第352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 。
President Obama is urging people who believe the federal minimum wage should _1_ to make their voices heard. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the president spoke after Senate Republicans blocked the bill that would gradually raises the wage to $10.10 an hour.
奥巴马总统敦促认为应该提高联邦最低工资的民众表达出自己的意见 。据NPR新闻的斯科特·霍斯利报道,在参议院共和党人阻止了逐步将最低工资调高至每小时10.10美元的法案之后,总统发表了以上讲话 。
Democrats say this vote won't be the last on _2_ the minimum wage. Polls show widespread public support for higher minimum, and while the bill isn't likely to advance in a divided Congress anytime soon. It could be a potent campaign issue in the approaching the midterm election. Meanwhile, President Obama notes that Hawaii lawmakers _3_ this week to gradually raise their state's minimum to $10.10 a hour, following the lead of Cincinnati and Maryland.
民主党表示,这项投票不会是提高最低工资的最后一次投票 。民调表明提高最低工资获得了广泛的民众支持,但是这份法案在近期内不太可能在意见分歧的国会内获得通过 。随着中期选举的临近,这可能成为强有力的竞选议题 。同时,奥巴马总统指出,夏威夷议员本周就逐步将州最低工资提高至每小时10.10美元进行了投票,此前康涅狄格州和马里兰州已率先进行了投票 。
"The good news it is outside the Washington folks are not wait."
“华盛顿之外的好消息是民众不用再等待了 。”
State lawmakers _4_ a similar wage hikes in Massachusetts, Vermont and Illinois. Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House.
马萨诸塞州、佛蒙特州以及伊利诺伊州的州议员正在考虑相似的提高最低工资法案 。NPR新闻,斯科特·霍斯利白宫报道 。
词汇解析:
1、widespread
adj. 普遍的,广泛的;分布广的
eg:There is widespread support for the new proposals.
这些新提案得到广泛的支持 。
2、potent
adj. 有效的;强有力的,有权势的;有说服力的
eg:Their most potent weapon was the Exocet missile.
他们效力最强的武器是飞鱼导弹 。