英语听力入门3000Unit1

Unit1.World News: International Relations Contents:
1. News reports
2. Anti-piracy mission
3. Speeches
Goals:
1. To train students to recognize key words and phrases in listening
2. To develop students’ ability to identify significant information in listening
3. To train students to summarize the materials through listening
Teaching methods:
Students’ listening; group discussion; teacher’s instruction
Duration:
90 minutes
I.Warming up
A.
Words:
radical----thorough or complete; drastic 彻底的; 完全的; 激烈的: radical reforms, changes, etc彻底的改革﹑改变等
guerrilla[guer·ril·la || gə'rɪlə]
n. soldier who engages in irregular warfare (usually a member of a loosely organized band of soldiers which utilizes hit-and-run methods to fight the enemy)
deplete---- reduce greatly the quantity, size, power or value of (sth) 大量削减（某物）的数量﹑能力或价值; 消耗: Our stock of food is greatly depleted. 我们的食物储备已消耗殆尽. * This expense has depleted our funds. 这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几. * a lake depleted of fish, ie with many of the fish gone 几乎无鱼的湖.
Uranium----- chemical element, a heavy grey radioactive metal used as a source of nuclear energy 铀.
allay ---- / əˈleɪ; əˋle/ v [Tn] (fml 文) make (sth) less; relieve 减轻; 缓和: allay trouble, fears, suffering, doubt, suspicion减轻烦恼﹑恐惧﹑苦难﹑疑惑﹑嫌疑.
disquiet: anxiety
The strength of the dollar is causing considerable disquiet on the Stock Exchange. 美元表现坚挺在证券交易所中引起很大的不安.
ammunition: supply of bullets, bombs, etc. fired from weapons 弹药
Kosovo科索沃---- 塞尔维亚国（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国（Yugoslavia），后宣布独立,位于欧洲Kuwait State of Kuwait, monarchy in northeastern Arabia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf
Listening. Listen to some news and fill in the missing words or phrases.
After-listening. Ask individual students to give the answers. Check the answers.
1. Defense Secretary , a radical change
2. mothers, gathered, gun control laws
3. fighting, forces, guerrillas
4. a bomb hit military observers
5. allay health risks
B.
Key words:
collision: instance of colliding; crashing
commitment:obligation, promise; act of committing
If you make a commitment to do something, you promise that you will do it. (FORMAL) We made a commitment to keep working together.
They made a commitment to peace.
eradicate: put an end to; destroy sth. completely根除, 消灭（某事物）; 结束（某事物）: Smallpox has almost been eradicated. 天花几乎已消灭. * attempts to eradicate crime力图根除罪恶的行动.
shrug off: dismiss something as being unimportant
denunciation: act of denouncing谴责; 斥责: her fierce denunciation(s) of her enemies
她对仇敌的强烈谴责.
regime: method or system of government
pluck: pluck sth. off/out: gather or remove sth. by pulling
pluck up courage to do sth: make an effort to be brave鼓起勇气: I shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it. 我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事. * He can't pluck up the courage to leave home. 他鼓不起离开家的勇气.
elite: social group considered to be the best精英; 尖子: the ruling, scientific elite 掌权的﹑科学方面的精英* [attrib 作定语] an elite force, regiment精锐部队﹑团. upsurge: - in sth.: sudden increase in sth.; upsurge of sth.: sudden rush, esp. of feeling (a) ~ (in sth) sudden increase in sth; rise 急剧增长; 上升: an upsurge in sales, costs, investments销售额﹑费用﹑投资额的猛增. (b) ~ (of sth) sudden rush, esp of feeling 激发; （尤指感情的）突发: an upsurge of anger, enthusiasm, violence 愤怒﹑热情﹑暴力行为的爆发
breach: break or neglect (of a law, an agreement, a duty, etc) 违犯, 违反（法规﹑协议﹑职责等）: a breach of loyalty, trust, protocol, etc 不忠﹑背信﹑背约等* a breach of confidence, ie giving away a secret 泄密* sue sb for breach of contract 控告某人违反合同* a breach of security, ie failure to protect official secrets 破坏安全的行为（泄露政府）. regulators: person or thing that manages, person or thing that controls; mechanical device that adjusts or controls according to specific regulations
crack down: take severe measures
Listening. Listen to some brief news items. Focus attention on the “wh-“ question in each news item and try to give the answer.
1.What?
To make commitments to eradicate poverty, promote democracy and education, and reverse the spread of AIDS.
2.Which?
Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.Phnom Penh----- Cambodia; Vientiane----Laos
3.What?
A US nuclear submarine tore through a Japanese fishing vessel, sinking it within
minutes.
How many?
35/9
4.What?
Gun battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen have been raging overnight.
5.What?
Some nuclear facilities have breached many health and safety laws.
More than half of the nuclear plants failed some basic tests, such as checking radiation measurements.
Listen to the items again and focus on more details.
According to item1, how many world leaders attended the summit?
Item3: Coast guard rescue teams plucked all but nine of the victims from the rough seas.
II.News Reports
A.
haggle: argue (esp about the price, etc when agreeing upon the terms of a sale or other transaction) 争论; （尤指）讨价还价: It's not worth haggling over a few pence. 为几便士争论不休实在不值得.
maneuver: move which involves skill and dexterity; strategy (also maneuver) 策略,谋略,花招
ballot: piece of paper used in secret voting无记名投票
We should put it to a ballot. 我们应该对此进行无记名投票.
contention: contending; competition争夺; 竞争
lobby (v): -sb. for sth.: try to persuade sb. to support or oppose proposed legislation (n): entrance hall or ante-room
allot: give…a share of what is available分配
The United Nations Security Council(UNSC) is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security.
Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of military action. Its powers are exercised through United Nations Security Council Resolutions，with its current permanent home in the United Nations building in New York City.
There are 15 members of the Security Council, consisting of 5 veto-wielding permanent members (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States) and 10 elected non-permanent members with two-year terms.
The five permanent members (also known as the P5 or Big 5) were drawn from the victorious powers of World War II，also the only countries recognized as nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Non-permanent members
Ten other members are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms starting on 1 January, with five replaced each year. The members are chosen by regional groups and confirmed by the United Nations General Assembly. The African bloc chooses 3 members; the Latin America and the Caribbean, Asian,and Western European and Others blocs choose 2 members each; and the Eastern European bloc chooses one member. Also, one of these members is an "Arab country," alternately from the Asian or African bloc Listening. Listen to a news report. Try to summarize it and fill in some statements. Ask students about the main idea after the first listening.
Listen again for more details.
Summary:
It tells us that the United Nations General Assembly has elected Columbia, Ireland, Mauritius毛里求斯(非洲岛国), Norway and Singapore as the new non-permanent members of the Security Council.
Statements:
1.Columbia, Ireland, and Singapore the first round Norway on the fourth
ballot
2.Mauritius the African and Asian group
3.three western industrialized group of nations
Ireland Norway Western Europe and Others (2)
Singapore Asia(2)
Columbia Latin America and Caribbean(2)
Eastern Europe (1)
Mauritius Africa (3)
B.
dissent (v): express opinion which are opposed to official views持有异议（不同於普通的或官方的见解）: their public dissent from official party policy 他们对党的官方政策公然表示异议的观点
abstain: decline to use one’s vote弃权；-from sth.: refrain decline to use one's vote 弃权（不投票）: At the last election he abstained (from voting/the vote). 上次选举时他弃权了（没投票）.
High /low profile: noticeable/inconspicuous way of behaving, so as to attract/ avoid public attention.高/低姿态
Consensus: agreement in opinion; collective opinion意见一致; 共同看法Genocide: deliberate extermination of a nation or race of people
volatile---- likely to change suddenly or sharply; unstable （指商情等）很可能急剧波动的, 不稳定的: volatile stock-markets, exchange rates 不稳定的股市﹑汇率* a volatile political situation, eg one that could lead to a change of government 动荡不定的政局. Listening. Listen to another news report, take notes of important information and use your notes to answer the questions on your textbook.
Summary:
It tells us that the United Nations Human Rights Commission was going to hold an emergency meeting to deal with the crisis situation between Israelis and Palestinians. Key:
1. 53
2. 48
3. 3
4. The United States
5. Canada
6. On October 18th
7. No more than three days
8. To get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table
9. 4/Bosnian war/ genocide in Rwanda/ violence in East Timor
III.Anti-piracy mission
A.
Surveillance: close watch kept on persons suspect of wrong doing
Deter: to discourage, hinder sb. from doing
Ransom: money paid for the release of a captive
Infest (v): -sth. with sth.遍布
vis-a-vis/ ˏviːzɑːˈviː; ˏvizɑˋvi/ prep (French 法)
in relation to (sth) 关於（某事物）: discuss plans for the company vis-a-vis a possible merger洽谈公司可能合并的事宜.
in comparison with (sth) 和（某事物）相比: Women's salaries are low vis-a-vis what men earn for the same work. 女子的薪水比同工种的男子低. * His salary vis-a-vis the national average is extremely high. 他的薪水比起全国平均水平高出很多.
Robust--- vigorous; healthy and strong 有活力的; 强健的: a robust young man 身强力壮的青年男子* a robust appetite旺盛的食慾.
escort---- person or group of people, ships, vehicles, etc accompanying sb/sth to give protection or as an honour; person, etc accompanying valuable goods to guard them 进行护送的人﹑船﹑车辆等: The government provided an armed escort for the visiting head of State. 政府为到访的元首派出了武装卫队. * The Queen's yacht had an escort of ten destroyers. 有十艘驱逐舰为女王的游艇护航.
Listen to a report and supply the missing information.
combat
EU’s Naval Operation
The massive problem: Piracy off Somalia’s waters
16 ships more than 350 crew members off their country’s coast
B.
Here is a report on Chinese navy’s military move against piracy. Learn to catch the
important information.
Chinese Navy’s Escort Mission against Piracy
Primary mission: to secure vessels, personnel and cargo, but not to hit piracy off the
Somali coast directly
Target: to protect the ships and personnel passing through the area; to safeguard the vessels transporting humanitarian materials from international organizations. Number of crew members:
800 incl. 70 soldiers from the Navy’s special forces
Duration of the 1st phase: three months
Time ready to receive protection appeals: Jan.6
Further listening. Listen again for the following details:
1.According to Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, what’s the
international community’s reaction to Chinese navy’s move?
(The international community, especially African countries and people, applauded it)
(Original: The escort mission of the Chinese navy has won wide applause from the international community .)
2.In addition to the primary mission, what else will the Chinese fleet do as its other
task?
(It will also help ships carrying humanitarian relief for international organizations such as the UN Food Program.
IV.Speeches
V.Swelter, oasis, vindication
Listen to some extracts from public speeches. Pay attention to some language structures and identify their functions.
Pick the right language structures that serve the following functions:
1.Expressing an opinion:
2.Paying a tribute:
3.Expressing an opinion:
4.Accepting a post
5.Expressing determination。