NPR边听边练241：如今美大学生更依赖政府救助

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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。

College students are relying more on government aid today an ever before. NPR's Claudio Sanchez has details.

现在，大学生比以往更依赖政府的救助。NPR新闻的克劳迪奥·桑切斯将带来详细报道。

The new figures from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that from 2007 to 2011, the percentage of undergraduate students who depend on federal loans in _1_, jumped from 47% to 57%, and it's not just the neediest students. Students in all social economic groups are _2_ dependent on government aid. The number of full time students from family earning, 60,000 to 80,000 dollars, for example, shot up from 2% to 18%. Students relying on government aid receive about 8,200 dollars on average. But this _3_ too, because college tuition fees of public institutions are going up. Claudio Sanchez NPR News.

美国国家教育统计中心的最新数据表明，从2007年至2011年，依靠联邦助学金贷款的大学生比例从47%上升至57%，而且这还不仅仅是贫困学生。所有社会经济群体的学生依靠政府救助的比例都持续上升。比如，家庭收入6万至8万美元的全日制学生人数从2%猛增至18%。依赖政府救助的学生平均可获得8200美元的助学金。但是这个金额也上涨了，原因是公共机构大学学费的增加。NPR新闻，克劳迪奥·桑切斯报道。

Republican US senator, Ted Cruz is renouncing his Canadian citizenship. His birth certificate _4_ publish by the Dallas Morning News, shows the Tea Party favor _5_ in Canada to an American mother. He's long maintained he was a US citizen. He says it's not time to fully reflect that. Cruz's name has been floated as a potential presidential candidate in 2016.

美国共和党参议员泰德·克鲁兹声明放弃加拿大公民的身份。他的出生证明被《达拉斯晨报》曝光，出生证明显示这位支持茶党的议员出生于加拿大，母亲是美国人。长期以来他也一直保有美国公民的身份。他表示，现在还不是充分反映的时间。克鲁兹已被列入2016总统大选候选名单中。

词汇解析：

1. rely on/depend on

信赖;依赖;依靠;信任

eg. Don't always rely on others to understand and sympathize.

不要老是指望别人的理解和同情。

eg. A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge.

在很大程度上将取决于她对这一难题的反应。

2. shoot up(过去式shot 过去分词shot 现在分词shooting ]

迅速成长;迅速增加;

eg. Sales shot up by 9% last month.

销售量上个月猛增了 9%。

eg. The fair market value of the property shot up.

这处房产的公平市价增长迅速。

参考答案：

1、grants 2、increasingly 3、is climbing

4、is forced to 5、was born