每日听力 | VOA常速-U.S. and ECOWAS Renew Cooperation

大学时候尚无如此之多的VOA素材，只有全国出名的德生收音机，那种收音机收音特别贵，但是收音效果并不是特别好，往往需要爬到楼顶或墙上来找信号。

那个时候收音播放比较集中时段是早上六点到八点，夏天起床听还可以接受，但是到了冬天起床就成了大难题，很多时候直接趴在被窝里，昏睡过去。但是为了通过英语专业四级考试，只有逼迫自己艰难起床，爬到楼顶找信号，从滋滋啦啦的声音中听出VOA播音员的只字片语。

一开始听是心情是非常郁闷的。首先不说信号不清晰的问题，即使找到方向，由于播音员的语速太快，往往是只能听到几个破碎的单词，没有几个句子能完整听懂。这样只能通过几个单词串到一起连蒙带猜的去揣测意思，好听一点说就是一种朦胧的美，好像听懂点什么，但是又好像什么都没有听懂。那种没有成就感的听力日子，现在想想也是极其打击的。

无奈，转投赵老师（大学最亲爱的老师）。“老师，我怎么什么都听不懂啊？” 老实说：“你听了多久？” 我说：“我都听力1个周啦！！！”我从老师眼中看到了无耐。

“坚持！！！再坚持！！！ 既然现在做不到，将来终有一天会看到成效。”找老师还是鼓励。

当然，光有鼓励是没有用的，赵老师还分析道：“1. 广播中的新闻术语或表达方式，要搞清楚；2. 听力练习太少，听力能力不够，就像小学生去做高中题目，肯定不会；3. 没有掌握方法，要精听与泛听结合，每天要拿出一份新闻仔细听，听懂为止，其他的听力材料可以当成磨耳朵。总之，要坚持听和用心听，再加科学方法，肯可以。”

现在，以上方法的有效性，亘古不变！对小编给大家推送的VOA新闻，如果按照以下步骤认真听，假以时日，听力水平绝对让人刮目相看。

1 不看文本  泛听 2-3遍

2 看文本       听2-3遍

3 搞清楚文本中不认识的单词和不理解句子

4 看文本       听2-3遍

5 不看文本    听2-3 遍

6 听写（可选）

任何语言学习都需要付出努力，而且是付出努力就能够成功，所以鼓励大家多多坚持，多多加油，每天进步一点点，时间一长就可以发生质的飞跃。

注：VOA 分为VOA Standard English 和VOA Special English，一个是标准语速的材料，另一个是语速慢和词汇量都较低听力材料。学习方法都一样，大家根据自己的水平选择！

The United States government and the Economic Community for West African States, or ECOWAS, have reaffirmed their commitment and collaboration to strengthen harmonization 和谐融洽 and delivery of development programs that aid millions of people throughout West Africa.

Alex Deprez, Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID/West Africa and the President of ECOWAS, Marcel de Souza, recognized the multi-year Development Agreement between the two institutions at an event in Abuja, Nigeria on November 10th.

Under this Development Agreement, the U.S. government will provide up to 298.7 million dollar over the five year-period of 2015 to 2020 in support of ECOWAS priorities 优先事项,优先权, including strengthening democratic 民主的  institutions; enhancing 强化 economic growth, trade and investment; advancing peace and security; and increasing opportunity and development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The agreement also commits an additional 31.6 million dollars to the Development Agreement, of which 25.5 million dollars will support Countering Violent Extremism activities in the region.

U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission to Nigeria, David Young reiterated 重申 the U.S. Government’s commitment to supporting African-led solutions by supporting regional organizations to better deliver on their respective mandates 委托,授权. He acknowledged that USAID’s regional development cooperation strategy also supports key U.S. Government initiatives including Trade Africa, Feed the Future, Global Health, Global Climate 气候 Change, and the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.

The renewed 续签的,恢复的 partnership underscores 强调,突出 the deep and longstanding cooperation between the United States government, through USAID/West Africa, and ECOWAS. Mr. Young expressed the hope that the signing of this Development Objective Agreement will help both institutions achieve their shared goals to “reduce violent extremism, reduce poverty, and improve the health and livelihoods 生计,营生 of people across the region.”

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