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(xiě)下來(lái)。
The average US price for a gallon of gasoline _1_ down four cents over the past two weeks, and fuel price analyst Trovie Lumburg says _2_ are significantly lower this time last year.
美國(guó)每加侖汽油平均價(jià)格在過(guò)去兩周下降了4美分,燃油價(jià)格分析師特洛維·盧姆伯格表示,與去年同期相比,價(jià)格明顯更低。"
Gasoline prices _3_ to drop. They're down four cents on average to $3.56 in the past two weeks, and they're down 12 cents in a month. Also, this current price is 20 cents below its a year ago point."
“汽油價(jià)格繼續(xù)下降。過(guò)去兩周下降了4美分,平均價(jià)格降至3.56美元,價(jià)格在一個(gè)月內(nèi)下降了12美分,現(xiàn)在的價(jià)格比去年同期低20美分。”
A gallon of premium costs $3.88 a gallon. In other cities _4_, South Carolina had the lowest average price at $3.22 a gallon, and Long Island, New York had the _5_ at $3.82.
每加侖汽油零售價(jià)為3.88美元。在被調(diào)查的其他城市中,南加利福尼亞州的平均價(jià)格最低,為每加侖3.22美元,長(zhǎng)島和紐約價(jià)格最高,為3.82美元。
This is NPR News.
這里是NPR新聞。
詞匯解析:
1、premium
n. 保險(xiǎn)費(fèi),額外費(fèi)用;獎(jiǎng)金
eg:It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.
保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)會(huì)不會(huì)受到影響現(xiàn)在判定還為時(shí)過(guò)早。
eg:Even if customers want "solutions," most are not willing to pay a premium for them.
即使顧客們想要“解決方案”,大部分人不愿意為此支付附加費(fèi)。
eg:At the premium end of the market, business is booming.
在市場(chǎng)的高端銷(xiāo)售區(qū),生意火爆。
eg:If space is at a premium, choose adaptable furniture that won't fill the room.
如果空間很有限,就選購(gòu)不太占地方的可改裝家具。
eg:He eventually sold the shares back to the bank at a premium.
他最終以高價(jià)將股票返售給了銀行。
參考答案:
1、has gone 2、prices 3、have continued
4、surveyed 5、highest