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NPR边听边练第192期:美国消费者对经济信心增加

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第192期:主餐一道:泛听练习

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一、泛听建议:

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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.
南达科他州的高中橄榄球队已经准备好迎接本周末的第一场比赛fJw@e,a5AxJn。一些官员称今年的8月最后一周可能是有史以来最热的,教练已经让球员们对此做好准备-9LG3_oMsQk。佛米良高中橄榄球队主教练安德鲁·霍曼因为炎热的天气正在做调整|T&gI*D4ckPf#LP.YqL-
"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."
“本周的剩余时间我们会勤洗澡,或者会直接回家准备d~zblS8Jq=U-JSTmda。今天更像是考验心理的一天syslCp#zrAuu_ka6sD^1。当然我们会集中训练,注意并确保喝水休息的时间,甚至会让孩子拉球员去休息R#ZOLlf[[xja。”
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.
霍曼执教的佛米良高中拥有该州其他球队所没有的优势:在没有比赛的日子里,他可以带球队去南达科他州立大学的室内田径场JXnXP^p^j8(。预计本周气温将达到90-100华氏度!sbyDyn[hd。NPR新闻,加里·艾伦伯特南达科他州佛米良报道#ZK8anyA~7
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.
现在来看美国经济的消息,消费者对经济前景的信心增强-.*jTQ[fIbBi[f。本月,美国谘商会的信心指数上升至81.5%=h9l3mHAh1~r=af。数据接近五年半以来的最高水平YG6^~vteolWOW(h1X~b。消费者对未来几个月的经济前景更加乐观,但是私人调查组织表示,民众对当前的形势仍持保留态度B9t!3dC%q[y1NHTO。同时,大多数市场的房价涨幅正在逐月放缓,这可能反映出美国抵押贷款利率所产生的影响jXbN!(p%ke7BdRVN。标准普尔凯斯·席勒房价指数表明,在调查的20个城市中,有14个城市6月份涨幅低于前月,而实际上6月份是夏中购买季ftAEVN7v!#A]t_
词汇解析:
1. on record
有记载的,记录在案的,公开发表的
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eg. He ran the fastest race on record.
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2. no other
别无其他;
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eg. The facts allow of no other explanation.
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3. be optimistic about
对……感到乐观;
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,当你建立你的信仰和人生意义的时候,你对可能的结果更加乐观Svw1mCAXj8J[M
eg. However, he is optimistic about an uneventful and complete recovery.
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gather ['gæðə]

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v. 聚集,聚拢,集合
n. 集合,聚集

 
confidence ['kɔnfidəns]

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adj. 骗得信任的
n. 信任,信心,把握

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conference ['kɔnfərəns]

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n. 会议,会谈,讨论会,协商会

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recovery [ri'kʌvəri]

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n. 恢复,复原,痊愈

 
mortgage ['mɔ:gidʒ]

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n. 按揭,抵押贷款
vt. 抵押

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explanation [.eksplə'neiʃən]

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n. 解释,说明

 
optimistic [.ɔpti'mistik]

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adj. 乐观的,乐观主义的

 
mental ['mentl]

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adj. 精神的,脑力的,精神错乱的
n. 精

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coach [kəutʃ]

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n. 大巴,教练;(火车)客车车厢,四轮马车,经济舱

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claim [kleim]

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n. 要求,要求权;主张,断言,声称;要求物

 

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