2006年VOA标准英语-Port Deal Strains Bush Ties to Conservativ
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Jim Malone
Washington
24 February 2006
Cargo 1 ship is unloaded at Maryland's port of Baltimore
The controversy 2 over the Bush administration's decision to allow a company from the United Arab Emirates to manage shipping 3 operations at six major U.S. seaports 4 has strained ties between the president and some of his strongest supporters, conservative Republicans.
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The political firestorm over the ports controversy has been a bipartisan affair, with Republicans like New York Congressman 5 Peter King breaking with the president over the issue.
"It has to do with a country that has had unusually close ties to terrorism and it is a risk we just cannot take," King said.
Opposition 6 Democrats 7 see a rare chance to criticize the Bush administration on national security, which in recent years has been the president's political strong point.
"If 9/11 was a failure of imagination, and Hurricane Katrina was a failure of initiative, this process is a failure of judgment," said Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton of New York.
Administration officials hope that the decision by the company to delay the ports takeover will give the president time to convince members of Congress that the changeover does not pose a threat to national security.
George W. Bush
"This deal would not go forward, if we were concerned about the security for the United States of America," said Mr. Bush.
Political analysts 9 say the president will have to make a special appeal to congressional Republicans to win their support on the ports deal. Republicans control both chambers 10 of Congress, but are worried about losing seats in the November midterm elections.
Washington-based analyst 8 Stuart Rothenberg says conservatives are quick to recall their successful effort last year to block Mr. Bush's nomination 11 of Harriet Miers to the Supreme 12 Court. The president withdrew her nomination after a barrage 13 of criticism from many of his supporters, who argued that she was not sufficiently 14 conservative.
"For some conservatives, it was like a cold dish towel across their face, reminding them that, 'wait a second, we thought we were totally supportive of this president, now we know, maybe we have to keep an eye on him.' And, conservative groups have become much more animated 15 and activist 16 and second guessing of the president," Rothenberg said.
The strains between the president and his Republican supporters in Congress could intensify 17 in the months ahead, as lawmakers wrestle 18 with a growing federal budget deficit 19, a major concern for many conservatives.
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
- There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
- Airports have joined seaports as ports of entry for the visiting foreigner. 机场和海港一样成为来访的外国人的入境关口。 来自互联网
- Sanya has 16 seaports, 10 islands and 180km of coastline. 三亚有16个港口、10个海岛和180公里的海岸线。 来自互联网
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- 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》
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- 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。
- The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间：Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
- 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。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
- The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。
- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
- His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
- We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
- They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。