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第133期：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。
The government today _1_ some improvement in the health of the medicare program and no significant change in the outlook for social security. As NPR's John Ydstie reports the annual trustees' evaluation of the two programs shows the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund _2_ for two years. The trustees now project that Medicare Trust Fund will not be exhausted until 2026, social security is expected to remain solvent until 2033. At a news conference, Trustee Robert Reischauer said the somewhat brighter outlook for medicare is partly due to implementation of the affordable care act also known as Obamacare. But he said under current law, neither medicare nor social security is on a sustainable path.
今天，政府报告了一些健康医疗保险项目的进展，社会保险的前景并没有明显变化。据NPR新闻的约翰·伊斯蒂报道，两个项目的年度托管人评估显示，老年医疗信托基金的偿付能力延长了两年。托管人预计老年医疗信托基金将于2026年耗尽，社会保险则可以偿付到2033年。托管人罗伯特·赖肖尔在新闻发布会上表示，医疗保险前景改善的部分原因是平价医疗法案，即奥巴马医疗改革法案的实施。但是他也表示，在现行的法律下，老年保健医疗制度和社会保险制度都没有走上可持续道路。
"The sooner the policy makers address these challenges that lie ahead , the less disruptive, the unavoidable adjustments will _3_ for individuals and for the economy."
“决策者越早解决未来面临的挑战，不可避免的调整对个人和经济造成的破坏越小。”
If lawmakers did not nothing, social security _4_ to pay only 77% of promised benefits in 2033. John Ydstie, NPR News, Washington.
如果议员什么都不做，到2033年社会保险只能支付承诺福利的77%。NPR新闻，约翰·伊斯蒂华盛顿报道。
President Obama _5_ Congress to stop student loan rate from doubling on July 1st. Stafford loans will go from 3.4% to 6.8% unless Congress acts. Many lawmakers say they want to stop the increase. But they are divided over how to accomplish it.
奥巴马总统催促国会采取行动，避免7月1日将学生贷款利率加倍。如果国会不采取行动，斯坦福德贷款将从3.4%翻番至6.8%。许多议员表示，他们希望阻止利率上涨。但是在如何实现的问题上产生了分歧。
词汇解析：
1、solvency n. 偿付能力；溶解力
eg:...unsound investments that could threaten the company's solvency.
…可能威胁到公司偿债能力的不良投资。
2. lie ahead 在面前，即将发生
eg. Many serious challenges still lie ahead.
许多严峻的挑战还摆在眼前。
eg. Changed viewpoints and still more discoveries undoubtedly lie ahead.
毫无疑问将来还会有与现在不同的观点，也会有更多的发现。
eg. May a still brighter future for you lie ahead!
愿你的明天会更美!
