NPR邊聽邊練339：美調整最低工資標準

以下段落是摘自新聞里的一些重要信息,并不是一個段落的聽寫?？諆?nèi)信息可在本新聞中全部找到,大家可以根據(jù)這些信息復述新聞。

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。

One provision of the Affordable Care Act that _1_ take effect today has been delayed. It's the requirement that groups affiliated with religious organizations provide contraception as part of their health insurance coverage. The temporary block was issued by Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor. It came after a request for the state by a group of nuns _2_ in a nursing home. In March,the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on a related matter–whether for-profit companies are also _3_ provide contraception in health coverage.

原定于今天生效的《平價醫(yī)療法》其中一項條款被推遲。這項條款要求，與宗教組織有關的團體要將避孕納入保險范圍。最高法院法官索尼婭·索托馬約爾暫時叫停了該條款的生效。法官的裁決依據(jù)此前一些在療養(yǎng)院工作的修女向法院提出的申請。最高法院預計于三月就相關問題展開聽證，這些問題涉及是否營利性公司要將避孕納入保險范圍的問題。

Today the minimum wage is set to rise in some 13 states, but in some of them, the rise is small. As NPR's Margot Adler reports.

今天，將有13個州上調最低工資，但是其中一些州的漲幅很小。NPR新聞的瑪戈特·艾德勒將帶來報道。

In New Jersey, the rise will be by $1 to ($)8.25 an hour. In New York, up 0.75 to $8 an hour and up to $9 by the end of 2015. In Connecticut, the minimum wage will _4_ to ($)8.70. Rhode Island $8 an hour. The federal minimum wage is ($)7.25 and now some 20 states will surpass that. President Obama says he supports raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour over two years. A recent article in the New York Times notes that leaders in the Democratic Party believe the minimum wage is an issue that will serve them well politically, not only by pushing for a rise in the federal minimum wage, but _5_ to place state minimum wage proposals on the ballot in states with hotly contested races. Margot Adler, NPR News, New York.

新澤西州的最低工資上調至8.25美元每小時，上漲1美元。紐約州上調至8美元每小時，上漲0.75美元，2015年底紐約州的最低工資將上漲至9美元。康涅狄格州方面，最低工資將上漲至8.70美元。羅得島州為8美元每小時。聯(lián)邦最低工資為7.25美元，現(xiàn)在有約20個州的最低工資超過了聯(lián)邦標準。奧巴馬總統(tǒng)表示，他支持在未來兩年內(nèi)將聯(lián)邦最低工資上漲至10.10美元每小時。《紐約時報》近期的一篇報道指出，民主黨領導人認為最低工資能更好地為他們的政治服務，但是不僅僅是推進聯(lián)邦最低工資上漲，同時還要試圖在競爭激烈的州就州最低工資法案進行投票。NPR新聞，瑪戈特·艾德勒報道。

詞匯解析：

1. affiliate with

醫(yī)生或律師等專業(yè)人士)與…有正式關系;

eg. He said he wanted to affiliate with a U.S. firm because he needed 'expert advice and counsel in legal affairs'.

他說他因為需要“在法律事務上得到專家的意見和建議”，所以想與一家美國律師事務所建立合作關系。

eg. Otherwise, I have definite ability of cooperate and affiliate with other people.

具有一定的人際交往能力和較強的團隊合作精神。

2. be scheduled to do sth.

(在時間上)安排;計劃做某事;

eg. The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.

航天飛機已經(jīng)預定于凌晨 4 點 38 分發(fā)射升空。

eg. The delegation is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

代表團定于明日到達。

參考答案：

1、was supposed to 2、working 3、required to

4、rise to 5、attempting