英语四级改革题型听力：VOA美国之音听写练习(9)

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　　Imperiled species of fish and wildlife in the U.S. will (1) a total of $5.1 million in grants to 11 states through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s competitive State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program.

　　The grants, which focus on large-scale (2) yielding measurable results, will be matched by more than $3.1 million in non-federal funds from states and their partners for projects that work to conserve and (3) Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) and their habitats.

　　“The projects funded by these grants target some of the most imperiled species and habitats in the United States,” said Service Director Dan Ashe. “These projects are receiving funding because they are tied to well-thought-out conservation plans that identify the (4) areas where we can make the biggest difference for imperiled species.”

　　The State Wildlife Grant funds will benefit a variety of species and habitats: In North Carolina and South Carolina, partners’ work will help inform decision-making and (5) for the robust redhorse and up to 52 additional fishes, mussels and crayfish. In Minnesota, State Wildlife Grant funds will support conservation actions to benefit the imperiled wood turtle, the rare smooth softshell turtle, the Blandings turtle and other turtle species of greatest conservation need.

　　The funding also will be used by Iowa, Missouri and Illinois to conserve and improve habitat for a range other bird and(6) species.

　　“We appreciate the strong ties formed by state agencies and their partners to protect these imperiled wildlife species and their habitats,” said Hannibal Bolton, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration.

　　All 50 states and six territorial wildlife agencies have approved State Wildlife Action Plans that collectively provide a nationwide (7) for actions to conserve Species of Greatest Conservation Need.

　　The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) is a 75-year partnership to benefit fish and wildlife and provide Americans with (8) to the outdoors. This program is funded through a fee paid by manufacturers and purchasers of gear typically used by anglers, boaters, hunters and shooters which is collected and managed by federal and state fish and wildlife agencies for programs like those just described. Working with the private sector and state governments, the United States Government is (9) to protecting this country’s (10) treasury of fish and wildlife.

　　听写答案

　　1.benefit from

　　2.conservation projects

　　3.recover

　　4.highest-priority

　　5.management

　　6.butterfly

　　7.blueprint

　　8.access

　　9.committed

　　10.irreplaceable

　　词汇解释

　　1.measurable adj. 可测量的;重要的;重大的

　　Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.

　　两位领导人好像都期待着显著的进展。

　　2.imperil vt. 危及;使陷于危险

　　A victory for Allende would imperil our interests in the Western Hemisphere.

　　阿连德一旦获胜，就将危及我们在西半球的利益。

　　3.well-thought-out adj. 经过周详考虑的;深思熟虑出来的

　　A well-thought-out approach should both inspire and sustain.

　　考虑完善的方法应该是激励人且持续的。

　　4.irreplaceable adj. 不能替代的，不能调换的

　　In this aspect, the economic diplomacy will definitely play an irreplaceable role.

　　在这方面，经济外交将起着不可或缺的作用。

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