NPR邊聽(tīng)邊練232:奧巴馬慰問(wèn)老兵

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一、泛聽(tīng)建議：

1、完整聽(tīng)一遍，掌握大意。

2、繼續(xù)聽(tīng)，特別注意關(guān)鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來(lái)。

President Obama spoke at the convention of disabled American veterans this afternoon. He _1_ veterans for their continuing commitment to help others despite facing their own difficulties.

今天下午，奧巴馬總統(tǒng)在美國(guó)傷殘老兵集會(huì)上發(fā)表講話。他贊揚(yáng)這些老兵無(wú)論自身面對(duì)什么困難依然堅(jiān)持致力于幫助他人。

"Volunteering in communities, building homes, being a mentor to local kids, _2_ after tornadoes, after Hurricane Sandy to help folks rebuild. I think of the wounded warriors who reached out to the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing with the example of their own recovery and with a simple message, we stand with you."

“在社區(qū)中擔(dān)任志愿者、建造房屋、教導(dǎo)當(dāng)?shù)氐暮⑼?、在龍卷風(fēng)和颶風(fēng)桑迪發(fā)生后現(xiàn)身幫助民眾重建。我想起這些傷殘士兵向波士頓馬拉松爆炸案的幸存者伸出援手，用他們自己的恢復(fù)作為例子，傳達(dá)一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的信息，我們同你們?cè)谝黄稹?rdquo;

Obama also _3_ his speech at the convention in Orlando to focus on health needs veterans that includes post-traumatic stress syndrome and suicide prevention.

奧巴馬還重申了在奧蘭多集會(huì)上的講話，聚焦老兵的健康需求，包括創(chuàng)傷后壓力癥后群以及預(yù)防自殺。

An Islamist militant group says its members _4_ by an Israeli drone strike yesterday in the northern Sinai Peninsula. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Cairo Israel has not confirmed its _5_ in the strike.

一個(gè)伊斯蘭武裝組織表示，其成員是昨天北西奈半島以色列無(wú)人機(jī)襲擊的目標(biāo)。據(jù)NPR新聞的彼得·肯揚(yáng)從開(kāi)羅帶來(lái)的報(bào)道，以色列并沒(méi)有證實(shí)參與無(wú)人機(jī)襲擊。

詞匯解析：

1、commitment

n. 承諾，保證;委托;承擔(dān)義務(wù);獻(xiàn)身

eg:...commitment to the ideals of democracy.

…對(duì)民主理想的信奉。

eg:We made a commitment to keep working together.

我們作了承諾要繼續(xù)在一起工作。

eg:But I do expect some commitment to reinforce coordination.

但我認(rèn)為會(huì)做出一些承諾以加強(qiáng)協(xié)調(diào)。

2、think of

考慮; 想起; 有…想法

eg. She thought of several possibilities.

她考慮了幾種可能的情況。

eg. I couldn't think of the name of that man anyhow.

我怎么也想不出那人的名字來(lái)了。

eg. He has never been very concerned about what other people think of him.

他從來(lái)不大在乎別人怎么看他。

參考答案：

1、praised 2、showing up 3、used

4、were targeted 5、involvement