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外交政策问题将考验下任总统01

VOCABULARY

1.unyieldinga.不可弯曲的（稳定的，坚强的）

2.foreignpolicyn.外交政策

3.financialcrisisn.金融危机

4.neutralizev.中立化

5.defendagainst抵御

6.butthat若非

7.acceptancespeech总统候选人所做的提名演讲

8.SecretaryofState国务卿

OnTuesday,MisterObamawonasolidelectionvictorytobecomeAmerica’sforty-fourthpresident,andfirstblackpresident.Worldleaderssenttheircongratulations,includingthepresidentofIran.

AmericanPresident-ElectionBarackObamafacesalonglistofforeignpolicyissueswhenhetakesofficeonJanuarytwentieth.Twowars.NuclearworriesoverIran.Thethreatofterrorism.NewtensionswithRussia.Theseareinadditiontoafinancialcrisis.ButRussianPresidentDmitriMedvedevannouncedplanstoputmissilesnearPoland.Hesaidtheywouldbeused,ifnecessary,toneutralizeanAmericanmissile-defensesystemproposedinPolandandtheCzechRepublic.TheBushadministrationsaysthesystemisneededtodefendagainstmissilesfromcountrieslikeIran,andisnotaimedatRussia.TheStateDepartment’stoparmscontrolofficialexpectstodiscussnewproposalstoeaseRussianconcernslaterthismonthinMoscow.

SecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicearrivedThursdayintheMiddleEastinanefforttocontinuethepeaceprocessbegunayearago.IsraeliandPalestinianofficialshavesetagoaltoreachapeaceagreementbytheendofthisyear.ButthatnowappearsunlikelyasIsraelpreparesfornewelectionsinFebruary.

InhisacceptancespeechTuesdaynight,thepresident-electpromiseda“newdawnofAmericanleadership.”

“Tothosewhowouldtearthisworlddown–wewilldefeatyou.Tothosewhoseekpeaceandsecurity–wesupportyou.AndtoallthosewhohavewonderedifAmerica’sbeaconstillburnsasbright–tonightweprovedoncemorethatthetruestrengthofournationcomesnotfromthemightofourarmsorthescaleofourwealth,butfromtheenduringpowerofourideals:

democracy,liberty,opportunity,andunyieldinghope.”

美国经济收缩0.3%02

VOCABULARY

1.shrinkv.收缩

2.recessionn.衰退，衰退期

3.decreasev&n减小，减少

4.domestica.本国的国内的

5.federala.中央的，联邦政府的

6.targetn.目标，对象

7.oversightn.失察；忽略

8.supervisionn.监督，管理

9.complexa.复杂的，难懂的

10.creditn.借贷

11.defaultn&v不履行

12.derivativen.派生的事物

13.federalreserve（美国）联邦储备委员会

14.insurancecompany保险公司

EarlyestimatesshowthattheUnitedStateseconomyshrankbythree-tenthsofonepercentfromJulythroughSeptember.Economistshadpredictedafive-tenthsdrop.ButThursday’sreportfromtheCommerceDepartmentalsoshowedthatAmericanscuttheirspendingbythemostinalmostthirtyyears.

Theeconomyhasshrunkonlyoneothertimesincetherecessionoftwothousandone.Thatwasattheendoflastyear.

Arecessionistraditionallydefinedasatleastsixmonthsofdecreaseinthegrossdomesticproduct.GDPisthevalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedwithinacountry.

Recently,manycentralbanks,fearingaworldwiderecession,havecutinterestrates.OnWednesday,theFederalReservecutitstargetrateforovernightloansbetweenbanksfromoneandahalfpercenttojustonepercent.ThefederalfundsratehasnotbeenthatlowsinceJuneoftwothousandfour.

Lastweek,theHouseCommitteeonOversightandGovernmentReformcalledAlanGreenspantohearingsonthefinancialcrisis.ChairmanHenryWaxmanaskedhimabouthispositionsinthepastonsupervisionoffinancialmarkets.

AlanGreenspanwentontodefendsomeofthecomplexfinancialproductscalledderivatives.Buthesaidthereare“someseriousproblems”withcreditdefaultswaps.Buyersusethiskindofderivativeasinsuranceagainstlossesondebtstheyareowed.

CreditdefaultswapsondebtrelatedtoriskyhomeloansalmostcollapsedA.I.G.Thehugeinsurancecompanywasrescuedwithgovernmentloans.

古巴主席卡斯特罗退休03

VOCABULARY

1.eventfula.　变故多得，多事的，重要的

2.Fideln.菲德儿　（男子名）

3.Cuban.古巴

4.Cubana.古巴（人）的

5.assemblyn.集会

6.apparentlyadv.　显然地

7.parliamentn.议会，国会

8.condemnv.谴责，声讨

9.dictatorn.独裁者，专政者

10.repressivea.压抑的，压制的

11.revolutionn.革命，大变革

12.Latinn.拉丁民族的人，拉丁文，拉丁语

13.privacyn.　隐私，隐居，秘密

14.reformn./v.　改革，改良，改造

15.shortof　　　达不到，不足于

16.inpoorhealth　　　身体不好

17.nationalassembly　国民大会，国民集会

18.healthcare　　　　卫生保健

19.LatinAmerica　　　拉丁美洲

20.humanrights　　　人权

21.freespeech　　　言论自由

Oneoftheworld’slongestservingleadersannouncedthisweekthatheisleavingofficeafterjustshortoffiftyeventfulyears.FidelCastroofCubaiseighty-oneyearsoldandinpoorhealth.HenamedhisbrotherRaulasactingpresidentin2006.

InaletterpublishedTuesday,FidelCastrosaidhewasnotsayinggoodbyetotheCubanpeople.Hisonlywish,hesaid,isto“fightasasoldierinthebattleofideas”.

OnSundaytheCubanNationalAssemblyisexpectedtonameseventy-six-year-oldRaulCastroaspresident.Thetwobrothersappeartoshareverysimilarideasaboutgoverningthecommunist-ruledisland.FidelCastrowillapparentlyremainanumberofParliamentsandiswidelyexpectedtostillhavestronginfluence.

SupportersofFidelCastropraisedaleaderwhoprovidedfreehealthcareandeducationinCuba.ButotherscondemnedadictatorwitharepressivegovernmentthatspreadcommunistrevolutioninLatinAmericaandAfrica.

Cubahasonelegalpoliticalparty,theCommunistParty.ThemediarightsgroupreporterswithoutborderratesCubaasthefifthworstnationforpressfreedoms.HumanrightsgroupssayCuba’selevenmillioncitizensaredeniedprivacy,freespeechandfairlegalprocess.

TheBushadministrationsaysithasnoplanstoendeconomicrestrictionsagainstCubawithoutchangeslikefreeelections.PresidentBushsayshehopestheendofFidelCastro’srulecanbethebeginningofpeacefulreform.

越来越多的美国人骑自行车上班04

Vocabulary

1.executive执行的，行政的

2.league同盟，社团

3.fitness适当；健康

4.environment环境

5.fossil化石

6.release释放

7.pollution污染

8.device装置

9.Minnesota明尼苏达州

10.supporter支持者

11.Oregon俄勒冈州

12.percentage百分比

13.progressive渐进的

14.Andrew安德鲁

15.Portland波特兰

16.athome在家

17.workon对…起作用；从事

18.executivedirector常务董事

19.forfun开玩笑地

20.warmup变暖

21.highwaytransportation公路运输

22.cityplanning城市规划

23.workfor为…效力

ManyAmericanshavebeenleavingtheircarsathomeandridingtoworkonbicycles.AndyClarkistheexecutivedirectoroftheLeagueofAmericanBicyclists.Hisgroupsupportsbicyclingforfun,fitnessandtransportation.

MisterClarksaysthisisgoodnewsfortheenvironment.Hesaysridingabicycletoworkdoesnotburnfossilfuelorcreatedangerouspollutants.Expertssaytheeffectsarethemostimportantonshorttrips.TheDepartmentofTransportationsaysfiftypercentofAmericansdriveeightkilometersorfewertowork.Shortercartripsreleasemorepollutionintotheairforeachkilometerdriven.Thisisbecausethedeviceinacarenginethatreducestheharmfulnessofemissionneedstowarmupbeforeitcanworkwell.

MembersofCongresshavesupportedbicyclingasenvironmentallyfriendlytransportation.Forexample,MinnesotaRepresentativeJamesOberstarisastrongsupporterofbicycleuse.Hesayscities,countries,stategovernmentsandstatehighwaytransportationagenciesareplanningtheroadwaysofthefuture.Theyarecreatingroadsandpathsforbicyclesincitiesandbetweencommunities.

Lastyear,thePacificNorthwestcityofPortland,Oregon,hadthehighestpercentageofbicyclecommutersintheUnitedStates.Portlandhasbeendoingprogressivecityplanningformanyyearstocreatespecialpathsforbikeriders.

AndrewLandisoneofPortland’scitizenswhobikestoworkeveryday.MisterLandisthirty-three-yearoldandhasneverownedacar.Hehasbikedtoworkfortwelveyears.BeforemovingtoPortlandsixyearsago,helivedinWashington,D.C.Buthewashitbyacartwicewhilebikingtoworkthere.ThathasnothappenedinPortlandwheretherearespecialroadsforbicycles.

WizardofOzFestival05

VOCABULARY

1.WizardofOz译名《绿野仙踪》，作者是弗兰克．鲍姆（FrankBaum）。

1939年美国米高梅公司将其改编成电影并取得巨大成功。

即使是60多年后的21世纪，它仍是公认的最佳儿童影片。

2.Valparaison.瓦尔帕莱索（南美洲太平洋岸重要海港）

3.celebratev.庆祝

4.rubyn.红宝石

5.expon.展览会

6.scarecrown..稻草人

7.cowardlya.懦弱的

8.wickeda.邪恶的

9.jewelryn.珠宝`

10.performancen..表演

Fortwenty-sevenyears,visitorstotheIndianaWizardofOzFestivalinValparaisohavegatheredtocelebraterubyslippers,rainbows,andyellowbrickroads.ThisyearlyeventhonorsallthingslinkedtothemovieTheWizardofOz,whichcameoutinnineteenthirty-nine.

Lastweekend,thousandsofvisitorsgatheredatthePorterCountyExpoCenterfortheIndianaWizardofOzFestival.Evenheavyrainsdidnotstopvisitorsfromenjoyingthefestival’smanyevents.Thegreat-great-grandsonofL.FrankBaumwhowrotethebookTheWizardofZooopenedthefestivalactivities.RobertBaumattendedthefestivaltomeetpeopleandsignvisitors’booksandobjects.

VisitorscouldshopattheMunchkinMarkettobuyobjectsrelatedtoallthingsOz.Or,theycouldmeetactorswhoplayedMunchkinsinthemovie.TherewereevenconteststoseewhocouldlookthemostlikecharactersinTheWizardofOz.TherewerepeopledressedlikeDorothy,theScarecrow,theCowardlyLionandtheWickedWitchoftheWest.VisitorscouldalsoseeaprivatecollectionofclothingandjewelryonceownedbyJudyGarland,theactresswhoplayedDorothy.

OneofthemaineventsofthefestivalthisyearwasaperformancebyDannyWindsor.Theeighty-three–year-oldactorhadasmallroleasafrighteningwingedmonkeyinTheWizardofOz.Laterinhiscareer,hemetJudyGarlandwhentheywereperforminginthesametheaterinNewYorkCity.MisterWindsorsaysthat