Obama's pick for defense secretary blocked in Congress
英语课
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's nomination 1 of Chuck Hagel for defense 2 secretary was blocked Thursday in the Senate, after a vote failed to garner 3 the 60 votes needed to end debate on the matter.
The vote was 50 to 40, falling short of the 60-vote supermajority. As members of Congress were set to leave for President's Day recess 4 on Friday, the Senate would reschedule another vote when they come back late February.
Four Republicans, including Susan Collins of Maine, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mike Johanns of Nebraska joined Democrats 5 and Independents in support of the nomination.
Republicans have been calling for more time to consider the nomination, saying it was too early to clear Hagel's nomination, but they are open to an up-or-down vote after the Senate returns on Feb. 25.
Some GOP senators have used the nomination to leverage 6 the White House into giving them more information on last year's attack on U.S. Consulate 7 in Benghazi, Libya.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry 8 Reid scheduled the vote Thursday after failing to secure enough Republican support for the nomination. Media reports indicated that Democrats were trying to cast Republicans as obstructionists with the doomed 9 vote.
Earlier Thursday, Reid scolded Republicans for holding up the nomination, saying it was the first filibuster 10 of a defense nominee 11 in history. Republicans bristled 12 at the notion, saying Hagel will almost surely be confirmed after the recess.
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。
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。
v.收藏；取得
- He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
- Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。
n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）
- The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
- Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。
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》
n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量
- We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
- He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。
n.领事馆
- The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
- The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。
vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
命定的
- The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
- A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
n.妨碍议事，阻挠；v.阻挠
- A senator dragged the subject in as a filibuster.一个参议员硬把这个题目拉扯进来，作为一种阻碍议事的手法。
- The democrats organized a filibuster in the senate.民主党党员在参议院上组织了阻挠议事。
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