时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2015年(八月)


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Will VP Biden Enter US Presidential Fray 1副总统拜登将加入美国总统竞选吗?


WASHINGTON—


A big question mark remains 2 on the list of U.S. presidential hopefuls – will Vice 3 President Joe Biden enter the race on the Democratic side, joining former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders? The answer could come any day now and put an end to weeks of speculation 4 and intrigue 5 in Washington and beyond.


Biden has an extensive political resume: vice president for nearly seven years after 36 years as a U.S. senator. Plain-spoken and long-winded, Joe Biden is no stranger to the campaign trail.


“We will not go back to the 50s in social policy, to the Cold War in our foreign policy, or to the policies of the last administration in our economic policy,” Biden said.


But Biden isn’t saying whether he will mount his third campaign for president. The possibility seemed remote months ago after the death of his son, Beau, and as Hillary Clinton dominated the Democratic field. But with Clinton now mired 6 in controversy 7 over her use of a private email account as secretary of state, and with Senator Sanders drawing enthusiastic crowds, some political observers see an opening for Biden should Clinton stumble further.


President Barack Obama is staying neutral.


“What I would say is that both Joe and Hillary are wonderful people, great friends. Joe’s been as good a vice president as I think we’ve seen in American history, been at my side in every tough decision I’ve made,” said Obama. "Hillary Clinton was one of our best secretaries of state.”


And Clinton is choosing her words carefully, too. “I just want him to reach whatever he thinks the right decision is,” she said.


But some Republican presidential contenders are weighing in.


“I think he (Biden) sees a vulnerability in Secretary Clinton," said senator Lindsey Graham. 'So I don’t know what Joe’s going to do, but if he’s ever wanted to run, now’s his best chance.”


Most presidential aspirants 8 of both parties laid the groundwork for their bids a year or more ago and have already spent months on the campaign trial. Should Biden run, he would have to play catch-up in forming – and financing – a campaign.



1 fray
v.争吵;打斗;磨损,磨破;n.吵架;打斗
  • Why should you get involved in their fray?你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢?
  • Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.大热天脾气烦燥。
2 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 speculation
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
5 intrigue
vt.激起兴趣,迷住;vi.耍阴谋;n.阴谋,密谋
  • Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
  • The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。
6 mired
abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德(色温单位)v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
  • The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 controversy
n.争论,辩论,争吵
  • 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。
8 aspirants
n.有志向或渴望获得…的人( aspirant的名词复数 )v.渴望的,有抱负的,追求名誉或地位的( aspirant的第三人称单数 );有志向或渴望获得…的人
  • aspirants to the title of world champion 有志夺取世界冠军的人
  • The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out. 考试很严,几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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2'-deoxyformycin
6-azathymine
a circus
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abo-isoantigen
advance on construction
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analog digital recording equipment
appulse
arc-resistivity
aschoff nodule
attack of fever
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bluets
Boueina
brazilianists
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casing line
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compensation and indemnication system
completely unimodular matrix
complex number field
composite back up roll
daftly
Dalum
dive-bombings
drymaria diandra
Dudelange
ear of deep-drawn part
elliptic collineation
engineerings
epistles to the romans
external pachymeningitis
fence erecting machine
fibrous-limonite
hi-hat
high level source code
high survivability test vehicle-lightweight
Hofmann
incension
inner force
juice monkey
kedge anchor
lead laurate
Leptospira sejroe
Luderitz
mamsahibs
manchildren
mccune-albright syndrome
micro fuel cell power system
mild fusing metal casting investment
motion pain
NACA duct
Ninette de Valois
nitrogenated oil
nonmachinery
o-town
one-port amplifier
out-rase
owt-
oxytuberculin
P. Tr.
Pharm.D.
pidonia deodara
piezoelectric activity
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quadratrix
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rhombus baseline
rural settlement
seleccin
sempsters
servo problem
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Solar Polar Mission
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starttheengine
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sticky haired mutant
stock enhancement
subarea address
Tanyang
Tejupilco de Hidalgo
telstar
tendresses
theromotoxin
treble back gear
Tunis-Sud, Gouvernorat de
undamaged seal
vannal fold
variable structure control system
vertical locking spring
wood beam-base
xmt/rcv (transmit and receive)