NPR邊聽(tīng)邊練237:美國(guó)消費(fèi)者對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)信心增加

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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(xiě)下來(lái)。

High school football teams across South Dakota _1_ ready for their first games this weekend. Coaches are getting their players ready in what some officials say could be the hottest final week of August on record. One coach adjusting for the hot weather is Andrew Homan, head football coach at Vermillion High School.

南達(dá)科他州的高中橄欖球隊(duì)已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好迎接本周末的第一場(chǎng)比賽。一些官員稱(chēng)今年的8月最后一周可能是有史以來(lái)最熱的，教練已經(jīng)讓球員們對(duì)此做好準(zhǔn)備。佛米良高中橄欖球隊(duì)主教練安德魯·霍曼因?yàn)檠谉岬奶鞖庹谧稣{(diào)整。

"The rest of the week we are just gonna have to go half _2_ or we should just go home and show the pads. And today is kind of be more of a mental day. Of course we will gather our trainer that does a great job watching and make sure we get our water breaks or seize a kid who can pull him aside."

“本周的剩余時(shí)間我們會(huì)勤洗澡，或者會(huì)直接回家準(zhǔn)備。今天更像是考驗(yàn)心理的一天。當(dāng)然我們會(huì)集中訓(xùn)練，注意并確保喝水休息的時(shí)間，甚至?xí)尯⒆永騿T去休息。”

Homan's Vermillion Tanagers have one advantage no other team in the state can claim: On days when it's not at news, he can move the team to the University of South Dakota indoor field. Temperatures _3_ to reach 90 to 100 degrees each day this week. For NPR News, I'm Gary Ellenbolt in Vermillion, South Dakota.

霍曼執(zhí)教的佛米良高中擁有該州其他球隊(duì)所沒(méi)有的優(yōu)勢(shì)：在沒(méi)有比賽的日子里，他可以帶球隊(duì)去南達(dá)科他州立大學(xué)的室內(nèi)田徑場(chǎng)。預(yù)計(jì)本周氣溫將達(dá)到90-100華氏度。NPR新聞，加里·艾倫伯特南達(dá)科他州佛米良報(bào)道。

Turning to the US economy, consumers are expressing more confidence in the economy's outlook. The Conference Board's confidence index rose to 81.5 this month. That's close to a five-and-half-year high. Consumers are more optimistic about the economy's future several months ahead, but the private research group says people are still a bit more _4_ about the current state of affairs. Home prices, meanwhile, _5_ signs of slowing in most markets month-to-month that is, and that may be reflecting the impact of rising mortgage rates in the country. Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Price Index shows 14 of 20 cities surveyed posted smaller gains in June compared with the month before, even though June is the middle of the summer buying season.

現(xiàn)在來(lái)看美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的消息，消費(fèi)者對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)前景的信心增強(qiáng)。本月，美國(guó)諮商會(huì)的信心指數(shù)上升至81.5%。數(shù)據(jù)接近五年半以來(lái)的最高水平。消費(fèi)者對(duì)未來(lái)幾個(gè)月的經(jīng)濟(jì)前景更加樂(lè)觀，但是私人調(diào)查組織表示，民眾對(duì)當(dāng)前的形勢(shì)仍持保留態(tài)度。同時(shí)，大多數(shù)市場(chǎng)的房?jī)r(jià)漲幅正在逐月放緩，這可能反映出美國(guó)抵押貸款利率所產(chǎn)生的影響。標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾凱斯·席勒房?jī)r(jià)指數(shù)表明，在調(diào)查的20個(gè)城市中，有14個(gè)城市6月份漲幅低于前月，而實(shí)際上6月份是夏中購(gòu)買(mǎi)季。

詞匯解析：

1. on record

有記載的，記錄在案的，公開(kāi)發(fā)表的

eg. Your testimony is on record.

你的證詞都記錄在案。

eg. He ran the fastest race on record.

他跑出了記錄在案的最好水平。

2. no other

別無(wú)其他;

eg. There is no other player even remotely approaching her caliber.

就才干而言，其他選手遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)趕不上她。

eg. The facts allow of no other explanation.

這些事實(shí)不允許有其他解釋。

3. be optimistic about

對(duì)……感到樂(lè)觀;

eg. There is hope, you are more optimistic about potential outcomes as you build your sense of faith and meaning in life.

希望是存在的,當(dāng)你建立你的信仰和人生意義的時(shí)候,你對(duì)可能的結(jié)果更加樂(lè)觀。

eg. However, he is optimistic about an uneventful and complete recovery.

盡管如此, 他仍然對(duì)完全恢復(fù)非常樂(lè)觀。

參考答案：

1、are getting 2、showered 3、are expected

4、reserved 5、are showing