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May 2, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0416+0417IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 4.17 & 4.18
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

有时候发现
这新闻播得还是挺幽默的~

单词
propel 推进
grenade 手榴弹
archbishop 大主教
archdiocese 大主教的管区
orbital 轨道的
treadmill 踏车
whisk 扫,挥动
skipper 船长//captain
blare v.奏鸣
charter 包(船、车)
impoverished 贫穷的
commitment n.承诺
词组
bound for 驶往
on the heels of 在..之后
front burner 当务之急
hot button issue 敏感/热门事件

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  1. Sweet Home Alabama
    It is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.后来还有同名电影。

Apr 24, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0403IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 4.4
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

今天偶像跟我讲了她偶像的故事
注定,我们都要被震撼
震撼震撼震撼
如果你希望选择不平凡
那么你就应该从现在开始行动

语音(误正)
cause-->cost
拼写(误正)
aweareness-->awareness
单词
much-anticipated
derail 出轨
oversight 疏忽
indictment 控告
autism 孤独症
awareness 晓得
词组
low lying area 低地势区

Apr 15, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0328+0329IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.29 & 3.30
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

Fargo发大洪水了
原因是因为春雪融化..第一次听说这种情况!
祝他们好运!
教皇说避孕套反倒把Aids推波助澜了,我不知道他的这番高见的出发考证,我是不懂啦

语音(误正)
level-->levee
rely-->reliance
pick-->peak
单词
levee 堤坝
mobilize 调动(军队)
grapple 格斗
mosque 清真寺
ripple 波纹
crest 到达绝顶
dike n.堤防//堤坝
词组
tax free 免税
distract from 分散,转移
Cross one's fingers 祈求好运,祈福//!!这个好用~
touch down 降落

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  1. IRS=Internal Revenue Service 美国国内税务局
    它收税并执行国内税收法,是美国财政部下的一个局。
  2. I95=Interstate 95
    美国95号洲际公路,跨越15州,是美国东岸的交通大动脉。北起缅因州与加拿大的边界,南至迈阿密与国道1号相连。
  3. Pope Benedict XVI 本笃十六世
    第八位德国籍教宗,会10种语言。1927年出生的老爷爷了。

Apr 11, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0322IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.23
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

这次有两句话很特别
  1. Brace yourself for this one!
    听到这条新闻,您请务必撑住!!(多劲爆的新闻阿??)
  2. There is probably only one thing worse for a would-be burglar than getting caught and that's getting caught with no close.
    这个故事告诉我们,世界是奇妙的,大家务必相信!

拼写(误正)
screm-->scream
单词
brace 支持,振作
marijuana 大麻
burglar 夜贼
vent (感情)发泄,通风孔
词组
go under 破产
combine assets 资产组合

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  1. Corporate Credit Union

Apr 7, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0316+0320IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.17 & 3.21
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

种树种得越来越怠慢了
真是不应该不应该

语音(误正)
arts-->odds
拼写(误正)
hydrog[]n->hydrogen
单词
interrogation 审问
hostage 人质
inflict 造成
fallout 附带结果,微尘
regime 政体
purport 声称
accountant 会计师
词组
at odds 不一致
behind bars 坐牢//在铁棍棍后面

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  1. Good Friday 耶稣受难日
    也叫Holy Fri/Great Fri/Black Fri,复活节前一个星期五。
  2. Kennedy Space Center 肯尼迪航天中心(KSC)
    位于Florida的梅里特岛,是NASA对航天器进行测试准备实施发射的最重要场地。也是Florida的主要旅游景点。

Apr 2, 2009

SCIAM.ST.NOTES[0316SSS]

Finished on 3.16
Based on podcast from sciam.com
By Reta

现在只打得开Google的网站
还好blogger被google收购了

语音(误正)
shed->shade
单词
moonshot n.向月球发射
geothermal 地热的
bulk 体积
heel 脚后跟
combustion 燃烧
emit 发出
thermal 热的
toasty 暖和舒适的
fossil 化石
windmill 风车
词组
chop down 砍下

Mar 31, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0314IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.15
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

日本说
奶奶奶奶的,你朝鲜肯定是发射导弹
什么卫星只是一个幌子
你要是敢射,我就敢把你射的再射下来...

语音(误正)
tune-->tone
came--camp
单词
playmate 玩伴
overdose 服药过量
advisory 顾问的
ballistic 弹道的
chopper 切碎器
词组
camp out 野营
sold out 售光
final curtain 谢幕

Mar 29, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0312IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.13
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

13
11
这两个数字分别是
德国一学生和美国一男子
在3.12发狂后
杀死的人的数目

语音(误正)
remark-->earmark
拼写(误正)
ravampage-->rampage
secen-->scene
单词
guideline 方针
broadband 宽带

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  1. AT&T公司
    前身是贝尔电报公司,业务内容类似于中国电信,但是可不像电信那么目空一切....

Mar 28, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0311IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.11
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

United Technology
Whose products includes
Carrier heating and Air conditioning
Sikorsky helicopters and Otis elevators
新闻里头的这段话
就像诗一样~~
另外,这是我第一次调到1.3倍速来听CNN

语音(误正)
overall-->overhaul
拼写(误正)
complite-->complete
compatitive-->competitive
单词
competitive 有竞争力的
cradle 摇篮
strip 剥离
earmark 制定用途,打上耳号
swindler 骗子
mastermind 策划
词组
major overhaul 大修整
enough is enough 足够了(是时候改变了)
air conditioning 空凋
sroke of the midnight 午夜钟声敲响之时

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  1. United Technology

Mar 18, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0305IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 3.6+3.7
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

天啊
哪天也给我一张中了奖的彩票吧
给我一台E71吧

语音(误正)
charge-->judge
force-->fourth
单词
laborer 劳工
warrant 搜捕令
词组
run off 进行决赛

[Apples in tree]

  1. Mega Millions


Mar 12, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0226IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.28
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

2.26
Obama上任美国总统以来的第一次国会演讲
Pres. Obama adressed congress for the first time
神奇,没有介词

语音(误正)
board-->blod
单词

boldly 大胆地
obligation 义务
tournament 锦标赛
sideline 迫使退出
词组

jump start // to start or restart rapidly or forcefully
tee off 发球(golf),开始

Mar 9, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0223+0224IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.25 & 2.26
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

2.25
听CNN有史以来错得最少的一次
1.这篇的生词为0
2.Saunders这次语音奇顺
3.我也修炼得一点境界了

语音(误正)
raping-->wrapping
raise-->rise
单词
intern 实习医师
Proteus 普罗特斯海神,反复无常的人
strategy 策略
词组
church service 礼拜
worst of worst //这个...
serve a sentence 服刑
have an affair with 与xxx有染//我喜欢这个~~

Mar 6, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0220NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.22
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

今天终于出太阳了...
连续20天的阴雨天气
快把人给搞崩溃了

拼写(误正)
prepeare-->prepare //我觉得我脑子抽筋了
单词
incentive 激励
multibillion 数十亿的
funnel 漏斗
hail 冰雹
词组
boil down to 归结为
in fault 有过错

Mar 4, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0218+0219NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.20 & 2.21
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

施瓦辛格Schwarzenegger这个名字不是一般的纠结

语音(误正)
survivor-->survival
fiscal-->physical
tribute-->tribune
staff-->stuff
单词

viable 可行的
barrack 军营,兵舍
unconscious 不省人事的
outward 外表的
trauma 外伤
coupon 息票
词组


clear the way to 为..扫清障碍

[Apples in tree]

  1. converter box
    It is a device that receives, by means of an antenna, a digital television (DTV) transmission, and converts that signal into an analog television signal that can be received and displayed on an analog television.

Mar 3, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0215+0217NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.17 & 2.19
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

首先,2.18,R2过来找我了..^-^
然后说新闻...
Rod Blagojevich的这个新闻啊
是我现在这短短的数得清的听力生涯中经历过的,最长最纠结的事了
Roland Burris也够惨的
如果他没有行贿,他就被冤枉
如果他行了贿,钱就打水漂了

语音(误正)
fun-->fund
拼写(误正)

shei[]d-->sheild
单词

plummetea 垂直落下
liquidation n.清算
bacteria 细菌
furious 狂怒的,激烈的
liability 义务,债务
perk 小费
champagne 香槟
rainout //to interrupt or prevent (as a sports event) by rain
词组

get busted 被捕
lie under oath 宣誓下说谎..有够恶劣

Mar 1, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0213+0214NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.15 & 2.16
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

对我今天(3.1Sunday)做出的沉重决定
表达崇高的敬意!

语音(误正)

concert-->council
拼写(误正)

ceromony-->ceremony
单词

autism 孤独症
compensation 赔偿
vaccination n.接种疫苗
mastermind v.策划//好词
wreath 花圈
cockpit n.驾驶员舱
retrieve 重新得到
shatter 粉碎
deficit 赤字
pancreatic 胰腺的
词组

hammer out 推敲出

[Apples in tree]

  1. CDC

Feb 25, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0209+0210NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.11 & 2.12
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

央视配楼大火这种新闻果然是会上CNN的..
这条新闻紧接着澳大利亚伤亡惨重的森林大火而来,给已经震撼了的观众继续带着震撼的感觉接受这条新闻..
A major fire lighting up the sky of Beijing..
a unoccupied luxury hotel burned...

拼写(误正)
spectulation-->speculation
portrate-->portrait
单词
deliberately 故意地
overwhelmingly 压倒性地
handful 少数
stance 立场
graffiti 涂鸦
infringement n.侵害,违反
devastate 毁坏
harrowing 惨痛的
ordeal 折磨
bonus 红利


[Apples in tree]

  1. Hope Portrait
    见右图,艺术家Shepard Fairey设计的奥巴马的头像图。风靡风靡,结果现在AP告他侵犯版权,因为原来的照片是AP在2006的时候由一名记者拍的。香馍馍吃出怪味了...

Feb 23, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0207+0208NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.9 & 2.10
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

真是令人恶心的网速!!!!!!

语音(误正)
weight-->whittle
拼写(误正)
bipartician-->bipartisan
单词
compromise 妥协,折衷
propeller 螺旋桨推进器
whittle 削减
empowerment n.授权
philosophy 哲学
steroid 类固醇
illustrated 画报
redemption n.救赎
词组
right on 好极了
splash down 溅落(海面)

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  1. Sports Illustrated 运动画刊
    时代华纳拥有的体育杂志,右图是它的第一期封面。哈哈,有一个关于上运动画刊封面的诅咒之说...哈哈

Feb 20, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0205+0206NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.7 & 2.8
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

axe
真是一个残忍的词
还有美国经济刺激方案里那"BUY AMERICAN"条款,哪位学经济的给分析一下,这不就是赤裸裸的贸易保护主义吗??!!干了坏事还损人...

语音(误正)

acting-->axing
winter-->wind
overright-->override
拼写(误正)

extrem[]ly-->extremely
exsist-->exist
单词

fiscal 财政的
chill 寒冷的
scheme 阴谋
swindle 诈骗
confession n.招供
soften (使)变软
clarify 澄清
override //outweigh something
dismal 凄惨的
kit 工具箱
forensic 法庭的
cyanide 氰化物//剧毒
extort //obtain something by force or coercion
operative 间谍,特工
词组


old man winter 冬季老爷爷//就像春天姐姐的那种感觉,我更喜欢热辣的夏天大姐。

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  1. Electronic Arts 美国艺电
    全球第二大的第三方互动娱乐软件开发和发行公司。哇哈哈,模拟人生/模拟城市/极品飞车/哈利波特/FIFA/NBA LIVE,还记得打开游戏那低沉的男音吗----"EA GAMES,Challenge Everything"
  2. Tylenol
    Tylenol是一药名,此药用于退烧止痛,消退感冒伤风等症状。

Feb 17, 2009

CNN.ST.NOTES[0204NOW-IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 2.6
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

...

语音(误正)

breathing-->bracing
单词
amendment n.改善
strap 皮带
infrastructure 下部构造
footnote 脚注
brace 撑住

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  1. Liz Claiborne 丽资.克莱本
    Liz Claiborne Inc. is a fashion company founded in 1976 in New York City.Lizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....fashion...