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精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

Lesson43 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He was president 1 . He was also a boxer, a soldier, a rancher, and an explorer.This energetic man was not strong when he was a boy. He 2 asthma, a problem with breathing. His father wanted him to be strong. Roosevelt learned to box and did many other sports. Soon Roosevelt became strong and energetic.
After he became president, Roosevelt kept his body strong. He even boxed in the White House. One day, another boxer hit him in the eye.After that accident, Roosevelt became 3 in one eye.
Theodore Roosevelt had a 4 called “Teddy.” When he was president,he often went hunting.One day he went hunting with some friends and saw a small bear. He did not shoot the bear. He said the bear was too small and must go free. The next day the story of the little bear was in the newspapers. The newspapers named the little bear “Teddy” after the president.
Soon people called toy bears for children “teddy bears.”When he left the White House, Teddy Roosevelt went to hunt in Africa. He then went to South America to 5 places that nobody knew about.Americans loved his energy.

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中文翻译和词汇注释

西奥多罗斯福

西奥多．罗斯福是美国的第26位总统。他的任期从1901年到1909年。他还是一个拳击手，一名战士，一位牧场主和一个探险家。
罗斯福精力旺盛，但当他还是小男孩时他并不强壮。他患有哮喘，一种呼吸系统的疾病。他的父亲希望他变得强壮，所以罗斯福学习拳击及许多其他运动。很快他变得强壮且精力旺盛。当罗斯福成为总统以后，他仍旧保持身体强健。他甚至在白宫里打拳击。一天，另一位拳击手打到了罗斯福眼部。在这次事故后，罗斯福瞎了一只眼睛。
罗斯福的昵称叫“特迪”。当他成为总统后，他经常去打猎。一天，他和一些朋友去打猎。他看到了一头小熊，他没有朝它射击。他说那熊还太小，它应该获得自由。第二天，这个关于小熊的故事上了报。报道将小熊按罗斯福的昵称命名为“特迪”。很快人们将孩子们玩的玩具熊称为“特迪小熊”。
当罗斯福离开白宫后，他去非洲打猎。他还去了南美没有人知道的地方探险。美国人喜欢他的精力旺盛。

注释：

rancher 牧场主
asthma 哮喘