施心远主编《听力教程》1 (第2版)Unit 1课件.ppt

News Item 1 Notes: 1. Houston Texas: A city of southeast Texas. a major industrial, commercial, and financial hub, the center of the U.S. aerospace industry, and a deep-water port. the largest city in Texas. Population: 2,010,000. a federal investigating jury: 联邦调查陪审团 Arthur Anderson Company: an accounting firm Enron: 安然(财富500强公司之一，总部所在地美国,主要经营能源) condemn: to criticize strongly We condemn his foolish behavior. 我们谴责他的愚蠢行为。 Exercises A. Summary Arthur Anderson Company is charged with ___________________ in the Enron case. B. True or False 1. __ 2. __ 3. __ F T T blocking investigation News Item 2 NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization 北大西洋公约组织 Lithuania:立陶宛a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic SeaLatvia:拉脱维亚 Estonia:爱沙尼亚 alliance:联盟  A: listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about NTAO Secretary General’s visit to Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATO’s future plans. Ex. B Listen and complete the following blanks NATO Secretary General George President Vladimir Putin and other officials. Participants: Robertson, Place of talks: Moscow Purpose of talks: to calm Russian fears about NATO’s future plans Situation: NATO continues to expand to the East Russia’s opinion: 1. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; 2. Russia will take extra security measures if Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia join the alliance. News Item 3: Federal Security Service: the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin 联邦安全局 Intelligence: intelligence service or agency; marijuana:大麻  accusation: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; Interfax News Agency 国际文传电讯社 State Department美国国务院 Ex. A Listen and complete the summary This news item is about the arrest of an American student. Ex. B Listen and compl