听力挖空练习
When people shared with my dad their hopes for America, that's where they started with the big picture, not with ______________ or politics or______________. Because inadvertently they were doing something that we do ____________________________and find it really difficult sometimes to do with insiders. They___________________________________ before digging into the______________. But maybe you live in the same___________________ or the same house and it feels like none of that ___________________is there today. Then you might consider a version of disagreement time travel, asking your ____________________________________ what kind of neighborhood, country, world, ______________, they want a year from now, a decade from now. It is very tempting to____________________________ and get bogged down in practicalities. Inviting people to____________________________ opens up the chance of a conversation with purpose. Earlier in my ______________, I worked for the deputy prime minister of New Zealand who practiced a version of this technique. New Zealand's ____________________________is designed for unlikely friendships,______________, alliances, ______________of understanding are almost ______________.
When people shared with my dad their hopes for America, that's where they started with the big picture, not with personality or politics or policies. Because inadvertently they were doing something that we do naturally with outsiders and find it really difficult sometimes to do with insiders. They painted in broad strokes before digging into the details.
当人们跟我父亲谈到对美国的期望时，他们总是从全局开始，而不是从个人、政治或者某项政策开始。因为人们在无意识中，能自然地跟局外人交谈，但是却很难跟局内人交谈。他们在探究细节之前，先是粗略描绘。
big picture /bɪɡ ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ 全局 personality /ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪti/n. 个性；品格；名人 politics /ˈpɒlɪtɪks/n. 政治，政治学；政治活动；政纲 policies /ˈpɒlɪsiz/n. 政策；(policy 的复数) inadvertently /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəntli/adj. 非故意地，无心地 naturally /ˈnætʃrəli/adv. 自然地 outsiders /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəz/n.[劳经] 局外人，外来者 (outsider 复数形式) insiders /ɪnˈsaɪdəz/n.[劳经] 内部人员 (insider 的复数); 局内人 paint in broad strokes 用粗线条画，stroke 原意是划桨，这里意译为粗略描绘 dig into the details 深入细节 dig 原意是挖，dig into 挖掘、深入研究
But maybe you live in the same zip code or the same house and it feels like none of that common ground is there today. Then you might consider a version of disagreement time travel, asking your counterpart to articulate what kind of neighborhood, country, world, community, they want a year from now, a decade from now.
可能你们住在同一个地区或同一个屋檐下，但是你们之间却没有任何共通之处。那么你们可以先从“时空旅行”开始，比如你可以问对方：“你认为一年后，或者十年后，你的邻居、国家、世界或社会是什么样的？"
strokes /strəʊks/n. 中风 zip code /zɪp kəʊd/n. 邮政编码；邮编 common ground /ˈkɒmən ɡraʊnd/n. 共同点 version /ˈvɜːʃn/n. 版本；译文；倒转术 counterpart /ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/n. 副本；配对物；极相似的人或物 articulate /ɑːˈtɪkjuleɪt/vt. 清晰地发（音）；adj. 发音清晰的 community /kəˈmjuːnəti/n. 社区，社会 decade /ˈdekeɪd/n. 十年，十年期；十
It is very tempting to dwell in present tensions and get bogged down in practicalities. Inviting people to inhabit a future possibility opens up the chance of a conversation with purpose.
我们的谈话很容易陷入当今紧张局势，或陷入现实困境中。但是邀请人们展望未来，就开启了有目的对话的机会。
tempting /ˈtemptɪŋ/adj. 吸引人的；v. 引诱 (tempt 的 ing 形式) dwell /dwel/vi. 居住；存在于；细想某事 tensions /ˈtenʃnz/ 张力；紧张 get bogged down /ɡet bɒɡd daʊn/ 陷入困境 practicalities /ˌprækˌtɪˈkælɪtiz/ 实践性 inviting /ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/adj. 诱人的；v."invite" 的现在分词 inhabit /ɪnˈhæbɪt/vt. 栖息；居住于；占据；vi.(古) 居住；栖息 possibility /ˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪti/n. 可能性；可能发生的事物
Earlier in my career, I worked for the deputy prime minister of New Zealand who practiced a version of this technique. New Zealand's electoral system is designed for unlikely friendships, coalitions, alliances, memoranda of understanding are almost inevitable.
在我职业生涯的早期，我为新西兰副总理工作，他使用了这种技能。新西兰的选举制度使得各党派之间，不可能存在友好关系，不同政党的联合、结盟、签署谅解备忘录，都是不可避免的。
deputy /ˈdepjuti/n. 代理人，代表；adj. 副的；代理的 prime minister /praɪm ˈmɪnɪstə(r)/n. 首相；总理 New Zealand /njuː ˈziːlənd/ 新西兰 practiced /ˈpræktɪst/adj. 熟练的；(等于 practised) version /ˈvɜːʃn/n. 版本；译文；倒转术 technique /tekˈniːk/n. 技巧，技术；手法 electoral /ɪˈlektərəl/adj. 选举的；选举人的 system /ˈsɪstəm/n. 制度，体制；系统；方法 designed /dɪˈzaɪnd/adj. 有计划的，原意的；v. 设计；(design 的过去分词) unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪkli/adj. 不大可能发生的 friendships /ˈfrendʃɪps/n. 友谊 coalitions /ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃnz/n. 联合；结盟 (coalition 的复数) alliances /əˈlaɪənsiz/n. 联盟，同盟； memoranda /ˌmeməˈrændə/n. 备忘录 (memorandum 的复数) inevitable /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/adj. 必然的，不可避免的