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英语听力入门3000Unit1
Unit1.WorldNews:
InternationalRelations
Contents:
1.Newsreports
2.Anti-piracymission
3.Speeches
Goals:
1.Totrainstudentstorecognizekeywordsandphrasesinlistening
2.Todevelopstudents’abilitytoidentifysignificantinformationinlistening
3.Totrainstudentstosummarizethematerialsthroughlistening
Teachingmethods:
Students’listening;groupdiscussion;teacher’sinstruction
Duration:
90minutes
I.Warmingup
A.
Words:
radical----thoroughorcomplete;drastic彻底的;完全的;激烈的:
radicalreforms,changes,etc彻底的改革﹑改变等
guerrilla [guer·ril·la||gə'rɪlə]
n.soldierwhoengagesinirregularwarfare（usuallyamemberofalooselyorganizedbandofsoldierswhichutilizeshit-and-runmethodstofighttheenemy）
deplete----reducegreatlythequantity,size,powerorvalueof（sth）大量削减（某物）的数量﹑能力或价值;消耗:
Ourstockoffoodisgreatlydepleted.我们的食物储备已消耗殆尽.*Thisexpensehasdepletedourfunds.这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几.*alakedepletedoffish,iewithmanyofthefishgone几乎无鱼的湖.
Uranium-----chemicalelement,aheavygreyradioactivemetalusedasasourceofnuclearenergy铀.
allay----/əˈleɪ;əˋle/v[Tn]（fml文）make（sth）less;relieve减轻;缓和:
allaytrouble,fears,suffering,doubt,suspicion减轻烦恼﹑恐惧﹑苦难﹑疑惑﹑嫌疑.
disquiet:
anxiety
ThestrengthofthedollariscausingconsiderabledisquietontheStockExchange.美元表现坚挺在证券交易所中引起很大的不安.
ammunition:
supplyofbullets,bombs,etc.firedfromweapons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
KuwaitStateofKuwait,monarchyinnortheasternArabiaonthenorthwesterncoastofthePersianGulf
Listening.Listentosomenewsandfillinthemissingwordsorphrases.
After-listening.Askindividualstudentstogivetheanswers.Checktheanswers.
1.DefenseSecretary,aradicalchange
2.mothers,gathered,guncontrollaws
3.fighting,forces,guerrillas
4.abombhitmilitaryobservers
5.allayhealthrisks
B.
Keywords:
collision:
instanceofcolliding;crashing
commitment:
obligation,promise;actofcommitting
Ifyoumakeacommitmenttodosomething,youpromisethatyouwilldoit.（FORMAL）
Wemadeacommitmenttokeepworkingtogether.
Theymadeacommitmenttopeace.
eradicate:
putanendto;destroysth.completely根除,消灭（某事物）;结束（某事物）:
Smallpoxhasalmostbeeneradicated.天花几乎已消灭.*attemptstoeradicatecrime力图根除罪恶的行动.
shrugoff:
dismisssomethingasbeingunimportant
denunciation:
actofdenouncing谴责;斥责:
herfiercedenunciation（s）ofherenemies她对仇敌的强烈谴责.
regime:
methodorsystemofgovernment
pluck:
plucksth.off/out:
gatherorremovesth.bypulling
pluckupcouragetodosth:
makeanefforttobebrave鼓起勇气:
Ishallhavetopluckupcourageandspeaktoheraboutit.我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事.*Hecan'tpluckupthecouragetoleavehome.他鼓不起离开家的勇气.
elite:
socialgroupconsideredtobethebest精英;尖子:
theruling,scientificelite掌权的﹑科学方面的精英*[attrib作定语]aneliteforce,regiment精锐部队﹑团.
upsurge:
-insth.:
suddenincreaseinsth.;upsurgeofsth.:
suddenrush,esp.offeeling
（a）~（insth）suddenincreaseinsth;rise急剧增长;上升:
anupsurgeinsales,costs,investments销售额﹑费用﹑投资额的猛增.（b）~（ofsth）suddenrush,espoffeeling激发;（尤指感情的）突发:
anupsurgeofanger,enthusiasm,violence愤怒﹑热情﹑暴力行为的爆发
breach:
breakorneglect（ofalaw,anagreement,aduty,etc）违犯,违反（法规﹑协议﹑职责等）:
abreachofloyalty,trust,protocol,etc不忠﹑背信﹑背约等*abreachofconfidence,iegivingawayasecret泄密*suesbforbreachofcontract控告某人违反合同*abreachofsecurity,iefailuretoprotectofficialsecrets破坏安全的行为（泄露政府机密）.
regulators:
personorthingthatmanages,personorthingthatcontrols;mechanicaldevicethatadjustsorcontrolsaccordingtospecificregulations
crackdown:
takeseveremeasures
Listening.Listentosomebriefnewsitems.Focusattentiononthe“wh-“questionineachnewsitemandtrytogivetheanswer.
1.What?
Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.
2.Which?
Burma,Cambodia,andLaos.PhnomPenh-----Cambodia;Vientiane----Laos
3.What?
AUSnuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithinminutes.
Howmany?
35/9
4.What?
GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenragingovernight.
5.What?
Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.
Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.
Listentotheitemsagainandfocusonmoredetails.
Accordingtoitem1,howmanyworldleadersattendedthesummit?
Item3:
Coastguardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthevictimsfromtheroughseas.
II.NewsReports
A.
haggle:
argue（espabouttheprice,etcwhenagreeinguponthetermsofasaleorothertransaction）争论;（尤指）讨价还价:
It'snotworthhagglingoverafewpence.为几便士争论不休实在不值得.
maneuver:
movewhichinvolvesskillanddexterity;strategy（alsomaneuver）策略,谋略,花招
ballot:
pieceofpaperusedinsecretvoting无记名投票
Weshouldputittoaballot.我们应该对此进行无记名投票.
contention:
contending;competition争夺;竞争
lobby（v）:
-sb.forsth.:
trytopersuadesb.tosupportoropposeproposedlegislation
（n）:
entrancehallorante-room
allot:
give…ashareofwhatisavailable分配
TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil（UNSC）isoneoftheprincipalorgansoftheUnitedNationsandischargedwiththemaintenanceofinternationalpeaceandsecurity.Itspowers,outlinedintheUnitedNationsCharter,includetheestablishmentofpeacekeepingoperations,theestablishmentofinternationalsanctions,andtheauthorizationofmilitaryaction.ItspowersareexercisedthroughUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilResolutions，withitscurrentpermanenthomeintheUnitedNationsbuildinginNewYorkCity.
Thereare15membersoftheSecurityCouncil,consistingof5veto-wieldingpermanentmembers（China,France,Russia,UnitedKingdom,andUnitedStates）and10electednon-permanentmemberswithtwo-yearterms.
Thefivepermanentmembers（alsoknownastheP5orBig5）weredrawnfromthevictoriouspowersofWorldWarII，alsotheonlycountriesrecognizedasnuclear-weaponstates（NWS）undertheNuclearNon-ProliferationTreaty
Non-permanentmembers
TenothermembersareelectedbytheGeneralAssemblyfortwo-yeartermsstartingon1January,withfivereplacedeachyear.ThemembersarechosenbyregionalgroupsandconfirmedbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.TheAfricanblocchooses3members;theLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,Asian,andWesternEuropeanandOthersblocschoose2memberseach;andtheEasternEuropeanblocchoosesonemember.Also,oneofthesemembersisan"Arabcountry,"alternatelyfromtheAsianorAfricanbloc
Listening.Listentoanewsreport.Trytosummarizeitandfillinsomestatements.
Askstudentsaboutthemainideaafterthefirstlistening.
Listenagainformoredetails.
Summary:
IttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius毛里求斯（非洲岛国）,NorwayandSingaporeasthenewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.
Statements:
1.Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporethefirstroundNorwayonthefourthballot
2.MauritiustheAfricanandAsiangroup
3.threewesternindustrializedgroupofnations
Country
Regionalbloc（s）
Ireland Norway
WesternEuropeandOthers
（2）
Singapore
Asia
（2）
Columbia
LatinAmericaandCaribbean
（2）
EasternEurope
（1）
Mauritius
Africa（3）
B.
dissent（v）:
expressopinionwhichareopposedtoofficialviews持有异议（不同於普通的或官方的见解）:
theirpublicdissentfromofficialpartypolicy他们对党的官方政策公然表示异议的观点
abstain:
declinetouseone’svote弃权；-fromsth.:
refraindeclinetouseone'svote弃权（不投票）:
Atthelastelectionheabstained（fromvoting/thevote）.上次选举时他弃权了（没投票）.
High/lowprofile:
noticeable/inconspicuouswayofbehaving,soastoattract/avoidpublicattention.高/低姿态
Consensus:
agreementinopinion;collectiveopinion意见一致;共同看法
Genocide:
deliberateexterminationofanationorraceofpeople
volatile----likelytochangesuddenlyorsharply;unstable（指商情等）很可能急剧波动的,不稳定的:
volatilestock-markets,exchangerates不稳定的股市﹑汇率*avolatilepoliticalsituation,egonethatcouldleadtoachangeofgovernment动荡不定的政局.
Listening.Listentoanothernewsreport,takenotesofimportantinformationanduseyournotestoanswerthequestionsonyourtextbook.
Summary:
IttellsusthattheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwasgoingtoholdanemergencymeetingtodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelisandPalestinians.
Key:
1.532.483.3
4.TheUnitedStates
5.Canada
6.OnOctober18th
7.Nomorethanthreedays
8.TogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable
9.4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimor
III.Anti-piracymission
A.
Surveillance:
closewatchkeptonpersonssuspectofwrongdoing
Deter:
todiscourage,hindersb.fromdoing
Ransom:
moneypaidforthereleaseofacaptive
Infest（v）:
-sth.withsth.遍布
vis-a-vis /ˏviːzɑːˈviː;ˏvizɑˋvi/prep（French法）
inrelationto（sth）关於（某事物）:
discussplansforthecompanyvis-a-visapossiblemerger洽谈公司可能合并的事宜.
incomparisonwith（sth）和（某事物）相比:
Women'ssalariesarelowvis-a-viswhatmenearnforthesamework.女子的薪水比同工种的男子低.*Hissalaryvis-a-visthenationalaverageisextremelyhigh.他的薪水比起全国平均水平高出很多.
Robust---vigorous;healthyandstrong有活力的;强健的:
arobustyoungman身强力壮的青年男子*arobustappetite旺盛的食慾.
escort----personorgroupofpeople,ships,vehicles,etcaccompanyingsb/sthtogiveprotectionorasanhonour;person,etcaccompanyingvaluablegoodstoguardthem进行护送的人﹑船﹑车辆等:
ThegovernmentprovidedanarmedescortforthevisitingheadofState.政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队.*TheQueen'syac
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