Nov 9, 2008

CNN.ST.NOTES[10.20+10.21IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 10.30 & 10.31
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

好累啊..一个疲惫的周末
有机会的有时间的话真想看看Saturday Night Live
看看palin看看McCain的上镜
再看看Tina Fey's impersonation of palin..

[He has support from four fomer secretaries of state]//fff组合..

语音(误正)

suitor-->suited
serious-->series //老是错老是错
set-->said
first-->fourth
shuttle-->shot
data-->dead
拼写(误正)

com[]ittee-->committee //委员会,三个字,所以有三次双写
单词

endorse v.认可
summit 峰会
mandate 命令,要求
comedy 喜剧
collide 抵触
episode 剧集等的一出(或一集)
critique 批评
impersonation 扮演
stimulus n.刺激
protract 延长
blitze 闪电战
transfer-national //??
admiral 海军上将
词组

a shot in the arm = a stimulus
head off 阻止,拦截
dead heat 平分秋色
make one's visit to 访问...

[Apples in tree]

  1. United States Secretary of State
    The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. 国务卿是总统内阁成员,它的继位顺序很高,当总统副总统众议院议长参议院临时议长都死掉后,国务卿就可以当总统了。
  2. Secretary of State for Defence
    The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. It is a Cabinet position.
  3. Swing State
    摇摆州它也等于battlefround state或purple state,总统竞选人的主战场.
  4. Meet the Press 与媒体见面
    Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC.It is the longest-running television show in worldwide broadcasting history, having made its television debut on November 6, 1947.特别喜欢采访全国政界经济界外交政策和公共事务方面的领导人。

Nov 7, 2008

CNN.ST.NOTES[10.19IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 10.29
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

我又手肘的骨头老是在写字的时候顶了桌面有点疼..
手肘上面没有肉还是不好的

语音(误正)

sicker-->seeker
jump-->drop
拼写(误正)

anut-->aunt //这个...
单词

grand 盛大的,主要的,极重要 的
juror 陪审员//错过一次了?
subpoena 传票
inaction 无行动,无为
thrill 发抖
seeker 探求者
converge 会聚
flow 流动
词组

bankruptcy filing 破产宣告
flow down 流下

[Apples in tree]

  1. Saturday Night Live 周六夜现场
    Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show based in New York City that debuted on October 11, 1975. 真是一个长寿的电视节目。
  2. Mervyn's
    Mervyns is an American department store chain based in Hayward, California.October 17, 2008, the company announced that it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
  3. Linens 'n Things
    Linens 'n Things, Inc., headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, is a big box retailer of home textiles, housewares and decorative home accessories in the United States and Canada.On May 2, 2008, Linens 'n Things filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed 120 stores.

换换新的

这一阵子普特的版主似乎去休假了
很多天的CNN听力稿都未整理,或许是这几天的太难了?给不出近乎正确的稿?
呵呵~
还好,那里是一片海洋
或许不久我就改成每日套餐听力
将近两分钟的ApNews+有正确听力参考稿的SSS60s?

然后,我要给果园加上一个搜索的功能,准确定位目标果子

CNN.ST.NOTES[1018IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 10.28
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

森林大火终于灭了..

语音(误正)

registate-->registered
seven-->several
flee-->fully
sold-->sort
拼写(误正)

larggest-->largest
单词

unsettling 使人不安的//eg.unsettling period
ongoing 正在进行的
chamber 房间,议院
unprecedent 无先例的//precedent先例
ammunition 军火,弹药
humidity 潮湿//low humidity低湿度
conceal 隐藏
renovation 革新//eg.home renovation房屋翻新
词组

on the scene 到场
blow out 爆裂
run for 竞选

[Apples in tree]

  1. United States Chamber of Commerce 合众国商会?
    The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the world's largest not-for-profit business federation,founded in 1912.
  2. Election Day (United States)
    Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the selection of public officials by popular ballot.Election Day is a legal holiday in some states.Including Federal elections and Local elections.
  3. Supreme Court of the United States 美国最高法院
    It is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. Established in 1789.法官终身制...

Nov 5, 2008

CNN.ST.NOTES[10.17IN-THE-NEWS]

Finished on 10.27
Based on listening materials from Putclub.com
By Reta

Obama当选总统了..
想10.17日他还在进行最后一次总统辩论
真是时光荏苒,光阴飞逝阿

语音(误正)

affairs-->fears
inselfishion-->insufficient //错的有水准吧..
donate-->dominate
medical-->medicare
promise-->premiums
拼写(误正)

shapely-->sharply
finanly-->finally
单词

recession 撤回,不景气
insufficient 不足/不足的
dominate 支配,占优势
medicare 医疗保险
premium 保险费
relentless 无情的
词组

fire back 回火//你攻击我我就回击你

[Apples in tree]

  1. Medicare(United States) 美国医保体系
    Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government,providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria(标准).
  2. Social Security (United States) 美国社保体系
    Social Security in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.