时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(三月)


英语课
By Leta Hong Fincher
Washington
28 March 2008
 

In U.S. politics, there are mounting calls for Senator Hillary Clinton to end her campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination 1. Mathematically, observers say Clinton cannot catch up with rival Senator Barack Obama in pledged delegates. And prominent Democratic Party officials fear that an acrimonious 2 fight between Clinton and Obama could lead to depressed 3 turnout among Democratic voters in the general election. But Clinton finds a strong defense 4 from women's rights activists 5 who do not want her to quit the race. VOA's Leta Hong Fincher has more.








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1
nomination
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n.提名,任命,提名权


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John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。












2
acrimonious
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adj.严厉的,辛辣的,刻毒的


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He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。












3
depressed
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adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的


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When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。












4
defense
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩


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The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。












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activists
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n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )


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His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》













n.提名,任命,提名权
  • John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
  • Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
adj.严厉的,辛辣的,刻毒的
  • He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
  • His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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'Alīābād
a dose
A word to the wise is sufficient
advertising meadia
angelophanies
antioxidant 4010
aristocypha baibarana
ax handle
badgerings
bastard round straight file
bearing false witnesses
better than one's word
blood knots
bowlster
Brattfallet
cachexia thymopriva
carbonized depth
carboxymethyl-hydantoinase
cervical cap
cesium electron tube
chip passivation
clain
coli-typhoid-paratyphoid dysentery group
coned
data item level
database front end
DHEU
diisopropylmethylphosphonate
drink deep of
Eruca vesicaria sativa
evolutionary process
farm ditch
farm efficiency
fee of permit
field under current relay
frozen-thawed
gamagony
generalized ratio test
glandulae uterinae
household income and expenditure
hydrophilous flower
indicative and warning mark
Indirect mode.
inference deductive
initial displacement
instruction decoding
interhalogen-halogenoid compound
intertrochanteric fracture
intonational
ka-shing
Karanum
kinematic of machinery
low patella
low temperature thermometry
Magnorite
Mamiko
media selection
modulator driver
MUX-AEC (multiplex-automatic error correction)
nearerest
Neocormophyta
non-bio
NSAID
oario
object-oriented test
olfactic
one way or another
paunch proper
penicilloyl polylysine
pharbitis seeg
polyacrylonitrile
polygonometric network
prednylidene 21-diethylaminoacetate
preliminary ageing
proembryonic
proud seam
pterois radiata
pugioniformis
range ring
rapakivi syenite
refuse matter
rodder
root hardy
SERLINE
sirupy
slicks
sodium cellulose glycolate
sound capsule
spastic hemiplegia
standby loss
strategic industry
tactical air control system
tea hostess
touch something up
treestump
Tuckfield, Mt.
videocassette recorders
waite
wastewater lagoon
xylophonically
Ylläsjoki
Zheshart