CNN新闻听力100篇分析和总结.docx

CNN 新闻听力 100 篇 News Item 1 There has been no agreement Tuesday but there has been a commitment to come by Wednesday and tryonce again.The South Korea defense ministrytellsCNN thatthe working levelmilitarytalksbetween north and south Korea ended thisTuesday justafter7 p. m. local time.But they wouldnt say much more. Pre- representativefsrom both countriesappeared am icableas they met atthe truthvillageof Panmunjom on the border.The hope isifthe talksare successfulon Wednesday, then they will move to a higher level,potentiallyeven ministerial level.The two defense ministriesof the countrieshavent actuallymet since2007. News Item 2 More snow in frigidtemperatures.The planes in partsof the Midsouth are bracing for a powerful weather system.Itsforecastfor 8 statesand could bring severalfeetof snow to the mountain west and up to 12 inches in partsof Oklahoma where thereisstildligging out from lastweeks storm.Partsof centralTexas could see two to four inches of snow and sleet.The system isalsoexpected to bringrainand snow to the deep South laterin the week before deliv ering a wintry mix along partsof the East coaston Thursday. News Item 3 Some of you Second City studentsmight have watched our show from home yesterda；y you certainlywerent in class.Chicago shut down itsschools for the firsttime in 12 years. Thats what you do when a huge winter storm dumps almost two feetof snow on the city. Snow, sleet,freezingrain：All thathit30 differentstates！ Officialsestimate that thismega- storm has affectedone out of every threepeople in America. For a lotof folks,thishas been a winter of our discontent.Richard Roth hit the streetsof New York to gauge peoples frosty frustrations. News Item 4 PresidentMubarak is the leaderof a country thatsin the middle of a politicaluprising. Protestsagainstthe government have been going on allacross Egypt, and expertsthink there could be a lotmore demonstrationsstartingtoday.The Muslim Brotherhood,the largestgroup of protesters,isspeaking out against