NPR邊聽邊練248：戴爾電腦正式私有化
一、泛聽建議：
1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。
2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。
The special US envoy has indicated any move by North Korea to restart a nuclear reactor would _1_ as a very serious violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.According to US research institutes, satellite pictures show what appears to be North Korea _2_ a plutonium reactor-one of the country's nuclear facilities-that was shuttered in 2007.According to the US envoy, if true, such a move by the North could be a violation of previous commitments.
美國特使表示朝鮮重啟核反應堆的任何舉動將被視為嚴重違反聯合國安理會決議。根據美國研究機構、衛(wèi)星圖片顯示，朝鮮似乎準備重啟這個國家2007年關閉的核設施钚反應堆。根據美國特使稱,如果情況屬實,朝方的這一舉動可能違反先前的承諾。
It's official Dell Computer is going private.As NPR's Steve Henn reports,Dell _3_ a deal to sell the company to its founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners.This 25-billion-dollar deal was a long time _4_.It faced stiff opposition of some of Dell's largest outside investors like Carl Icahn and bigmutual funds.They argue Michael Dell and Silver Lake were not paying enough for what was once the largest personal computer manufacturer on the planet.
戴爾電腦正式私有化。正如NPR新聞記者史蒂夫·海恩所報道的,戴爾公司股東已經批準了一項協(xié)議,將該公司出售給創(chuàng)始人邁克爾·戴爾及私募股權投資公司Silver Lake Partners。這樁250億美元的協(xié)議已經很長時間。它面臨著像卡爾·伊坎及大型共同基金等一些戴爾最大外部投資者的強烈反對。他們認為邁克爾·戴爾和Silver Lake負擔不起曾經在這個星球上的最大個人電腦制造商。
But as the personal computer industry has contracted over the last few years, Dell has struggled. _5_ last quarter fell 72%.Michael Dell hopes to revamp the company,move away from the PC business and focus on providing services and high-margin equipment to big businesses.Dell is following in the footsteps of both IBM, which successfully sold its PC business years ago, and HP, which is in the midst of a similar transition.
但隨著過去的幾年中個人電腦行業(yè)的收縮,戴爾一直在掙扎。上個季度收益下降了72%。邁克爾·戴爾希望改造公司,離開PC業(yè)務,專注于服務及為大型企業(yè)提供高利潤的設備。繼多年前IBM成功地出售其個人電腦業(yè)務,惠普正處于類似的過渡時，戴爾也走上了這些前人之路。
Steve Henn, NPR News.
NPR新聞，史蒂夫·海恩報道。
詞匯解析：
1、plutonium reactorplutonium reactor
【核子學】钚反應堆
2、commitment
n. 承諾，保證;委托;承擔義務;獻身
eg:...commitment to the ideals of democracy.
…對民主理想的信奉。
eg:We made a commitment to keep working together.
我們作了承諾要繼續(xù)在一起工作。
3、stiff
adj. 呆板的;堅硬的;嚴厲的;拘謹的;拘謹的
adv. 僵硬地;徹底地
n. 死尸;令人討厭者;流通票據;勞動者
vt. 虧待侍者等
vi. 在商業(yè)上慘敗
eg:The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.
這家具又硬又不舒服，過分易碎且過于光潔。
eg:The mud bath is particularly recommended for relieving tension and stiff muscles.
泥浴被特別推薦用于緩解緊張和肌肉酸痛。
eg:Anna tried to look interested. Actually, she was bored stiff.
安娜試圖裝出感興趣的樣子。實際上她都厭煩透了。
4、mutual funds 共同基金;互惠基金
5、 in the midst of 在…之中
eg:But there stood one in the midst of you, at whose brand of sin and infamy ye have not shuddered!
但是就在你們中間，卻站著一個人，他的罪孽和恥辱并不為你們所回避!
參考答案：
1、be viewed 2、restarting 3、have approved
4、coming 5、Earnings
