英语专业听力第三册原文

英语专业听力第三册原文内容摘要：

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Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer and into the gold. Exercise D Afterlistening Discussion Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions. 1. The traditional Oscar statuette hasn39。 t changed since the 1940s, when the base was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with . 2. (Open) Section Three News News Item1 BushNATOIraq Mr. Bush says he hopes America39。 s NATO allies will stand with the United States if he decides to take military action against Iraq. All the same, the president says no action is likely in the near future. He says for now the focus is on implementing the new UN resolution that calls for a tough weapons inspection regime* and warns of consequences if Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein fails to ply*. Administration official say they expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UN resolution. They say President Bush will bring up Iraq in his bilateral meetings in Prague*, but they also say they do not believe the Iraqi threat will be the focus of the summit. In Prague, the alliance plans to take steps toward the creation of a rapid deployment force that can playa role in bating terrorism. The president said even the smallest NATO member nations can contribute something to the cause Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and plete the summary. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions 1. He hopes America39。 s NATO allies will stand with the United States if he decides to take military action against Iraq. 2. No, the president says no action is likely in the near future. 3. They expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UN resolution. 4. The NATO summit is held in Prague. No, it will not be the focus of the NATO summit. BushIraq President Bush says everyone knows the real power in Iraq lies with Saddam Hussein: There is no democracy. This guy is a dictator and so we have to see what he says. The president says the Iraqi leader has a choice to make: disarm peacefully or be disarmed by force: If Saddam Hussein does not ply to the detail of the resolution, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. It is over. We are through with negotiations. There is no more time. The man must disarm. He said he would disarm. He now must disarm. Mr. Bush spoke with reporters while touring the Washington . police department, a tour designed to highlight his plan to create a cabi level Department of Homeland Security. He left no doubt his patience regarding Iraq is wearing very thin*, stressing the United States will no longer tolerate any efforts by Saddam Hussein to circumvent* demands to disarm. Exercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and plete the summary. This news item is about the Bush administration39。 s attitude towards Iraq. Directions: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). BritainIraq British Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a radio address late Thursday Exercise B to the Iraqi people warning that Saddam Hussein must ply with UN demands or suffer the consequences. Prime Minister Blair said Saddam Hussein must cooperate with UN weapons inspectors, or be prepared to face military action. In an interview with Radio Monte Carlo39。 s Arabic service Thursday, Mr. Blair said war could be avoided, if Iraq agreed to disarm. The situation is very clear. If Saddam Hussein agrees to disarm Iraq of all chemical, or biological or nuclear weapons programs and capability, then conflict would be avoided, and his duty is to cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, to cooperate and ply with them in the eradication of that material. The prime minister said he wanted to speak directly to the Iraqi people to try to dispel* what he called myths that have arisen between Christians and Muslims. He said the dispute with Iraq is not about the West versus the East or about oil, but about weapons of mass destruction. Exercise A Directions: Listening to the news item and plete the summary. This news item is about British Prime Minister39。 s stand on the Iraqi issue. Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and plete the following sentences. 1. Prime Minister Blair warned that Saddam Hussein would suffer the consequences unless he cooperated with the UN weapons inspectors. Saddam Hussein should cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, and ply with them in the eradication of that material. 2. On Thursday Tony Blair had an interview with Radio Monte Carlo39。 s Arabic service. 3. According to the。