ListentothisLesson1Dictation:TheKnowledge

BecomingaLondontaxidriverisn'teasy.InordertoobtainalicencetodriveataxiinLondon,candidateshavetopassadetailedexamination.Theyhavetolearnnotonlythestreets,landmarksandhotels,butalsothequickestwaytogetthere.Thisiscalled'TheKnowledge'byLondoncabdriversanditcantakeyearsofstudyandpracticetoget'TheKnowledge'.Candidatesareexaminednotonlyonthequickestroutesbutalsoonthequickestroutesatdifferenttimesoftheday.PeoplewhowanttopasstheexaminationspendmuchoftheirfreetimedrivingorevencyclingaroundLondon,studyingmapsandlearningthehugestreetdirectorybyheart.TheUnderground

TravellingontheLondonunderground(the'tube')presentsfewdifficultiesforvisitorsbecauseoftheclearcolour-codedmaps.Itisalwaysusefultohaveplentyofsparechangewithyoubecausethereareoftenlongqueuesatthelargerstations.Ifyouhaveenoughchangeyoucanbuyyourticketfromamachine.Youwillfindsignswhichlistthestationsinalphabeticalorder,withthecorrectfares,nearthemachines.Thereareautomaticbarrierswhichareoperatedbythetickets.Youshouldkeeptheticket,becauseitischeckedatthedestination.Lesson2DictationTheFoolishFrog

Onceuponatimeabig,fatfroglivedinatinyshallowpond.Hekneweveryplantandstoneinit,andhecouldswimacrossiteasily.Hewasthebiggestcreatureinthepond,sohewasveryimportant.Whenhecroaked,thewatersnailslistenedpolitely.Andthewaterbeetlesalwaysswambehindhim.Hewasveryhappythere.

Oneday,whilehewascatchingflies,aprettydragonflypassedby.'You'reaveryfinefrog,'shesang,'butwhydon'tyouliveinabiggerpond?Cometomypond.You'llfindalotoffrogsthere.You'llmeetsomefinefish,andyou'llseethedangerousducks.Andyoumustseeourlovelywaterlilies.Lifeinalargepondiswonderful!'

'Perhapsitisratherdullhere,'thoughtthefoolishfrog.Sohehoppedafterthedragonfly.

Buthedidn'tlikethebig,deeppond.Itwasfullofstrangeplants.Thewatersnailswererudetohim,andhewasafraidoftheducks.Thefishdidn'tlikehim,andhewasthesmallestfrogthere.Hewaslonelyandunhappy.

Hesatonawaterlilyleafandcroakedsadlytohimself,'Idon'tlikeithere.IthinkI'llgohometomorrow.'

Butahungryheronflewdownandswallowedhimupforsupper.Lesson3DictationSleepIt'sclearthateveryoneneedstosleep.Mostpeoplerarelythinkabouthowandwhytheysleep,however.Weknowthatifwesleepwell,wefeelrested.Ifwedon'tsleepenough,weoftenfeeltiredandirritable.Itseemstherearetwopurposesofsleep:physicalrestandemotionalorpsychologicalrest.Weneedtorestourbodiesandourminds.Bothareimportantinorderforustobehealthy.Eachnightwealternatebetweentwokindsofsleep:activesleepandpassivesleep.Thepassivesleepgivesourbodytherestthat'sneededandpreparesusforactivesleep,inwhichdreamingoccurs.

Throughoutthenight,peoplealternatebetweenpassiveandactivesleep.Thebrainrests,thenitbecomesactive,thendreamingoccurs.Thecycleisrepeated:thebrainrests,thenitbecomesactive,thendreamingoccurs.Thiscycleisrepeatedseveraltimesthroughoutthenight.Duringeighthoursofsleep,peopledreamforatotalofoneandhalfhoursontheaverage.Lesson4Dictation：BooksBelongtothePast

Sir,

Ivisitedmyoldschoolyesterday.Ithasn'tchangedinthirtyyears.Thepupilsweresittinginthesamedesksandreadingthesamebooks.Whenareschoolsgoingtomoveintothemodernworld?Booksbelongtothepast.Inourhomesradioandtelevisionbringusknowledgeoftheworld.Wecanseeandhearthetruthforourselves.Ifwewantentertainmentmostofuspreferamodernfilmtoaclassicalnovel.Inthebusinessworldcomputersstoreinformation,sothatwenolongerneedencyclopaediasanddictionaries.Butintheschoolsteachersandpupilsstillusebooks.Thereshouldbearadioandtelevisionsetineveryclassroom,andalibraryoftapesandrecordsineveryschool.Thechildrenoftodaywillrarelyopenabookwhentheyleaveschool.Thechildrenoftomorrowwon'tneedtoreadandwriteatall.

M.P.Miller

LondonLesson5DictationTheSchoolHolidaysAreTooLong

Todaythechildrenofthiscountryhaveatlastreturnedtowork.Aftertwomonths'holidaypupilshavestartedanewterm.Howmanyadultsgetsuchlongholidays?Twotofourweeksinthesummerandpublicholidays—that'salltheworkingmangets.Asfortheaveragewoman,she'sluckytogetaholidayatall.Childrendon'tneedsuchlongholidays.Interm-timetheystartworklaterandfinishearlierthananyoneelse.

Intheholidaysmostofthemgetbored,andsomegetintotrouble.Whatawaste!Iftheiroverworkedparentsweregivenmorefreetimeinstead,everyonewouldbehappier.

Thisisn'tjustanationalproblemeither—it'sworldwide.Datesmaybedifferentfromcountrytocountry,butthepattern'sthesame.Whyshouldchildrendohalfasmuchworkandgettwiceasmuchholidayastheirparents?Lesson6DictationSignLanguageDeafpeople,peoplewhocan'thear,arestillabletocommunicatequitewellwithaspeciallanguage.It'scalledsignlanguage.Thespeakerofsignlanguageuseshandgesturesinordertocommunicate.Basicsignlanguagehasbeenusedforalong,longtime,butsignlanguagewasn'treallydevelopeduntilabout250yearsago.Inthemiddleofthe1700saFrenchmannamedEpeedevelopedsignlanguage.Epeewasabletospeakandhear,butheworkedduringmostofhislifeasateacherofdeafpeopleinFrance.Epeedevelopedalargenumberofvocabularywordsforsignlanguage.Epeetaughtthesewordstohisdeafstudents.Epee'ssystemusedmostlypictureimagesigns.Wecallthempictureimagesignsbecausethesignscreateapicture.Forexample,thesignforsleepistoputbothhandstogether,andthentoplacethehandsflatagainsttherightsideofyourface,andthentoloweryourheadslightlytotheright.Thisactionwasmeanttoshowthepositionofsleep.Sowecallitapictureimagesign.Lesson7DictationCreditCardsManybusinesses,suchasdepartmentstores,restaurants,hotelsandairlinecompanies,useacreditsystemforsellingtheirproductsandservices.Inacreditsystem,theselleragreestosellsomethingtothebuyerwithoutimmediatelyreceivingcash.Thebuyerreceivesthegoodsorservicesimmediatelyandpromisestopayforthemlater.This"buy-now-pay-later"creditsystemisquiteold.Peoplehavebeenbuyingthingsoncreditforcenturies.Butnowadayspeopleusecreditcards.Therearetwotypesofcreditcards.Onetypeisissueddirectlybyastoretoacustomer.Manylargedepartmentstoresissuecreditcardstotheircustomers.Thestorecreditcardcanbeusedtomakepurchasesonlyataparticularstore.Theotherkindofcreditcardisissuedbyacreditcompany.Creditcardsfromcreditcompaniescanbeusedtobuythingsalmostanywhere.Ifyouhaveamajorcreditcard,youcanbuyairplanetickets,stayathotels,andeatatrestaurantswithit.Mostlargecreditcompaniesareconnectedtolargebanks.Soifyouwantacreditcardfromacreditcompany,yougenerallyhavetomakeanapplicationatabank.Afteranapplicantreceivesacreditcard,heorshecanmakepurchases,usingthecard.Lesson8DictationTheBoyWhoCriedWolf

Onceuponatimetherewasaverynaughtyshepherdboy.Heoftenfellasleepwhilehewaswatchinghissheep.Andhetoldlies.Thevillagersshooktheirheadsandsaid,'Thatboywillcometoabadend.'

Oneday,whenhewasfeelingverybored,theboydecidedtoplayapracticaljokeonthevillagers.Herandownthehill.'Wolf,wolf!'hecried.'Help,comequickly.Wolf!'Allthevillagersseizedtheirspearsandrantohelphim.Buttherewasnowolf.'Heheardyou,'thenaughtyboylied,'andranaway.'Wheneveryonehadgone,hestartedtolaugh.

Threeweekslater,whenhewasfeelingveryboredindeed,hedecidedtoplaythesametrickagain.'Wolf,wolf!'heshouted.'Help,comequickly.Wolf!'Mostofthevillagershurriedtohelphim.Thistimetheboylaughedatthem.'Ha,ha.Therewasn'tawolf,'hesaid.'Whatagoodjoke!'Thevillagerswereveryangry.'Liesarenotjokes,'theysaid.

Twodayslatertheboywokeupsuddenly.Hehadfallenasleepintheafternoonsun.Whatwasthatbigdarkanimalcomingtowardshisflock?Suddenlyitseizedalamb.'Wolf!'screamedtheboy.'Wolf.Help,comequickly.Wolf!'Butnoneofthevillagerscametohelphim.Hescreamedagain.Thewolfheardhimandlickeditslips.'Ilikelamb,'itthought,'butshepherdboytastesmuchnicer.'

Whentheshepherdboydidn'tcomehomethatnight,someofthevillagerswenttolookforhim.Theyfoundafewbones.Lesson9DictationHowtoMakeWine

Thisishowwineismadeinourwinery.Afterthegrapesarepickedinlatesummer,theyarepressedsothatallthejuicerunsout.Thenthejuiceisseparatedfromtheskinsandpipsanditisputintolargecontainersandlefttoferment.Later,itisputintosmallercontainers.Thenitisleftforaboutayearwhenitisputintobottles.Ifitisagoodwine,thebottlesarekeptforseveralyearsbutthecheaperwinesaresoldimmediately.AlanSimpson

Themysteryofthemanfoundwanderinginthecitycentrehasnowbeensolved.Theman,whosenameisnowknowntobeAlanSimpson,isamedicalstudent.Mr.Simpsonwastakingpartinanexperimentconductedbytheuniversitydepartmentofpsychology,whenhewalkedaway,unnoticedbythestaffsupervisingtheexperiment.Hehasnowregainedhismemory,andhaslefthospital.Severalpeople,includinghissister,AprilSimpson,telephonedthepolicetoidentifyMr.Simpsonafterseeinghispictureinthepress.Lesson10DictationVoiceAnalysis

Ifwewanttomeasurevoicefeaturesveryaccurately,wecanuseavoiceanalyser.Avoiceanalysercanshowfourcharacteristicsofaspeaker'svoice.Notwospeakers'voicesarealike.Togetavoicesample,youhavetospeakintothevoiceanalyser.Thevoiceanalyserisconnectedtoacomputer.Fromjustafewsentencesofnormalspeech,thecomputercanshowfourtypesofinformationaboutyourvoice.Itwillshownasalization,loudness,frequencyandlengthofarticulation.Thefirstelement,nasalization,referstohowmuchairnormallygoesthroughyournosewhenyoutalk.Thesecondfeatureofvoicedifferenceisloudness.Loudnessismeasuredindecibels.Thenumberofdecibelsinspeakingisdeterminedbytheforceofairthatcomesfromthelungs.Thethirdfeatureofvoicevariationisfrequency.Byfrequencywemeanthehighnessorlownessofsounds.Thefrequencyofsoundwavesismeasuredincyclespersecond.Eachsoundofalanguagewillproduceadifferentfrequency.Thefinalpointofvoiceanalysisconcernsthelengthofarticulationforeachsound.Thistimelengthismeasuredinsmallfractionsofasecond.Fromallfourofthesevoicefeatures--lengthofarticulation,frequency,loudnessandnasalization--thevoiceanalysercangiveanexactpictureofaperson'svoice.Lesson11DictationBodyPositions

Peopleoftenshowtheirfeelingsbythebodypositionstheyadopt.Thesecancontradictwhatyouaresaying,especiallywhenyouaretryingtodisguisethewayyoufeel.Forexample,averycommondefensiveposition,assumedwhenpeoplefeelthreatenedinsomeway,istoputyourarmorarmsacrossyourbody.Thisisawayofshieldingyourselffromathreateningsituation.Thisshieldingactioncanbedisguisedasadjustingone'scufforwatchstrap.Leaningbackinyourchairespeciallywithyourarmsfoldedisnotonlydefensive,it'salsoawayofshowingyourdisapproval,ofaneedtodistanceyourselffromtherestofthecompany.

Apositionwhichbetraysanaggressiveattitudeistoavoidlookingdirectlyatthepersonyouarespeakingto.Ontheotherhand,approvalanddesiretocooperateareshownbycopyingthepositionofthepersonyouarespeakingto.Thisshowsthatyouagreeorarewillingtoagreewithsomeone.Thepositionofone'sfeetalsooftenshowsthedirectionofpeople'sthoughts,forexample,feetorafootpointingtowardsthedoorcanindicatethatapersonwishestoleavetheroom.Thedirectioninwhichyourfootpointscanalsoshowwhichofthepeopleintheroomyoufeelmostsympathetictowards,evenwhenyouarenotspeakingdirectlytothatperson.VOAnewsdictation11月13日聽寫Itis15:30UniversalTime.I'mBobDoughtyinWashington.[1]Germanyismarkingthe20thanniversaryofthefalloftheBerlinWall.EuropeanandAmericanleaderswilljoinGermanChancellorAngelaMerkeltocelebratetheevent.FormerSovietPresidentMikhailGorbachev,formerPolishPresidentLechWalesa,AmericanSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonandthecurrentpresidentsofFranceandRussiaaretakingpartintheevent.About100,000peopleareattendingthecelebration,called“theFestivalofFreedom.”O(jiān)nSunday,SecretaryofStateClintonsaidtheUnitedStatesandEuropemustfightproblemslikenuclearweapons,extremismandclimatechangewiththesameseriousnessusedtobringdowntheBerlinWall.About12SouthKoreansgatheredneartheborderwithNorthKoreaMondaytomarktheanniversaryofthefalloftheBerlinWall.TheycalledfortheendofNorthKoreanrulebyKimJong-il.TheprotesterssentpapersintotheaircondemningNorthKorea'shumanrightsrecord.[2]Iran'sgovernmentnewsagencyisreportingthatthreeAmericancitizenshavebeenchargedwithspying.Iran'ssecurityforcesseizedthethreeJuly31stforenteringIranillegally.TheAmericansShaneBauer,SarahShourdandJoshuaFattalsaytheywerewalkingforpleasureinnorthernIraq.Theysaytheycrossedtheborderbyaccident.AmericanSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonaskedthegovernmentinIrantoreleasethethreedetainees.ShesaidtheUnitedStatesbelievesthereisnoevidencetosupportanycharge.FamiliesofthethreeAmericanssaytheyareingoodhealthandhavemetwithSwissdiplomats.SwitzerlandrepresentstheinterestsoftheUnitedStatesinIran.[3]PakistanipolicesayasuicidebomberhaskilledthreepeopleinPeshawarincludingonepoliceofficer.ThebombexplodednearasecuritystationonabusyroadthatgoesaroundPeshawar.OnSunday,asuicidebomberkilled13peopleinamarketnearPeshawar.IntheBajaurtribalarea,officialssayabombexplosionhaskilledtwoPakistanitroops.[4]ChinahasexecutednineethnicUyghursinaccusedoftakingpartintheviolencefourmonthsagointhewesterncityofUrumchi.Chinasaidthecountry'shighestcourtapprovedtheexecutions.InJuly,violentprotestbeganaftertwoUyghurfactoryworkersdiedinafightwithethnicHanChineseinGuangdongprovince.Almost200peoplewerereportedlykilledduringtheprotests.AlthoughtheofficialChinesegovernmentestimateismuchlower.Atleast21peoplehavebeensentencedforcrimesconnectedtotheviolence.Twelvehavebeensentencedtodeath.Uyghurssaytheprotestbecameviolentonlyafterpolicebecameinvolved.YouarelisteningtothenewsinVOASpecialEnglish.11月22日聽寫Itis15:30UniversalTime.I'mBobDoughtyinWashington.[1]HamidKarzaiwassworninThursdayforasecondfive-yeartermasAfghanistan'spresident.PresidentKarzaipromisedtodealwithcorruption,buildupAfghansecurityforcesandreducedrugtrafficking.Hespokeduringhisswearing-inceremonyinKabul.Aftertheceremony,Afghanofficialssaidasuicideattackerexplodedabombinthesouthernpartofthecountry.Officialssaidtheexplosionkilledtenciviliansandwounded13others.AseparatebombingkilledtwoAmericansoldiersinZabulprovince.[2]Pakistaniofficialssayasuicidebomberkilledatleast19peopleinPeshawarThursday.ThebombingwasthesixthinandaroundPeshawarinlessthantwoweeks.Apoliceofficialsaystheattackercausedthebombtoexplodewhenguardsstoppedhimforasearchattheentrancetoacourtbuilding.Officialssaidthatthreepoliceofficerswereamongthedead.Atleast36peoplewerewounded.ThebombexplodedafterasuspectedAmericanmissileattackkilledatleastthreepeopleinPakistan'sNorthWaziristantribalarea.[3]TheSupremeCourtinBangladeshhasrejectedthefinalappealsoffivemensentencedtodieforkillingthecountry'sindependenceleader.ThecourtruledThursdaytosupportlowercourtrulingsagainsttheformersoldiers.SheikhMujiburRahmanledBangladeshtoindependencefromPakistanin1971.Fouryearslater,heandmorethan20membersofhisfamilywerekilledwhenthemilitaryoustedthegovernment.[4]PresidentObamasaystheUnitedStateshasbeguntalkswithitsinternationalpartnersaboutIran'sfailuretoacceptaproposednuclearagreement.Thepresidentsaidthatanumberofpossiblestepswillbedevelopedoverseveralweeks.HetoldreportersinSouthKoreaThursdaythattheaimofthestepswouldbetosendaclearmessagetoIran.Mr.ObamaalsosaidhecontinuestohopethatIranwilldecidetoacceptaninternationalplanforthecountry'snuclearprogram.Undertheplan,Iranwouldsenditsuraniumtoothercountriesforenrichment.AEuropeanUnionofficialsaysinternationalpowerswillmeetinBelgiumFridaytodiscussIran.【5】PresidentObamaandSouthKoreanpresidentLeeMyung-baksaytheyaregettingtiredofdelaysandefforttoendNorthKorea’snuclearweaponsprogram.ThetwopresidentsspokeatajointpressconferenceinSeoul.ThetwoofferedtohelpNorthKoreaeconomicallyiftheNorthgivesupitsnuclearweapons.PresidentObamasaidNorthKoreacouldbecomeafullmemberoftheinternationalcommunitywithfewerrestrictions.ButhesaidtheNorthmustfirstapproveit’sseriousaboutnucleardisarmament.BeforeleavingSouthKorea,PresidentObamavisitedtheAmericanmilitarybaseatOsen.TheUnitedStateshasabout28,000troopsinSouthKorea.YouarelisteningtothenewsinVOASpecialEnglish.13周聽寫Itis15:30UniversalTime.HereisthenewsinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mKarenLeggettinWashington.[1]GunmeninthesouthernPhilippineshavekilledatleast21people.Amilitaryofficialsaid13womenwereamongthedead.HesaidtheirremainswerefoundMondayinthemountainsofMindanaoIsland棉蘭老島.Localofficialssaytheattackwascarriedoutforwhatappearedtobepoliticalreasons.Oneofthevictimswasplanningtonominateherhusbandasacandidateforprovincialgovernor.Shewastravelingwithfamilymembers,lawyersandreporters.Thehusbandsaidhiswifecalledhimduringtheattackandsaidthatabout100gunmenhadstoppedthegroup.[2]InCambodia,closingargumentsbeganMondayinthetrialofformerKhmerRougePrisonChiefKaingGuekEav.ThemanknownasDuchisaccusedofsupervisingthetortureandexecutionofmorethan15,000men,womenandchildren.Judgesareexpectedtoannouncearulingandasentenceearlynextyear.Duchcouldbesentencedtolifeinprison.Cambodianlawdoesnotpermitdeathsentences.TheformerprisonchiefhasapologizedmanytimesforhisactionsasheadoftheS-21prisoninPhnomPenh.HeistheonlysuspectedKhmerRougeleadertotakeresponsibilityforevents30yearsago.[3]InternationalsecurityforcesinAfghanistansayrecentattackshavekilledfourAmericanandeightAfghansoldiers.TheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganizationsaidabombkilledanAmericansoldierMondayineasternAfghanistan.OnSunday,anotherbombkilledtwoAmericantroopsandrebelgunfirekilledonemore.TheSundayattackstookplaceinsouthernAfghanistan.Separately,AfghanofficialssaidthreeAfghansoldierswerekilledwhenabombexplodedSundayinthesouthernprovinceofHelmand.Earlier,abordersecuritycommandersaidanotherbombhadkilledfiveAfghansoldiersin[4]Pakistaniofficialssaymilitaryforceskilledatleast18militantsMondayinatribalareaneartheAfghanborder.OfficialssaidthemilitantswerekilledduringaseconddayofclashesinthetownofShahukhel.Officialssaidatleast16othermilitantswerekilledSundayduringfightinginthePeshawardistrict.ItisnotpossibletoconfirmthePakistanimilitary’sclaimsbecausenewsmediaandrightsgroupsarebarredfrombattleareas.[5]IndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghisintheUnitedStatesforfourdaysoftalks.HeandAmericanofficialsareexpectedtotalkaboutboththewarinAfghanistanandextremisminPakistan.PrimeMinisterSinghisalsoexpectedtoseekincreasednuclearcooperationwiththeUnitedStates.HewillmeetwithPresidentObamaonTuesday.PrimeMinisterSinghwillalsomeetwithAmericanbusinessleaders.[6]ThewifeofaChinesedissidentsaysherhusbandhasbeensentencedtothreeyearsinprisonforpossessingstatesecrets.Thegovernmentdidnotsaywhatthesecretswere.HuangQiwassentencedMondayinChengdu,thecapitalofSichuanprovince.HehasbeenheldindetentionsinceJuneoflastyear.Onemonthearlier,anearthquakeinwesternChinakilledatleast80,000people.HuangQihadofferedtohelpprotesterswhosaidthatsomeschoolscollapsedbecausetheywerenotwellbuilt.[7]InnortheastChina,familiesofvictimsaredemandinganswersfromtheownersofacoalminethatexplodedonSaturday.Officialssaytheexplosionkilledatleast104people.Fourworkersarestilltrappedinthemine.ItwasthedeadliestminingaccidentinChinaintwoyears.ProtestersareseekingtalkswithlocalofficialsandownersoftheXinxingcoalmineinHegangCity.Threeminingofficialshavebeendismissed.Officialrecordsshowthatmorethan3,000mineworkerswerekilledinmineaccidentsinYouarelisteningtothenewsinVOASpecialEnglish14周聽寫Itis15:30UniversalTime.I'mSteveEmberinWashington.[1]OfficialsinRussiasayitwasabombexplosionthatsentatrainofftherailsFriday,killingatleast26people.Morethan50otherswereinjuredinthecrashbetweenMoscowandSt.Petersburg.Investigatorssaythey’vefoundevidenceofanexplosivedevicewherethehigh-speedtraincrashed.IthappenednearthetownofBologoye[2]ABangladeshipassengerboatcarryingmorethan1,000peoplesankFriday.Thirtypeoplewerekilledand45othersarestillmissing.LocalofficialssaytheincidenthappenedontheTetuliaRiveronBholaisland.Itliesabout150kilometerssouthofthecapital,[3]AnairplanecrashinChinahaskilledthreecrewmembersandinjuredfourothers.TheofficialXinhuanewsagencysaysthecrashhappenedastheplanewasleavingShanghaiforKyrghizstan.Thereportsaystheplaneranofftherunwayduringtake-offandexplodedinfire.Theplanesetfiretoanearbystoragebuildingalso.TheplaneisregisteredinZimbabwe.TheAmericanembassyinBeijingsaysthethreedeadcrewmemberswereAmericancitizens.Xinhuasaysthecrashdelayedmorethan30flightsattheairport.Thousandsofpassengersweredelayed.[4]MuslimsaroundtheworldarecelebratingEidal-Adha,thereligiouscelebrationofsacrifice.ThecelebrationhonorsthebeliefthatGodpermittedtheProphetAbrahamtosacrificearaminsteadofhisson.IntheSaudicityofMecca,morethantwomillionreligiousvisitorsthrewstonesatrockstructuresrepresentingSatan.Nomajorproblemshavebeenreportedatthehajjthisyear.A70-year-oldmandiedofH1N1swinefluSaturday.ExpertshavewarnedthediseasecouldspreadamongthemanyMuslimsfromaroundtheworldinSaudiArabiaforthehajj.[5]OfficialsinSaudiArabiasayfloodinghaskilledmorethan100peopleinthewesternpartofthecountry.HeavyrainscausedfloodsinandaroundtheRedSeaportofJeddah.ThecityisthemainentrypointforMuslimsperformingtheyearlyreligioustriptoMeccaYouarelisteningtothenewsinVOASpecialEnglish.15周聽寫Itis15:30UniversalTime.HereisthenewsinSpecialEnglish.I'mKarenLeggettinWashington.[1]PoliceinIranhavefiredwarningshotsandusedsticksagainstdemonstratorsinTehran.Reportssaydemonstratorsgatheredonthestreetsofthecityandinuniversitiesaroundthecapital,shoutingdeathtothedictator.ProtestsalsowerereportedinMashhad,KermanandIsfahan.IranianpoliceandBasijMilitiachasedtheprotestors.SecurityforcesalsosurroundedTehranUniversitytopreventreformistsfromjoiningstudentsholdinganti-governmentdemonstrations.IranianoppositionleaderMirHosseinMousavisaystheIraniangovernmentislosinglegalacceptabilitybyfightingpeopleinthestreetsandtryingtosilencestudents.Thestatementappearedonhiswebsite.Theprotestsaretakingplaceon[2]ThelargestinternationalconferenceonclimatechangehasopenedinCopenhagen,Denmark.Representativesfrommorethan190nationsareseekinganewtreaty,designedtohaltthewarmingoftheearth.OneUnitedNationsofficialhasaskedfor$30,000,000,000tohelppoorcountriesdealwithclimatechange.Negotiatorshavenotyetbeenabletoagreeonhowmuchrichcountriesshouldprovidetohelppoorcountries.SouthAfricahasofferedtoreducethegreenhousegasesitreleasedintotheairby34%bytheyear2020.Theenvironmentalgroup"GreenPeace"saidthatmake[3]PoliceinSomaliasaytherebelgroupal-ShabaabisplanningsuicideattacksinthecapitalcityofMogadishu.PolicespokesmanAbdullahiHassanBarisesaidpolicehaveintelligenceinformationshowingthatal-Shabaabplanstoattacktheairport,seaportandthepresident'shome.ThoseareallinareasofthecitycontrolledbytheSomaligovernment.Thespokesmanalsosaidtheattackerswereprobablybedressedinmilitaryorpolicecloth.LastThursday,asuicideattackinMogadishukilledatleast22people.Threecabinetministerswereamongthevictims.Al-Shabaabhasdeniedresponsibilityforthatattack.[4]TheparliamentinIraqhasapprovedalawthatwouldpermitparliamentaryelectionstobeheldearlynextyear.Thenewlawincreasesthenumberofseatsinparliamentfrom275to325.IraqivicePresidentTariqAl-Hashemihadopposedan