本次高口听力News难度适中，根据新东方口译课上讲解的新闻题做题技巧和要点，本次新闻完全以"经典倒金字塔原则"，首句为重点且是考点。

我在上海新东方听力课堂上，多次反复强调需要特别关注数字及数字涉及的对象，这次考试也再次说明了其重要性。

Paris, France 疑犯被捕

A 68-year-old man has been arrested in France on suspicion of killing 18 people, most of them gay, prosecutors said today. Nicolas Panard is suspected of killing 11 people in the eastern Alsace region, four in a neighboring region and three in the Paris area, the public prosecutor in the eastern town of Montbeliard said. Panard, who is gay, was arrested in the eastern city of Mulhouse. The murders took place between 1998 and 2006.

该则新闻发生在法国巴黎，主要讲一名68岁的法国男子在法国被捕，涉嫌谋杀18人，其中对象大多数是同性恋。考生需重点把握各数字对应的对象，听时同步即时做好笔记。而在首句中就出现了全文最重要的数字18，可在选项旁做好重点标记。为保险期间，后出现的具体数字也可简单标识。

Tokyo, Japan 停止援助

Japan's Upper House of Parliament voted yesterday to halt the country's air force transport mission in Iraq, intensifying the opposition bloc's standoff with the government over Tokyo's role in peacekeeping missions abroad. The opposition-controlled Upper House approved the Democratic Party of Japan's bill to halt the mission in a vote 133-103 during a plenary session. However, the legislation is expected to be voted down when it goes to the more powerful Lower House where the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has enough votes to override the Upper Chamber's decision.

该则新闻同样可以运用"经典倒金字塔原则"，抓住首句的重点信息。首句中最关键halt一词是该句听力理解的难点，但此词在新东方内部教材的新闻习题中出现，相信上过新东方高口班的同学对该词也记忆犹新。

United Nations

Disaster-prone Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, which could worsen water scarcity and force mass displacement, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The U.N. Development Program in its latest report warned that climate change will hit the world's poorest countries by breaking down agricultural systems, worsening water scarcity, increasing risks of diseases and triggering mass displacement due to recurring floods and storms. The report said more than 70 million Bangladeshis, 22 million Vietnamese, and 6 million Egyptians could be affected by global warming-related flooding.

该则新闻围绕热点话题global warming展开，全球变暖使孟加拉国等国受灾严重，将其成为抗灾能力最薄弱的国家。洪灾导致该国国内农业结构受影响，缺水情况进一步恶化等。

根据首句原则，边听边选，多听多选即可，剩下一项未被提到，一目了然。

Washington, US

US President George W. Bush invited Israeli and Palestinian leaders to the White House to renew long-stalled peace talks yesterday but faced deep skepticism over chances for a deal before he leaves office. Bush would bring together Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas one day after a 44-nation conference where both pledged to try to forge a peace treaty by the end of 2008 that would create a Palestinian state. The White House talks were expected to wrap up three days of intense Middle East diplomacy that underscored Bush's aim of achieving in his final 14 months in office what has eluded US administrations for decades.

该则新闻报道了美国总统布什邀请以色列和巴勒斯坦领导重新进行长期和平谈判，但双方诚意颇受怀疑。巴以双方历来冲突，所以新闻中出现两国内容，考生即使没有全部听懂，也可把握主要内容。其中peace talk为核心词，须别特留心。

Toronto, Canada

Online shoppers reached a record this week as Canadian retailers cut prices as much as 60 percent to lure shoppers returning to work after the Thanksgiving holiday. ComScore Inc. said sales on retailers' websites rose 21% to $733 million on Nov. 26, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, as Walmart.com, Best Buy Co. and Circuit City Stores Inc. ran online promotions for high-definition televisions and leather jackets. Shoppers sought bargains in the face of rising gasoline prices and the worst housing slump since at least 1991. Companies count on November and December for 20% of their profits, and they used lower prices to get consumers into stores and onto websites to start the Canadian holiday shopping season.

最后一则新闻再次运用"经典倒金字塔原则"，又是一道典型的数字题。加拿大多伦多，加拿大零售商大幅降价以此刺激顾客在感恩节后继续购物。