主餐一道：泛听练习
以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。
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。
There will be no government shutdown next week. Today, the House approved a continuing resolution by a vote of 318:109 that keeps federal agencies funded to September 30th. The measure, which has already _1_ Senate approval, heads to President Obama to _2_ into law. Shortly before approving the stopgap spending bill, the GOP-led House greenlighted a budget plan championed by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. NPR's Tamara Keith reports the Budget Committee chairman's plan passed by a comfortable margin of 221:207 largely along party lines.
下周将不会发生政府关门的情况。今天，众议院以318票对109票的结果通过了一项临时开支决议，为联邦机构提供资金至9月30日。这项议案已经得到了参议院的批准，现在将移交奥巴马总统签署成为法案。临时开支议案通过前不久，威斯康星州共和党国会议员保罗·瑞安倡导的预算方案在共和党领导的众议院获得通过。据NPR新闻的塔玛拉·基思报道，众议院预算委员会主席提出的这项议案以221票对207票的结果通过，投票结果充分显示了党派之分。
Congressman Paul Ryan says his budget is starkly different from the plan _3_ by Senate Democrats."This budget is constructive. It reveals each side's priorities. It clarifies the divide that exists between us. We want a balanced budget. They don't."All but ten House Republicans supported it and not a single Democrat. Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen _4_ his colleagues to vote no."This is an uncompromising, ideological approach to our budget issues. ""This is an uncompromising, ideological approach to our budget issues. "Debate _5_ in the Senate on its budget.A vote is expected some time this week or maybe weekend. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the Capitol.
国会议员保罗·瑞安表示，他的预算方案与参议院民主党提交的方案截然不同。“这份预算方案很有建设性。它表明了各方的首要任务。它阐明了两党之间的分歧。我们希望实现平衡预算。而他们不是。”众议院共和党成员只有10人不支持该方案，而民主党则没有人支持该方案。马里兰州民主党议员克里斯·范·霍伦建议他的同僚投否决票。这是对我们的预算问题采取不妥协、空论的态度。”参议院继续讨论其预算方案。预计本周或是周末将进行投票。NPR新闻，塔玛拉·基思国会山报道。
词汇解析：
1、 starkly
adv.完全，（对比）鲜明的，赤裸裸地；
eg. Angus's childlike paintings contrast starkly with his adult subject matter in these portraits.
在这些画像中，安格斯孩子气的画风和他那成人化的题材形成了鲜明的对比。
eg. The outlook now is starkly different.
现在的看法已经完全不同了。
eg. These figures starkly illustrate the poor performance of the british economy.
这些数字很明显地表明英国的经济状况欠佳。
2、clarifies 澄清
eg:Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position.
谢谢你来信并允许我澄清目前的状况。
eg:I hope this clarifies my position.
我希望这能阐明我的立场。
参考答案：
1、won 2、be signed 3、offered
4、encouraged 5、continues |