英语视听 book 4 Unit2.ppt

Section Three News Training Focus: 1. Understanding the organization of a news story; 2. Summarizing news; 3. Selecting specific information. Exercise A. Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary. This news item is about a meeting in Hong Kong trying to reach a new agreement in global trade. Exercise B. Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following outline. 1. What are the representatives of nearly 150 countries meeting in Hong Kong still trying to do? Representatives of nearly 150 countries meeting in Hong Kong are still trying to reach a new agreement on global trade. 2. What is the biggest prize many countries realistically hoped for? For many countries the biggest prize they realistically hoped for was a date for ending the European Union subsidies to help farmers sell their produce on world markets. 3. According to an EU senior official, what will EU do during the meeting? An EU senior official says they are prepared to name the date as part of a wider deal. 4. When will be the earliest possible date? If an agreement is not reached on this meeting, when will be the latest date? The earliest possible date will be 2010, and 2013 will be the latest date if an agreement is not reached on this meeting. 5. What will be the United States do if the date is not what it expects? The United States trade representative Rob Portman says he is trying to be accommodating, which means the United States will possibly accept the new date. News Item 2 Vocabulary: tenfold: ten times as great or as numerous 十倍 curb: a check or restraint on something 抑制 oversight: an unintentional failure to notice or do something 疏忽 hedge fund: a risk-taking investment company避险基金；套保基金 consensus: an agreement between all of the participants 一致，舆论 Exercise A. Directions: Listen to the news and complete the summary. This item is about a new consensus reached by the G20 on tackling global problems. . Exercise B. Directions: Listen