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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Explanation:
“The President has been shot!” This phrase, or something similar, has been said many times in U.S. history. Being president is a risky1 job (or a job with many dangers). Many presidents are assassinated2 (or killed) or simply die while they are in office (or working as president). That’s why we have to have a plan for who will be the next president if the current president dies. When the president can no longer serve (or work), the vice3 president becomes the next president.
To date (or until now), nine vice presidents have become president when the president could no longer serve. The first time this happened was in 1841, when President William Henry Harrison died. The vice president, John Tyler, had a swearing-in ceremony and took the presidential oath of office, or made a statement promising5 to do his best while serving as the next president of the United States. Because the order of succession (or the plan for who will become the next president) was clear, there were no problems. There was a very easy transition of power (or change from one president to another) and everyone treated President Tyler as a regular president, just as they would have treated President Harrison if he had not died in office.
The president doesn’t necessarily have to die for the vice president to become president through succession. For example, if the president is impeached6 (or if the presidency7 is taken away from him or her because he or she has done something wrong), the vice president will become president. Also, if the president resigns, or decides to stop being president, the vice president will become the new president. This happened when President Richard Nixon resigned and his vice president Gerald Ford8 was sworn in as the new president.
The Constitution has a long line of succession, or a plan for who will become the next president if the current president dies. For example, if the vice president becomes president but then dies, the next president will be whoever is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If that person dies, then the next president will be the President Pro4 Temp of the Senate, and so on.
问题:
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Answer:
The Vice President
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1 risky | |
adj.有风险的,冒险的 | |
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2 assassinated | |
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 );中伤;诋毁;破坏 | |
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3 vice | |
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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4 pro | |
n.赞成,赞成的意见,赞成者 | |
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5 promising | |
adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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6 impeached | |
v.控告(某人)犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 );弹劾;对(某事物)怀疑;提出异议 | |
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7 presidency | |
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期) | |
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8 Ford | |
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过 | |
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