Obama, Romney Look to November Showdown-英语课

时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻

英语课

　　President Barack Obama’s surprise trip to Afghanistan on the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin 1 Laden 2 is the latest indication that foreign policy and national security issues will matter this election year, even if most political analysts 3 predict that the economy will be the central issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.

　　While in Afghanistan, the president signed a long-term security agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and met with U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field. And, in a televised address, Obama spoke 4 about winding 5 down the U.S. military commitment in Afghanistan.
　　"I will not keep Americans in harm's way a single day longer than is absolutely required for our national security," the president said. "But we must finish the job we started in Afghanistan and end this war responsibly."
　　To highlight the one-year anniversary of bin Laden's death, the Obama presidential campaign released a video recalling the decision to go after the al-Qaida leader and the tense moments that followed.
　　“He took the harder and the more honorable path,” former U.S. President Bill Clinton said in the video.
　　The Obama campaign also raised the issue of whether the president's expected Republican opponent in November, Mitt 6 Romney, would have approved the bin Laden raid - based on a 2007 comment he made questioning the resources devoted 7 to the manhunt.
　　Romney appeared in New York City on the bin Laden anniversary with former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
　　"Of course I would have ordered taking out Osama bin Laden, of course," he said. "This is a person who had done terrible harm to America."
　　President Obama gets high marks from the public for his handling of foreign policy and that's why Romney is likely to keep hammering away at the president’s economic record.
　　“We need a president who understands the power of free enterprise because he’s lived it," Romney said. "And I have, and I will, and I’ll make sure that that is part of our future.”
　　The Obama-Romney race is shaping up as close, says Ken 8 Duberstein, former chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan.
　　“If this is a referendum on the American economy, Governor Romney has a good shot of being elected president of the United States," he said. "If this is a referendum on the Republican Party and Governor Romney, President Obama has a decent chance of being re-elected.”
　　Romney is already shifting his focus away from conservatives to winning over moderates in November.
　　“I think the fundamental issue is whether Governor Romney will define the Republican Party or will the far right define Governor Romney,” Duberstein said.
　　With the election six months away, the president has a slight lead over Romney in most public opinion polls.

1 bin

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

2 laden

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

3 analysts

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。

4 spoke

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说