NPR边听边练163：埃及前总统做无罪辩护

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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。

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak pleaded not guilty today in a Cairo court. He’s been retried on charges he had a role in the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that drove him from power and the _1_ court had overturned his conviction last summer.

今天，埃及前总统胡斯尼·穆巴拉克在开罗法庭做了无罪辩护。法庭重审穆巴拉克涉嫌谋杀数百名示威者案，这项起诉使他失去权力，而去年夏天上诉法院推翻了对他的判决。

Finance ministers and central bankers from seven major economic powers _2_ 2 days’ of closed-door meetings today in an English country house about 40 miles from London. Larry Miller has more on the story.

今天，七个主要经济体的财政部长和央行行长结束了为期两天的闭门会议，会议在距伦敦约40英里的英国庄园举行。拉里·米勒将带来详细报道。

British Treasury chief George Osborne says the G7 _3_ its commitment not to engage in an exchange rate currency war to boost exports but to create domestic economic policies for growth. Osborne says the discussions also _4_ new initiatives for an automatic exchange of information between governments to crack down on tax avoidance.

英国财政大臣乔治·奥斯本表示，西方七国首脑会议重申承诺，不会利用汇率货币战刺激出口，而是制定国内经济政策促进经济增长。奥斯本表示，讨论的焦点是在各国之间实行信息交换的新措施，以打击避税。

“It is incredibly important that companies and individuals pay the tax that is due.” Osborne says it was agreement on the creation of international banking regimes so that no bank _5_ too big to fail, and that when banks do fail taxpayers aren't left covering the losses. For NPR News, I’m Larry Miller form London.

“公司和个人缴纳应缴的税至关重要。”奥斯本表示，各国都同意建立国际银行机制，以确保没有哪家银行太大而不能倒，当银行倒闭时保护纳税人不用偿还损失。NPR新闻，拉里·米勒伦敦报道。

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词汇解析：

1、commitment . 承诺，保证;委托;承担义务;献身

eg:...commitment to the ideals of democracy.

…对民主理想的信奉。

eg:We made a commitment to keep working together.

我们作了承诺要继续在一起工作。

2、crack down on 镇压;制裁

eg:The police decided to crack down on drug addicts.

警察决定对吸毒的人采取严厉措施。

参考答案：

1、appeals 2、completed 3、reaffirmed

4、centered on 5、is considered