VOA标准英语2008年-Obama Tells McCain Not to Question His Patrioti
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(八月)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Tuesday urged his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain, to stop questioning his character and patriotism 1. Obama spoke 2 to the same veterans group in Florida that McCain addressed the day before when he accused Obama of putting his political ambitions ahead of U.S. national interests. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the presidential campaign from Washington.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Orlando, 19 Aug 2008
Senator Obama told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Florida, that Afghanistan remains 3 the central front in the war on terrorism, and that he was right to oppose the war in Iraq from the start.
Obama also challenged Senator McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee 4, to refrain from further attacks on his patriotism.
"I have never suggested and never will that Senator McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics and personal ambition," Obama said. "I have not suggested it because I believe he genuinely wants to serve America's national interests. Now it is time for him to acknowledge that I want to do the same. Let me be clear-I will let no one question my love of this country. I love America, so do you, and so does John McCain."
A day earlier, Senator McCain told the same conference that Senator Obama had put his own political ambitions ahead of the national interest by trying, in McCain's words, to legislate 5 failure in Iraq.
McCain opposes Obama's proposal for a troop withdrawal 6 timetable in Iraq, and he criticized Obama again for refusing to acknowledge the success of the Bush administration's military surge strategy in Iraq.
"Even in retrospect 7, he would choose the path of failure for America over the path of success and victory," McCain said. "In short, both candidates in this election have pledged to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference is that I intend to win it first."
Apart from the debate over Iraq, both presidential contenders are focused on picking their vice 8 presidential running mates and getting ready for the national nominating conventions.
Obama is expected to pick his running mate first, since the Democratic convention begins Monday in Denver, Colorado. The latest media speculation 9 focuses on Democratic Senators Joe Biden of Delaware and Evan Bayh of Indiana, and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
Senator McCain is expected to announce his choice shortly before the Republican convention begins on September 1 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
Much of the Republican speculation has focused on Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt 10 Romney and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge 11.
Public opinion polls show a close race at the moment with a slight edge to Obama. Both contenders will be looking to get a boost out of their party conventions before they enter the general election campaign in early September.
University of Virginia expert Larry Sabato says the presidential candidates and their parties try to maximize the impact of the modern political conventions.
"The reason why conventions still matter is because millions of voters are distracted. They are busy," Sabato said. "A convention is a wonderful opportunity for both parties to [tele] scope into just four days their major arguments on behalf of their candidate and their party."
Each party convention will last four days, and will culminate 12 with the party nominees 13 giving a televised acceptance speech, watched by millions, both in the U.S. and around the world.
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。
- 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。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- 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。
- Therefore,it is very urgent to legislate for the right of privacy.因此,为隐私权立法刻不容缓。
- It's impossible to legislate for every contingency.为每一偶发事件都立法是不可能的。
- The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
- They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
- One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。
- In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
- 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。
- We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
- The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。
- The celebration of the centenary will culminate with a dinner.百年庆典活动将以宴会作为高潮。
- Everyone feared that the boundary dispute between these two countries would culminate in a war.人人都担心,这两国间的边境争端将以一场战争到达顶点。