NPR边听边练第157期:埃及冲突
日期:2013-07-10 11:17

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第157期:主餐一道:泛听练习
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一、泛听建议:

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1、完整听一遍,掌握大意LTw*nb,^^48sjq*

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Egyptians filled Cairo's Tahrir square are about tens of thousands, some _1_ fireworks in an atmosphere where pro- and anti-government activists risking at explosive confrontation. The military has given president Mohamed Mursi and his rivals until tomorrow to settle their political disputes, or the military says it will do it for them. Meanwhile the Pentagon _2_ the speculate about what might happen in the Egypt should the country's embattled president fail to offer political concessions to the opposition by the Wednesday deadline that was set by the Egyptian military. NPR's Craig Windham reports some of president Obama's top national security advisors have been meeting to discuss a way forward in Egypt.
数万名埃及民众聚集在开罗塔利尔广场,一些人燃放烟花,支持和反对政府的活动人士很可能会爆发冲突;;yYrV82%J;fl6G。军方给总统穆罕默德·穆尔西和他的竞争对手设定了最后期限,让他们在明天之前解决政治争端,否则军方将代替他们处理局势-hh7,(*FRAdR。同时,有猜测称埃及可能发生的情况是该国陷入困境的总统在周三最后期限前未能向反对派做出政治让步,而这是由埃及军方造成的,五角大楼方面拒绝评价这种猜测#1F=C_yaKk。据NPR新闻的克雷格·温德姆报道,奥巴马总统的几位高级国家安全顾问正在会面,商讨埃及的发展方向,A#|ca6wu=5PLiZh+
The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff has reportedly _3_ with his Egyptian counterpart. General Martin Dempsey is said to point out that US laws require a cut in assistance in most situations if the country's militaries _4_ a coup. Pentagon spokesman George Little declined to speculate about what would happen if there were to be a coup. He says the US wants to see an easing of tensions in Egypt and a halt to the violence there.
据悉,参谋长联席会议主席与埃及武装部队主席举行了谈话iNN2FMah6==~kzf。据说马丁·登普西将军指出,如果埃及军方参与政变,依照美国法律要求,在多数情况下美国将会切断援助i@fZ5[~(uT#kbfh3a。五角大楼发言人乔治·利特尔拒绝猜测发生政变后可能出现的情况ZOJ!Q8FX@J。他表示,美国希望看到埃及的局势得到缓解,停止暴力活动rq&;%lC7c3tjoX;
"The hope from the United States is that, this _5_ a peaceable manner in that democratic transition process from the head."
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Little did not say whether the US has got many commitment from Egypt's military to provide security for Americans at the US embassy if the showdown in Egypt intensifies. Craig Windham NPR News, Washington.
利特尔并没有说明美国是否从埃及军方那里得到承诺,如果埃及局势恶化,会为美国大使馆的美国公民提供安全保障C!!Xo|wQxzvdy#*N&。NPR新闻,克雷格·温德姆华盛顿报道;0XDX5M^!2Fz[cci

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词汇解析:

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1. speculate
vt.思索,猜测,推测
vi.投机;推测;思索

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eg. It would be unfair to Debby's family to speculate on the reasons for her suicide.
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eg. The doctors speculate that he died of a cerebral haemorrhage caused by a blow on the head.
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eg. The banks made too many risky loans which now can't be repaid, and they speculated in property whose value has now dropped.
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2. embattled
adj.处于困境的;危机四伏的;问题缠身的;卷入战争的;(尤指)被敌军包围的

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eg. The embattled president also denied recent claims that he was being held hostage by his own soldiers.
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eg. Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
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eg. Embattled on all sides, it has really become a city in danger.
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1、setting off 2、is declining 3、spoken
4、involved in 5、is resolving

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重点单词
  • speculatevt. 推测,好奇 vi. 深思,投机
  • militaryadj. 军事的 n. 军队
  • democraticadj. 民主的,大众的,平等的
  • jointadj. 联合的,共同的,合资的,连带的 n. 关节,接
  • counterpartn. 相似之物,副本,对应物
  • assistancen. 帮助,援助
  • securityn. 安全,防护措施,保证,抵押,债券,证券
  • confrontationn. 对审,面对面,面对
  • settingn. 安装,放置,周围,环境,(为诗等谱写的)乐曲 动词
  • decliningadj. 下降的,衰落的 动词decline的现在分词