20080519NPRNEWS:
Mexican President Felipe Calderon sent task forces of more than 25, 000 federal police and troops to hot spots to bolster beleaguered law enforcement.
20080521NPRNEWS:
The legislation would also call for creation of a Justice Department task force to aggressively investigate gasoline price gouging and manipulation of the energy markets.
task force n. 1. A temporary grouping of military units or forces under one commander for the performance of a specific operation or assignment. 特遣部队 2.A temporary grouping of individuals and resources for the accomplishment of a specific objective: 特别工作组
第一次没有听出来;第二次听到,因时间间隔很短,似曾相识,觉得是“特遣部队”,再查词典,原来是“特别工作组”。
又:20080521NPRNRWS中:
Murat Kurnaz的一段话:" There was a bucket of water, and they stick my head into the water and, in the same time, they punched me into my stomach, so I had to inhale all those water. "
这个德国出生的土耳其人英语说得不错。但听惯了播音员的,听同期声就费劲。这个punch,我反复听,识别前边是清辅音还是浊辅音,有没有爆破,用“音标查字法”,查到bounce, pounce,都有“袭击”的意思,似是而非。看到整理稿,才认识了这个punch:To hit with a sharp blow of the fist. 用拳头猛击。
听力就是这样点点滴滴提高的吧?但愿不要被同一块石头绊倒第二回。与普友共勉。
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