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第399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。
We will end an outdated approach that for decades _1_ advance our interests, and instead we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries.
HORSLEY: Obama has argued for years that simply _2_ enemies is counterproductive. As a candidate in 2007, he told a debate audience he'd _3_ meet unconditionally with leaders of Iran, North Korea and Cuba.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
OBAMA: The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration, is ridiculous.
HORSLEY: Soon after taking office, Obama began pushing for a new _4_ with Cuba. But any effort to reopen ties was frustrated by the arrest of Alan Gross — a USAID contractor working in Cuba. Gross's release yesterday cleared the way for what Obama calls a new chapter in U.S.-Cuba relations. Gross thanked the president and said he welcomes the end of the long-running stalemate.
我们将结束一个旧时代，因为经过几十年的僵局冷战我们没能获得收益，取而代之的是，我们将开启两国关系的正常化。
霍斯利：数年来奥巴马一直主张，只是简单地孤立敌人将会适得其反。2007年他作为总统候选人参加电视辩论时对观众表示，他一直愿意无条件地与伊朗、朝鲜和古巴的领导人举行会谈。
（录音档案）
奥巴马：不与这些国家对话是对他们的惩罚这种观念，是这届政府的指导外交原则，其实这是荒谬的。
霍斯利：奥巴马上任后不久就开始推进与古巴重新建交的事宜。但是他为重新建交所做的努力因阿兰·格罗斯被捕而受挫，格罗斯是在古巴工作的美国国际开发署承包商。昨天格罗斯获释，这为奥巴马呼吁的美国—古巴关系开始新篇章扫清了障碍。格罗斯对总统表示了感谢，他说他对这一长期僵局的结束表示欢迎。
词汇解析：
1. push for
努力争取；力劝；
eg. The men are pushing for higher wages.
这些工人在争取增加工资。
eg. The girls were pushing for equality.
这些女孩在奋力争取平等。
2. clear the way for
清除障碍；给让路；
eg. The ruling could clear the way for extradition proceedings.
这项裁决也许能为引渡程序铺平道路。
eg. They have cleared the way for the holidays.
他们已作好度假的准备。
