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第三十八期：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。
3、复述新闻。
The White House says it's _1_ General John Allen's nomination to NATO commander. Now that he has been cleared of professional misconduct charges, or rather allegations. Allen came under Pentagon scrutiny as he became swept up in a sex scandal that _2_ retired General David Petraeus to resign as CIA director.
白宫方面表示将继续提名约翰•艾伦将军出任北约长官。现在他已经洗清了违反军队风纪的嫌疑或指控。艾伦接受了五角大楼的彻查，证实他与因性丑闻被迫辞职的前中央情报局局长戴维•彼得雷乌斯将军一案无关。
A suicide bomber _3_ northern Iraq and an Iraqi military commander tells reporters a man detonated his explosive belt as mourners _4_ for a funeral at a mosque in the disputed city of Tuz Khormato. He says dozens of people were wounded.
伊拉克北部地区发生一起自杀性爆炸袭击，一名伊拉克军事指挥官接受采访时表示，送葬者聚集在争议地区图兹胡尔马图市的一家清真寺内参加葬礼时，一名男子引爆了爆炸物。指挥官说，数十人在爆炸中受伤。
In New Jersey, voters overwhelmingly approve a Republican governor Christopher J. Christie's criticism of House GOP leaders holding up federal aid for victims of hurricane Sandy. That is according to new Quinnipiac University poll. NPR's S.V. Date has details.
新泽西方面，投票者以压倒性多数同意支持共和党州长克里斯托弗•克里斯蒂的观点，克里斯蒂曾指责众议院的共和党领导人延误了飓风“桑迪”受害者的联邦救助。投票结果来自琴尼派克大学一项新的民调。NPR新闻的S.V. Date将带来详细内容。
79% of voters support Christie's fierce _5_ his own party's congressional leadership, including 70% of New Jersey Republicans. Christie was urged by many Republicans to run for president last year but ultimately did not get in the race. He is seeking re-election to a second term as governor this November. The Quinnipiac poll finds that 68% of voters believe he deserves another term and that he leads potential Democratic challengers by 2 to 1 margins. The survey sampled more than 1,600 voters with a 2.4% margin of error. S.V. Date, NPR news.
79%的投票者支持克里斯蒂对其所在政党国会领袖的猛烈攻击，其中包括70%的新泽西共和党人。去年许多共和党人鼓励克里斯蒂参加总统选举，但是最终他并未能获得选举机会。今年11月，克里斯蒂将寻求连任州长。琴尼派克大学的民调显示，68%的投票者认为，克里斯蒂应得到第二个任期，预计他以2比1的差数领先潜在的民主党候选人。调查对1600多名投票者进行取样，误差范围在2.4%左右。NPR新闻，S.V. Date报道。
US stock is trading high with the Dow gaining 80 at 13,792; NADAQ up 15 points at 3158; S&P 500 up 3 at 1496.I am Lakshimi Singh. NPR news.
美国股市交易走高，道琼斯平均指数上升80点，报13,792点；纳斯达克指数上升15点，报3158点；标准普尔500指数上升3点，报1496点。我是拉克什米•辛格。这里是NPR新闻。
词汇解析：
1、clear of.洗清；扣除；逃出；脱离，和…毫无关系
eg. It is not surprising that scientists have generally stayed clear of the question of ultimate authorship, of the final "uncaused cause.
毫不奇怪，科学家一般都避开最终根源的问题，避开这个最终的“无原因之原因”。
eg. We are finally clear of debt.
我们终于偿清了债务。
eg. They were still not clear of all suspicion.
他们仍未解除所有的嫌疑。
2、funeral. 葬礼；麻烦事 adj. 丧葬的，出殡的
eg:The funeral will be held in Joplin, Missouri.
该葬礼将在密苏里州的乔普林市举行。
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参考答案
1、going ahead with 2、forced 3、has struck in
4、were gathered 5、attacks on
