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专四听力训练CNN新闻100篇讲解学习

专四听力训练CNN新闻100篇

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CNNNewsItem1

TheU.S.governmentclosesitsembassyintheMiddleEasterncountryofYemen,andthatisbecauseof

securityconcerns.OneofficialsaysthatagroupcalledalQaedaintheArabianPeninsulamightbeplanning

anattackagainstthefacility.Thatsamegroupsaiditwasbehindanattemptedplottosetoffanexplosive

onboardaplaneheadingtoDetroit,Michigan.ThattookplaceonChristmasday.Thesuspectallegedly

broughttheexplosivesontheplaneinhisunderwear.Theplanfailedwhenthedevicehetriedtousedidn’t

detonatecorrectly.Somepeoplehaveaskedhowthesuspectmadeitpastsecurity.OneU.S.officialsaysit’s

becauseofhumanerror.PresidentObamahaspromisedthateveryoneinvolvedintheattackwillbeheld

accountableforit.Butsomecriticsarguethatthepresident’sresponsetothesituationhasn’tbeenfast

enough,hasn’tbeenaggressiveenough.

CNNNewsItem2

It’sbacktoworkforIndiangovernmentoilworkersafterathree-daystrikethatcrippledIndian

commerce.Some45,000oilworkerswalkedoffthejobafterthegovernmentrefusedtheirdemandsfor

higherpay.Thelaborstandoffendedafterdaysofintensegovernmentpressure,includingthreatsofjobloss

andevenarresttostrikers.Meantime,talkswithasecondgroupofnationwidestrikersmaysoonbe

underway.TheIndo-AsianNews-ServicesaysIndia’stransportministerisreadytodiscussdemandsfrom

truckers.ManyacrossIndiahaveparkedtheirrigs,callingforreductionindieselandtyreprices.

CNNNewsItem3

LawmakersinNebraskahaveapprovedabigchangetothestate’scontroversialsafehavenlaw.Under

thenewmeasure,childrenolderthan30dayscannotbedroppedoffatstatehospitals.35children,manyof

them,preteensoreventeenagers,havebeenabandonedinhospitalssincetheoriginallawtookeffectinJuly.

Statelawmakerssayitwasintendedtopreventnewbornsfrombeingdumpedintrashbinsorevenworse.

Thenewlawisexpectedtogointoeffectatmidnight.

CNNNewsItem4

ThenationofIranmarkingamilestonelateronthisweek.OnThursday,thecountrywillcelebratethe

anniversaryofwhenitbecameanIslamicrepublic.Thisgoesbackto1979,whensupportersoftheAyatollah

Khomeini,areligiousleader,overthrewthecountry’sgovernment.Khomeinibecamethesupremeleaderof

Iran,andthenationofficiallybecameanIslamicstate.TheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanUnionare

worriedaboutpotentialviolenceduringThursday’scelebrations.U.S.andEuropeanUnionareurgingthe

MiddleEasternnationto“enditsabusesagainstitsownpeople.”Iranianleadershavedeniedany

accusationsthatthegovernmenthasabusedcitizens.

CNNNewsItem5

Iraqisputdemocracyintoactiontodayinelectionsheldacrossthecountry.Thepollshaveclosedanda

vote-countinghasbegun.Voterswentto6,000pollingstationstopickfromamong14,000candidates

including4,000women.Securityisverytightthough,votersweresearchedbeforetheyenteredthepolls.

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TheborderswithIranandSyriaweresealedandacurfewhasbeenputintoplace.NoweventheUnited

Nationswasinvolvedinmonitoringthoseelections.

CNNNewsItem6

IranianmediareportsformerPresidentMohammadKhatamihasannouncedhewillrunintheJune

presidentialelections.Today’sannouncementendsweeksofspeculation.Khatamiisconsideredareformist

andoverwhelminglywonthepresidencyin1997buthecouldn’tbringaboutreligiousanddemocratic

freedomsbecauseofstrongoppositionfromthecountry’sreligiousestablishment.Khatamiwassucceeded

bycurrentPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadfouryearsago.

CNNNewsItem7

MeanwhileU.S.PresidentBarackObamaistakingcrisistalkstoaninternationallevel.BritishPrime

MinisterGordonBrownistravelingtotheUnitedStatesonMondaytopushforglobalsolutionstothe

economiccrisis.HewillbethefirstE.U.leadertomeetthenewpresidentinWashingtonandMr.Obama

willmeettheremainingE.U.leadersataspecialsummitinPragueinApril.Thatwillbehisfirsttripto

Europesincetakingoffice.Alsoonthattrip,theG20summitontheeconomiccrisisandaNATOmeeting.

CNNNewsItem8

Strikeisoff,thejudgesaysplansforawalkoutbyaBritishAirway’sCabinCrewcannothappen.Aswe

reportedyesterday,thisstrikewhichwouldhavelastthroughtheholidayscouldhaveeffectedamillion

passengers’holidaytravelplans.Butthejudgehasblockeditfromhappening.Nowtheairlinesaysithopes

theCabinCrewsLaborUnionwouldtakesometimetothinkaboutitsnextsteps.Theunionrepresentatives

saythisdisputeisnotoverandunlessthetwosidescancometoasolution,theycouldvotetostrikeagain,

butafterChristmas.

CNNNewsItem9

HeadingoverseastoThailandwheregrenadeattacksinthecapitalcityofBangkokhavekilledatleast

threepeople.AThaiofficialsaidthegrenadescamefromanareawherepeoplewhowereprotestingthe

governmentweregatheredtogether.Theprotesterssaytheyarenotresponsible.Theyhavebeenfighting

withpoliceforawhilehereyoucanseethemthrowingrocksandotherthingsatpolice.Theysupportthe

country’sformerprimeministerandtheywantthecurrentleadertoleaveoffice.Aftertheserecentattacks,

Thailand’sprimeministercalledanemergencymeetingtofigureouthowtodealwiththesituation.

CNNNewsItem10

U.S.SupremeCourtsaysthatamemorialoutintheMojaveDesertdoesnotviolatetheU.S.

Constitution.Thememorialisalargecross.Itwasputupin1934tohonorfallensoldiers.Butit’slocatedin

anationalpark,andsomepeoplearguethatit’sareligioussymbolthatgoesagainsttheconceptofseparation

ofchurchandstate.Thecrosswasboardedupbecauseofthelegalbattle.Yesterday’sSupremeCourt

decisionwasclose:

5to4.Writingforthemajority,JusticeAnthonyKennedysaidthatthiscrossrepresents

“farmorethanreligion.”Butinopposition,JusticeJohnPaulStevensarguedthegovernmentcan’tlawfully

endorseareligioussymbolasawaytopaytributetoveterans.

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CNNNewsItem11

Freedatlastafterfiveyearsincaptivity,threeAmericansheldhostagebyleftistrebelsinColombiaare

backonU.S.soilandwillbereunitedwiththeirfamilies.MarcGonsalves,ThomasHowesandKeith

Stansellwereamongthoserescuedduringanincredibleoperationyesterday.Columbiansecretagentstricked

leftistrebelsintohandingthemoverwithoutasingleshotbeingfired.Themenarenowundergoingtestsat

anarmymedicalcenterinSanAntonio,Texas.

CNNNewsItem12

Healthcarereformentersanewerainabouttwohours.PresidentObamaisscheduledtosignthatbill

intolaw.Then,heisgoingtotravelaroundthecountrytoselltheplantoskeptics.ButRepublicanssaythat

battleisontogetreadyforlegalchallenges,nearlyadozenstatesplantoarguethatit’snotconstitutional.As

earlyastomorrow,thedebatemovestotheSenatewherelawmakerswillconsideracompanionmeasure,and

Republicansplan,parliamentaryobjectionsthatcouldchangethatbillandforceitbacktotheHouse.Now,

evenbeforethefirstvoteswerecastinthehealthcaredebate,BarackObama’soverallapprovalrating

droppedtohislowestleveleverrecorded.

CNNNewsItem13

MembersoftheU.S.SenateandHouseofRepresentativeswillbemeetingthismonthtoputtogethera

finalhealthcarereformbill.TheSenatepasseditsversiononChristmasEve.TheHousehadalreadypassed

itsbill.Buttherearesomeprettybigdifferencesbetweenthetwo.Oneofthem:

cost.TheSenatebillchecks

inat$871billion.TheHouseversion:

Over$1trillion.Anotherissue:

theso-calledpublicoption,a

government-runhealthinsuranceprogram.Housebillincludesit;Senatebilldoesn’t.So,somecompromises

needtobemadetocomeupwithafinalbill.AndsincethatthenhastobeapprovedbybothHousesof

Congress,therearesomeconcernsaboutwhetheritwillpass.

CNNNewsItem14

AnotherdayofinternationalpressureleviedagainstZimbabwe’sembattledPresidentRobertMugabe.

BritishofficialshaveannouncedtheyarestrippingRobertMugabe’shonoraryknighthoodtitle.NobelPrize

winnerDesmondTutuisalsospeakingoutabouttheelectionmessthere.He’surgingthenationsofthe

worldtointervene.ThecallscomeafteroppositionleaderMorganTsvangiraiwithdrewfromtheelection,

citingviolenceagainsthisparty.TheZimbabweanElectoralCommissionruledtodaythatthepresidential

electionwillgoonasplanned.

CNNNewsItem15

TheTeaPartymovementisgettingreadyforthemid-termelectionscomingupinNovember.Thegroup

hasreleasedalistofheroesandtargets.TheheroesonthelistarecandidatesthattheTeaPartyplansto

supportintheelections.Thetargetsareanyonethatthegroupwouldliketoseevotedoutofoffice.Of

courselistsarenottheonlywaythattheTeaPartygetsitsmessageout.Ralliesarethegroup’sbreadand

butter.ThisoneinWashingtonDCyesterdaywasawrappingupofathree-weektouracrosstheU.S.The

timing?

Nocoincidence.Yesterday,ofcourse,wastaxday.Andthegroupisopposedtowhatitseesasthe

governmentoverspending.

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CNNNewsItem16

Todaymarksthe30thanniversaryoftheIranianhostagecrisis.AndPresidentObamasaidthathewants

tomovebeyondthepastandbuildarelationshipwithIranbasedonmutualinterestandmutualrespect.

U.S.-IranrelationshadbeenhostilesincethedaythatIslamicstudentsstormedtheU.S.embassyinTehran

andheld52Americanshostageformorethan400days.Iran’sgovernmentholdsrallyeveryyeartocelebrate

thatevent.Todaythere’ssomethingdifferentthough,anti-governmentprotestersarealso