练习 | CNN新闻: 美国学校秋季是否开学

练习 | CNN新闻: 美国学校秋季是否开学

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CNN新闻: 美国学校秋季是否开学
燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

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【TRANSCRIPT】

When Friday, you're in high school, they wanta senior superlative for mostly likely to be awesome. I'm Carl Azuz for CNN 10. Thank you for spending part of your Friday with us. School is actually the first subject we have for you today. When is it going to reopen? It's a simple question with complicated answers across the United States. There are so many different plans in different places and they could all change. 

Even though at least 31 states say they'll partially reopen over the next few days, this doesn't include their schools. Most school buildings in America have been shutdown for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. Classes may still be in session, they're just online. 

In some states with fewer corona virus cases, places like Montana and Wyoming, schools will be allowed to reopen this month but they may choose to stay closed to help prevent the spread of the disease. And what will school look like this fall? Can students and teachers expect a more normal looking campus then? It will most likely depend on how widespread COVID-19 is in different areas. The governments of Maryland and Washington, which have each seen thousands of corona virus cases have told school districts it's possible their doors won't reopen in the fall and that they should be prepared for online learning beyond this summer. 

But contrast that with colleges in Alabama, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas, dozens of campuses across these states say they're gearing up for the return of students and teachers this fall. Things may not look the same thing though. School officials across the country are trying to figure out ways to keep students spread out and classrooms from getting too crowded. 

Masks may be required on some campuses. Officials plan to keep closer tabs on who's been infected with corona virus and where those people went before they got sick. And sports events bring up new questions entirely. Will football games still be played in front of 80,000 screaming fans? So even as some businesses start to reopen across America, there's still a lot of uncertainty hanging over the country's schools.

【VOCABULARY】

1. shutdown n. the act of closing a factory or business or stopping a large machine from working, either temporarily or permanently 停业;停工;关闭;倒闭;停止运转。例如:factory shutdowns 工厂倒闭
2. keep closer tabs on sb. / sth. 密切注意,严密监视 (某人的一举一动) 。
例如:It was obvious Hill had come over to keep tabs on Johnson and make sure he didn't do anything drastic. 显然,希尔是来密切监视约翰逊的,以确保他不做出什么过激举动。

【QUESTIONS】

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. When are schools going to reopen in the United States? It is a complicated question with simple answers. 
2. At least 32 states say they'll partially reopen over the next few days, but this doesn't include their schools. 
3. All school buildings in America have been shutdown for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. 
4. In some states with fewer corona virus cases, places like Montana and Wyoming, schools will be allowed to reopen this month.
5. The governments of Maryland and Washington have told school districts it's possible their doors will reopen after the summer. 
6. School officials across the country are trying to figure out ways to keep students spread out and classrooms from getting too crowded. 
7. Masks are required on campuses. 
8. Officials plan to keep closer tabs on who's been infected with corona virus. 
9. Sports events bring up new questions entirely. 
10. Although businesses start to reopen across America, there's still a lot of uncertainty hanging over the country's universities.

【KEY】 

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

(F) 1. When are schools going to reopen in the United States? It is a complicated question with simple answers.(正确表达)When are schools going to reopen in the United States? It is a simple question with complicated answers. 
(F) 2. At least 32 states say they'll partially reopen over the next few days, but this doesn't include their schools.(正确表达)At least 31 states say they'll partially reopen over the next few days, but this doesn't include their schools. 
(F) 3. All school buildings in America have been shutdown for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year.(正确表达)Most school buildings in America have been shutdown for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. 
(T) 4. In some states with fewer corona virus cases, places like Montana and Wyoming, schools will be allowed to reopen this month.
(F) 5. The governments of Maryland and Washington have told school districts it's possible their doors will reopen after the summer.(正确表达)The governments of Maryland and Washington have told school districts it's possible their doors won't reopen in the fall
(T) 6. School officials across the country are trying to figure out ways to keep students spread out and classrooms from getting too crowded. 
(F) 7. Masks are required on campuses.(正确表达)Masks may be required on some campuses. 
(T) 8. Officials plan to keep closer tabs on who's been infected with corona virus. 
(T) 9. Sports events bring up new questions entirely. 
(F) 10. Although businesses start to reopen across America, there's still a lot of uncertainty hanging over the country's universities.(正确表达)Although businesses start to reopen across America, there's still a lot of uncertainty hanging over the country's schools.

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  • 来源:刘立军 2020-06-03