NPR边听边练153：雅虎购买《周六夜现场》节目的专有权

 　　主餐一道：泛听练习

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　　一、泛听建议：
　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。
　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。
　　3、复述新闻。
　　Rhode Island is poised 1 to become the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. A legislation passes state senate today,the House will hold a final procedural vote next week before Governor Lincoln Chafee _1_ it into law.
　　罗得岛即将成为第10个同性婚姻合法的州。今天，州参议院通过了法案，下周，众议院将举行最终的程序性投票，之后州长林肯·查菲会签署法案使其成为法律。
　　Yahoo has announced it has bought exclusive rights to stream the entire 38-year-old archive of Saturday Night Live.NPR's Neda Ulaby reports this is part of Yahoo's recent _2_ to redefine its brand.
　　雅虎宣布，它已经购买了《周六夜现场》节目所有38季节目的专有权。据NPR新闻的内达·乌拉比报道，雅虎最近试图重新定义其品牌，而这是其中的一项举措。
　　The announcement means it will be only one place to watch Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, Two Wild and Crazy Guys and does know parody 2 of NPR.
　　这份声明意味着，雅虎是唯一可以观看《Mr. Robinson's neighborhood》、《Two Wild and Crazy Guys》以及模仿NPR节目的地方。
　　"We have a very special guest today. That's right Terry. He’s the owner of his own holiday bakery with a very very clever name, Seasons Eatings. That's really funny. "
　　“我们今天有一位非常特别的来宾。没错，泰瑞。他是假日面包店的老板，这家店有一个非常非常聪明的名字，Seasons Eatings。这很有趣。”
　　The videos will _3_ Hulu and NBC.com in September. The deal's financial details were not disclosed.
　　Yahoo tried to buy Hulu last year. Now it's trying to rebrand itself as a similar destination for online content.The copyright headaches that come with musical performances mean that only sketches 3 not entire episodes will _4_ online. Neda Ulaby, NPR News.
　　九月，视频将从Hulu网站和NBC.com网站上删除。这笔交易的财务细节并未公开。去年，雅虎曾试图购买Hulu网站。但是现在它试图重塑自己的品牌，打造成类似提供在线内容的网站。版权问题涉及一些音乐表演，这意味着在线视频只提供短剧，而不是完整节目。NPR新闻，内达·乌拉比报道。
　　I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
　　我是拉克什米·辛格，这里是NPR新闻。
　　词汇解析：
　　1、be poised to 信誓旦旦；准备就绪；随时准备着（同近义词be all set, be on it）
　　eg:And if not Mubarak, the next leader may be poised to start lining 4 his pockets the same way Mubarak did.
　　就算不再是穆巴拉克当权，新的埃及领导人也会像穆氏一样脸不变色心不跳地大肆中饱私囊。
　　2、exclusive rights 专有权（exclusive right的复数）
　　In an effective, well-balanced IP system, exclusive rights serve as incentives 5 that amplify 6 the innate 7 human will to create.
　　在一个有效、高度平衡的知识产权体制内，专有权可以激发人类固有的创造意愿。
　　3、disclose. 公开；揭露（reveal, expose）
　　Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
　　双方都不会透露交易的细节。
　　拓展：reveal侧重于指揭露一直隐藏或隐秘的东西。侧重于这件东西之前的状态是隐藏着的，不为人所知的，而且这动作是人为的主动的。揭露出来的可能是好事也可能是坏事。
　　eg: These few words fully 8 revealed her noble quality.
　　disclose 侧重指揭露或泄露鲜为人知或保密的事。一般disclose揭露的是好事，而且不一定是人为的，可能是无意识的。
　　eg: Science can disclose the mysteries of nature.
　　It was suggested that all government ministers should disclose information on their financial interests.
　　expose 多指揭露丑闻，坏人坏事或各种阴谋。也可指某物暴露在外。
　　eg: He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth.
　　I will expose his all lawless action.
　　参考答案：
　　1、signs 2、attempts to 3、move from 4、be available