身处浮躁的社会如何培养品德
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, CharlesKennedy’s parliamentary colleag ues gave movingtributes to his life. There is never a rush, of course,to speak i ll of the dead, but these tributes had theclear ring of sincerity. David Camero n said his“character and courage inspired us all”, and NickClegg that he alwa ys put people before politics. Outside the commons, colleagues and friendsha ve spoken repeatedly of Kennedy’s compassion, decency, and principled n ature as well asof his ongoing battle with human frailty in the form of alcohol ism.
It seems Charles Kennedy displayed what the New York Times Columnist Davi d Brooks wouldcall “eulogy virtues”. In his most recent book “The Road to Ch aracter”, Brooks contrasts eulogy virtues like kindness, faithfulness and hu mility with what he calls resume virtues -the kind of things we put on our C V. He’s convinced that both eulogy virtues and resume virtues take work to develop, and is worried that western society pushes us to put our effortsinto the ones that will help improve our careers, not our characters.
It's the age old question- what makes a good life? How do we go deeper amo ngst the clamourof a culture that monetises status anxiety and defines us b y what earn, own or look like?
David Brook’s call for us to do the hard work of developing character, to culti vate self-restraint and self-suspicion in the age of the selfie stick, isn't rea lly controversial. It's obvious, when we stop to think about it, that the real l egacies of our lives aren’t job titles,twitter followers or cellulite free thighs. Bu t how do we develop the eulogy virtues, when the gravitational pull of the s elf is so strong?
Christians would be the first to acknowledge that these virtues don't come n aturally. Thechurch’s hunch is that change happens through vulnerable, co mmitted relationships. To overcome the tyrant self we must confess our fr ailty and darkest tendencies - first to God,and then to others.
Behavioural science is beginning to add evidence to what religions have long understood -virtue develops best in relational communities. Not short term c ommunities of self interestmade up of “people like us”, but awkward, divers e, grace filled communities, established forthe long term. The New Testame nt encourages Christians to be part of communities like these,to encourage one another, bear with each other and create space for the hard conversation
s.To keep reminding each other of the virtues that matter and the things that last. These kind ofcommunities aren't of course unique to Christianity, and th ey are often far from perfect, but ifwe want to be remembered not for our fle eting achievements but our depth of character, theymight be the best hope we have.
In the news,Chinese authorities are working quicklyto reach survivors still tra pped under a passengership that capsized -- or turned over -- in theYangtze River late Monday. More than 450passengers and crew were on board the shi p whenit went down. Most of the passengers were elderlyChinese tourists. Only 15 people are known to have gotten out alive.More than 400 passengers are still missing. ThePeople's Daily website reported late Tuesday threebodie s were found 50 kilometers from the wreckagesite.
Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri
Boko Haram militants have again attacked the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. The city is set to bethe new base of government operations aimed at defeating th e group.
Reports from the city said fighters used grenades in Tuesday's attack but wer e unable toadvance beyond the city limits.
Later, a suicide bomber attacked a cattle market in Maiduguri. Early reports said up to 20people died in the explosion.
Nine NGO employees shot dead in Afghanistan
Police in northern Afghanistan said Tuesday unknown gunmen have shot dea d at least nineemployees of an aid agency. The attack took place in Balkh pro vince. The victims were from thenon-governmental organization, People in Ne ed.
The United Nations warned last month that the Afghan conflict has caused a record rise in civilian deaths in the first few months of 2015, compared to the same period in 2014.
No one has claimed responsibility for Monday's killings of aid workers in Balkh .
US Senate votes on spy programs
The US Congress completed action Tuesday to end the government's huge pr ogram ofcollecting telephone call data designed to help stop terrorist attacks. American telephonecompanies will take over the task in six months.
The Senate voted 67-32 in favor of legislation already approved by the Hous e ofRepresentatives. It was then sent to President Barack Obama for his signa ture. Mr. Obama sayshe will quickly sign the legislation. He says the new rul es protect both civil liberties andnational security.
新加坡前总理李光耀逝世
Lee Kwan Yew is credited with leading Singapore intofull independence and prosperity.
李光耀领导新加坡走上了全面自由和复兴之路。
He led his tiny nation from the end of British colonialrule through the trauma of the the second worldwar and its post-war exclusion from the MalaysianFe deration.
并带领新加坡结束了英国殖民地统治，走出了二战创伤的阴影，战后，新加坡从马来西亚联邦中摆脱出来
His administration often face criticism over its harsh treatment of political o pponents andrestrictions to media freedom.
李光耀政府对于政敌的强硬举措，以及对媒体自由的限制都让他备受指责。
We haven't got much elbow room for making mistakes if you make mistakes，you're over thecliffs and if you're over the cliffs, there was no excuse.
我们对犯错没有回旋的余地，如果你犯了错误，你将受到惩罚，如果你受到了惩罚，那就是板上钉钉的事情。
I mean you can't come back and start all over again.
我的意思是说你无法从新来过。
Mister lee also clashed with Australia.
李光耀政府还与澳大利亚发生了外交冲突。
The Singapore leader criticizing Australia's bilateral approach to it strict im migration policies.
新加坡领导人指责澳大利亚的双边移民政策。
Is it necessary to be offensive that's the point I wanted to make.
我认为有表示强硬的必要，这就是我要做的。
Mister lee's family association with Singapore spanned five generations but when Harry LeeKwan Yew in 1923,
李光耀一家五代人都与新加坡有着密切的联系，但是在1923年，当时的李光耀
he studied at Raffles College where he proved to be a top student.
就读于英校莱佛士书院，他是那里的高材生。
He spoke English as his first language after the full with Singapore to the Jap anese in 1942,
1942年，在日本占领新加坡之前，李光耀的第一语言是英语。
Mister lee worked as an interpreter in the occupied propaganda office whe re he studied andlearned to speak Japanese.
李光耀在日占区的宣传部担任口译员工作，在那里习得了日语。
At war's end, he studied in London and read law at Cambridge University.
战争结束之时，他前往伦敦学习，并在剑桥大学攻读法律。
Returning to Singapore， he formed the People's Action Party，
learned to speak Chinese，
wentinto Parliament when britain granted self-government
回到新加坡之后，他组建了人民行动党，并开始学习中文，当英国承认新加坡自治之后，李光耀进入了议会，
and became prime minister when the UK seeded full independence.
新加坡完全独立之后，他成为了新加坡总理。
Despite the small community，full separation from the Malaysian Federation. 尽管新加坡国土狭小，但是却与马来西亚联邦完全分离。
Mister lee oversaw Singapore's development into one of the world's greatest c ities with financeand commerce and trade.
李光耀将新加坡发展成为了全球金融、商贸领域的中心之一。
Public Smoking Banned in Beijing
北京公共场所禁烟
One third of the world’s cigarettes are smoked inChina, where over one millio n people die fromsmoking every year. In 2011, smoking was banned inindoor public places in China; however, nopunishments were attached. As a result, t he ban wasnot taken seriously. A new ban came into effect in China’s capital t
his week. Public smoking inBeijing now comes with a fine of approximately $30 USD. Public establishments will face muchlarger fines, and repeat offende rs may be publicly shamed by being named on a governmentwebsite. Accordi ng to the Chinese government, thousands of inspectors will be employed to en force the ban in Beijing before it is extended to other parts of the nation. Ch ina’s current president has quit smoking and has banned government officials from smoking in public.
一.Scientists: Rising Sea Levels to Continue Scientists say sea levels are rising and will continue to do so into the future. Coastal communities around the world are already experiencing the impact of rising seas. Many cities and towns are taking steps to deal with this new reality. Photographers have taken pictures to document those efforts. Their photos are part of an exhibit called "Sink or Swim: Designing for a Sea Change." It can be seen at the Aquarium of the Pacific, in Long Beach, California. There, experts explain the causes of the rising seas and how people are trying to adapt to the changes. Disastrous storms and floods could be a new reality around the world. That is the opinion of oceanographer Jerry Schubel. He is president of the Aquarium of the Pacific. 二.Robots Ready to Work in Restaurants For many years, machines have been doing work that people once did, including some difficult jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area that may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry. Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot, called DRC-Hubo, won first place in the competition. The second and third place finishers were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle, climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform, but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitors were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking machines.
如何用voa学习 最佳实践一：用VOA Special English 练听力 网站上提供的VOA Special English 节目文本是配有MP3声音的，声音文件由美国本土资深专业播音员录制，如果想有效提高自己的英语听力，VOA Special English 节目资料将是非常好的听力练习素材。而最快最有效的提高英语听力的方法就是做听写，怎么听呢？下面分几个层次介绍听写的方法。 （一）初级英语水平学生（相当于高中英语水平）做听写的方法 1、下载一个5 分钟的report 到电脑里（包括下载report的MP3录音和文本），准备好一本英汉词典或电子词典 2、认真阅读report文本一至两遍，遇到不懂的单词请立即查词典。 3、将文本放在一边，开始听report的MP3录音，并将听到的写下来，就是做听写练习。一直循环播放，尽可能的将自己能听写出来的，全部写出来。 4、将自己的听写稿和原稿对照，找出没有听写出来的词句，并标上记号，这些没有听出来的词句可能很简单，但事实是你没有听写出来，这些就是你听力的盲点，所以要特别留意。
5、再反复地听report的MP3录音，这次不用纸笔听写，而是在脑袋里做听写，就是指当你听到一句的时候，脑袋里把这一句给拼出来，确保听清每一个词句，并留意你在听写时没有写出来的词句的发音。 6、第二天再听上面的report的MP3录音，并采用上面第5点所用的听法。第四天再听上面的report的MP3录音，等到第七天再听几篇，仍采用上面第5点所用的听法。为什么要反复地听？因为我们之所以听不懂，是因为听的太少了。反复听的目的在于强化，让你形成一种听力条件反射，就是让你拥有一听到某些词句就能立即条件反射式地在脑袋里写出来你所听到的词句。 练习听力有点像练习电脑打字里的盲打，花时间多做练习自然就会盲打，如果只是想着如何学习盲打而不加以练习，那你永远也学不会盲打。 （二）中级英语水平学生（相当于低年级英语专业，非英语专业大学本科，硕士水平）做听写的方法 基本方法与初级英语水平学生采用的方法类似，选择听写材料时先初听一遍，如果已经真真正正能完全听懂，说明这篇对你来讲太容易了，请换一遍难点的，采用上述方法的1、3、4、5、6条的顺序做听写练习。 最佳实践二：用VOA Special English 训练出纯正英语发音和表达 当你在听中文学得还不错的外国人讲中文时，经常觉得听上去很别扭，因为他的
VOA等英语广播听力心得范文 许多学英语的人都希望收听VOA，BBC等英语新闻广播，想以此来提高听力和口语水平，但不少人认为听英语新闻广播比较困难。从这几年的中等以上英语听力考试来看，都涉及到测试英语新闻广播的内容。从教学上来说，许多大专院校的英语系的听力课都增加了听英语新闻报道的内容。那么怎样才能基本上听懂外台的英语新闻报道呢?我们认为，除了多听以外，还必须掌握英语新闻报道的特点和一些收听技巧。 (1)掌握新闻报道的结构新闻报道往往采用“倒金字塔体”。 所谓“倒金字塔体”，也称为倒途法，即按新闻事实重要性的程度由要点到细节逐步扩展，安排全文。把最重要的事实置于全文的第一个句子中，这个句子被称为新闻导语(the news lead)。它告知听众最关心最重要的事实，如事件(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、人物(who)，以及原因和方式(why，how，即新闻导语包含了我们常说的五个WH和一个H构成的“新闻六大要素”。新闻导语是整条新闻的高度浓缩形式，听懂了导语，也就听懂了新闻的主要内容。当然，由于新闻报道的侧重点不同，有时新闻导语也可能只包含其中几个要素。 例如： Oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will bold an emergency meeting Friday to discuss. 这一新闻导语包含了以下几个要素： What：An emergency meeting vail be held When：Friday Who：Oil Ministers Of the Organization of Petroleum Ex—poring Countries (2)扩大词汇量，熟记新闻报道中的常用词汇 ①普通词汇。尽管新闻报道所使用的词汇量很大，但是语言的基本词汇是稳定的。如VOA广播中的special English(特别节目)的新闻报告中常用词汇约1 500个，这的重复率在报道中是很高的，如cease-fire，presidential eleation等政治性词汇，financebankinggroup等经济词汇以aceshuttle，robot等科技词汇。而新闻英语中的特有用语就更具稳定性。若能掌握这些词汇，再加上一些听力技巧，基本听懂新闻报道就不是件难事了。 ②专有词汇。新闻报道是有关世界范围的最新消息，因在报道中常涉及许多人名、地名、国名。除此之外，新闻报道中还常常出现一些河流、山脉及名胜古迹等专有名词熟悉这些专有名词可使听者更快更准确地了解所听的新闻。 (3)掌握一定数量的缩略语(acronym) 由于新闻报道时间的限制，不少机构的名称常采用其缩略形式，即由该名称中数个词的首字母的大写形式组成，如：PLO是thePalestineLiberationOrganization的缩写形式。需要注意的是，听者不仅要了解这些缩略语的确切含义，而且还应知道它们的正确读音。 (4)掌握数字的不同读法 在新闻报道中经常出现许多数字，大到几十亿，上百亿，小到分数或小数。尤其对一些多位数的数字，要想立刻听准这些数字的确不容易，其主要难点在于位数过多。因此在听多位数的数字时，应对billion(十亿)、million(百万)、thousand(千)、hundred(百)等词尤为重视。同时，要注意一个数字的多种读法，如播音员把两个足球队比赛结果2：0读作two to nothing 而不是读成two to nought或two to zero． (5)掌握循序渐进，从慢到快的原则 目前，许多外台(如BBC，VOA)的新闻英语报道有特别英语(Special English)和标准英语(Standard English)两种。所谓Special English也可称为慢速英语，即新闻播放的语速较慢。就VOA而言，慢速英语每分钟不超过90个单词，而且新闻报道均是由简单易懂的英语缩写的，因此较适合初级阶段的新闻英语训练。然而它毕竟有其局限性，只能作为听力训练的一种手
VOA等英语广播的听力技巧有哪些 VOA等英语广播的听力技巧有哪些 例如： OilministersoftheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountri eswillboldanemergencymeetingFridaytodiscuss What：Anemergencymeetingvailbeheld When：Friday Who：OilMinistersOftheOrganizationofPetroleumEx—poringCountries (2)扩大词汇量，熟记新闻报道中的常用词汇 ①普通词汇。尽管新闻报道所使用的词汇量很大，但是语言的基本词汇是稳定的。如VOA广播中的specialEnglish(特别节目)的新 闻报告中常用词汇约1500个，这的重复率在报道中是很高的，如cease-fire，presidentialeleation等政治性词汇，financebankinggroup等经济词汇以aceshuttle，robot等科技词汇。而新闻英语中的特有用语就更具稳定性。若能掌握这些词汇， 再加上一些听力技巧，基本听懂新闻报道就不是件难事了。 ②专有词汇。新闻报道是有关世界范围的最新消息，因在报道中常涉及许多人名、地名、国名。除此之外，新闻报道中还常常出现 一些河流、山脉及名胜古迹等专有名词熟悉这些专有名词可使听者 更快更准确地了解所听的新 (3)掌握一定数量的缩略语(acronym) 由于新闻报道时间的限制，不少机构的名称常采用其缩略形式，即由该名称中数个词的首字母的大写形式组成，如：PLO是thePalestineLiberationOrganization的缩写形式。需要注意的是，
1. Foods and Health This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Experts say the food people eat greatly affects their health. They say that some foods are especially good for preventing disease. Many foods contain substances that protect against tissue damage. One of these is tomatoes. The substance lycopene is released when tomatoes are cooked. Lycopene helps reduce the risk of developing cancer in the digestive system, which processes food. The dark green vegetable spinach contains folic acid that prevents problems in developing fetuses. It also lowers blood levels of homocysteine. High homocysteine levels have been linked to heart attacks and strokes. Another vegetable, broccoli, can help protect against cancers of the breast, colon and stomach. Oats help lower blood pressure and protect against heart disease. They also may improve the levels of sugar in the blood. This reduces the chance of developing the disease, diabetes. Fish that contain omega three fatty acids help prevent blockages in the arteries. Omega three also lowers bad cholesterol and may protect brain cells from diseases like Alzheimer's. Fish that provide a lot of omega three acids are salmon, herring, mackerel and bluefish. Garlic may help protect the heart by reducing cholesterol and making the blood less sticky. Health experts also suggest cooking with olive oil because it also has been shown to help prevent cancer and heart disease. Studies show that drinking green tea may help prevent cancer of the liver and stomach. Green tea also slows the growth of bacteria in the mouth. Blueberries have been shown to help protect against heart disease and cancer. They can also help prevent some infections by preventing the bacteria from attacking the bladder. Experts say the skins of red grapes contain substances that increase the good kind of cholesterol in the blood. To get this protection, you can drink red wine... but not more than a few glasses a week. Drinking too much alcohol can be dangerous! Eating too much chocolate can increase weight. But recent studies have shown that substances in chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and cancer. They have also shown that chocolate is not as bad for the teeth as had been thought. The experts say the best chocolate to eat is the dark kind because it contains the most healthful substances. This VOA Special English Health Report was written by Nancy Steinbach. 2. Study of Cousins Who Marry This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sometimes people who are first cousins get married. Two people are first cousins if their mothers are sisters, or their fathers are brothers, or one's mother and the other's father are brother and sister. American researchers now say it is
2016年6月大学英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习题（第二十二套） 2016年6月大学英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习题（第二十二套） Apps to Help Students Do Their Best Work Evernote Application software for computers or mobile devices can do a lot of things for students of all ages. Apps?can help students get better organized, study for tests and prepare research papers. In other words, they can help the user do his or her very best work. Apps can help any users, even those who are not students, get more organized and improve their work. Whether or not you are a student, here are some apps worth considering. Quizlet Quizlet is a study aid app. It is filled with?flash cards?on many subjects to study. Use the cards that come with the app or create your own. Quizlet has links to subjects like: Arts & Literature Languages & Vocabulary Math & Science History & Geography Standardized Tests Professional & Careers The app has a mix of text, images and audio recordings, includingpronunciation?of words in different languages. Quizlet has games to play and tests to take. Cards are available on the app even when you are not connected to the Internet. Quizlet is available as a free app from Apple’s iTunes store. Quizlet for iPhone and iPad Quizlet for Android devices You can learn more at the Quizlet website. EasyBib Sometimes the most difficult part of writing a research paper is creating thebibliography. A bibliography lists all of the publications and other sources used in your research. Getting just the right?citations?to appear in the correct?format?can be difficult and take a lot of time. The EasyBib app can make creating a bibliography easier. The app can help organize the information and find citations for books, websites and more. EasyBib users can simply?scan?the barcode on a book with a mobile phone camera to get the information they need. You can also search for documentation in the app if the book is unavailable at the time. The app offers over 7,000 different citation formats, including the commonly used Modern Language Association, or MLA, style. Users can change the way in which the information is organized and stored within the app. Users can email information from EasyBib to others or to send it to a home
VOA News The study compared the mental health of college students to that of non-students the same age. About half of Americans age eighteen to twenty-four attend college. The information used in the study came from five thousand college-age men and women. They were questioned for a national survey between two thousand one and two thousand two. About two thousand of them were college students. The questioners were not doctors but trained interviewers. The questions were based on symptoms listed in a book widely used by doctors to identify mental disorders. The researchers found that twenty percent of college students abused alcohol -- the most common disorder in that group. Personality disorders, like obsessive compulsive disorder, came next. The study says almost eighteen percent of college students appeared to have a personality disorder. That was true of about twenty-two percent of those not in college. The college students were also less likely to have a drug-use disorder, nicotine dependence or bipolar disorder. And they were less likely to have used tobacco. But their risk of alcohol disorders was greater. The National Institutes of Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention helped pay for the study. Over all, the study found that almost half of all the college-age individuals showed signs of at least one psychiatric disorder. The researchers say this age group may be especially sensitive to disorders because of the great pressures of entering adulthood. Yet they say only one–fourth sought treatment. Joseph Glenmullen is a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School who believes that psychiatric medications are overused. He told the Bloomberg news agency that the finding of a psychiatric disorder in about half of those studied "seems extraordinarily high." He says it may represent what he called "a watering down of the diagnostic criteria such that they capture more people with milder symptoms.'' What he is saying is that more people may be told they have a mental disorder because the definitions have been widened. And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. I'm Steve Ember.
说到雅思听力能力的提高，想必很多考生就会说到听BBC或是VOA。那么，雅思听力水平提高用BBC还是VOA呢?其实，不管是哪一种，并不一定适合所有水平的考生，也不是所有考生都能准确使用，效果显著。本文前程百利小编就和大家一起聊一聊，希望对考生有所帮助。 一、BBC、VOA的选择 不管是BBC 还是VOA，任何一种，只要考生付出了时间与努力的话都会有所进步，但是考生在使用时要注意的是是否适合自己，是否高效。因为，雅思听力水平的提高并非一蹴而就的，也并不简单。 考生也要明白听力训练中的一个原则，就是最多只能听懂自己能读得懂的东西。也就是说听力提高最关键的地方并不在于听了多少东西，而是在于考生的阅读基础，比如词汇量，语法基础等。阅读基础越好，看得懂的东西就越多，那么，听力过程也会越顺畅。 另外，听力训练的目标的是努力听懂能读得懂的东西，听懂该听懂的，对于读不懂的东西，只能通过提高词汇量来解决。 所以，考生要根据自己的实际水平来选择合适的听力材料。 BBC和VOA之间有明显的区别，考生要先搞清楚再做选择。 VOA是一种慢速英语，美式发音，适合练发音;BBC的语速快,纯英语发音，适合练高水平听力。VOA的内容侧重生活,BBC侧重新闻。 二、BBC、VOA使用时的注意事项 考生在使用这两类资料时，要注意四点，即1)某些英语单词的弱读。如介词of，音标是[ov]，但它通常被弱化成[ev]，有时甚至被弱化成[v]或[f]。所以考生一定要把一条新闻中所有的弱读单词听出来。2)某些英语单词的连读。有时，听听力时总感觉有的单词听不懂，其实，是有一些连读的地方误导了考生，比如not at all经常被连读。 3)某些单音节的英语单词。多音节的单词，比如foreign、minister等，由于音节多，很容易听出来，比较麻烦的是那些单音节单词，比如did、was、him等，只有一个音节，发音时间短促，很容易被忽略，因此在听一条新闻时，一定要重点识别这些单音节单词。4)单词与头脑的同步。也就是每听到一个单词，头脑中必须马上想到这个单词的中文意思，比如听到Russia，马上想到“俄国”，听到president，马上想到“总统”，等等。 一条新闻中的每个单词，都能准确听出来之后，就可以复制下一条新闻，继续进行听力训练。当然，每个人的具体情况不同，第一条新闻，能全部听懂，可能需要三天，第二条新闻可能缩短到一天，第三条新闻可能缩短到半天。不管怎么样，考生还是要多加注意并勤加练习，定会有所成效。 三、BBC、VOA使用的方法 BBC、VOA使用方法主要有三点，第一步是全段的听，这时考生要全段的听录音，即使期间有的单词没听懂，也不要停下来。在听的时候把自己能够听到的或是听懂的记录下来，这里指的是记下关键词。如果水平较高的考生都
VOA英语听力练习 慢速VOA对于英语初学者来说是很好的听力演习材料，较慢的语速可许可进修者有较多的时光反响所听单词的含义；并且还可以用来演习白话，模仿其发音，对于完美美式发音的声调语调等，有很大年夜益处。 常速VOA则是英语国度人日常平凡措辞的语速，多听些这类材料可以使本身怀孕临其境，固然不在外国，却似身在国外的宝贵语境。 若何应用这些听力资本也是有必定讲究的： 我简单的说说小我的一些实践与领会： 第一步，我会下载VOA常速的MP3，然后遴选一些有翻译，词语解释，语法分析的篇章，进行精听。所谓精听，就是针对一篇较短的听力材料进行反复听力演习，直到能大年夜部分听懂。 第二步，这也是至关重要的一部，也是很多英语进修者忽视或是并不看重的一步。讲本身所听的内容写下来，可以边听边写，没听清楚或没明白的处所，可以倒归去，再听过。固然这有些逝世板，然则在反复的听力过程中，我们不只加深了对很多单词的懂得，语法的实际应用，语篇的融合，并且培养语感。 看着本身写下的听力材料然后再和原文比较，发来岁夜部分甚至全部都是一样的，那种骄傲感，知足感真是满满的，信赖只有实践，亲自领会的人才能明白。 第三步，温故而知新。在开端今天的听力前，再回想一下昨天的内容，会有很多不测的收成哦~ 听力演习过程中，存在如许的问题，边听边写的时刻，写得不敷快，老是让一段听力过了我才写完，中心就忽视很多没听到。针对这个问题，我建议下载一个复读软件，应用后果和日常平凡复读机一样。可以在听了一句话，或是8到9个单词的时刻就让它复读，如许就可以在复读时安闲的把听到的单词写下来，心里就不会认为很急促，不知所措了。 O(∩_∩)O~英语进修没有捷径，也没有独一的门路。贵在不懈尽力。欲望本身一点浅见能与大年夜家分享，合营进步！加油，加油！！！！ 若何听懂VOA等英语广播 很多学英语的人都欲望收听VOA，BBC等英语消息广播，想以此来进步听力和白话程度，但不少人认为听英语消息广播比较艰苦。从这几年的中等以上英语听力测验来看，都涉及到测试英语消息广播的内容。从教授教化上来说，很多大年夜专院校的英语系的听力课都增长
We usually think of pollution as a harmful waste substance that threatens the air and water.But some people have become concerned about another kind of pollution.It can be everywhere,depending on the time of day.And it is not thought of as a substance.It is light. The idea of light pollution has developed with the increase of lights in cities.In many areas,this light makes it difficult or impossible to observe stars and planets in the night sky.In Nineteen-Eighty-Eight,the International Dark-Sky Association formed.This organization wants to reduce light pollution in the night sky.It also urges the effective use of electric lighting. There are a number of reasons why light pollution is important.One has become clear at the Mount Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles,California.Mount Wilson Observatory was home to the largest telescopes in the world during the first half of the Nineteen-Hundreds. During that period,Los Angeles grew to become one of America's biggest cities. Today,light from Los Angeles makes the night sky above Mount Wilson very bright.It is no longer an important research center because of light pollution. Light pollution threatens to reduce the scientific value of research telescopes in other important observatories.They include Lick Observatory near San Jose,California and Yerkes Observatory near Chicago,Illinois. Light pollution is the result of wasted energy.Bright light that shines into the sky is not being used to provide light where it is needed on Earth.Poorly designed lighting causes a great deal of light pollution.Lights that are brighter than necessary also cause light pollution. Recently,two Italian astronomers and an American environmental scientist created a world map of the night sky.The map shows that North America,Western Europe and Japan have the greatest amount of light pollution. Most people in America are surprised to find out that they are able to see our own galaxy,The Milky Way,with their own eyes.But about three-fourths of Americans cannot see the Milky Way because of man-made light. Objects in the night sky are resources that provide everyone with wonder.But light pollution threatens to prevent those wonderful sights from being seen.
很多学英语的同学都喜欢收听VOA、BBC、CNN等英语新闻广播，想以此来提高听力和口语水平，于是每天早上都能看到一些同学拿着收音机在校园里边走边听，有的怕信号不好，还用手把收音机举起来，像个自由女神一样。其刻苦学习英语的态度令人敬佩，但很多同学都说基本上听不懂，也不知道该怎么听。这是个非常普遍的问题，也是个比较棘手的问题，有的同学甚至由此产生了对学英语的恐惧。但大可不必这样，其实这些新闻广播是有一些特点的，我们只要掌握这些特点和一些收听技巧，还是能够听懂这些新闻的。下面就来具体的谈谈这些特点和技巧。 一、采用主动的、积极的听力方法。 听力分两种方法。一种是消极的、被动的（passive）听力，这是很多同学都采用的方法，就是试图去听懂每一个单词，采用这种听法最后只有两种可能：要不就是每个单词都听懂了，但是不明白句子的意思，要不就是在一个生词上耽搁太长的时间，导致后面的几句都没有听清楚。这实际上是一种效果很差的听力方法。而我给大家推荐的是另一种听力方法，就是主动的、积极的（positive）听力。这种方法就是要注意把握句子的结构，听懂关键词。我们来看这样一个句子：Part of the pressure on lawmakers to put stronger protections in defined-contribution and savings plans comes from retiree-advocacy groups such as the American Association of Retired Persons. 这个句子没有什么生僻的单词，但是如果我们试图去听懂每一个单词，而不去把握句子的结构的话，就不能听懂这句话的意思的。而如果我们找到这个句子的主干：pressure comes from retiree-advocacy groups, 就很容易明白这句话的意思了，因为其他的部分都是修饰成分。关于积极的听力方法我会在以后专门著文来描述的，这里就不多展开了。 二、要特别注重新闻报道的第一句话 新闻报道的开头第一句话一般是对整个报道的一个概括，这个句子被称为新闻导语(the news lead)。它告诉听众最关心最重要的事实，如事件(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、人物(who)，原因（why）和方式(how)，即新闻导语包含了我们常说的五个WH和一个H构成的"新闻六大要素"。新闻导语是整条新闻的高度浓缩形式，听懂了导语，也就知道了新闻的主要内容。当然，由于新闻报道的侧重点不同，有时新闻导语也可能只包含其中几个要素。 例如： BENWEDEMAN: The gates of Guantanamo were open to the media today.这一新闻导语包含了以下几个要素： When：Today Who：Guantanamo What：Open to the media 短短的一句话，10个单词就把这篇新闻报道的时间、主角和事件告诉了听众。后面的报道都是围绕这这一事件展开的。 三、扩大词汇量 1、普通词汇。尽管新闻报道所使用的词汇量很大，但是语言的基本词汇是稳定的。如VOA广播中的special English(特别节目)的新闻报告中常用词汇约1 500个，这些词汇的重复率在报道中是很高的，如Foreign Aid, Terroris, Nuclear Energy, Nationa Election等政治性词汇，WTO, finance, share-list等经济类词汇，Space Station, robot, Mars, Clinical等科技词汇，Super Bowl, Olympics, World Cup等体育类词汇。而新闻英语中的特有用语就更具稳定性。若能掌握这些词汇，再加上一些听力技巧，基本听懂新闻报道就不是件难事了。 2、专有词汇。新闻报道是有关世界范围的最新消息，因在报道中常涉及许多人名、地