NPR边听边练218:色情短信丑闻大幅降低纽约市长候选人支持率

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　A big drop in the polls for New York mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner _1_ new sexting revelations. NPR's Dan Bobkoff reports an NBC 4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll out today shows Weiner 9 points behind the frontrunner.

　　民调显示，纽约市长候选人安东尼·韦纳因新一波色情短信丑闻支持率大幅下跌。据NPR新闻的丹·鲍勃科夫报道，今天，由NBC纽约4台、《华尔街日报》和玛丽斯特学院共同进行的民调显示，韦纳的支持率落后领先者9个百分点。

　　Weiner had been the improbable frontrunner in the race for New York mayor. Up five points over City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but that was before he _2_ to communicating sexually with women long after _3_ from Congress for that very reason. With Weiner again embroiled¹ in scandal, Quinn now leads Weiner 25% to 16% among Democratic voters. And as old boss in the House, Nancy Pelosi _4_, calling the behavior of men like him reprehensible².

　　韦纳曾是纽约市长候选人的领先者。他比市议会议长克里斯蒂·奎因的支持率高出5个百分点，但那是这次丑闻曝光之前，韦纳离职国会就是因色情短信曝光。他再次卷入丑闻，现在奎因在民主党选民中以25%的支持率领先得到16%支持率的韦纳。作为众议院曾经的领袖，南希·佩洛西称像韦纳这样的男子行为应受到谴责。

　　"It's so disrespectful of women and what's really stunning³ about it is they don't even realize it."

　　“这太不尊敬女性了，更让人震惊的是他们竟然没有意识到这点。”

　　Meanwhile, Weiner admitted that he may have communicated with as many as three women since _5_ Congress. He vows⁴ to stay in the race. Dan Bobkoff, NPR News, New York.

　　同时，韦纳承认他在离开国会后，最多与3名女性有过这种不当交流。他发誓会继续参加选举。NPR新闻，丹·鲍勃科夫纽约报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、revelation

　　n. 启示；揭露；出乎意料的事；被揭露的真相

　　eg:the seemingly everlasting⁵ revelations about his private life.

　　…有关他私生活的似乎永无休止的披露。

　　eg:Degas's work had been a revelation to her.

　　德各斯的工作曾是她的一大发现。

　　2、embroiled in

　　卷入

　　eg:When someone says great interest, that's a euphemism⁶ for embroiled in controversy⁷.

　　当人们说有极大的兴趣时，那是对卷入争议的一种赞美。

　　3、stun

　　vt. 使震惊；打昏；给以深刻的印象

　　n. 昏迷；打昏；惊倒；令人惊叹的事物

　　eg:He's stunned⁸ by today's resignation of his longtime ally.

　　他被自己的长期助手今天的辞职所震惊。

　　参考答案：

　　1、following 2、admitted 3、resigning

　　4、spoke out 5、leaving

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