NPR邊聽邊練160：“我是個(gè)好父親嗎？”
一、泛聽建議：
1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。
2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關(guān)鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。
3、復(fù)述新聞。
Dozens of air shows that bringing millions of dollars for local communities _1_ this year. And military has grounded its jet teams because of the automatic federal spending cuts implemented this spring. The U.S. navy's Blue Angels and the U.S.Air Forces' Thunder Birds have cancelled their seasons along with the U.S. army parachute team. The arm services have also grounded smaller demonstration teams and won't provide ground displace for more shows.
今年，為當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)帶來上百萬美元收入的數(shù)十個(gè)飛行表演將被取消。由于今年春季生效的聯(lián)邦自動(dòng)減支計(jì)劃，軍方取消了噴射機(jī)隊(duì)的表演。美國(guó)海軍的“藍(lán)天使”飛行表演隊(duì)，美國(guó)空軍的“雷鳥”表演隊(duì)，與美國(guó)陸軍跳傘隊(duì)都取消了活動(dòng)計(jì)劃。軍方同樣也取消了小型示范隊(duì)伍的表演計(jì)劃，并不會(huì)為更多的表演提供場(chǎng)所。
On Monday, new episodes of All My Children, and One Life to Live will _2_ online. The two legendary soap operas aired for more than four decades on broadcast TV until they were cancelled two years ago, now they will be on Hulu and iTunes. As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.
周一，《我的孩子們》及《只此一生》兩部劇集的新篇章將可在網(wǎng)上收看。這兩部傳奇的肥皂劇已經(jīng)在電視上播放了40多年，于兩年前停止播出，現(xiàn)在可以在Hulu以及iTunes上收看。NPR新聞的伊麗莎白·布萊爾將帶來報(bào)道。
Turns out there is more than One Life to Live when your daytime drama.
原來你的日間電視劇不止有《只此一生》。
"...am I just a good father ?"
“我是個(gè)好父親嗎?”
New episodes of One Life to Live and All My Children will now be produced by a company that took a big risk _3_ them as web only series. The question is whether the millions of older _4_ who watched them when they _5_ on broadcast TV will find them on Hulu or iTunes.
出品《只此一生》及《我的孩子們》的公司只在網(wǎng)站上更新劇集承擔(dān)了極大的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。問題是在數(shù)百萬在電視上觀看這兩部劇集的年長(zhǎng)觀眾是否會(huì)在Hulu 和iTunes網(wǎng)站上繼續(xù)觀看。
"How could you even ask me a question like that?"
“你怎么能問我那樣的問題?”
Elizabeth Blair NPR News.
NPR新聞，伊麗莎白·布萊爾報(bào)道。
詞匯解析：
1、parachute n. 降落傘 vi. 跳傘
eg:They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes.
他們下落了41000英尺才打開他們的降落傘。
eg:He was a courier for the Polish underground and parachuted into Warsaw.
他是波蘭地下組織的信使，被空降到了華沙。
2、soap opera 肥皂劇
eg:They can be people in an entirely fictional world - they can be soap opera characters.
他們可以是純虛構(gòu)的世界里的人，可以是肥皂劇里的人物。
參考答案：
1、are being cancelled 2、be available 3、reviving
4、viewers 5、were on
