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《名人传记》之亚伯拉罕·林肯第6期:职位虚位以待

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  • I like our chances now.Well, consider the obstacles we would face.
  • 我觉得现在我们还是有机会的 想一想可能面临的困难
  • The aforementioned two-thirds majority needed to pass an amendment.
  • 我之前说过 通过一项修正案需要三分之二人的同意
  • We have a Republican majority,but barely more than fifty percent.Fifty-six.
  • 我们争取到了共和党的大多数 不过也就一半多一点 百分之五十六
  • We need Democratic support.There's none to be had.
  • 我们需要民主党的支持 而目前一个都争取不到
  • Since the House last voted on the amendment,there's been an election.
  • 上次针对修正案的投票以后 众议院有过一次选举
  • Sixty-four Democrats lost their House seats in November,that's sixty-four Democrats looking for work come March.I know.
  • 64位民主党员于十一月离开了众议院 也就是说三月会新来64名民主党人 我知道
  • They don't need to worry about re-election,they can vote however it suits'em.
  • 他们不用担心改选 因此他们可以根据自身利益投票
  • But we can't buy the vote for the amendment,it's too important.
  • 但我们不能收买投票人 修正案太重要了
  • I said nothing of buying anything.We need twenty votes was all I said.
  • 我可没提过收买 我只是说还需要20票
  • Start of my second term,plenty of positions to fill.
  • 我的下个任期伊始之时 可是有不少职位虚位以待呢
  • Mr. President, may I present Mr. And Mrs. Jolly who've come from Missouri to From Jeff City, President.
  • 总统先生 这是乔利夫妇 他们来自密苏里州 杰佛逊市 总统
  • Mr. Jolly. Ma'am.This by the fire is Secretary of State Seward.Jeff City.
  • 乔利先生 夫人 壁炉边这位是苏厄德国务卿 杰佛逊市
  • I heard tell once of a Jefferson City lawyer,who had a parrot that'd wake him each morning,
  • 我听说过一个杰佛逊市的律师 养了一只每天早上叫他起床的鹦鹉
  • crying out,Today is the day the world shall end as scripture has foretold.
  • 鹦鹉每天都喊 今天就是圣经预言的末日
  • And one day, the lawyer shot him for the sake of peace and quiet, I presume,
  • 有一天 律师开枪打死了它 也许是为了耳根清净吧
  • thus fulfilling, for the bird at least, its prophecy.
  • 不过至少对于鹦鹉来说 这预言应验了


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1、present

现在的;目前的

He has brought much of the present crisis on himself.

目前的大部分危机都是他自己引起的。

the government's present economic difficulties.

政府当前的经济难题

现在;目前;现状

his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.

他为协调过去和现在所付出的努力。

continuing right up to the present.

一直持续到现在

目前;现在;眼下

There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease.

目前还没有办法预测谁会得这种病。

At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前,14岁以下儿童不允许进酒吧。


2、presume

(不肯定地)认为,相信,推测

I presume you're here on business.

我想你是来这里出差的。

Dido's told you the whole sad story, I presume?

我想狄多已经把这件伤心事全部告诉你了吧?

冒昧;擅自主张;妄行

They're resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs.

他们对外人擅自干预他们的事务非常愤慨。

I wouldn't presume to question your judgment.

我不会冒昧地质疑你的判断。

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resentful [ri'zentfəl]

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adj. 不满(对 ... 产生反感)

 
election [i'lekʃən]

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n. 选举

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democratic [.demə'krætik]

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adj. 民主的,大众的,平等的

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prophecy ['prɔfisi]

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n. 预言,先兆,预言能力 =prophesy

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presume [pri'zju:m]

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vt. 姑且认定,假定,推测,认为是理所当然

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majority [mə'dʒɔriti]

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n. 多数,大多数,多数党,多数派
n.

 
meddle ['medl]

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vi. 干预,干涉,插手

 
amendment [ə'mendmənt]

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n. 改善(正), 修正案,某物质能改善土壤有助生长

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judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt]

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n. 裁判,宣告,该判决书

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permitted

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adj. 被允许的 v. 允许(permit的过去分词)

 


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