时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(三月)


英语课
By Jeffrey Young
Washington
07 March 2008
 

U.S. political candidates make great effort to get endorsements 3 - - statements of support - - from other politicians, from issue groups, and others whose backing could bolster 4 their campaigns for office.  In this segment of "How America Elects," VOA's Jeffrey Young examines endorsements and their value both to the candidates as well as the voting public.


The wintry weather in Cleveland, Ohio is miserable 5.  Nonetheless, this woman trudges 6 from door-to-door, promoting the presidential candidate her labor 7 union has endorsed 8. His victory is what matters to her, not the cold.


Political science professor Michael McDonald at George Mason University says endorsements help voters to define the candidates, "If they [voters] don't have a lot of information about the candidates, what they can use an endorsement 2 for is to fill in some of the blanks as to what the candidate's policy positions are."


Additionally, these endorsements can project strength and other qualities.  For example, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton sought to overcome biases 9 against a woman being the presidential commander-in-chief of the military by collecting endorsements from at least 30 retired 10 admirals and generals.


Candidates also seek endorsements from celebrities 11, hoping this will attract media attention and, hopefully, more supporters.  Media mega-star Oprah Winfrey went to Iowa ahead of its caucus 12 voting to endorse 1 and campaign for Democratic Party presidential contender Barack Obama.


"Over the years, I have voted for as many Republicans as I have [voted for] Democrats,” Winfrey said. “So, this isn't about partisanship 13 for me. This is very, very personal. I'm here because of my personal conviction about Barack Obama and what I know he can do for America."


Endorsements can be invaluable 14 to campaigns for the cash that they can bring in, as Johns Hopkins University's Ben Ginsberg observes. "Those people who are investing in campaigns, for example - - contributors - - they are looking at the pattern of endorsements because they want to be sure that they are not investing in a losing campaign," Ginsberg said.


Candidates often crave 15 endorsements from rivals they have defeated in primary and caucus contests. It means more internal party support and, hopefully, voters. Republican candidate Mitt 16 Romney hands over his nominating convention delegates and resources. He says, "I am honored today to give my full support to Senator John McCain's candidacy for the presidency 17 of the United States.  I am officially endorsing 18 his candidacy."


Candidates also seek endorsements from interest groups and labor unions, because their support includes having their members help out campaigns. That is what the Service Employees International Union did for Barack Obama in Ohio, as explained by union official Anton Famby.


"Currently right now, in Cleveland, we have a lot of our [union] members mobilized to volunteer: [To work the] phone bank, canvass 19 - not only our own members but [also] the general public," Famby said.


But many political observers say these endorsements have little overall impact on voters, that candidates' personalities 20 and where they stand on important issues are the determining factors in How America Elects.




vt.(支票、汇票等)背书,背署;批注;同意
  • No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
  • I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
n.背书;赞成,认可,担保;签(注),批注
  • We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
  • His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
n.背书( endorsement的名词复数 );(驾驶执照上的)违章记录;(公开的)赞同;(通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的)宣传
  • He must make much money on those tennis shoe endorsements he does. 他替那些网球鞋珍重广告,就赚了不少钱。 来自互联网
  • But celebrity endorsements remain an important promotional tool for marketers. 尽管如此,邀明星助阵仍是营销人员重要的推广手段之一。 来自互联网
n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励
  • The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
  • He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
n.跋涉,长途疲劳的步行( trudge的名词复数 )
  • She trudges, schlepps, trains, drags, trascines her load. 她吃力地跋涉,schlepps、trains、drags、trascines重荷。 来自互联网
  • Matvey, who has not tasted food or drink all day, trudges up the hill again. 玛特威从一大早起就什么也没吃过,什么也没喝过,这时候却又爬上坡去。 来自互联网
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
  • The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
偏见( bias的名词复数 ); 偏爱; 特殊能力; 斜纹
  • Stereotypes represent designer or researcher biases and assumptions, rather than factual data. 它代表设计师或者研究者的偏见和假设,而不是实际的数据。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
  • The net effect of biases on international comparisons is easily summarized. 偏差对国际比较的基本影响容易概括。
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人( celebrity的名词复数 );名流;名声;名誉
  • He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
  • a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
n.秘密会议;干部会议;v.(参加)干部开会议
  • This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
  • It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
n. 党派性, 党派偏见
  • Her violent partisanship was fighting Soames's battle. 她的激烈偏袒等于替索米斯卖气力。
  • There was a link of understanding between them, more important than affection or partisanship. ' 比起人间的感情,比起相同的政见,这一点都来得格外重要。 来自英汉文学
adj.无价的,非常宝贵的,极为贵重的
  • A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
  • This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。
vt.渴望得到,迫切需要,恳求,请求
  • Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
  • You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。
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。
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。
v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
  • Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过,共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
  • Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网
v.招徕顾客,兜售;游说;详细检查,讨论
  • Mr. Airey Neave volunteered to set up an organisation to canvass votes.艾雷·尼夫先生自告奋勇建立了一个拉票组织。
  • I will canvass the floors before I start painting the walls.开始粉刷墙壁之前,我会详细检查地板。
n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )
  • There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
  • Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。
学英语单词
a flood of people
acrylic orange-figured paint
adjusted sum of approximate estimate
air ships
Athalamida
Aussing
BDR
Blood is thicker than water
bridging wiper
builder patterns
Bulletin Board Systems
Burckhardtian
cadenza inganno
caramel-colored
chyle vessel
code golf
counted to nothing
cryoformaldehyde tanning
cults
deposit in current account
desmodium styracifolium (osb.)merr.
dramatic structure
dub into
electrophoretic analysis
Erythrodes
floating-moss
food-price
for the occasion
full state trading
gastrophotography
genyornis
gesith
Givry-en-Argonne
glass art products
glycol diformate
gross contract value
hatcheled
Hindooize
hydroxybenzotriazole
inter related task
intralingular
J gene
jelly candy
kekelis
Keytū
Kola, Pulau
kroehnkite (kr?hnkite)
lathe sword
legal operation department
light pink cottage rose
loading characteristic
Madhwapur
man-r?ntgen-equivalent
metalophule
misfet (metal integrated-semiconductor field effect transistor)
mitoplasma
neogaean
okahatas
oleum vaselini
out-of-process server
overdressing
overfinish
parmelia isidioclada
peabody
performance objective
personnel assessment
photospectrometry
pick one's tooth
pope's-eye
post-communion
post-investments
processing of read request
prodromitid
program generation
proprietary article
round nut with drilled holes in one face
self-induction
sequence error
shak-shak
shallow-focus eathquake
shovel stoker
silliker
social coding
space food refrigerator
spongodiscid
Squibb, Edward Robinson
stand by to toss
stereo transparency
stigma plate
stream aerator
support pad
Swivel Eyed
the bottom falls out of
tocado
toothed hemostatic forceps
transport and communication trade
twist drill with oil hole
type for motorcycle and scooter
value of immunization
vespula germanica
wandering reach
water pump outlet fitting