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Step by Step 3000 (3)
News: International Relations
Contents:
1.
News reports
2. Anti-piracy mission
3. Speeches
Goals:
1. To train students to recognize key
words and phrases in listening
2. To
develop students
’
ability to
identify significant information in listening
3. To train students to summarize the
materials through listening
Teaching
methods:
Students
’
listening; group discussion;
teacher
’
s instruction
Duration:
90 minutes
I.
A.
Warming up
Words:
radical
----
thorough
or
complete;
drastic
彻底的
;
完全的
;
激烈的
:
radical
reforms,
changes,
etc
彻底的改革﹑
改变等
guerrilla
[
guer
·
ril
·
la || g
?
'r
?
l
?
]
n.
soldier who
engages in irregular warfare (usually a member of
a loosely organized band
of soldiers
which utilizes hit-and-run methods to fight the
enemy)
deplete
----
reduce greatly the
quantity, size, power or value of (sth)
大量削减（某物）
的数量﹑
能力或价值
;
消耗
:
Our stock of
food is greatly depleted.
我们的食物储备已消耗
殆尽
. *
This expense has depleted our funds.
这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几
. *
a lake
depleted of
fish
, ie with many of the fish gone
几乎无鱼的湖
.
Uranium
-----
chemical
element,
a
heavy
grey
radioactive
metal
used
as
a
source
of
nuclear
energy
铀
.
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allay
---- /
?
?
le
?
;
?
ˋ
le
/
v
[Tn] (
fml
文
) make (sth) less; relieve
减轻
;
缓和
:
allay
trouble,
fears, suffering, doubt,
suspicion
减轻烦恼﹑
恐惧﹑
苦难﹑
疑惑﹑
嫌疑
.
disquiet
: anxiety
The strength of the dollar
is causing considerable disquiet on the Stock
Exchange.
美元
表现坚挺在证券交易所中引起很大的
不安
.
ammunition
: supply of
bullets, bombs, etc. fired from weapons
弹药
Kosovo
科索沃
----
塞尔维亚共和国（
Serbia
）东南部的一
个自治省，南部与阿尔巴尼亚
（
Albania
）和马其顿（
Macedonia
）毗邻。
Serbia
和
Ma
cedonia
属
前南斯拉夫联邦成员共和国
< br>（
Yugoslavia
）
，<
/p>
后宣布独立
,
位于欧
洲
Kuwait
State
of Kuwait, monarchy in northeastern Arabia on the
northwestern coast of
the Persian
Gulf
Listening. Listen to
some news and fill in the missing words or
phrases.
After-listening. Ask
individual students to give the answers. Check the
answers.
1. Defense Secretary ,
a
radical change
2. mothers,
gathered,
gun control laws
3. fighting,
forces,
guerrillas
4. a bomb
hit
military observers
5. allay
health risks
B.
Key words:
collision
: instance of
colliding; crashing
commitment
:
obligation, promise; act of
committing
If
you
make a commitment
to do
something, you promise that you will do it.
(FORMAL)
We made a
commitment to keep working together
.
They made a commitment to
peace.
eradicate
:
put an end to; destroy sth.
completely
根除
,
消灭
（某事物）
;
结束
（某事物）
:
Smallpox has almost been eradicated.
天花几乎已消灭
. *
attempts to eradicate crime
力
图根除罪恶的行动
.
shrug off
: dismiss
something as being unimportant
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denunciation
:
act of denouncing
谴责
;
斥责
:
her fierce
denunciation(s) of her enemies
她对仇敌的强烈谴责
.
regime
: method or system of
government
pluck
: pluck sth.
off/out: gather or remove sth. by pulling
pluck up courage to do
sth
: make an effort to be
brave
鼓起勇气
:
I
shall have to pluck
up courage and
speak to her about it.
我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事
. *
He can't pluck up the
courage to leave home.
他鼓不起离开家的勇气
.
elite
: social group
considered to be the best
精英
;
尖子
:
the ruling,
scientific elite
掌权
的﹑
科学方面的精英
* [attrib
作定语
]
an elite
force, regiment
精锐部队﹑
团
.
upsurge
: - in sth.: sudden
increase in sth.; upsurge of sth.: sudden rush,
esp. of feeling
(
a
)
~
(in sth)
sudden increase in sth; rise
急剧增长
;
上升
:
an upsurge in
sales, costs,
investments
销售额﹑
费用﹑
投资额的猛增
.
(
b
)
~ (of sth)
sudden rush, esp of feeling
激发
;
（尤指感情的）突发
:
an
upsurge of anger
, enthusiasm, violence
愤怒﹑
热情﹑
暴
力行为的爆发
breach
:
break or
neglect (of a law, an agreement, a duty, etc)
违犯
,
违反（法规﹑
协议
﹑
职责等）
:
a breach of
loyalty, trust, protocol, etc
不忠﹑
背信﹑
背约等
*
a breach of
confidence
, ie giving away a
secret
泄密
*
sue sb for breach of contract
控告某人违反合
同
*
a breach of
security
, ie failure to protect
official secrets
破坏安全的行为（泄露政府
机密）
.
regulators
:
person
or
thing
that
manages,
person
or
thing
that
controls;
mechanical
device that
adjusts or controls according to specific
regulations
crack down
:
take severe measures
Listening. Listen to some
brief news items. Focus attention on the
“
wh-
“
question
in each news item and try to
give the answer.
1.
What?
To make commitments to
eradicate poverty, promote democracy and
education, and
reverse the spread of
AIDS.
2.
Which?
Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.
Phnom Penh-----
Cambodia;
Vientiane----
Laos
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3.
What?
A
US
nuclear
submarine
tore
through
a
Japanese
fishing
vessel,
sinking
it
within
minutes.
How many?
35/9
4.
What?
Gun
battles
between
Israeli
troops
and
Palestinian
gunmen
have
been
raging
overnight.
5.
What?
Some nuclear
facilities have breached many health and safety
laws.
More
than
half
of
the
nuclear
plants
failed
some
basic
tests,
such
as
checking
radiation
measurements.
Listen to the items again
and focus on more details.
According to
item1, how many world leaders attended the summit?
Item3:
Coast guard rescue
teams plucked all but nine of the victims from the
rough
seas.
II.
A.
News Reports
haggle
:
argue
(esp about the price, etc when agreeing upon the
terms of a sale or other
transaction)
争论
;
（尤指）讨价还价
:
It's
not worth haggling over a few pence.
为几
便士
争论不休实在不值得
.
maneuver
:
move
which involves skill and dexterity; strategy (also
maneuver)
策略
,
谋略
,
花招
ballot
: piece of paper used
in secret voting
无记名投票
We should put it to a ballot.
我们应该对此进行无记名投票
.
contention
: contending;
competition
争夺
;
竞争
lobby
(v): -sb. for sth.:
try to persuade sb. to support or oppose proposed
legislation
(n): entrance hall or ante-
room
allot
:
give
…
a share of what is
available
分配
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