VOA标准英语2012--US Democrats Convene Amid High Unemployment
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(九月)
US Democrats 1 Convene 2 Amid High Unemployment
The day before the convention, Democrats highlighted this state, which they need to win in November, and celebrated 3 just being Democrats.
Democrats have come to town on Labor 4 Day, as North Carolina’s unemployment rate hovers 5 well above the rest of the country - a rate that remains 6 high nationally at more than eight percent. Many here blame big corporations.
"They are taking companies that were here, factories that were here and moving them to Mexico. Moving them to India. Doing things like that, basically destroying those middle class jobs," said James Hoffa, Jr., the head of the largest labor union in the United States.
The point people here make is that rightward leaning conservative Republicans got the country into economic trouble.
"President Barack, he inherits an 800,000-a-month job loss - 3.5 million job loss - gushing 7 out of the bottom of our economy. That hemorrhaging of our economy stopped," said civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.
"I've been downsized about five times in the last five years," said Reginald Purcell, a victim of the economy.
He has steady work this week as a floral designer only because the convention is in town. But he adds he's still voting for President Obama.
"I really think we are at the cusp of the economy turning around," he said.
The Republican nominee 8 for president, Mitt 9 Romney, and his running mate Paul Ryan blame Democrats, even harkening back to a president of 30 years ago. Paul Ryan campaigned in North Carolina Monday.
"Every president since the Great Depression who asked Americans to send them into a second term could say that you're better off today than you were four years ago except for Jimmy Carter and for President Barack Obama," he said.
Democrats and the president will spend three days making their case.
This empty arena 10 fills with 6,000 delegates and thousands of volunteers and supporters each day the convention gavels in. The main speeches air on TV networks. And, there are 4,000 Democratic parties taking place across the country, watching what happens here at the Democratic National Convention.
- 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》
- The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
- Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- A hawk hovers in the sky. 一只老鹰在天空盘旋。
- A hen hovers her chicks. 一只母鸡在孵小鸡。
- 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。
- blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
- The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。