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第367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 says new rules _1_ greenhouse gases from power plants are essential to protect the health and wellbeing of Americans.
奥巴马总统表示，限制发电厂产生温室气体的新规定对保护美国人民的健康和幸福至关重要。
"This week, we're unveiling these _2_ guidelines, which will cut down on the carbon pollution, smog, and soot that threaten the health of the most vulnerable Americans, including children and the elderly."
“本周，我们推出了这些指导意见，这将减少碳污染物、烟、尘的排放，降低其对美国人民尤其是孩子和老人身心健康的威胁。”
The President speaks in his weekly radio address this morning, but in the Republican response, Senator Mike Enzi says President's energy policies are bad for the economy.
今天上午，总统在每周电台演讲中发表以上讲话，而在共和党作出的回应中，参议员迈克·恩兹表示，总统的能源政策对经济有害。
"The administration has set out to kill coal, and it's 800,000 jobs. If it succeeds in death by regulation, we'll all _3_ a lot more money for electricity if we can get it."
“政府已经着手置煤炭工业和80万个工作岗位于死地。如果因为这条规定而遭扼杀，我们都将为了电力付出更多的钱。”
President Obama says the environmental protection agency _4_ on the efforts of many states and companies to reduce carbon pollution. The _5_ will be announced on Monday.
奥巴马总统表示，环境保护机构正在致力于让大部分州和公司减少碳污染的工作。这些规定将于周一宣布。
This is NPR news.
这里是NPR新闻。
词汇解析：
1. cut down on
削减；减少使用；
eg. e cut down on coffee and cigarettes, and ate a balanced diet.
他喝咖啡和吸烟都比以前少了，饮食也均衡了。
eg. Finally-- they have hired a new person. I hope this cut down on our work a little.
终于他们雇用新人了。希望我们的工作能减少一些。
2. set out to do sth.
开始；着手做某事；
eg. The government has set out to make many needed reforms.
政府开始进行许多必要的改革。
eg. He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.
他开始追求自己的艺术爱好。
3. succeed in
达到目的；成功做成；办到；
eg. Hard graft is the only way to succeed in business.
艰苦奋斗是在事业上成功的唯一途径。
eg. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.
若能正确的评定你自己，那才是真正的智慧型男人。
