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英语课
By Jim Malone
Washington
25 April 2007

Republican John McCain has officially launched his 2008 campaign for president. The Arizona senator is hoping to regain 1 some of the political momentum 2 he has lost in recent months to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who leads the Republican presidential field in public-opinion polls. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington.






John McCain and his wife Cindy in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 25 Apr 2007


John McCain and his wife Cindy in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 25 Apr 2007



McCain began his second bid for the White House in the early presidential contest state of New Hampshire, the site of his primary victory over then Texas Governor George W. Bush in 2000.


McCain cast himself as the best qualified 3 and most experienced candidate in the presidential field, noting his years of service in Congress and before that in the military, including nearly six years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.


If elected next year, the 70-year-old McCain would be the oldest first-term president. But McCain sought to turn his age into an asset as he addressed a crowd of supporters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.


"My friends, we face formidable challenges," said John McCain. "I am not afraid of them. I am prepared for them. I am not the youngest candidate, but I am the most experienced! I know how to fight and I know how to make peace. I know who I am and what I want to do."


McCain is a strong supporter of the war in Iraq and a leading proponent 4 of President Bush's troop surge strategy in an effort to quell 5 sectarian violence.


McCain acknowledged that the Bush administration has made mistakes in Iraq. But the Arizona Republican also pledged to make the overall war on terror a priority if he wins the presidency 6 next year.


"To strengthen our military, intelligence, diplomacy 7 and law enforcement and use the power of American ideals and commerce to win the war against violent extremists and help the majority of Muslims who believe in progress and peace to win the struggle for the soul of Islam," he said.


McCain currently runs second in public opinion polls among Republican candidates, behind former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.


Giuliani has also been campaigning in New Hampshire and told a Republican audience that a Democratic president would go on defense 8 in fighting the war on terror, while a Republican president would remain on offense 9.


"We are going to win that war whether there is a Republican president or a Democratic president or any other president," said Rudy Giuliani. "The question is going to be, how long does it take and how many losses do we have along the way? And to do that, I believe we are going to be much better off electing a Republican president, and I think we are going to be much better off electing me, and I need your support and your help. Thank you very much."


Giuliani's comments drew a rebuke 10 from two Democrats 11 running for president, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Obama accused Giuliani of taking what he called the politics of fear to a new low.


Senator McCain has lagged in the public opinion polls and in fundraising in recent months. Some political analysts 12 believe his vocal 13 support for the Iraq war may be hurting his presidential hopes, even though most Republicans remain generally supportive of the U.S. effort in Iraq.


John Fortier is a political expert at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.


"He [McCain] is close to the president on the war strategy, which is not popular," said John Fortier. "He has really lost some of his oomph [momentum]. And Rudy Giuliani has surprisingly been high in the polls, remained high in the polls because he is not in any way a traditional Republican in terms of issues like abortion 14 and gay marriage and gun control, which matter to social conservatives."


The latest polls indicate that former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt 15 Romney are the other two top contenders in the Republican field. Thompson has yet to decide on a presidential bid, as has former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich.


Recent surveys have suggested that many Republicans are not satisfied with the current presidential field and would welcome the entrance of both Thompson and Gingrich later this year.




vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
  • He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
  • The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。
n.动力,冲力,势头;动量
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
n.建议者;支持者;adj.建议的
  • Stapp became a strong early proponent of automobile seat belts.斯塔普是力主在汽车上采用座椅安全带的早期倡导者。
  • Halsey was identified as a leading proponent of the values of progressive education.哈尔西被认为是进步教育价值观的主要支持者。
v.压制,平息,减轻
  • Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
  • The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
n.外交;外交手腕,交际手腕
  • The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
  • This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。
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.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪
  • I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
  • His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。
v.指责,非难,斥责 [反]praise
  • He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
  • Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
adj.直言不讳的;嗓音的;n.[pl.]声乐节目
  • The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
  • Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。
n.流产,堕胎
  • 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。
n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手
  • I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日,我送给他一只棒球手套。
  • Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
学英语单词
Abū Fulah
accessory gear
acetins
actifs
Adrados
advice-boat
alanineketoacidtransaminase
ampere meter
badly-decomposed
baked clay
Bang Pa Han
brazenface
burr and chip relief
cathode noise
ceiling plan
compiled language
complex adjustment
description language
diary fatigue
differential freight rate agreement
distance range
distressingnesses
distributed function terminal
downbeat
dyspneic respiration
eco-resorts
elastomeric seal
explosive power
exponent transform
flexibility of wood
forgetting error
ginnee
hanafizes
Hatshetsup
heteromorphic homologues
high alkalinity
hole gauge
IASLIC
immunomodulatory
implementation procedures
in transition
input-data strobe
internal and external
Irano-
jennison
labrea
land of promise
large-tailed antshrikes
lead-minings
liquation process
luminous surface
marketing researcher
minor telephone office
mislaird
momentary aspect
Mulgathing
multi-stemmed
multiple measurements
nist-traceable
non-viral
Ordram
pelagophile
pentlandites
phallomere
photosensitization disease
pigpens
plank board
postact
potpourris
predominancy
present serviceability rating
prevalence
primary program operator interface task
proportionated
pulpal wall
raik
re-use of forms
responser speed
ring resonator length
river bed profile
rodmen
Satanizing
scavenging compressor
screw plate
seedling selection
selvedge mark
slap-dab
slavatas
small hole
SNOMED
snow white and the seven dwarfs
steam valve bronze
structure initialization
summer
take no prisoners
tapetum cell
tennist
terezin
Transportation Secretary
traveling-salesman
upbreathing
Vitis quinquangularis