时间:2018-12-11 作者:英语课 分类:万花筒2009年


英语课

In American Politics, the Kenndey name is like royalty 1.But despite having a father who was president and two uncles who served as Senator. Caroline Kennedy's foray into politics has been anything but smooth: Initially 2 avoiding the media--"You're not gonna answer the questions at all?"--and then admitting that she rarely voted or raised money for Democratic candidates in her home state of New York. More recently she gave answers to questions in an interview with the influential 3 New York times that the paper described as elusive 4.


 


The Brookings Institution's (1) Stephen Hess: "If she can't take it clearly, she shouldn't be running. Er, so it's a good thing in a way that she has a month to campaign for this job, and we'll see,er, we will see if she is made of certain stuff. "


 


The 51-year-old Kennedy who has never run for office, never held a 9-5 job (2) and has never sought the limelight is hoping to succeed Halary Clinton as the Junior Senator from New York. But the decision will not rest with voters. Instead, New York governor David Paterson will select Clinton's replacement 5 and he has appeared annoyed about all the Kennedy speculation 6.


 


"Every day, we would read these quotes these sources close to this one and that one and, this one is your friend, and that one won't be a friend of yours. Sounding more like, er, the prelude 7 to a high school prom than the choosing of the United States' Senator."


 


In fact, campaigning for an appointed position so publicly is rare. Most campaigning happens behind closed doors. But with her political lineage, Caroline Kennedy is not your run-of-the-mill (3) senate candidate. And while members of both parties continue to raise questions about her qualifications for the job, Caroline Kennedy only has to convince one person that she is ready and able to be New York’s next senator.


 


John Decker, Reuters.


 



1 royalty
n.皇家,皇族
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables,and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生, 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
2 initially
adv.最初,开始
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
3 influential
adj.有影响的,有权势的
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
4 elusive
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的;令人困惑的;逃避的
  • Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
  • Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。
5 replacement
n.取代,替换,交换;替代品,代用品
  • We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
  • They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。
6 speculation
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
7 prelude
n.序言,前兆,序曲
  • The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
  • The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。
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