听美文故事记六级单词 第11期:9岁小政客(下)
日期:2013-01-04 11:06

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Among them are Thomas Saving, a trustee of the Social Security Trust Fund; Rosario Marin, a former United States treasurer; and one really, really young Republican.
这些专家包括社会保障信托基金主管托马斯·斯文、前国家财务主管罗萨里奥·玛林等等,而其中还有一个很年轻很年轻的共和党人,那就是诺亚了,
Noah will not be eligible to collect Social Security for nearly 60 years.
而小诺亚至少要在60年以后才有资格享受社会保障制度Dja%WJPzjNe_s
Noah will travel to a handful of states ahead of visits by the president and will go on radio programs, answer trivia questions and say a few words about Social Security.
诺亚将作为开路先锋在布什访问之前先到达那些州,他将到电台接受听众咨询,或者谈谈有关社会保障制度的话题irfw7YgG]]Zc*vo5
Though he is obviously not an expert (and not really a lobbyist, either), officials say the effort is a lighthearted way to underline Mr. Bush's message.
尽管诺亚并不是专家,也不是真正的政客,但是布什政府充分相信诺亚对改革的推行有帮助^I=yA;lB30cI0dtoT
"What I want to tell people about Social Security is to not be afraid of the new plan," Noah said. "It may be a change, but it's a good change."
诺亚说:“我想告诉人们的是,不要害怕新的社会保障制度,它是一种改变,而且它会朝对民众有利的方向改变Y%b-zf[ad_i.Uz=a1^g。”
The trip was a brainchild of Stuart Roy, a former aide to Representative Tom DeLay, Republican of Texas, who recently joined the DCI Group, a political consultancy here with ties to the Republican Party and Mr. Bush.
这次行程是斯图尔特·罗伊的想法,他是德克萨斯州共和党人代表汤姆·迪莱的前任助手,最近加入了DCI集团,是一名依附于共和党和布什先生的政治顾问o3mAauRR=a-qCQq
Noah became interested in presidents as a 5-year-old after a mock election in kind-ergarten.
诺亚5岁的时候,幼儿园进行了一次模仿美国总统选举的游戏,从那时开始诺亚就对总统产生了兴趣]S^fIYau&5
Today, he has more than 3,000 books on presidential history. He campaigned for Mr. Bush, speaking to Republican groups.
到现在,诺亚拥有的关于美国总统历史的书籍超过了 3,000本qzLQ%c9aOK#yu3。在共和党聚集大会上他发表演说支持布什,
After 27 trips to the first President Bush's presidential library at Texas A&M University in College Station, he scored a meeting with the former president.
跟随布什游历了27个州,在得克萨斯州的总统博物馆里他还见到了老布什Iz=%^m.s)Vc,zLkHo.[+
Noah plans to run for the White House in 2032 — and he wants Social Security addressed before then.
诺亚的目标是在2032年入主白宫——他希望到那个时候社会保障制度早就已经很完善了)D,=%d|lazTq

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重点单词
  • lobbyistn. 说客;活动议案通过者
  • electionn. 选举
  • mockv. 嘲笑,嘲弄,模仿 n. 嘲笑,戏弄,模仿 adj.
  • lightheartedadj. 快乐的,心情愉快的;无忧无虑的
  • socialadj. 社会的,社交的 n. 社交聚会
  • collectv. 收集,聚集 v. 推论 adv. 接收者付款
  • securityn. 安全,防护措施,保证,抵押,债券,证券
  • representativeadj. 代表性的,代议制的,典型的 n. 代表,众议员
  • delayv. 耽搁,推迟,延误 n. 耽搁,推迟,延期