2013年5月4日
编辑：潘翠婷
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A：Good evening ! ladies and gentlemen ! I am the host XX.
B: Good evening! I am XX. How wonderful the night is! A: Yeah , but I think the most beautiful scene is meeting our audiences !Don’t you agree about that ? XX.
B:En„.of course it’s !And good moment good thing ! And ,dear friends ,welcome to our program 《Mini BBC》.We all know that May Day just went a few days ago ,so ,I want to know what kind of activities did you do ?Isn’t a good thing?
A：Ah..., let me think „forgive me ,I mean I don’t know how to describe that day experience .It’s just half happy half sad.
B:Wo„So amazing !come on ,tell me !
A：That is „you know I like travel very much and I had attended a group to Gupo Mountain State Forest with my
classmates .But ,it failed for rainy day . And you will
never know that it’s my fourth time to go to Gupo Mountain
State Forest but every time failed .So ,you know this is
a hard experience .What’s more ,this time I have got on the car and the rain was fell .Oh ,my God ,I felt the day is over.
B:I am sorry to hear that you have bad luck so much. And don’t worry about that, maybe next time you will come true your wish and you will more cherish the opportunity to enjoy the landscape . Whatever things we meet with ,we should keep a optimistic attitude all the time ,just like President Lincoln .So let’s take action ,go !go!
A：I know ,thanks ,XX. Oh, I have something cheerful .I got the first salary in my life ,and the amount is satisfied with me !And I bought the shoes for my mother with the money .It’s a wonderful time !And I like that feeling !
B:Hehe„you are a real sweet child !Oh,you remind of me that the Mother’s Day is upcoming !Hei ,guys ,how about your gift for your mother ?If you forget ,it’s time to wake up your memory! Whatever the gift you give your mother , remember her is the best gift.
A：Yeah,I think the first gift is enjoy our program《Mini BBC》.So ,let’s start our study.The first News talks about a common topic: China economy.And ,from the News ,you can learn about some information about our country. Then ,you also can master some unadulterated American sentences .
B:And ,after the listening ,you should answer the following questions .
Q1: What image our country is strengthening ? Q2: How is the expectation of sale the car to the America ? Q3:What does the automotive mean for people and for the country? Q4:What kind of words can describe the China Auto industry? A: The News is going to play ,and the speed is slow so that you can listen it more clear ;the voice is warm ,the pronounce is standard ,the words is meaningful ,in a word ,listen it ,enjoy it !One more thing ,please listen carefully ,and find out the correct answer as possible as you can.
B: Okay, let's start the listening.
„„„„„„„„BBC NEWS 1„„„„„„„„„„
B: The first time listening was end ,and we will read it one time ,you can check your answer and try your best to answer all the questions.
A: The reading is beginning.
A: From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. China is strengthening its image as the most important market for the auto industry. Chinese auto sales are up 13 percent from one year ago. Industry observers are predicting total sales of over 20 million vehicles this year.
By comparison, a little more than 15 million vehicles are expected to be sold in the United States. The importance of the Chinese market could be seen last month at the Shanghai auto show, industry representatives there were showing products design to meet China's growing demand for luxury cars, and larger vehicles.
B:Dave Schoch is with Ford Motor company. He welcomed the chance to meet with thousands of possible car buyers. \"So you've got 30 million customers out there, all with different tastes and different affordability levels. And what Ford wants to do is bring the power and leverage of our global line-up, you know from small to medium to large, into China.\" However, competition can be fierce. Dieter Zetsche is the chairman of the German Auto manufacturer Daimler AG. \"We are increasing our local content here in this country. And next month we are opening the first engine plant with the capacity of 250,000 units outside of Germany for Mercedes engines.\"
A:Many Chinese see cars as a sign of success. Yale Zhang is with automotive foresight -- an industry group. He says the rising demand for top quality automobiles is a sign of China's rise as an economic superpower.
\"This market is becoming more like European or American style.\" Demand has been especially high for larger sport utility vehicles (SUV's).
Karsten Engel is head of the BMW group in China. He says the spaces insides of SUV's appeal to the newly rich, although some will probably never drive them.
B:\"The ultimate driving machine, you probably experience a lot from the rear seat with your driver, so you need more space, you want more space. You want to have the possibility to work in the car.\"
That's something Stefan Brungs understands. He is the marketing director for the automaker Bugatti's.
\"This is what the Chinese have learned and perceived as luxury -- to sit in the back and be chauffeured.\"
The demand for larger cars is strong, yet environmental issues and fuel concerns are leading to increased interest in vehicles with better fuel economy.
A:Nissan's Asia Vice President Andy Palmer: \"Four years ago, when we introduced the concept of the electric car, most of our colleagues in the industry thought that we had lost our minds. Now it doesn't look so stupid, you know?\"
For now, observers say new hybrid and electric technology is not a major force in the Chinese market. New information shows sales of SUV's are up nearly 50 percent from a year ago, and experts says SUV sales are likely to double by 2015. And that's the Economics Report, I'm Christopher Cruise. B:The reading is over. Here is the answer.
Q1:What image our country is strengthening ?The answer
is :Auto industry.
Q2:How is the expectation of sale the car to the America ? The answer is : a little more than 15 million vehicles are expected to be sold in the United States Q3:What does the automotive mean for people and for the country? The answer is : Many Chinese see cars as a sign of success . The rising demand for top quality automobiles is a sign of China's rise as an economic superpower. Q4:What kind of words can describe the China Auto industry? The answer is :thriving strong . A:Well,all the answer we have gave you ,so ,how many questions do you answer? Do you do a good job? B:We will play the News one again, now ,let’s begin.
„„„„„„„„BBC NEWS 1„„„„„„„„„„
A: Uh, the first News was end. Let's have a break, it’s time to enjoy the music.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A: Well, the beautiful moment passed by , so let’s continue the next NEWS. This is the BBC NEWS, it includes several short News and every News is not related ,so it’s a little difficult to understand the News .If you want to listen it well ,please listen more carefully and make a full preparation.
B:After the listening ,attempting to find the key words and used it to help you understand the evens more efficiently. A:The NEWS is begining.
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A:BBC News with Iain Purdon
The highest court in Venezuela has backed a decision by the country’s National Assembly to allow an indefinite delay in the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez. He’s in hospital in Cuba after undergoing cancer surgery. Sarah Grainger reports from Caracas.
B:Luisa Estella Morales, the president of the Supreme Court, said that judges of the court had agreed that the inauguration could take place at a later date. She said the court did not consider Mr Chavez to be absent from his duties and as an incumbent president, a new swearing-in ceremony was not necessary. That leaves the political opposition with few options. They had argued that the constitution sets the date of the 10th of January as the beginning of the new presidential term and in Mr Chavez’s absence an interim president should be appointed.
A:A group of 49 Iranians freed by Syrian rebels after months in captivity have arrived at a hotel in Damascus accompanied by the Iranian ambassador to Syria. The Iranians were freed in exchange for prisoners being held by the Syrian authorities. The deal hasn’t officially been confirmed by the Syrian government. The Turkish humanitarian aid agency IHH which said it helped secure the agreement said the Syrian authorities for their part were freeing more than 2,100 prisoners that they’ve been holding.
B:The Obama administration has signalled it may take unilateral
action on gun control if Congress won’t cooperate on the issue. Vice President Joe Biden said Mr Obama was determined to curb gun violence and added that this could be done by legislation which requires working with Congress or executive action which doesn’t. Paul Adams reports from Washington.
This was the first time the vice president has hinted at the range of measures being considered by the White House. He said he and the president were determined to act. The tragedy at Newtown, Connecticut had, he said, awakened the conscience of the country and it was important not to be put off by the complexity of the task. Mr Biden didn’t say what those measures were, but they almost certainly include the reintroduction of a ban on so-called assault weapons as well as a more comprehensive system of background checks on those purchasing guns.
A:The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made her first public comments after a month away from her desk because of sickness. Mrs Clinton told reporters in Washington she was thrilled to be back at work. She said she was focusing on unresolved issues before handing over to her successor in
President Obama’s new administration, Senator John Kerry.
“You know obviously somewhat bittersweet because I’ve had the most extraordinary experience, and I work with an amazing team of people, but I’m very much looking forward to doing everything we can these last few weeks to resolve and finish up wherever possible and then to have a very smooth, seamless transition to Senator Kerry to continue the work.”
B:World News from the BBC
A British businessman extradited to the United States on charges of attempting to sell missile components to Iran has been jailed for 33 months. Christopher Tappin was also ordered to pay an $11,000 fine. In a plea bargain, he’d admitted to submitting false shipping documents to export batteries used for Hawk anti-aircraft missiles to Iran via the Netherlands.
The International Labour Organisation says the vast majority of domestic workers are excluded from employment protection and vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse. In the first report of its kind, the UN agency said only 10 per cent of them benefited from the same kind of protection as other workers.
Mark Gregory has more.
A:Nobody really knows how many domestic servants are employed around the world. The ILO puts the figure at a minimum of 52 million, but says the actual number could be tens of millions higher. More than 80 per cent of them are women. Indeed domestic service accounts for more than seven per cent of all women’s waged employment. Many domestic workers migrate to other countries to find work. The ILO says their terms of employment turn to be worse than other workers.
The Sri Lankan government has said it deplores the beheading of a Sri Lankan domestic worker by authorities in Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the government said it had appealed for a pardon for Rizana Nafeek, who was convicted of killing a baby in her care in 2005, a charge she denied.
B:Police in South Africa have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing farm workers taking strike action in the wine-producing Western Cape province. More than 40 people were arrested. The strikers, most of them black seasonal workers employed in white-owned fruit farms, are
demanding a doubling of their daily pay of about $8. At least two protesters were killed in similar violence in November. BBC News
Ian Purdon为你播报BBC新闻。
曾头部中弹险些脱险的美国前国会女议员加布里埃尔·吉福兹已发起旨在控制枪支暴力的组织。吉福兹称该提议提出之时，正是亚利桑那州这起袭击案的两周年，另外6人也遇难身亡。该组织将筹资以与枪支游说团的政治影响力形成抗衡，但同时也支持负责任的枪支所有，她同丈夫凯利一起成立了该组织。
“我和加比都拥有枪支，我们强烈支持第二修正案，但我们要努力使枪支免于落入恶人之手。”
同时，白宫称美国副总统乔·拜登本周晚些时候将会见来自娱乐界的代表，讨论电影和视频游戏对枪支暴力的影响。
阿富汗总统哈米德·卡尔扎伊抵达华盛顿，开始为期4天的访问，他将参与讨论美国在阿富汗的未来角色问题。本周晚些时候，卡尔扎伊和总统奥巴马将举行会谈，内容是一旦2014年外国作战部队撤出美国驻阿富汗军队的规模和性质。
委内瑞拉反对派领导人敦促最高法院，一旦总统乌戈·查韦斯因健康问题无法于周四参加新任期的就职仪式，就要根据即将实施的程序来治理本国。Sarah Grainger在加拉加斯报道。
反对派领导人恩里克·卡普里莱斯重申说，查韦斯的总统任期将于1月10日结束，他和其他
反对派政客称宪法规定，国民大会的领袖将在查韦斯不在时担任临时总统。但政府部长和查韦斯的其他盟友称应推迟任职仪式，最高法院目前尚未对此发表任何声明。
联合国称由于叙利亚政府禁止援助物资的分发，目前已有100万叙利亚饥民。Imogen Foulkes报道。
世界粮食署称叙利亚目前至少有250万饥民，目前只能援助150万人，而将援助送到饥民手中很困难。在叙利亚国内，粮食署依靠叙利亚阿拉伯红新月组织来分发援助，但缺少足够人员来做好进一步的工作。同时，叙利亚政府严格限制了外国援助人员的数量。
今天发表的一份报告首次开始关注叙利亚的一支极端伊斯兰组织，该组织在叙利亚冲突中发挥了关键作用。总部在伦敦的Quilliam基金会称曾对总统阿萨德的军队发起沉重打击的“努斯拉阵线”组织是从伊拉克基地组织发展起来的。报告称该组织约有5000名成员。
上月印度首都德里一名23岁女学生被轮奸和谋杀，目前，其中三名罪犯的律师称其代理人不承认任何指控，这些人包括女学生遇袭时所在公交车的司机，以及司机的兄弟。周一，5名嫌犯全部出庭，听审对他们的指控。
刚果叛军组织M23宣布单边停火，随后该组织将与政府进行新一轮的和谈。该叛军组织的发言人在乌干达称，尽管刚果政府拒绝与之签署停火协议，但该组织仍将继续和平协商。Catherine Byaruhanga在坎帕拉报道。
12月以来双方一直在坎帕拉会谈，但每次总是停火一事导致谈判中止。M23之前表示，如果无法签署停火协议，将不再继续协商。如今该组织称将继续和谈，但叛军希望全世界明白，压制刚果东部和平进程的正是政府。
匈牙利执政青年民主党的成立者称该国的吉普赛少数民族为牲畜，不适合与国民共存，由此引发群情激愤。就在一起涉及吉普赛的群殴事件发生后，著名右翼记者Zsolt Bayer在报刊栏目上发表了如此言论。副总理提波尔·瑙弗拉齐奇称他已严厉批评了这番厥词。
欧洲人权法庭认定意大利违反囚犯的人权，原因是该国的监狱过于拥挤。该法院判定7名囚犯胜诉，这些人抱怨监狱拥挤，空间不足。法院要求意大利在一年内解决这个问题，被要求其向被告支付13万美元的赔偿费。
A:En.. the NEWS have finished. Let's learn some useful and important words and phrases which we often can see them in the News.
B:The words are :
1.curb vt. 控制；勒住
We must curb the spread and use of these weapons. 我们必须遏制这类武器的扩散和使用。
2.reiterate vt. 重申；反复地做
He reiterated the importance of good health in his speech. 他在讲话中一再重申健康的重要性。
3.interim adj. 临时的，暂时的；中间的；间歇的
Please give me an interim receipt. 请给我一张临时的收据。
4.unilateral adj. 单边的；
The Chinese Government never regards aid to other countries as a kind of unilateral alms but as sth. mutual.
中国政府从来不把对外援助看作是单方面的恩赐， 而认为援助是相互的。
5.sticking point 症结；关键；阻塞点
Perhaps the biggest sticking point for now, however, is that few agree whether the US economy is recovering or not. 然而，目前最关键的症结在于，对于美国经济是否复苏的问题，人们未能达成共识。
6.outrage n. 愤怒，愤慨；暴行；侮辱
They were horrified by the outrage before their eyes.
他们被亲眼所见的暴行吓得呆住了。
7.plaintiff n. 原告
The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence. 证明对方犯有疏忽罪的举证责任落在原告身上。
A:The phrases are:
1.We are strong supporters of the Second Amendment but we got to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands.
get into the wrong hands 落入不法之手
So what should you do to protect pictures of your children getting into the wrong hands?
那么，为防止孩子的照片落到别有用心的人手里，你该怎么做呢？
2.A report published today has cast unprecedented light on a radical Islamist group in Syria that’s become a key player in the conflict.
cast light on 使„„的真相大白
Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease. 最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因。
3.The US state department described President Assad's speech as another attempt to cling to power that did nothing to advance the Syrian people's goal of a political transition.
cling to power 紧紧抓住权力不放手
If Saddam Hussein attempts to cling to power, he will remain a deadly foe until the end.
如果萨达姆·侯赛因不愿放弃权利，他就永远是我们的死敌，直到他的末日来临。
4.The Indian military said it returned fire after coming under attack from mortars.
come under attack 遭抨击，受到打击 The government has come under attack. 政府受到了抨击。
B: Well,we have learned the words and phrases,and we will read it and will play it again ,please according to the words and phrases you have learned, try to make
sense of the NEWS.
„„„„„„„„BBC NEWS 2„„„„„„„„„„ A: Aha ,tonight's study have completed .Have acquired so much knowledge ,can you put these words , phrases or sentences into practice? Try it !
B:And then , let’s use a music to review tonight’s program, I hope you will like it.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B:Well , Tonight’s program is going to end ,and it's time to say bye-bye!
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