NPR边听边练10:无名的好心人
时间：2018-12-26 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^^）
Many people think the Kalamazoo promise will revitalize the whole city, although it's far too soon to know weather ____(1)____. Already some local dealers 1 say they've sold new cars to parents flush with college savings 2. Here at the celebration, ___(2)___ like Kathy King are gathering 3 armfuls of the newly created yard signs that say "college tuition qualified 4" before heading back to the office. "I have three listings just near here I put them all up on my way there." The city is buzzing with speculations 5 about the donors 6' identities. Perhaps it's local wealthy families. ___(3)___sending thousands of children to colleges is likely to reach at least 2 hundreds million dollars. But Laurie J. says it isn't important who the donors are. She is just grateful. "You guys are awesome 7. We thank you from the ___(4)___." 29 new students have enrolled 8 in Kalamazoo public schools since the promise was made and the city is making new plans for the future, a future no one ____(5)___just short time ago.
答案：
1.that will happen
2.real estate agents
3.The cost of
4.bottom of our hearts
5.dreamed of
1 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
2 savings
n.存款，储蓄
- I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
- By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
3 gathering
n.集会，聚会，聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
4 qualified
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
5 speculations
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 )；思考；投机活动；推断
- Your speculations were all quite close to the truth. 你的揣测都很接近于事实。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations. 这种可能性引起了有趣的推测。 来自《用法词典》
6 donors
n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》