2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.24(1)_大学英语听力

2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.24(1)

　　In recent years as a judge, she has shown that she will use her position to fight domestic abuse in South Africa. James Grant is a law professor at the University of the Witwatersrand. He says she has been doing a good job in the Pistorius trial.

　　 think very well under the circumstances, given that this is, at least on, on, in respect of the media issue, its trailblazing. This is a first for South Africa and shes having to make lots of decisions on spur of the moment. I think shes doing relatively well.

　　Judge Masipa has not spoken much during the trial. When she does speak, her voice is so low that people in the courtroom have difficulty hearing her. But there is no question that she is in control of a trial that has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Im Christopher Cruise.

　　What is a Reporters Life Like?

　　Thanks, Chris. Have you ever considered being a reporter? It can be an exciting job. But it often takes a long time to work your way up from covering events in small towns to hitting the big time ...working for major news organizations. Today we hear of one such success story. Here is correspondent Anita Powell in South Africa.

　　I began my journalism career by writing stories about the actions of city officials in three fast-growing towns in Texas, near Austin, the state capital. During that time I learned a lot about American democracy.