英语听力入门3000Unit1
长沙师大附中-新年祝福语
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News:
International Relations
Contents:
1. News
reports
2. Anti-piracy mission
3. Speeches
Goals:
1. To train students to recognize
key words and phrases in listening
2. To
develop students’ ability to identify significant
information in listening
3. To train students
to summarize the materials through listening
Teaching methods:
Students’ listening;
group discussion; teacher’s instruction
Duration:
90 minutes
I.
A.
Warming up
Words:
radical
----thorough or complete; drastic 彻底的; 完全的; 激烈的:
radical reforms,
changes, etc
彻底的改革﹑
改变等
guerrilla [guer·ril·la || gə'rɪlə]
n.
soldier who engages in irregular warfare (usually
a member of a loosely organized band
of
soldiers which utilizes hit-and-run methods to
fight the enemy)
deplete----
reduce
greatly the quantity, size, power or value of
(sth) 大量削减（某物）
的数量﹑ 能力或价值; 消耗:
Our stock of
food is greatly depleted.
我们的食物储备已消耗
殆尽. *
This expense has depleted our funds.
这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几. *
a lake
depleted of
fish
, ie with many of the fish gone 几乎无鱼的湖.
Uranium -----
chemical element, a heavy
grey radioactive metal used as a source of
nuclear energy 铀.
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allay
---- əˈleɪ; əˋle
v
[Tn]
(
fml
文) make (sth) less; relieve 减轻; 缓和:
allay trouble,
fears, suffering, doubt,
suspicion
减轻烦恼﹑ 恐惧﹑ 苦难﹑ 疑惑﹑ 嫌疑.
disquiet:
anxiety
The strength of the dollar is causing
considerable disquiet on the Stock Exchange.
美元
表现坚挺在证券交易所中引起很大的不安.
ammunition:
supply of bullets, bombs, etc. fired from weapons
弹药
Kosovo
科索沃---- 塞尔维亚共和国（Serbia）东南部的一个自治省，
南部与阿尔巴尼亚
（Albania）和马其顿（Macedonia）毗邻。
Serbia
和Macedonia属前南斯拉夫联邦成员共和国（Yugoslavia），后宣布独立,位于欧
洲
Kuwait
State of Kuwait, monarchy in
northeastern Arabia on the northwestern coast of
the Persian Gulf
Listening. Listen to
some news and fill in the missing words or
phrases.
After-listening. Ask individual
students to give the answers. Check the answers.
1. Defense Secretary , a radical change
2. mothers, gathered, gun control laws
3. fighting, forces, guerrillas
4. a
bomb hit military observers
5. allay
health risks
B.
Key words:
collision:
instance of colliding; crashing
commitment:
obligation, promise; act of committing
If you
make a commitment
to do
something, you promise that you will do it.
(FORMAL)
We made a commitment to keep working
together.
They made a commitment to
peace.
eradicate: put an end to; destroy
sth. completely
根除, 消灭（某事物）; 结束（某事物）:
Smallpox has almost been eradicated.
天花几乎已消灭. *
attempts to eradicate crime
力
图根除罪恶的行动.
shrug off: dismiss
something as being unimportant
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denunciation: act of denouncing
谴责; 斥责:
her fierce denunciation(s) of her enemies
她对仇敌的强烈谴责.
regime: method or system of
government
pluck: pluck sth. offout: gather or
remove sth. by pulling
pluck up courage to do
sth: make an effort to be brave
鼓起勇气:
I
shall have to pluck
up courage and speak to
her about it.
我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事. *
He can't
pluck up the
courage to leave home.
他鼓不起离开家的勇气.
elite: social group considered
to be the best
精英; 尖子:
the ruling,
scientific elite
掌权
的﹑ 科学方面的精英 * [attrib
作定语]
an elite force, regiment
精锐部队﹑ 团.
upsurge: - in sth.: sudden increase in sth.;
upsurge of sth.: sudden rush, esp. of feeling
(a) ~ (in sth) sudden increase in sth; rise
急剧增长; 上升:
an upsurge in sales, costs,
investments
销售额﹑ 费用﹑ 投资额的猛增. (b) ~ (of
sth) sudden rush, esp of feeling
激发;
（尤指感情的）突发:
an upsurge of anger, enthusiasm,
violence
愤怒﹑ 热情﹑ 暴
力行为的爆发
breach:
break or neglect (of a law, an agreement, a
duty, etc) 违犯, 违反（法规﹑ 协议
﹑ 职责等）:
a breach
of loyalty, trust, protocol, etc
不忠﹑ 背信﹑ 背约等 *
a breach of
confidence
, ie giving away
a secret 泄密 *
sue sb for breach of contract
控告某人违反合
同 *
a breach of security
,
ie failure to protect official secrets
破坏安全的行为（泄露政府
机密）.
regulators: person or
thing that manages, person or thing that controls;
mechanical
device that adjusts or controls
according to specific regulations
crack down:
take severe measures
Listening. Listen to
some brief news items. Focus attention on the
“wh-“ question
in each news item and try to
give the answer.
1. What?
To make
commitments to eradicate poverty, promote
democracy and education, and
reverse the
spread of AIDS.
2. Which?
Burma, Cambodia,
and Laos.
Phnom Penh----- Cambodia;
Vientiane----
Laos
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3. What?
A US
nuclear submarine tore through a Japanese fishing
vessel, sinking it within
minutes.
How
many?
359
4. What?
Gun battles between
Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been
raging
overnight.
5. What?
Some
nuclear facilities have breached many health and
safety laws.
More than half of the nuclear
plants failed some basic tests, such as checking
radiation measurements.
Listen to the
items again and focus on more details.
According to item1, how many world leaders
attended the summit?
Item3: Coast guard rescue
teams plucked all but nine of the victims from the
rough
seas.
II.
A.
News Reports
haggle:
argue (esp about the price, etc
when agreeing upon the terms of a sale or other
transaction) 争论; （尤指）讨价还价:
It's not worth
haggling over a few pence.
为几便士
争论不休实在不值得.
maneuver:
move
which involves skill and dexterity; strategy (also
maneuver) 策略,谋略,
花招
ballot: piece of
paper used in secret voting
无记名投票
We
should put it to a ballot.
我们应该对此进行无记名投票.
contention: contending; competition
争夺;
竞争
lobby (v): -sb. for sth.: try to
persuade sb. to support or oppose proposed
legislation
(n): entrance hall or ante-room
allot: give…a share of what is available分配
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is
one of the principal organs of the
United
Nations and is charged with the maintenance of
international peace and security.
Its powers,
outlined in the United Nations Charter, include
the establishment of
peacekeeping operations,
the establishment of international sanctions, and
the
authorization of military action. Its
powers are exercised through United Nations
Security
Council Resolutions，with its current
permanent home in the United Nations building in
New
York City.
There are 15 members of
the Security Council, consisting of 5 veto-
wielding permanent
members (China, France,
Russia, United Kingdom, and United States) and 10
elected
non-permanent members with two-year
terms.
The five permanent members (also known
as the P5 or Big 5) were drawn from the
victorious powers of World War II，also the
only countries recognized as nuclear-weapon
states (NWS) under the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Treaty
Non-permanent members
Ten other members are elected by the General
Assembly for two-year terms starting on 1
January, with five replaced each year. The
members are chosen by regional groups and
confirmed by the United Nations General
Assembly. The African bloc chooses 3 members;
the Latin America and the Caribbean, Asian,
and Western European and Others blocs
choose 2
members each; and the Eastern European bloc
chooses one member. Also, one
of these members
is an Arab country,
Listening. Listen to a
news report. Try to summarize it and fill in some
statements.
Ask students about the main idea
after the first listening.
Listen again for
more details.
Summary:
It tells us that
the United Nations General Assembly has elected
Columbia, Ireland,
Mauritius
毛里求斯(非洲岛国)
, Norway and
Singapore as the new non-permanent
members of
the Security Council.
Statements:
1.
Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore the first
round Norway on the fourth
ballot
2.
Mauritius the African and Asian group
3.
three western industrialized group of nations
Country
Ireland
Regional bloc(s)
Norway Western Europe and Others (2)
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Singapore
Columbia
Mauritius
B.
Asia(2)
Latin America and
Caribbean(2)
Eastern Europe (1)
Africa (3)
dissent (v): express opinion which are opposed
to official views
持有异议（不同於普通
的或官方的见解）:
their public dissent from official party
policy
他们对党的官方政策公然
表示异议的观点
abstain: decline to use one’s vote弃权；-from
sth.: refrain
decline to use one's vote
弃
权（不投票）:
At the last election he abstained
(from votingthe vote).
上次选举时他弃权
了（没投票）.
High low profile: noticeableinconspicuous way
of behaving, so as to attract avoid
public
attention.
高低姿态
Consensus: agreement
in opinion; collective opinion
意见一致; 共同看法
Genocide: deliberate extermination of a nation
or race of people
volatile----
likely to
change suddenly or sharply; unstable
（指商情等）很可能急剧波动
的, 不稳定的:
volatile stock-
markets, exchange rates
不稳定的股市﹑ 汇率 *
a
volatile
political situation
, eg one that
could lead to a change of government 动荡不定的政局.
Listening. Listen to another news report, take
notes of important information and use
your
notes to answer the questions on your textbook.
Summary:
It tells us that the United
Nations Human Rights Commission was going to hold
an
emergency meeting to deal with the crisis
situation between Israelis and Palestinians.
Key:
1. 53 2. 48 3. 3
4. The
United States
5. Canada
6. On October
18
th
7. No more than three days
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8.
To get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the
negotiating table
9. 4Bosnian war genocide in
Rwanda violence in East Timor
III. Anti-
piracy mission
A.
Surveillance: close
watch kept on persons suspect of wrong doing
Deter: to discourage, hinder sb. from doing
Ransom: money paid for the release of a
captive
Infest (v): -sth. with sth.遍布
vis-
a-vis ˈviːzɑːˈviː; ˈvizɑˋvi
prep
(
French
法)
in relation to (sth)
关於（某事物）:
discuss plans for the company vis-a-
vis a possible
merger
洽谈公司可能合并的事宜.
in
comparison with (sth) 和（某事物）相比:
Women's
salaries are low vis-a-vis what men
earn for
the same work.
女子的薪水比同工种的男子低. *
His salary
vis-a-vis the national
average is extremely
high.
他的薪水比起全国平均水平高出很多.
Robust---
vigorous; healthy and strong 有活力的; 强健的:
a
robust young man
身强力壮
的青年男子 *
a robust
appetite
旺盛的食慾.
escort
----
person
or group of people, ships, vehicles, etc
accompanying sbsth to give
protection or as an
honour; person, etc accompanying valuable goods to
guard them 进行
护送的人﹑ 船﹑ 车辆等:
The government
provided an armed escort for the visiting head
of State.
政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队. *
The
Queen's yacht had an escort of ten
destroyers.
有十艘驱逐舰为女王的游艇护航.
Listen to a report and
supply the missing information.
combat
EU’s Naval Operation
The massive problem:
Piracy off Somalia’s waters
16 ships more
than 350 crew members off their country’s coast
B.
Here is a report on Chinese navy’s
military move against piracy. Learn to catch the
important information.
Chinese Navy’s
Escort Mission against Piracy
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Primary
mission: to secure vessels, personnel and cargo,
but not to hit piracy off the
Somali coast
directly
Target: to protect the ships and
personnel passing through the area; to safeguard
the
vessels transporting humanitarian
materials from international organizations.
Number of crew members:
800 incl. 70
soldiers from the Navy’s special forces
Duration of the 1
st
phase: three
months
Time ready to receive protection
appeals: Jan.6
Further listening. Listen again
for the following details:
1. According to
Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi,
what’s the
international community’s reaction
to Chinese navy’s move?
(The international
community, especially African countries and
people, applauded
it)
(Original: The
escort mission of the Chinese navy has won wide
applause from the
international community .)
2. In addition to the primary mission, what
else will the Chinese fleet do as its other
task?
(It will also help ships carrying
humanitarian relief for international
organizations
such as the UN Food Program.
IV.
V.
Speeches
Swelter, oasis,
vindication
Listen to some extracts from
public speeches. Pay attention to some language
structures and identify their functions.
Pick the right language structures that serve
the following functions:
1. Expressing an
opinion:
2. Paying a tribute:
3.
Expressing an opinion:
4. Accepting a post
5. Expressing determination
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