NPR边听边练153：雅虎购买《周六夜现场》节目的专有权

 　　主餐一道：泛听练习

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　　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。

　　Rhode Island is poised¹ to become the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. A legislation passes state senate today,the House will hold a final procedural vote next week before Governor Lincoln Chafee _1_ it into law.

　　罗得岛即将成为第10个同性婚姻合法的州。今天，州参议院通过了法案，下周，众议院将举行最终的程序性投票，之后州长林肯·查菲会签署法案使其成为法律。

　　Yahoo has announced it has bought exclusive rights to stream the entire 38-year-old archive of Saturday Night Live.NPR's Neda Ulaby reports this is part of Yahoo's recent _2_ to redefine its brand.

　　雅虎宣布，它已经购买了《周六夜现场》节目所有38季节目的专有权。据NPR新闻的内达·乌拉比报道，雅虎最近试图重新定义其品牌，而这是其中的一项举措。

　　The announcement means it will be only one place to watch Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, Two Wild and Crazy Guys and does know parody² of NPR.

　　这份声明意味着，雅虎是唯一可以观看《Mr. Robinson's neighborhood》、《Two Wild and Crazy Guys》以及模仿NPR节目的地方。

　　"We have a very special guest today. That's right Terry. He’s the owner of his own holiday bakery with a very very clever name, Seasons Eatings. That's really funny. "

　　“我们今天有一位非常特别的来宾。没错，泰瑞。他是假日面包店的老板，这家店有一个非常非常聪明的名字，Seasons Eatings。这很有趣。”

　　The videos will _3_ Hulu and NBC.com in September. The deal's financial details were not disclosed.

　　Yahoo tried to buy Hulu last year. Now it's trying to rebrand itself as a similar destination for online content.The copyright headaches that come with musical performances mean that only sketches³ not entire episodes will _4_ online. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.

　　九月，视频将从Hulu网站和NBC.com网站上删除。这笔交易的财务细节并未公开。去年，雅虎曾试图购买Hulu网站。但是现在它试图重塑自己的品牌，打造成类似提供在线内容的网站。版权问题涉及一些音乐表演，这意味着在线视频只提供短剧，而不是完整节目。NPR新闻，内达·乌拉比报道。

　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.

　　我是拉克什米·辛格，这里是NPR新闻。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、be poised to 信誓旦旦；准备就绪；随时准备着（同近义词be all set, be on it）

　　eg:And if not Mubarak, the next leader may be poised to start lining⁴ his pockets the same way Mubarak did.

　　就算不再是穆巴拉克当权，新的埃及领导人也会像穆氏一样脸不变色心不跳地大肆中饱私囊。

　　2、exclusive rights 专有权（exclusive right的复数）

　　In an effective, well-balanced IP system, exclusive rights serve as incentives⁵ that amplify⁶ the innate⁷ human will to create.

　　在一个有效、高度平衡的知识产权体制内，专有权可以激发人类固有的创造意愿。

　　3、disclose. 公开；揭露（reveal, expose）

　　Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.

　　双方都不会透露交易的细节。

　　拓展：reveal侧重于指揭露一直隐藏或隐秘的东西。侧重于这件东西之前的状态是隐藏着的，不为人所知的，而且这动作是人为的主动的。揭露出来的可能是好事也可能是坏事。

　　eg: These few words fully⁸ revealed her noble quality.

　　disclose 侧重指揭露或泄露鲜为人知或保密的事。一般disclose揭露的是好事，而且不一定是人为的，可能是无意识的。

　　eg: Science can disclose the mysteries of nature.

　　It was suggested that all government ministers should disclose information on their financial interests.

　　expose 多指揭露丑闻，坏人坏事或各种阴谋。也可指某物暴露在外。

　　eg: He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth.

　　I will expose his all lawless action.

　　参考答案：

　　1、signs 2、attempts to 3、move from 4、be available

1 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

2 parody   

n.打油诗文，诙谐的改编诗文，拙劣的模仿；v.拙劣模仿，作模仿诗文

参考例句：

• The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
• North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿，其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。

3 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

5 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

6 amplify   

vt.放大，增强；详述，详加解说

参考例句：

• The new manager wants to amplify the company.新经理想要扩大公司。
• Please amplify your remarks by giving us some examples.请举例详述你的话。

7 innate   

adj.天生的，固有的，天赋的

参考例句：

• You obviously have an innate talent for music.你显然有天生的音乐才能。
• Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.人的正确思想不是自己头脑中固有的。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。