NPR边听边练86:奥巴马任命麦克多诺为新任白宫办公厅主任

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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。
　　From NPR News in Washington, I am Windsor Johnston.President Obama _1_ his long-time advisor 1 Denis McDonough to be the new White House Chief of Staff. NPR’s Scott Horsley reports McDonough would replace Jacob Lew who _2_ to become the next treasury 2 secretary.
　　这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是温莎?约翰斯顿。奥巴马总统任命长期担任其顾问的丹尼斯?麦克多诺为新任白宫办公厅主任。据NPR新闻的斯科特?霍斯利报道，麦克多诺将接替获提名出任财政部长的雅各布?卢。
　　McDonough has been a close confidant to the President, since Obama first came to the U.S. Senate. He is currently the Deputy National Security Advisor, where White House officials say McDonough played a key role in major decisions ranging from Afghanistan to the repealof “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. McDonough also _3_ on Capitol Hill as a onetime staffer to former Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle.Many of the president’s personnel moves as he begins his second term have involved shuffling 4 insiders, rather than recruiting new blood.Obama is tapping Vice 5 Presidential Advisor Tony Blinken to fill McDonough’s old job on the national security team. Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House.
　　自奥巴马首次进入美国参议院以来，麦克多诺一直都是总统亲信。他目前担任副国家安全顾问一职，那里的白宫官员表示，麦克多诺在重大决定中发挥着关键作用，这些决定包括阿富汗相关决定以及废除“不问不说”禁令等。麦克多诺曾经是前参议院民主党领袖汤姆?达施勒的参谋，他与国会山有着紧密的联系。总统开始第二任期以后，其大部分人事举动都倾向于内部变动，而不是增加新成员。奥巴马将命副总统顾问托尼?布林肯填补麦克多诺在国家安全小组中的空缺。NPR新闻，斯科特?霍斯利白宫报道。
　　Vice President Joe Biden _4_ the White House campaign on gun control to Virginia today. Biden _5_ a round-table discussion in Richmond with experts who worked on gun safety after the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.
　　副总统乔?拜登今天来到弗吉尼亚州执行白宫的控枪行动。拜登在里士满与专家举行了圆桌会谈，这些专家自2007年弗吉尼亚理工大学枪击案以来一直致力于枪支安全的工作。
　　"We had a great conversation, the president’s team, the secretaries, and I, and as well as the Justice Department Reps.. We were able to really quiz our friends who have been through a horrible tragedy here as everyone in America knows what happened at Virginia Tech."
　　“我们的谈话进行得很顺利，总统的团队、我以及司法部代表。我们能向在这里经历过那场可怕悲剧的朋友们提问，就像所有美国人都知道的那样，在弗吉尼亚理工大学曾经发生过什么。”
　　词汇解析：
　　1、confidant. 知己；密友
　　eg: a close confidant of the president.
　　...总统的一位亲密心腹。
　　eg: I have been their confidant, their friend, their ally.
　　我是他们的密友、朋友，他们的同盟。
　　2、repeal 3. 废除；撤销；废止；放弃；否定n. 废除；撤销
　　eg:The government has just repealed 6 the law segregating 7 public facilities.
　　政府刚刚废除了隔离公共设施的法令。
　　eg: Next year will be the 60th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition 8.
　　明年将是禁酒令废止的60周年。
　　3、shuffling adj. 支吾的，曳步的；慢慢移动v. 拖着脚走；搪塞（shuffle的ing形式）
　　eg: Moira shuffled 9 across the kitchen.
　　莫伊拉拖着脚走过了厨房。
　　eg:There are various ways of shuffling and dealing 10 the cards.
　　有各种不同的洗牌和发牌方法。
　　参考答案：
　　1、has tapped 2、is expected 3、has ties 4、is taking 5、is holding