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1、听力教程2news（unit1—5）Unit1NewsItem1TheJapaneseelectronicgiantSonyhasslashed*itsannualearningsforecastagain.It’sexpectedtoreportanannualoperatinglossofalmostthreebilliondollars.Thecompanyhadpreviouslyforecastaprofitoftwobilliondollars.Ifconfirmed,thiswouldbeSony'sfirstlossin14years,thesecondonlysi
2、ncethecompanywaslistedon*theTokyostockexchangein1958LikeotherJapaneseexporters,Sonyistakingabeating*fromtheglobalslump*.Theyen'sappreciation*alsomeanslessprofit---asthecompanygets80percentofitssalesfromoverseas.NewsItem2WorldTradeOrganizationministersaremeetinginMontreal*,Canada.Thetrademinist
3、ershavebeendebatingtheissueofreducingimporttaxesandgovernmentaidforcertainservices,especiallyfarming.MajoragriculturalexportersliketheUnitedStates,AustraliaandBrazilwantallimportdutiescuttoanaverageof25%.ImporterssuchastheEuropeanUnions,Japanandsomedevelopingcountriessayimporttaxesshouldbecutb
4、ysomereasonablepercentagebasedonthecountry.TheUnitedStatesandEuropeanUnionsareunderpressuretoreachafarmingagreementthatotherWTOmemberscansupport.TheWTOisalsodividedontheissueofprovidingnecessarydrugstopoorcountries.NewsItem3RussiangascouldsoonbeflowingbackintoEurope.AspokesmanforNaftogaz,theUk
5、rainianstateenergycompany,toldtheBBCthatUkrainewouldacceptthepresenceofRussianmonitorsaspartofabroaderEUmissiontocheckthevolumeofRussiangasenteringandexitingUkraine.ThisappearedonThursdaynighttobethekeydemandfromMoscow,theconditiononwhichGazprom,theRussianenergygiant,wouldagreetoturnonthetaps.
6、But,evenifthedealisacceptedbyallsidesandgasflowstoEuroperesume*,therearestilldifficultnegotiationsaheadontheunderlyingissue*thatcausedtheswitch-offinthefirstplace:howmuchUkraineshouldpayRussiaforthegasitconsumes,andhowmuchRussiashouldpayUkraineinreturn,intransitfees*.Untilthatissueisresolved,t
7、hiscrisisisfarfromsettled.6听力教程2news（unit1—5）Unit2NewsItem1Thesimultaneous*bombingsofthreeundergroundtrainsandadouble-deckerbusinLondonthreeyearsagoareimprinted*onthemindsofmanypeopleinBritain.Butourmemoriesoftheattacksareunreliable,acc
