英语新闻听力教程-杨世登主编-News-unit1.ppt

Listening Viewing Speaking;A sound plan for listening!;News Unit 1 International Relationship ;Section A- Guided listening ;;;;Section B-Micro listening ;Listening strategies 2;Script for section B;Section C-Macro listening ;;;Section D—Additional listening ;Item 2 The State Department says Venezuelan police failed to protect the U.S. ambassador there as demonstrators threw eggs and food at his car. Spokesman Sean McCormack said Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.S. was summoned to the State Department to hear the U.S. complaint. A spokesman for the U.S. embassy in Caracas said groups of motorcyclists attacks the car carrying Ambassador William Brownfield. He said Venezuelan police escorts did nothing to stop the demonstrators who pounded on the car and chased it for miles. The embassy spokesman said the attack appeared to have been organized by the Cracas Mayor’s ofice. A spokesman said the attack appeared to have been organized by the Cracas Mayor’s office. A spokesman for the mayor denies that charge. The U.S. has been at odds with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for several years. 1. State Department 美国国务院 2. Venezuelan 委内瑞拉 3. summon 传唤 4. escort 护送，护卫 5. pound 连续重击;Item 3 Russia has expressed regret for the killing of a Japanese fisherman today when a patrol vessel fired a warning shot at a fishing boat near the disputed Kuril Islands. But Russians Foreign Ministry says in a statement that Japan is at fault for the incident because it does not curb Japanese fishing in Russian waters. Japan has launched a strong protest as we hear from VOA’s Steve Herman in Tokyo. 1. patrol 巡逻队 2. Kuril Islands= Northern Territories 库页岛/日本北部千岛群岛 3. at fault 有错，有责任 4. curb 制止，限制;“A diplomatic row broke out between Japan and Russia on Wed. following the shooting death of a Japanese fisherman in waters claimed by both countries. The incident took place near the island chain the Russians call the Kurils and the Japanese call the Northern Territories. The islands were seized from J