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一、泛听建议：

1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

Pope Francis celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as Pope at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, _1_ a message of love and forgiveness. He _2_ on the thousands of faithful gather to cast aside hatred. Tomorrow Francis delivers his Christmas message from the balcony of the Basilica overlooking St. Peter's square.

教皇弗朗西斯在梵蒂冈的圣彼得大教堂主持了上任以来的首次平安夜弥撒，宣讲爱与宽恕。他呼吁聚集在教堂的上千名教众抛开恩怨。明天，教皇弗朗西斯将在俯瞰圣彼得广场的大教堂阳台发表圣诞致词。

Christians in Bethlehem greeted the Christmas with prayers, music and family entertainment. Thousands of visitors beat the turnout of recent years supporting the efforts to develop the local tourism industry. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

伯利恒的基督徒用祈祷、音乐和家庭娱乐来迎接圣诞节。数千名游客打破了近几年的游客纪录，支持当地发展旅游业所做的努力。NPR新闻的艾米莉·哈里斯将带来报道。

Music _3_ Bethlehem visitors almost every evening in the weeks before Christmas except when a record snowfall shutdown the city.Christmas is Bethlehem's biggest tourism rush but local officials want more tourists to stay longer and come year round. The number of visitors to Bethlehem has been rising. 12 new hotels open to this year and the new hotel _4_ system will soon be in place. But most visitors come into the West Bank town with an Israeli guide and stay just a few hours. An ambitious plan to develop the Palestinian economy including tourism _5_ in parallel with peace negotiations under the way between Israeli and Palestinian officials. Many development plans will depend on whether peace is achieved. Emily Harris, NPR News.

圣诞节前的这几周，伯利恒几乎每晚都用音乐迎接前来朝圣的游客，除了创记录的降雪量使该镇被迫关闭的时候。伯利恒在圣诞节迎来最大的旅游潮，但是当地官员希望有更多的游客能停留更长时间，而且希望游客在一年中任何时候都会来旅游。伯利恒的游客数量一直呈上升态势。今年，该镇开设了12家新酒店，很快将实施新的酒店评级系统。但是大部分游客是和以色列导游一起来到这个位于约旦西岸的小镇，只会停留几个小时的时间。巴勒斯坦有一项期望提升包括旅游业在内的国内经济的宏伟计划，而这项计划要与以色列和巴勒斯坦官员进行的和谈同步展开。众多发展计划都依赖于和谈成果。NPR新闻，艾米莉·哈里斯报道。

词汇解析：

1. cast aside

踢开，丢弃，抛弃(不再有用的人或物);

eg. Sweden needs to cast aside outdated policies and thinking.

瑞典必须摒弃过时的政策和思维。

eg. The Princess was cruelly cast aside when she failed to produce an heir.

公主由于不能诞下继承人，被无情地抛弃了。

eg. Now that Fantina is old, she has been cast aside like some useless object.

范蒂娜如今老了，像废物一样被丢在一边。

2. in parallel with

与…同时;

eg. Davies has managed to pursue his diverse interests in parallel with his fast-moving career.

戴维斯在事业突飞猛进的同时并未放弃自己广泛的兴趣爱好。

eg. The rise in unemployment is usually in parallel with an increase in crime.

在失业率上升的同时，犯罪也会增长。

参考答案：

1、preaching 2、also called 3、greeted

4、rating 5、is being developed