NPR邊聽邊練38:待到冰川熔化時(shí)

【NPR邊聽邊練】致力于提供新鮮有趣、饒有意味的時(shí)訊資料，致力于通過精聽的方式促進(jìn)聽力提高，致力于不斷開闊眼界和深入了解美國觀點(diǎn)。

精聽建議：

先完整地把一條新聞聽一到三遍，爭取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精聽，力爭每句話都聽明白。遇到實(shí)在不懂的地方，再聽寫。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的詞都很簡單，不過是一些值得注意的連讀或者典型的美式發(fā)音哦，有些語速比較快。試試看，你能不能全部寫對?

(參考文本，歡迎指出錯(cuò)誤^^)

It would be the first time that the climate change ___1___ species on the ___2___ list. Wetsler says the implications could be dramatic. “If polar bears are listed, the federal government is going to be obligated to ___3___ its actions which ___4___ global-warming on the polar bear and other wildlife in the Arctic system in general. That’s a great thing.” This would be a huge departure from the way that the government usually protects endangered species whose threats are generally ___5___. In theory, the government could deny a permit to a coal fire power plant in Ohio, because it’s emissions would contribute to climate change and eradicating polar bears.

參考答案：

1.put a

2.threatened

3.take into account

4.exacerbate

5.close at hand