2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Confirms Alito for Supreme Court
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（一月）
By Deborah Tate
Capitol Hill
31 January 2006
Judge Samuel Alito
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme 1 Court in a largely party-line vote. He is poised 2 to become the 110th justice on the high court, succeeding Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Senator Ted 3 Stevens, an Alaska Republican, announced the vote as he presided over the Senate.
STEVENS: "On this vote, the ayes are 58, the nays 4 are 42. The president's nomination 5 of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of New Jersey 6 to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed."
The vote fell generally along party lines, with all but one of the Senate's majority Republicans voting in favor of Judge Samuel Alito. All but four of the Democrats 8 voted against the nomination.
The lone 9 Republican who opposed Alito was Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, who is facing a tough reelection battle this year in the Democrat 7-leaning state.
The confirmation 10 vote culminated 11 weeks of often bitter, partisan 12 debate over the nomination at the start of the mid-term election year.
Democrats expressed concerns that Judge Samuel Alito, a conservative, would tilt 13 the ideological 14 balance of the court, noting that as he is succeeding Sandra Day O'Connor, a moderate, who often cast the deciding vote in five-to-four rulings in controversial cases.
"The president continues to choose confrontation 15 over consensus 16, and to be a divider rather than the 'uniter' that he promised Americans he would be," said Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat. "Rather than send us a nominee 17 for all Americans, the president chose a divisive nominee who raises grave concerns about whether he would be a check on presidential power."
Still, an effort by prominent Democrats to block the nomination from coming to a vote failed on Monday.
Republicans praised Alito as well qualified 18, and took aim at Democratic critics for misrepresenting his record.
"It has been most distressing 19 to me to have this nominee, the epitome 20 of a restrained and principled, highly respected judge, be portrayed 21 as some sort of extremist," said Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama. "It is above my comprehension, frankly 22."
Alito, son of an Italian immigrant, has worked as a lawyer and prosecutor 23 before becoming an appeals court judge 15 years ago. During Senate confirmation hearings, he sought to assure lawmakers that once on the high court he would not have an agenda.
- 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 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 invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- The tally was two ayes and three nays. 投票结果是两票赞成，三票反对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The tally was three yeas and two nays, so the yeas have it. 投票结果是三票赞成两票反对，投赞成票者胜利。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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。
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- 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》
- A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
- She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- a gun battle which culminated in the death of two police officers 一场造成两名警察死亡的枪战
- The gala culminated in a firework display. 晚会以大放烟火告终。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
- The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。
- She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
- The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.
- He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
- He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。
- Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
- What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？
- 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。
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
- All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
- It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。
- He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
- This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。
- Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
- The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
- Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。