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The upcoming Donald Trump presidency promises to throw a lot of political traditions out the window. Among them: Trump doesn't have a pet.
即将上任的美国总统唐纳德·特朗普承诺将抛弃许多政治传统。其中包括特朗普没有宠物。
For more than a century, every president has had a four-legged friend of some kind. Andrew Johnson was the last president without a pet.
一个多世纪以来，每位总统都有一只四条腿的朋友。安德鲁·约翰逊是最后一位没有宠物的总统。
Johnson and James K. Polk were the only presidents who went petless for their entire term. Commanders in chief have had everything from dogs and cats to bears, tigers and even a pygmy hippopotamus.
约翰逊和詹姆斯·诺克斯·波尔克是唯一在位期间没有宠物的总统。总统的宠物五花八门，包括狗、猫、熊、老虎甚至矮河马。
Presidential pets are good for more than just photo-ops, though that is a big part of their job. They can help soften a president's image, which could improve Trump's low likability ratings.
总统的宠物不仅很好的用于拍照，还是他们工作的一大部分。它们能柔化总统的形象，能提高特朗普低的好感度。
But Trump has eschewed plenty of other traditional aspects of elections and campaigns, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him skip out on another presidential tradition.
但特朗普避开了选举和竞选方面其它许多传统，所以看到他忽视另一个总统传统也不足为奇。
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词汇解析
1、promise
承诺；保证；答应
The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.
邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。
He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.
他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。
给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到
In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.
1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。
The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.
这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。
（非常好的或成功的）希望，迹象，指望
The boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.
这个男孩在上小学的时候就初次显示出成为运动员的潜力。
2、traditional
传统的;习俗的;惯例的
traditional teaching methods.
传统教学方法
traditional Indian music.
传统印度音乐
因袭的;守旧的
We're still a traditional school in a lot of ways.
我们在很多方面仍是一所旧式学校。
traditional parents, who believed in laying down the law for their children.
信奉需要对子女严立规矩的老派父母
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