US Presidential Candidates Shift to Domestic Issues
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2004（下）--美国大选
By Paula Wolfson
The focus in the U.S. presidential campaign shifted to taxes and science Monday, as new polls showed a tight race. Both President Bush and the Democratic Party presidential nominee 2 John Kerry were wooing voters in key states.
On the day two Americans were awarded the Nobel prize for medicine, Senator Kerry took issue with the Bush administration's stand on stem cell research.
Mr. Kerry sharply criticized the president's decision to restrict federal research on cells from human embryos 3. They are called stem cells, because they can assume all sorts of functions in the human body.
Some researchers say they may hold the key to cures or treatments for a number of debilitating 4 diseases and conditions, from paralysis 5 to juvenile 6 diabetes 7.
Senator Kerry told an audience in New Hampshire that the president is forsaking 8 potentially life-saving science in order to please conservatives who say using embryos for research is tantamount to abortion 9.
"When it comes to stem cell research, this president is making the wrong choice to sacrifice science for extreme right-wing ideology," he said.
Mr. Kerry spoke 10 at a town hall style event - where voters directly question the candidate. It is the format 11 that will be used at the second presidential debate on Friday. President Bush also took part in a town hall event Monday. The site was an auditorium 12 in Iowa, and the main subject was taxes.
"And there is a difference on taxes in this campaign. There is a big difference. I have lowered taxes and my opponent wants to raise taxes."
Shortly after arriving in Iowa, the president signed legislation to extend the life of tax cuts set to expire next year. They include reductions for families with children, and married couples with two wage earners.
On Tuesday, the two major party presidential nominees 13 will cede 14 the spotlight 15 to their running mates. Republican Dick Cheney and Democrat 1 John Edwards will meet for their one and only vice 16 presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio.
Paula Wolfson, VOA News, the White House.
注释：
embryos 晶胚
debilitate 削弱
paralysis 瘫痪
juvenile 麻痹
New Hampshire 美国新罕布什尔州
legislation 立法，法律
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- Somatic cells of angiosperms enter a regenerative phase and behave like embryos. 被子植物体细胞进入一个生殖阶段，而且其行为象胚。 来自辞典例句
- Evolution can explain why human embryos look like gilled fishes. 进化论能够解释为什么人类的胚胎看起来象除去了内脏的鱼一样。 来自辞典例句
- The debilitating disease made him too weak to work. 这个令他衰弱的病，使他弱到没有办法工作。
- You may soon leave one debilitating condition or relationship forever. 你即将永远地和这段霉运说拜拜了。
- The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
- The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
- For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
- Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
- In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
- Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
- I will not be cowed into forsaking my beliefs. 我不会因为被恐吓而放弃自己的信仰。
- At fourteen he ran away, forsaking his home and friends. 他十四岁出走，离开了家乡和朋友。
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
- The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
- The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
- The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。
- She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
- A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网
- The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.辩论者拒绝向她的对手放弃其主张。
- Not because I'm proud.In fact,in front of you I cede all my pride.这不是因为骄傲，事实上我在你面前毫无骄傲可言。
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。