2015年12月英语六级听力VOA常速练习14

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    听力部分一直以来都是同学们考试时的难点，也是吐槽最多的部分。想要早点为下半年的四六级考试做准备就来四六级考试网练习一下英语六级听力题吧，考虑六级听力的特点，我们特别准备了VOA的常速听力材料哦。
　　

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听力材料：
　　He has an extensive political resume:vice presidentfor nearly seven years after 36 years as a U.S.senator.
　　Plain-spoken and long-winded, Joe Biden is nostranger to the campaign trail.
　　“We will not go back to the 50s in social policy, tothe Cold War in our foreign policy, or to the policiesof the last administration in our economic policy.”
　　But Biden isn't saying whether he will mount his third campaign for president.
　　The possibility seemed remote months ago after the death of his son, Beau, and as HillaryClinton dominated the Democratic field.
　　But with Clinton now mired in controversy over her use of a private email account as secretaryof state,and with Senator Sanders drawing enthusiastic crowds, some political observers seean opening for Biden should Clinton stumble further.
　　President Barack Obama is staying neutral.
　　“What I would say is that both Joe and Hillary are wonderful people, great friends.
　　Joe's been as good a vice president as I think we've seen in American history, been at my sidein every tough decision I've made.”
　　"Hillary Clinton was one of our best secretaries of state.”
　　And Clinton is choosing her words carefully, too.
　　“I just want him to reach whatever he thinks the right decision is.”
　　But some Republican presidential contenders are weighing in.
　　“I think he sees a vulnerability in Secretary Clinton."
　　So I don't know what Joe's going to do, but if he's ever wanted to run, now's his best chance.”
　　Most presidential aspirants of both parties laid the groundwork for their bids a year or more agoand have already spent months on the campaign trial.
　　Should Biden run, he would have to play catch-up in forming-and financing-a campaign.
        
         
         

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　　1.go back to 追溯到;回到
　　例句:Let me just go back to the point I was making.
　　请允许我再回到我刚才所提的观点。
　　2.catch up 赶上;跟上;追上;追赶
　　例句:Most late developers will catch up with theirfriends.
　　大多数身材发育迟缓者都会赶上他们的朋友。
　　3.want to 想去;想要
　　例句:When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs,and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
　　当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
　　4.weigh in v.参加，称重量
　　例句:Cranston and others were improperly trying to weigh in on the decision.
　　克兰斯顿和其他人都不合时宜地想在这个决定中发表高见。