Foreign Policy, Security Issues Return to Center Stage of US
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2004（下）--美国大选
By Jim Malone
Foreign policy and national security issues returned to center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign Tuesday.
The presumed Democratic presidential nominee 1, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, continued a series of speeches on national security issues during a campaign appearance in Florida.
Senator Kerry outlined a series of proposals to keep weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists. Mr. Kerry said if he were elected president, he would make it a priority to secure weapons and nuclear materials in the former Soviet 2 Union and would also work to end nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea.
"As president, my number one security goal to protect the United States of America and to win the war on terror most effectively will be to prevent the terrorists from gaining weapons of mass murder and ensure that hostile states disarm 3. That is our priority," he said.
Foreign policy was also a major focus at the White House where President Bush welcomed the formation of a new Iraqi interim 4 government. The president also pledged that the U.S. led coalition 5 in Iraq will meet the June 30 deadline for the handover of sovereignty to the Iraqi people.
"The will of Iraqis and our coalition is firm,” he said. “We will not be deterred 6 by violence and terror. We will stand together and ensure that the future of Iraq is a future of freedom."
The Kerry campaign meanwhile issued a new television advertisement slated 7 to run in 19 states over the next few weeks that touts 8 the senator's experience in both domestic and foreign policy issues and emphasizes his view of the United States as a country of "optimists 9."
Kerry Ad: "A strong military and strong alliances to defeat terror. America. Stronger at home. Respected in the world. John Kerry for president."
The Bush campaign continues to run ads of its own questioning Senator Kerry's record on terrorism, defense 10 and foreign policy.
The latest public opinion polls, as they have for weeks now, indicate the November election is likely to be very close.
Jim Malone, VOA News, Washington.注释：
nominee 候选人
former Soviet Union 前苏联（在1991年解体）
interim government 过渡政府
deter 阻止
tout 吹捧
optimist 乐天派, 乐观者
opinion polls 民意测验
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
- Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。
- The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
- He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。
- The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
- It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。
- Jeremy was not deterred by this criticism. 杰里米没有因这一批评而却步。 来自辞典例句
- Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
- Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。
- Many vouchers are returned for cash, allowing touts and middle men to make a healthy margin. 许多月饼券都被兑换成现金，这让券贩子和中间商赚取了不蜚的利润。 来自互联网
- Spotting prey, the customary crowd of hustlers and touts swarmed around, jostling for my business. 照例有大群的拉客黄牛在寻觅猎物，他们争相过来抢我的生意。 来自互联网