第165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Udsg9D370g^t(。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RUznfze)sPidNSpAU。

一、泛听建议：

1、完整听一遍，掌握大意hn~W&!)%3MOYJ)-h4[45。

2、继续听，特别注意关键信息I7Qq(*Djk0)(&。遇到相似的词，写下来kNQ7fR=vOyI_nia)2。

3、复述新闻@lY,O+[iEHb_9H9#7)。

New claims for jobless benefits rose last week in the US. The labor department says they went up by 16,000 but NPR's Dave Mattingly reports _1_ say the increase is insignificant.
上周，美国首次申领失业救济金的人数有所上升oIG7D%ACJIuyn8XPlx0。劳工部表示，申领人数增加了1.6万人，但是据NPR新闻的戴夫·马丁利报道，经济学家表示，上升幅度并不明显pj=*j%og)2XQ。
New jobless claims rose to a seasonly _2_ 360,000 but that's still in line with steady job gains in the US economy. And chief economist Scott Brown at Raymond James & associates, says July also brings with its seasonal volatility.
首次申领失业救济金人数经季节性调整为36万人，但是这个数字仍符合美国经济目前稳定的就业形势6g&%V~Cc364=%Ng@QC。Raymond James & associates公司的首席经济学家斯科特·布朗表示，7月份也迎来了季节性波动OBUng8+aooyBKPwnH。
"You turn to see a large swings in the adjusted figures in the early part of July. You've got seasonal plan retooling shutdown in the auto industry, so there is a big spike in another adjusted claim every year this time."
“7月初你会看到调整后的数字出现大幅波动ncQ+hoWlnDV。会有重新调整汽车工业的季节性停工计划，所以每年这个时候经调整后的申领人数会大幅上升(*i3u_WC4cM。”
And Brown notes there is due to July 4th holiday. Dave Mattingly NPR News, Washington.
布朗同时提到，这也与7月4日国庆日假期有关;zFY^A!.!Ih=)kNM。NPR新闻，戴夫·马丁利华盛顿报道SV1]aq~(pg(bdmT。
Microsoft is announcing some strategic changes in the way of dicey business, saying it _3_ to innovate faster. At the time when PC demand is declining, the world's largest software maker says it's _4_ more now on devices and services. CEO Steve Ballmer sent a memo to employees today, _5_ that the changes be Microsoft's organizing the company by function. In morning trading, Microsoft shares rose $0.50.
微软宣布在经营方式上进行一些战略性转变，表示公司需要更快的创新&5n13V;j&Kj[QS+c8.。当个人电脑的需求下滑时，这家世界最大的软件制造商表示，现在公司将在设备和服务上投入更多.H7rqlSPyX+,o8gMkuHX。今天，微软公司首席执行官斯蒂夫·鲍尔默给员工发了一份备忘录，声明这些改变表示微软公司要按职能来组织公司t-s)),kHlp1sZWshSKF_。微软公司的股价早盘上涨0.5美元a.L@BwQDC^。
词汇解析：
1、volatility
n.挥发性；挥发度；反复无常
eg. When volatility is low, investors are tempted to take more risks.
当波动率较低时，投资者被诱导去承受更大风险N8hk;TCe&=I+9Cqk。
eg. Volatility is an intrinsic characteristic of the security market.
波动性是证券市场的一项内在特征;Rv4H6WQ*^33#W1i。
eg. In the context of a durable relationship they should not cause excessive political volatility.
在持久关系的背景下,它们应该不会造成过度的政治波动gdQ[w)QTxCNPS。
2、spike

n. 长钉，道钉；钉鞋；细高跟vt. 阻止；以大钉钉牢；用尖物刺穿

eg:...a 15-foot wall topped with iron spikes.
…顶上装有长铁锥的15英尺高的墙pzOzf@CfK|v5q%。

eg:And even with some smoothing, there would still be a slight spike.
而且，即使是经过了 一些平滑，那里还是会有微小的尖峰l4B7Ok#~XP)(H)FV5c。
eg:With the recent spike in food prices around the world that you've all heard of because of rising energy costs.
大家都听说了,由于能源价格上升,导致了全球食品价格的飞涨
uxUMvWN[5dquJucQ#SWfVAH;f1uCddAC57-pWsi%hC 来源:可可英语 http://www.kekenet.com/Article/201307/248742.shtml