NPR边听边练54:法国被称为欧洲心脏的一颗定时炸弹

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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。
　　French politicians and business leaders _1_ angrily to British weekly magazine The Economist 1 for its cover story this week. It describes the French economy as the biggest danger to Europe's currency. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports The Economist called France a _2_ time bomb in the heart of Europe.
　　法国政治家和商界领袖对英国周刊《经济学人》本周的封面报道感到十分愤怒，因为它将法国经济形容为欧洲货币最大的威胁。据NPR记者埃莉诺?比尔兹利报道，《经济学人》把法国称为欧洲心脏的一颗定时炸弹。
　　Showing a bundle of baguette loaves with the dynamite 2 fuse burning down, The Economist warned that France was a bigger danger to the euro currency than debt-stricken countries Italy, Spain and Portugal. The respected right-leaning British weekly said high taxes on businesses were eroding 3 the country's competitiveness, and that both French leaders and voters _3_ behind on much needed economic reforms. Far-left French Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said the Economist was known for exaggerations and French bashing. And even capitalist-minded business groups said the magazine's claims were completely exaggerated. Socialist 4 President Francois Hollande has now may reducing the French deficit 5 and making French companies _4_ his top priority, to the point where left-leaning voters and unions have called him a traitor 6. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
　　法国就像一捆系着导火索的面包一样，随时都可能爆炸。《经济学人》警告，与意大利、西班牙和葡萄牙这些陷入债务危机的国家相比，法国对欧元的威胁更大。《经济学人》十分受人敬重，且思想右倾。该杂志认为，对企业征收高额的税费在不断削弱法国的竞争力，法国领导人和选民的处境堪忧，急需经济改革。法国极左派人士工业部长阿尔诺?蒙特布尔表示，《经济学人》以夸大事实和抨击法国而闻名。甚至一些资本主义集团也认为该杂志的观点完全夸大了事实。社会党总统弗朗索瓦?奥朗德已把减少法国的赤字和增强企业的竞争力作为首要任务。因此，左倾选民和工会称奥朗德为叛国贼。NPR记者埃莉诺?比尔兹利法国报道。
　　President Obama urged Congress to pass legislation to make sure _5_ Americans don't see tax increases at the New Year. Mr. Obama used his weekly media address to talk about the "fiscal 7 cliff." This raises taxes on everybody and imposes spending cuts. In the Republicans' weekly response, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte says the "fiscal cliff" cannot be averted 8 unless lawmakers seriously address entitlement programs, such as Social Security.
　　奥巴马总统催促国会通过立法，确保在新年之际更多美国富人的税收会增加。奥巴马在总统每周广播演讲中谈到“财政悬崖”。若美国跌入“财政悬崖”，所有人的税收将会增加，削减开支计划也会强制执行。在共和党人每周演讲中，新罕布什尔参议员凯利?阿约特表示，只有国会认真改革像社会保险这样的福利计划，美国才能避免“财政悬崖”。
　　词汇解析：
　　1、currency n. 货币；通货
　　Tourism is the country's top earner of foreign currency.
　　旅游业是该国外汇收入最高的行业。
　　2、dynamite fuse:导火线
　　3、erode. 腐蚀，侵蚀
　　Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded 9 profits.
　　金融市场的竞争降低了利润。
　　4、bashing n. 猛击，抨击；用废矸石充填采空区v. 怒殴（bash的ing形式）
　　I bashed him on the head and dumped him in the water.
　　我猛揍他的头，然后把他扔到了水里。
　　5、traitor n. 叛徒；卖国贼；背信弃义的人
　　Some say he's a traitor to the peace movement.
　　一些人说他是和平运动的背叛者。
　　1、have reacted 2、ticking 3、were dangerously 4、more competitive 5、less affluent