2009-01-13&01-15 布什任内最后一年的回顾
时间：2018-12-11 作者：英语课 分类：访谈录2009
George W. Bush hoped his last year as president would be remembered for scenes like these: troops poised 1 to come home in triumph from Iraq where bloodshed is dramatically down.
"You have shown that there is no task too difficult for the United States' military."
But now Bush's final year will also be known for an unprecedented 2 financial panic, the massive Federal rescue that a staunch free-market tier was then forced to order and the historic economic downturn that engulfed 3 the country.
"If you don't take decisive measures, then it's conceivable that our country could go into a depression, greater than the Great Depression."
And if that weren't enough, though the Iraq war is going better, many Iraqis still smolder 4 as Bush found out during a year-end news conference there. And meantime, Afghanistan is dramatically worse. U.S. intelligence says the war there is spiraling downward and commanders are scrambling 5 to send in more troops.
Against that background, Bush's poll number sank to record lows, so low that GOP candidates shunned 6 him during the campaign, but still took a beating on the election night. That means Bush will soon hand the keys to the Oval Office to the other Party. Yet looking back, he tells reporters he's got no regrets.
"When the time comes on January 20th, Laura and I will return home to Texas with treasured memories of our time here."
Still, Bush makes no secret: he's counting the days.
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
- Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
- The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The smolder will soon be a flame.闷火很快变为烈焰。
- It can smolder undetected for hours,then suddenly explode in fiery destruction.也有可能好几小时内不被发觉，突然激烈的爆炸。
- Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》