时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)


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African-American Voters Express Opinions About US Presidential Election



A solid turnout among African-American voters could lift Barack Obama to a second presidential-election victory, says political-science professor Lorenzo Morris.


"They will have an impact unless they do not show up [at the polls], meaning their distribution across the [key] states and their influence in 2008 means their role will be critical, he said.


Public-opinion surveys suggest the president can again expect strong support among African-American voters like Angela Jenkins.


"As a person that was unemployed 1 I was able to get health insurance for myself and my son because of his [President Obama's] initiative," Jenkins said.


Other voters are less enthusiastic about President Obama because of the economic downturn. Andrew Marshall was out of work for two years.


"I just recently got back to work about eight months ago, so the progress is very slow at this point and with people its more of a frustration 2 factor where people like figure it should have been done maybe two years ago," Marshall said.


Despite tough economic times, many black voters we spoke 3 with approve of President Obama's job performance.


"I think he said he was not going to change everything overnight. I think a second term he [President Obama] will fulfill 4 more of what he said he was going to do," Franklin said.


"If you want a president that will make things better in the African-American community you are looking at him," Romney said.


Republican Party presidential candidate Mitt 5 Romney has appealed to black voters to join his side. It is proving to be a tough sell.


"Like me I am on my mother's health insurance, and I feel as though once Romney gets in office it will all be taken away," said one female voter.


"If Mitt Romney wins the White House, he is going to have to give these young black men and old black men jobs. I have a [college] degree and it is hard for me to get a job," Smith said.


Some voters were critical of the Obama administration and disappointed the president has not done more to address concerns in the black community.


"We have had an emphasis on the Latino population, we have had an emphasis on the gay population, but when it comes to African Americans I do not see an initiative that was put in place to propel our issues," Wright said.


"All the times that an incumbent 6 [candidate] will run you usually have to run on your record and his [President Obama's] record is not good in my eyes but you know I am just one person," Allen said.


Despite a few reservations, political analyst 7 David Bositis of the Joint 8 Center for Political and Economic Studies predicts a vast majority of African Americans will end up supporting Obama over Romney.


"In addition to support for President Obama among blacks there is a definite fear of what the alternative Republican Party agenda represents," Bositis said.


Other political analysts 9 say if President Obama is to recapture the White House his campaign will again need a strong showing at the polls in African-American communities, especially in battleground states that could determine the outcome of the election. 




1 unemployed
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
2 frustration
n.挫折,失败,失效,落空
  • He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
3 spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 fulfill
vt.履行,实现,完成;满足,使满意
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
5 mitt
n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手
  • I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日,我送给他一只棒球手套。
  • Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
6 incumbent
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
  • He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
7 analyst
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
8 joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
9 analysts
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
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British Export Board
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Jhunjhunu
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lundahl
make a victim of
medium grained
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n-max
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nyberg
of little worth
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Penapolis
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politican
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ST_moving-up-or-down_up-and-upward
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start on
stinky pinky
subcritical reactivity
tax on sales and turnover
touch-screen terminal
treasurydirect.gov
ultraviolet microspectrometry
unfutured
uninterruptible
unremembers
vareniki
Verrucomorpha
very low-density lipoprotein
warve
whole body autoradiograpy
yanbaru