时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN美国有线新闻2018年6月


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There's a significant change ahead for the U.S. House of Representatives and that's the first story we're explaining this Thursday on CNN 10.


Since 2015, Paul Ryan, a Republican from the state of Wisconsin, has led the House of Representatives as House speaker. The majority party in the House chooses its speaker. And the position is important not only for its House leadership but because it's also in line to the presidency 1, behind the president and vice 2 president.


Speaker Ryan played a major role in the Republican tax reform bill that was signed into law last December. He's helped roll back banking 3 rules that were enacted 4 under Democratic leadership and he's helped the Republican Party raised funding for the upcoming midterm elections this fall.


So, why did he announce yesterday that he'd leave the House at the end of his term in January?


REP. PAUL RYAN (R-WI), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: Look, you all know me. I didn't take this job to get the gavel in the first place. I'm not a guy who thinks about it like that. This really was two things, I have accomplished 5 much of what I came here to do and my kids aren't getting any younger, and if I stay, they're only going to know me as a weekend dad and that's just something I consciously can't do. And that's really it right there.


AZUZ: Speaker Ryan hasn't always seen eye to eye with President Trump 6 though they're both Republicans and some political analysts 7 say Democrats 8 have a good chance of winning control of the House in November's midterm elections. So, they see Speaker Ryan's departure as a bad sign for Republicans.


Ryan says he's confident that Republicans will keep control of the House, that he doesn't think the individual elections will depend on whether he stays on as speaker. Ryan's been in Congress since 1999. He was the Republican nominee 9 for vice president in 2012, though he wasn't elected.


Some Democrats joined Republicans in praising Paul Ryan's work as House speaker.



1 presidency
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
2 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
3 banking
n.银行业,银行学,金融业
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
4 enacted
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
  • legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
  • Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
5 accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
6 trump
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
7 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。
8 democrats
n.民主主义者,民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
  • 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》
9 nominee
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
  • 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。
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CCC
civil personality
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CRRA
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enpair
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iso 8805
itemized
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kourotrophic
Kudat
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loading head
macrocyst
maddern
mcclatchy
medievalesque
minimum stress limit
multispar
Na99mTcO4
nichromite
not know a B from a buffalo
outer stone
pendulum astrolabe
perfoliatum
plateau pressure
platinic iodide
Polpaico
preapproving
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push-bar conveyor
pyrroyl
qam
reactive current compensator
reflecting microscope
repair rate function
representation attribute of real type
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running landing numbers
shield cable
side mounted condenser
single-channel impeller pump
six-inches
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stress-related disorder
Sylvaner
theory of stages
thionyl imide
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Tulcea
uncountables
user's logon procedure
vacuum carbonate process
valuation theory
vertical wood milling machine
Yamanobe
yesayans
Zoni