NPR边听边练38:待到冰川熔化时

【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^^)

It would be the first time that the climate change ___1___ species on the ___2___ list. Wetsler says the implications could be dramatic. “If polar bears are listed, the federal government is going to be obligated to ___3___ its actions which ___4___ global-warming on the polar bear and other wildlife in the Arctic system in general. That’s a great thing.” This would be a huge departure from the way that the government usually protects endangered species whose threats are generally ___5___. In theory, the government could deny a permit to a coal fire power plant in Ohio, because it’s emissions would contribute to climate change and eradicating polar bears.

参考答案：

1.put a

2.threatened

3.take into account

4.exacerbate

5.close at hand