1. 在拉斯韦加斯，美国赌博之城，对于这个“非法的网络赌博强制行动”有不同于华盛顿的看法。
Here in Las Vegas, the home of American ___1___, there's a different view of the 'Unlawful Internet Gambling ___2___ Act' from the one in Washington.
2. 所以说，在这一范围内，我们可以制定一个可以公平合理地对其进行管理的机制。那样，我可以预见在将来，更多传统的商业游艺公司将会参与其中。
So to the extent that we can create the ___3___ by which to fairly ___4___ this business then I could see the more traditional, commercial ___5___ companies getting involved.
3. 因为害怕竞争,赌场业并未支持网络赌博,但是现在他们认为网络是吸引新赌民的途径.
The ___6___ industry, fearing ___7___, has not always supported online gambling but now it sees the Internet as a way to attract new gamblers.
4. 政府可能会意识到无论如何,人们都会在网络上赌博.只是因为这项法案,可能会阻碍美国本土公司从这项活动中获利,这种情况已经发生了.
What the government may come to realize is that people are gambling on the Internet anyway. And just because there's this ___8___ that maybe prevents U.S.-born companies from ___9___ from that type of activity, it's already happening.
5. 美国政府现在已经开始行动了,首先,必须找到将赌博交易和其他交易区分开来的办法,这样才能阻止赌博。
For now the U.S. government is pressing ahead -- first it must find out how to ___10___ Internet gambling payments from other ___11___ in order to block them.
6. 两国外长在河内签署了800页的协议文件，并将协议称作“漫长旅行的最后一个阶段”。
The 800-page document was signed in Hanoi by trade ministers for the two countries who called it the last ___12___ in a long journey.
1. gambling
2. Enforcement
3. mechanism
4. regulate
5. gaming
6. casino
7. competition
8. legislation
9. profiting
10. distinguish
11. transactions
12. stage[听力原文]
19.In 2005, Americans bet $8 million at Websites like these. But legislation passed by the U.S. Congress has made it harder to gamble online -- at least for now.Industry leaders, like Frank Fahrenkopf from the American Gaming Association, doubt it will be enough to stop U.S. gamblers. "I think what's going to happen is, number one, they will continue to bet. They'll find other means to get their money to these offshore sites".Here in Las Vegas, the home of American gambling, there's a different view of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act' from the one in Washington. While lawmakers aim to curb online gaming, Vegas is skeptical. Casino operators believe demand will force Congress to permit online gambling -- under strict government supervision.And Rob Stillwell, from Boyd Gaming, predicts American companies will eventually be allowed to enter the market. "I think what it comes down to is a matter of licensing and a matter of regulation. So to the extent that we can create the mechanism by which to fairly regulate this business then I could see the more traditional, commercial gaming companies getting involved".
20.As U.S. officials work toward a June 2007 deadline to find ways to enforce the new rules - other countries are easing restrictions. The U.K. is looking to regulate rather than restrict online gaming, bolstering the hopes of Internet gambling businesses. Britain has warned that the U.S. legislation could drive the industry underground.The casino industry, fearing competition, has not always supported online gambling but now it sees the Internet as a way to attract new gamblers.Rob Stillwell hopes lawmakers reverse course and permit U.S. companies to get a slice of the action. "What the government may come to realize is that people are gambling on the Internet anyway. And just because there's this legislation that maybe prevents U.S.-born companies from profiting from that type of activity, it's already happening".For now the U.S. government is pressing ahead -- first it must find out how to distinguish Internet gambling payments from other transactions in order to block them. But the American Gaming Association estimates $5 billion is still being bet online by U.S. residents -- a number it believes is unlikely to go down, whatever action Congress decides to take next.
21.Word of the agreement came as President Bush sat down for talks in Hanoi with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Bush hailed the deal. "This is a good agreement for the United States and equally important, it is a good agreement for Russia and it is a good agreement for the international trading community."The bilateral agreement followed years of tough negotiations, and touches on virtually all aspects of the trade relationship between the United States and Russia. The 800-page document was signed in Hanoi by trade ministers for the two countries who called it the last stage in a long journey. The deal is seen as a U.S. vote of confidence in Russia’s economy. It covers everything from tariff reductions on cars, to protections for intellectual property rights. Russia is the largest economy still outside the 149-member World Trade Organization. And the deal was necessary to get the final approval from the United States needed to bring Russia into the WTO system. Russia must now sign a multi-lateral trade agreement with the entire World Trade Organization, a process that Moscow says may take until the middle of 2007.
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【标准VOA一周回顾】——第三十四期（11.19-11.21）
