NPR边听边练111:卡恩上诉阻止涉及其私人生活新书《美女与野兽》的出版

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　As the Roman Catholic Church prepares for a new pope to lead the world's estimated one billion catholics, the Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has settled on what he will _1_ after he retires this week."His Holiness Benedict XVI, that name will remain with him, Emeritus¹ Pope or Pope Emeritus or the Roman Pontiff Emeritus."

　　罗马天主教会准备选举新教皇来领导全世界约10亿天主教徒时，梵蒂冈表示，教皇本笃十六世已经决定了本周退位后的称谓。“教皇本笃十六世的头衔将为他保留，他退位后的头衔为‘荣休主教’。”

　　Reverend Thomas Rosica, spokesperson for the Vatican, announcing Benedict's post-retirement title. The issue fuels concern over a conflict of interest that could arise from having both the ruling and the _2_ pope, something the church hasn’t experienced in hundreds of years.

　　梵蒂冈发言人汤马斯·罗西卡神父宣布了本笃十六世退位后的头衔。头衔问题引起了极大关注，因为同时拥有统治教皇与退位教皇可能引发利益冲突，而这是天主教堂几百年来从未经历过的事情。

　　Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn filed suit today to halt the publication of a book by an author sharing details of her 2012 liaison².NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that “Beauty and the Beast” is set for release on Wednesday.

　　今天，国际货币基金组织前总裁多米尼克·斯特劳斯·卡恩向法院提起诉讼，要求法院禁止一女子出版揭露二人2012年“地下情”的新书。据NPR新闻的埃莉诺·比尔兹利报道，这本名为《美女与野兽》的新书预计于周三出版。

　　The book is the latest chapter in the life of the former French presidential hopeful since he _3_ sexual aggression³ by a New York hotel maid in May, 2011. The author, Marcela Iacub, admits to mixing fiction with reality in her attempt to portray⁴ Strauss-Kahn. The liaison took place in the midst of the New York hotel sex scandal when Strauss-Kahn was still _4_ to former journalist Anne Sinclair, whose money _5_ his defense⁵. Strauss-Kahn's lawyers said they will seek the seizure⁶ of the book after suing Iacub and her publisher for an attack on his private life. Failing that, his lawyers will demand that every copy of the book carry an insert. They have not yet said what the insert will say.Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

　　2011年5月这位法国前总统候选人被纽约酒店女服务员指控性侵犯，而这本书涉及了他个人生活的最新情况。这本书的作者玛塞拉·雅各布承认，她在试图描述斯特劳斯·卡恩时，在真实情况中添加了虚构元素。斯特劳斯·卡恩深陷纽约酒店女服务员性侵案时与雅各布保持着情人关系，而当时他还未与曾是记者的妻子安妮·辛克莱离婚，辛克莱为卡恩支付了辩护费用。斯特劳斯·卡恩的律师表示，他们就侵犯私生活起诉雅各布和出版商，寻求法院没收《美女与野兽》。如果未能阻止该书出版，律师将要求法院在每本书中添加一份声明。他们并没有说明声明的内容。NPR新闻，埃莉诺·比尔兹利巴黎报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. settle on 决定，选定；看中；看上；相中

　　eg. I finally settled on a Mercedes estate.

　　我最后决定买一辆梅塞德斯客货两用车。

　　eg. We must settle on a place to meet.

　　我们得把见面的地点定下来。

　　eg. At first, he settled on house, transport facilities is the biggest reason.

　　当初，他看中这套房子，交通便利是最大的原因。

　　2、liaison. 联络；（语言）连音

　　eg:Liaison between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime.

　　警方和艺术界之间的联络对于打击艺术犯罪是至关重要的。

　　eg:He is acting⁷ as liaison with the film crew.

　　他担任拍摄组的联络员。

　　参考答案：

　　1、be called 2、retired 3、was accused of

　　4、married 5、paid for

1 emeritus   

adj.名誉退休的

参考例句：

• "Perhaps I can introduce Mr.Lake Kirby,an emeritus professor from Washington University?"请允许我介绍华盛顿大学名誉教授莱克柯尔比先生。
• He will continue as chairman emeritus.他将会继续担任荣誉主席。

2 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

3 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

4 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。