出了一款美国邮票。Troy公共广播电台的卡尔?加塞特将带来详细报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、random：随意地；随机地；随机的；随便地

　　eg:The survey used a random sample of two thousand people across the Midwest.

　　这项调查使用的是对中西部地区2000人的随机取样。

　　eg: drinks and magazines left scattered⁶ randomly⁷ around.

　　…随意四处散落的饮料和杂志。

　　2、obligation. 义务；职责；债务

　　eg: When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it.

　　老师布置家庭作业时，学生们通常感觉做作业是一种义务。

　　参考答案：

　　1、hunting 2、standing 3、not be able to

　　4、outside 5、is being

1 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

2 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

3 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

6 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

7 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句