NPR边听边练15:行星定义分歧大，冥王星可能降级
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：NPR边听边练
英语课
【NPR边听边练】致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料，致力于通过精听的方式促进听力提高，致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。
精听建议：
先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。
下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？
（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）
Pluto 1's fate is being decided 2 in hotel bars and convention rooms in Prague, where scientists with the International Astronomical 3 Union are meeting. Astronomers 4 say 1 , 2 . Before this meeting, the IAU convened 5 a secret panel to come up with an official definition of the word "planet". 3 , and it would have counted anything in that sense that was round, and principally orbited the sun. That meant Pluto and possibly dozens of other small objects were in. * of Harvard University chaired the committee that came up with the proposal, and he said 4 : "It was a very noisy cacophonous 6 meeting. Just a little bit more difficult than 5 cats. I suppose it would be like 5 tigers."
答案：
1.the gatherings 7 are sober, sometimes dull affairs
2.not when you mess with Pluto
3.It was unveiled last week
4.it did not go over as he had hoped this week
5.herding
n.冥王星
- Pluto is the furthest planet from the sun.冥王星是离太阳最远的行星。
- Pluto has an elliptic orbit.冥王星的轨道是椭圆形的。
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的
- He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
- Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
n.天文学者，天文学家( astronomer的名词复数 )
- Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses. 天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Astronomers used to ask why only Saturn has rings. 天文学家们过去一直感到奇怪，为什么只有土星有光环。 来自《简明英汉词典》
召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合
- The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
- The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。
adj.发音不和谐的，粗腔横调的
- They produced the most cacophonous beat of pop music. 他们制造了流行音乐最不协调的节拍。 来自辞典例句
聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集
- His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
- During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。