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5 American Universities Offer Schol- arship for Engineering Students 美国的大学为工程专业学生提供奖学金

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仔细听

American colleges and universities have a new program to give foreign engineering students a chance to study and work in the United States.It is called the Charles M.Vest Grand Challenges for Engineering International Scholarship Program.The Grand Challenges are 14 big problems that could be solved by engineers in the 21st century.They include making energy from the sun more economical,providing more clean water,preventing nuclear terror and making better medicines.

美国的大学和学院新开发了一个项目,为外国的工程专业学生提供在美国学习工作的机会,这个项目叫作“查尔斯M.韦斯特工程学大挑战国际奖学金项目”。“大挑战”指的是21世纪可能会被工程师们破解的14个重要难题,包括更经济地利用太阳能、提供更多洁净水、阻止核恐怖以及研制出更好的药物。

听力破解:新闻开篇就说明了这个项目的主旨,播音员重读engineering和study,强调是针对工程学的学习机会。段尾的长句子由四个并列成分构成,因此播音员分别升调读economical,water,terror给了我们提示。词汇宝典economical意思是“节俭的”,如:We don't need to be economical today.我们今天不用节省。economical还有“经济的”的意思,如:The government is going to adjust economical environment.政府将要治理经济环境。

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Eight American universities each offered one Vest Scholarship in 2014.Richard Miller is the president of Franklin W.OlinCollege of Engineering in Massachusetts.He talks about the type of Vest Scholars Olin College is seeking.

2014年分别有八所大学推出韦斯特奖学金,理查德·米勒是马萨诸塞州富兰克林W.奥林工程学院的主席,他谈了谈奥林学院所寻找的韦斯特奖学金获得者的类型。

听力破解:播音员重读了each,one,强调每所大学各提供一份奖学金。此外,is seeking出现连读,不要误听为seeking。

仔细听

“Because that is to try to find very highly gifted individuals who are likely to make a difference in their generation.They are up-and-comers.People who are in graduate school now,who have visions to make a difference on a large scale.We believe that the next generation in order to achieve that vision are going to have to work across the globe,”said Miller.

“因为项目旨在寻找在同辈中有潜力脱颖而出的极具天赋的个人,他们需要有进取心,是在读研究生,有大展拳脚的抱负。我们相信,下一代要实现这种抱负必须通过全球协作。”米勒说。

听力破解:up-and-comers出现明显的连读现象,读作[′ʌpæn′kʌməs],口语中and常吞音读作[æn],本段语速较快,说话者分别重读了关键词highly gifted,globe。

词汇宝典:on a large scale意为“大规模地”,scale在这里是名词,意思是“度量值,比例”;此外,scale还有动词用法,如:scale down(缩减);scale up(扩大)。

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The first class of Vest Scholars has already been selected.Applicants must propose a one-year research and study plan connected to one of the Grand Challenges.Applications for the next class are being accepted now at www.vestscholars.org.

韦斯特一等奖学金已经完成选拔,申请者们必须以大挑战中的一个为题,制作一份为期一年的调查和学习计划,下一等奖学金的申请正在www.vestscholars.org 网站接受报名。

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词汇宝典:propose a research在这里可以理解为“设计一份调查”,propose是“建议,推荐”的意思,常用搭配有:propose to sb.(向某人求婚);propose a toast to...(为……而干杯);propose sb.as sth.(推荐某人担任某职)。

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1.be l ikely to do可能做某事

▶likely 在这里意为“预期的,可能的”,相关用法有:not likely(不大可能);very likely(很可能)。此外,likely还指“适合的”,如:

A:This looks a likely field for jogging.Why don't we come for a jog tomorrow morning?这地方看来适合长跑。明早我们来这儿长跑怎么样?

B:That sounds good.听起来不错。

2.connected to...与……相关联的

▶connected 的意思是“连在一起的,有联络的”,如:

The dispute is not directly connected to the negociations.

这一争端与谈判没有直接联系。

▶connect...with...有“把……和……联系起来”的意思,在口语中还可以表示“给某人接通电话”,如:

A:May I speak to Mr.Black?我可以和布莱克先生说话吗?

B:Hold on,I'll just connect you with him.等一下,我帮你接通电话。