(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Call For US Vote Recount Is Rejected
George W. Bush becomes US president after the Supreme Court rejects a call for a vote recount.
In 2001, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected a call for a recount of crucial votes in the state of Florida which determined the result of the US presidential election.
Republican candidate George W. Bush was declared the winner by a few hundred votes and became U.S. president despite widespread doubts about the accuracy of the count.
参考译文
美国总统选举重新计票遭拒绝
最高法院拒绝重新计票后乔治·布什当选为美国总统。
2001年,美国最高法院驳回了一项至关重要就佛罗里达州美国总统大选的结果重新计票的决定。
尽管计票准确性存在普遍质疑，但共和党候选人乔治·布什以几百票的优势成为最终赢家当选为美国总统。
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词语解释
1.president 总统
例句:We are not free agents; we abide by the decisions of our president.
我们不能自主行事；我们遵循总统的决定。
2.supreme court 最高法院
例句:The campaigners held a sit-in outside the Supreme Court.
运动参与者在最高法院门外举行了静坐示威。
3.widespread 广泛的
例句:There is widespread support for the new proposals.
新提议获得了广泛的支持。
4.accuracy 精确
例句:We cannot guarantee the accuracy of these figures.
我们不能保证这些数据的准确性。
课后问题
1.The call for a recount of votes in Florida was made in order to ensure that
a) George W. Bush won the election
b) George W. Bush lost the election
c) the real winner became the US president
2.The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States ensured that
a) George W. Bush won the election
b) George W. Bush lost the election
c) the real winner became the US president
3.Which of the following is absolutely essential in a true democracy?
a) accuracy in vote counting
b) biased rulings on election disputes
c) the election of leaders from powerful families
参考答案
参考答案:C A A
