VOA标准英语2010年-Obama, in Gulf, Pledges Full Force Res
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2010年(五)月
President Barack Obama, and LaFourche Parish president Charlotte Randolph, center, get a briefing from U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen on a beach in Louisiana, 28 May 2010
President Barack Obama inspected areas of the U.S. Gulf 1 coast on Friday, underscoring his personal concern about the disastrous 2 deep sea oil leak, and his intention to direct what he called a full force response to the crisis.
Accompanied by key local officials and reporters, the president walked across areas of beach on the Louisiana coast, at one point stooping to pick up tar 3 balls from the surf.
The president and his entourage passed groups of local people, some of them holding signs including one that read "Help Us Obama" and "Clean up the Gulf".
Flanked by Gulf coast governors, the president made what he called a solemn pledge to people in the Gulf area.
"I give the people of this community, and the entire Gulf my word, that we're going to hold ourselves accountable to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this catastrophe 4, to defend our natural resources, to repair the damage and to keep this region on its feet," said President Obama.
The president said he has ordered a tripling of manpower in areas of the Gulf where oil has already hit the shoreline, or is within 24 hours of doing so.
The president interrupted a Memorial Day holiday stay with his family in Chicago to fly to the Gulf, amid an intense national debate over the administration response to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20 and what has become the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
At a White House news conference on Thursday, the president again denied assertions by critics the government sat on the sidelines in the early stages of the situation.
But he acknowledged misjudging the oil industry's capacity to cope with a situation of this magnitude, and pledged again to end what he has called a "cozy 5 and sometimes corrupt 6" relationship between government regulators and the oil industry.
President Obama said BP remains 7 the responsible party for the disaster, and will be held accountable for damages, saying his administration will make sure the company fulfills 8 its commitments.
In testimony 9 to congressional committees this week, BP America chief Lamar McKay pointed 10 to what he called the failure of a number of processes, systems and equipment.
"I want to reiterate 11 our commitment to finding out what happened," said Lamar McKay.
The president has ordered restrictions 12 on oil drilling projects, and accelerated a reorganization of a government agency that approves offshore 13 drilling licenses 14. He has also said the Gulf situation underscores the urgency of shifting to renewable energy.
Former U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, who is overseeing operations, said Friday in a technique known as "top kill", heavy drilling mud was able to push down the oil and gas from the leaking well but had not overwhelmed the leak or stopped the flow.
BP has said operations continue and that results would still not be known for another 24 to 48 hours.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
- Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
- The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
- We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。
- I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
- This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
- I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
- We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- 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。
- He always fulfills his promises. 他总是履行自己的诺言。 来自辞典例句
- His own work amply fulfills this robust claim. 他自己的作品在很大程度上实现了这一正确主张。 来自辞典例句
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
- I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制