爱上尼采

【听写稿】

1. Three Americans held hostage by rebels (感慨一下—美式发音……) in Colombia for more than five years are heading home to Florida. The men had been recovering at a San Antonio,(注意标点符号) since being rescued in an undercover operation last week.

2. President Bush's former Press Secretary Tony Snow has died of colon cancer. He was 53. In a statement the president says he and the first lady are deeply saddened by the death of their dear friend.

3. Pope Benedict is heading to Australia for a ten-day visit. The pontiff says he hopes to alert people to the issue of climate change. The pilgrimage will be the longest in his papacy and a test of the 81-year-old's stamina.

4. And this is one cool canine. That's because Benjamin, a two-year-old beagle loves to ride on his owner's Harley-Davidson. He's even got a leather jacket and wears a helmet for safety.

【整理稿】

1 .Three Americans held hostage by rebels in Colombia for more than five years are heading home to Florida. The men had been recovering at a San Antonio, Texas hospital since being rescued in an undercover operation last week.

2.President Bush’ s former press secretary, Tony Snow, has died of colon cancer. He was 53. In a statement, the president says he and the first lady are deeply saddened by the death of their dear friend.

3.Pope Benedict is heading to Australia for a ten-day visit. The pontiff says he hopes to alert people to the issue of climate change. The pilgrimage will be the longest in his papacy and a test of the 81-year-old’s stamina.

4.And this is one cool canine. That’ s because Benjamin, a two-year-old beagle, loves to ride on his owner’s Harley-Davidson. He’ s even got a leather jacket and wears a helmet for safety.

【Vocab】

1.undercover [only before noun]adj.undercover work is done secretly by the police in order to catch criminals or find out information

2.colon cancer Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer

3.pontiff, pope: the head of the Roman Catholic Church

4.pilgrimage [uncountable and countable]n. a journey to a holy place for religious reasons; a journey to a place connected with someone or something famous

5.papacy [uncountable]n. the time during which a Pope is in power 

6.stamina [uncountable]n. physical or mental strength that lets you continue doing something for a long time without getting tired

7.Harley-Davidson 哈利戴维森(这里用公司名指代其生产的摩托车）

Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HOG, formerly HDI) is an American manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company sells heavyweight (over 750 cc) motorcycles designed for cruising on the highway. Harley-Davidson motorcycles (popularly known as "Harleys") have a distinctive design and exhaust note. They are especially noted for the tradition of heavy customization that gave rise to the chopper-style of motorcycle.

Harley-Davidson attracts a loyal brand community, with licensing of the Harley-Davidson logo accounting for almost 5% of the company's net revenue ($41 million in 2004). In 2003, the Buell Motorcycle Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson,the same year that the Motor Company celebrated its 100th birthday. The Motor Company supplies many American police forces with their motorcycle fleets.

8.canine [countable]n. formal a dog

9. beagle [countable]n. a dog with short legs and smooth fur, sometimes used in hunting

【听写稿】

1. California is ordering 2000 more National Guard troops to help fight the hundreds of wildfires(不能分开拼写) burning across the state. More than 1100 square miles have already been burned and about 100 homes have been destroyed.

2. President Bush is among those trying to calm the nerves of investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two play a crucial role in the housing market and some investors fear the government is considering a plan to take over one or both of them.

3. Bermuda has issued a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Bertha approaches. Forecasters say tropical storm conditions are possible in the area by late tomorrow night. Bertha has already been producing large swells and high surf there.

4. It may not be the way mother nature (Mother Nature) intended, but a house cat in the Netherlands has adopted a baby red panda. The panda's mother had abandoned it days after giving birth. Now this cat is letting it nurse alongside the rest of her kittens.

【整理稿】

1. California is ordering 2,000 more National Guard troops to help fight the hundreds of wildfires burning across the state. More than 1,100 square miles have already been burned and about 100 homes have been destroyed.  

2. President Bush is among those trying to calm the nerves of investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two play a crucial role in the housing market. And(我非常反感这种连词And、But开头引导句子；不过ms越来越流行了) some investors fear the government is considering a plan to take over one or both of them.

3. Bermuda has issued a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Bertha approaches. Forecasters say tropical storm conditions are possible in the area by late tomorrow night. Bertha has already been producing large swells and high surf there.

4. It may not be the way Mother Nature intended it, but a house cat in the Netherlands has adopted a baby red panda. The panda's mother had abandoned it days after giving birth. Now this cat is letting it nurse alongside the rest of her kittens.

【Vocab】

1.Fannie Mae范妮梅(财富500强公司之一，总部所在地美国,主要经营多种金融)/房利美公司

The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) (NYSE: FNM), 联邦国民抵押贷款协会commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a government sponsored enterprise (GSE) of the United States federal government. It is a shareholder-owned corporation authorized to make loans and loan guarantees. It is not backed or funded by the U.S. government, nor do the securities it issues benefit from any statutory government guarantee or protection.

It is the leading market-maker in the U.S. secondary mortgage market, which helps to replenish the supply money for mortgages and enables money to be available for housing purchases. The name "Fannie Mae" is a creative pronunciation of the company's initialism that has been adopted officially for ease of identification. As of 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac own or guarantee about half of the $12 trillion dollars mortgage market of the United States.

2. Freddie Mac弗雷德马克(财富500强公司之一，总部所在地美国,主要经营多种金融)

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") NYSE: FRE, 联邦住房贷款抵押公司 commonly known as Freddie Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) of the United States federal government. It is a stockholder-owned corporation authorized to make loans and loan guarantees. The FHLMC was created in 1970 to expand the secondary market for mortgages in the US. Along with other GSEs, Freddie Mac buys mortgages on the secondary market, pools them, and sells them as mortgage-backed securities to investors on the open market. This secondary mortgage market helps to replenish the supply of lendable money available for mortgages lending, and ensures that money continues to be available for new home purchases. The name "Freddie Mac" is a creative acronym of the company's full name that has been adopted officially for ease of identification (see "GSEs" below for other examples).

3.tropical storm watch  A tropical storm watch (TRA) is issued when tropical storm conditions, including winds from 39 to 73 mph (35 to 64 knots, 63 to 117 km/h) pose a possible threat to a specified coastal area within 36 hours. Maritime flags indicate this with a single square red flag.

4.swell [countable]n. a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves

5.Mother Nature is a common anthropomorphized representation of nature that focuses on the life-giving and nurturing features of nature by embodying it in the form of the mother.

6.nurse [intransitive]v. if a baby nurses, it sucks milk from its mother's breast

【听写稿】

1. President Bush has signed a bill overhauling rules on government eavesdropping. The new law also grants some immunity to companies that help (helped 注意细节处的时态，自己写完之后要回过头来放下新闻当作自己写作文似的回顾体会一遍，把明显的错误改过来) the government spy on Americans. The ceremony ended a year long (year-long) debate over privacy and civil liberty concerns and the effort to prevent terrorism.

2. Iran fired a second round of test missiles that could reach Israel. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the US will not back down in the face of Iranian threats against the Jewish state. The White House is counting heavily on diplomacy to persuade Iran to not build nuclear weapons.

3. Jesse Jackson has spent much of the day continuing to apologize to Barack Obama, . meanwhile (Meanwhile,又想起ZHWSH老师来了，meanwhile这个词当作adv来用，不是连词！) Jackson's son says he's disappointed in his dad's record (reckless 这个词没有听出来，平常也不怎么用，但属于常见词汇，听了一晃就过去了。还是那句话，回头看看当自己写的作文检查，不合情理的地方一定有问题。) statements about the presumed Democratic presidential nominee. Obama says he accepts Jackson's apology.

4. A woman is suing police in Reagan Washington National Airport following her arrest that was caught on video. The woman says police handled her roughly. Airport officials say the woman did not follow security procedures.

【整理稿】

1. President Bush has signed a bill overhauling rules on government eavesdropping. The new law also grants immunity to companies that helped the government spy on Americans. The ceremony ended a year-long debate over privacy and civil liberties concerns and the effort to prevent terrorism.

2. Iran fired the second round of test missiles that could reach Israel. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice says the US will not back down in the face of Iranian threats against the Jewish state. The White House is counting heavily on diplomacy to persuade Iran to not build nuclear weapons.

3. Jesse Jackson has spent much of the day continuing to apologize to Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Jackson's son says he is disappointed in his dad's reckless statements about the presumed Democratic presidential nominee. Obama says he accepts Jackson's apology.

4. A woman is suing police at Reagan Washington National Airport following her arrest that was caught on video. The woman says police handled her roughly. Airport officials say the woman did not follow security procedures.

【Vocab】

1. overhaul: v. If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it.

2. eavesdrop: v. to deliberately listen secretly to other people's conversations.

3. back down: v. If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.

【听写稿】

1. President Bush has signed a bill overhauling rules on government eavesdropping. The new law also grants some immunity to companies that 

help the government spy on Americans. The ceremony ended a year long debate over privacy and civil liberty concerns and the effort to prevent 

terrorism. 

2. Iran fired a second round of test missiles that could reach Israel. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the US will not back down in the face 

of Iranian threats against the Jewish state. The White House is counting heavily on diplomacy to persuade Iran to not build nuclear weapons. 

3. Jesse Jackson has spent much of the day continuing to apologize to Barack Obama, meanwhile Jackson's son says he's disappointed in his dad's 

record statements about the presumed Democratic presidential nominee. Obama says he accepts Jackson's apology. 

4. A woman is suing police in Reagan Washington National Airport following her arrest that was caught on video. The woman says police handled her 

roughly. Airport officials say the woman did not follow security procedures.

 【听写稿】
1 Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15,000 have died, and the number is expected to go even higher.
2 Authorities in Florida plan to question a man accused of throwing a glass bottle filled with accelerant and sparking a small blaze. Meanwhile, interstate(Interstate) 95 in Broward(G) (Brevard) county is open again. That's almost a full day after authorities said flames from nearby wild fires were crossing the highway.
3 At least 14 people are hurt, three seriously, after a rocket fire (fired听错) from Gaza exploded in an Israeli shopping center. The blast comes as President Bush is visiting the region to celebrate Israel's 60^th anniversary. He says the milestone is a good sign for Democratic (democratic要细心) change throughout the Mideast (Middle East).
4 And the rumors are true Angelina Jolie (G) is expecting twins. It was fellow actor Jack Black ?(who let the news) slip. The twins will be the fifth and sixth children for Julie and boyfriend Brad Pitt.
【整理稿】
1. Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15, 000 have died and the number is expected to go even higher.
2. Authorities in Florida plan to question a man accused of throwing a glass bottle filled with accelerant and sparking a small blaze. Meanwhile Interstate 95 in Brevard County is open again.  That's almost a full day after authorities said flames from nearby wildfires were crossing the highway.
3. At least 14 people are hurt, three seriously, after a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an Israeli shopping center. The blast comes as President Bush is visiting the region to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary. He says the milestone is a good sign for democratic change throughout the Middle East.
4. And the rumors are true. Angelina Jolie is expecting twins. It was fellow actor Jack Black who let the news slip. The twins will be the fifth and sixth children for Jolie and boyfriend Brad Pitt.
【Vocab】
1. epicenter: n. 震中
2. accelerant: n. 促进剂

【听写稿】
1 Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15,000 have died, and the number is expected to go even higher.
2 Authorities in Florida plan to question a man accused of a glass bottle filled with accelerant and sparking a small blaze. Meanwhile, interstate 95 in Broward(G) county is open again. That's almost a full day after authorities said flames from nearby wild fires were crossing the highway.
3 At least 14 people are hurt, three seriously, after a rocket fire from Gaza exploded in an Israeli shopping center. The blast comes as President Bush is visiting the region to celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary. He says the milestone is a good sign for Democratic change throughout the Mideast.
4 And the rumors are true Angelina Jolie (G) is expecting twins. It was fellow actor Jack Black ? slip. The twins will be the fifth and sixth children for Julie and boyfriend Brad Pitt.