时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)


VOA标准英语2012--New US Congress is Most Diverse in History - 英语课
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New US Congress is Most Diverse in History



Capitol Hill is daunting 1 for any first year legislator, but imagine maneuvering 2 it in a wheelchair.


Representative-elect Tammy Duckworth lost her legs when a rocket-propelled grenade slammed into her Blackhawk helicopter in Iraq.


Duckworth is the first female combat veteran and the first U.S. representative born in Thailand. In fact, the incoming legislators look more like the U.S. population than ever before, creating the most colorful Congress America has seen.


"I think it's fantastic," said Duckworth. "It reflects our nation -- our nation is more diverse. It is the strength of this nation. We come from all different backgrounds."


Like Tulsi Gabbard. She represents Hawaii and is the first Hindu member of Congress. And Sean Maloney, is an openly gay member.


"It will bring into the process voices that have been left out," said Maloney. "And I think that's always a good thing. That's the story of America, right?"


White men founded the country. White straight men are now the minority among House Democrats 3. These are changing times, says John Samples of the Cato Institute.


"That's the way the system is supposed to work," Samples explained. "The country changes, the demographic changes, there are political changes."


Republicans have not seen the same changes among their representatives. Of the 36 who are new, all are white. Just three are women. Republican Representative-elect Roger Williams says what matters is the goal.


"None of us came over on the same ship, but we are all on the same boat," said Williams.


But that "same boat" carries lawmakers with diverse priorities, stemming from the changing look of their districts.


Once they take office in January, some analysts 4 predict passage of laws that are more inclusive, ones that will reflect the new faces of America. 




adj.使人畏缩的
  • They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
  • Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
v.移动,用策略( maneuver的现在分词 );操纵
  • This Manstein did, with some brilliant maneuvering under the worse winter conditions. 曼施坦因在最恶劣的严冬条件下,出色地施展了灵活机动的战术,终于完成了任务。 来自辞典例句
  • In short, large goals required farsighted policies, not tactical maneuvering. 一句话,大的目标需要有高瞻远瞩的政策,玩弄策略是不行的。 来自辞典例句
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。
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adenosyltransferase
alectryon
american bureau of shipping
Aumont-Aubrac
back rigidity
benzalaminophenol
biaorite
Bordet's phenomenon
cavity ionization
clawed back
Cocos nucifera
Cogswell Res.
compound logic element
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
copy hyperlink button
crossplot
Dilj Planina
dynamics of rarefied gas
electronic race timer
endothoracic orbital
f-number
focussing glass
front-coated mirror
gastrolavage
Herschel, Sir (Fredrick) William
hexosan
high modulus inclusion
Hydropine
image rejection ratio
in the turning of a hand
intervenience
inventory index number
iron group
irre-edifiable
issuance of auditor's opinion
katowice (kattowitz)
kirby pins
linear hard core pinch
local panel
lovefeast
low temperature impact test
mammellated
Manyani
mcnicholas
mean-time-between-failure
mental world
monoprints
mosepele
movie-makings
multibreak
multichannel oscilloscope
nephcurve
nonactivation
nonhygroscopic
notification of an aircraft accident (accid)
novating
ollenite
one's name is legion
orthovanadate
PAM (pulse-amplitude modulation)
parotid tumor
pericanalicular fibroma
permissible draft head
petrosphenoid
phase address system
Phillis Wheatley
pine needle oil
pipe-cleaner
plank bridge
podiceps cristatus cristatus
power system engineering
precast terrazzo tiling
profit-seeking
rawing
reargument
retroanalysis
ribodesose
sanin
schwabsky
shirtiness
silver chloride
Slavkovský Les
smokeproof
sole property
speed governor housing
spongistatin
steel-encased beam
study quality control codes
stylar canal
sulfur hexameter
supervisory instrumentation
Taecheong
take stage
the father
three-digits
trajkovski
trip free
trudell
Veratrum lobelianum
Z-Bird
zygotene