NPR边听边练23:废弃铁轨上的空中花园

【NPR边听边练】致力于提供新鲜有趣、饶有意味的时讯资料，致力于通过精听的方式促进听力提高，致力于不断开阔眼界和深入了解美国观点。

精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对?

(参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^)

In New York City today, construction___1___ what promises to be one of the most strangest and innovative parks in the nation. The High Line is ___2___ overpass that ___3___ the west side of Manhattan .In a few years,___4___ be a new strip of green park line running a mile and a half through the city, hovering threes stories above the street. NPR's Robert Smith reports. You could pass under the High Line railroad track a thousand times never notice its unique beauty. On 14th street in 10th avenue I ___5___ John Leary-a truck driver works around here.

答案：

1.began on

2.an abandoned railroad

3.runs up

4.it'll

5.pointed it out to