BBC新闻：奥巴马枪控提案

Ucreate一起备课——新闻英语听力

3 STEPS TO IMPROVE LISTENING

奥巴马呼吁国会通过枪控法案1

作者：刘立军2王珍珍3

编辑：陈 萌4

Step 1: Listen

●TASK 1: Notetaking

You’re going to hear a genuine BBC News report. Listen carefully and take notes according to the following table. Just write down the key words.

新闻要素（5W+1H）笔记要点(KEY WORDS)

WHEN?

WHERE?

WHO?

WHAT?

WHY?

HOW?

1题目为作者所加，原文并未提供英文题目。

2燕山大学教师，英国华威大学应用语言学硕士。

3燕山大学教师，上海外国语大学英语语言文学硕士。

4外语教学与研究出版社编辑。

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TASK 2: Choose the best answer

You will hear one BBC News report. At the end of it, you will hear THREE questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] according to the notes you took in TASK 1.

Questions 1 to 3 will be based on the following news item.

Question 1:

[A] President Obama criticized the Congress for not passing the law of gun control.

[B] President Obama advocated the Congress to pass the law of gun control.

[C] President Obama believed the gun control debate needed to change.

[D] President Obama disagreed with the gun control act carried out by the Congress.

Question 2:

[A] It took place in Orlando last Sunday.

[B] It took place in Newtown last Sunday.

[C] Some US politicians were involved in the shooting.

[D] President Obama offered solace to people who suffered from the mass shooting.

Question 3:

[A] Whether to check the background of gun buyers.

[B] Whether to stop gun trade in some states.

[C] Whether to prevent potential terrorists from buying guns.

[D] Whether to impose higher tax on the gun trade.

Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again

Try listening again. Here are the definitions of key vocabulary items in the news which may help you.

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VOCABULARY

词汇和短语 词性 音标 英文释义

中文释义 legislation n. [led ʒɪs'le ɪʃ(ə)n] a law or laws passed by a government

立法 conspire

v.

[k ənˈspaɪə]

If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or

harmful, they make a secret plan to do it.

合谋

assault n. [əˈs ɔ:lt] a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy 猛攻，攻击，袭击 inflict

v.

[ɪnˈflɪkt]

to make someone or something suffer

使遭受（伤害，破坏或痛苦等）

Step 3: Transcript and Answer

1 TRANSCRIPT

President Obama has challenged the Republican-controlled congress to rise to the moment on pass gun control legislation. After meeting relatives of those killed in the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday, Mr. Obama said U.S. politics have conspired to make it easy for a terrorist or a disturbed person to buy powerful weapons. I am pleased to hear that the Senate will hold votes on preventing individuals who were possible terrorist ties from buying guns, including assault weapons. I truly hope the senators rise to the moment and do the right thing. I hope the senators who voted no on background checks after Newtown have a change of heart. And then I hope the House does the right thing and helps to end the plague of violence that these weapons of war inflict on so many young lives.

Adapted from /broadcast/201606/450407.shtml

2 QUESTIONS

Question 1:

What is the news mainly about?