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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absolute branch
affinage
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ass backwards
banyang
Benelux Countries
bile culture-medium
cadmium bearing alloy
cermk
chemocepter
Chomsky type 0 language
clutch pedal adjusting link
cnims
co-asserter
combtype
communicating sequential process
comprehensive depreciation rate
concavo convex lens
cue in
determination of the quality of locality
did her
diode-array target TV-camera tube
distance protective device
double jump
dwarf fan palm
expanded-connecting
fake colour
fantham
fashen
Fee, L.
fertility power of soil
filicic
finite amplitude
flectible
free-rein leadership
friend high
funebrene
hard arkansas oilstone
hax
high words
hubbing
ill-looking
immunocontent
international colour index
Joe Blow
lambridis
let someone's left hand know what his right hand is doing
Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell.
major triad
manual supervisory control
Mediterraneanizes
melt
message code
meth(a)emoglobin
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monologues
moorish-style
multiroll beater-refiner
nanojunction
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orneriest
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overlay segment
oversedated
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phragmocone
phytoarcheology
pilot cutter
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port light
preemies
preotic pillar
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simpathin
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t'at
Teamsters Union
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