美国新任众议长是个"爱哭鬼"

    Got hankies? The next speaker is a weeper. The new House Speaker John Boehner has a reputation for tearing up。
    It happened most recently when Boehner took his first turn on stage after Republicans seized control of the House in the midterm elections. Boehner held it together until he got to the spot in his speech when he spoke¹ of his humble² origins as one of 12 children in a working-class family。
    Then he started to lose it: "I've spent my whole life chasing the American dream." Soon he was pursing his lips and pressing a fist to his mouth as he tried to regain³ his cool while telling the crowd: "I put my - myself through school - working - every rotten job there was - and every night shift job I could find."Instantly, Twitter was atwitter with speculation⁴ about whether the show of emotion by the "weeper of the House" was genuine. It was vintage Boehner to those who know him. Margaret Spellings, education secretary under former President George W. Bush, says Boehner used to get weepy at school events. "Everybody laughs about how he bursts into tears. He'd always get choked up about the kids."Boehner's not always a softy: He's delivered plenty of fiery⁵ speeches against Barack Obama and the Democrats⁶. His "Hell no" tirade⁷ against the president's health care overhaul⁸ went viral on YouTube。
    据美联社9日报道，美国众议院的议员们需要准备好手帕了，因为新任议长是个“爱哭鬼”。约翰-博纳素以“爱哭”闻名政坛。
    报道称，美国共和党在刚刚结束的中期选举中控制了众议院，博纳因而第一次登台讲话。一开始他还沉着冷静，后来讲起自己卑微的出身，父母是普通工人，还有11个兄弟姐妹。
    这时，他失控了：“我一生都在追寻美国梦。”他嗫嚅着，拳头紧压嘴唇，努力保持平静：“我……我努力读书……做……每一份垃圾的工作……夜班什么的没有不做的。”
    微博推特用户纷纷猜测这位“众议院爱哭鬼”是作秀还是真实的情感流露。但了解他的人知道，这就是博纳的本色。美国前教育部长玛格丽特-斯佩林斯称，博纳经常在学校活动中落泪：“所有人都笑他动不动就哭，一提孩子就哽咽。”
    不过美联社称，博纳并非那么多愁善感。他曾经发表了大量激烈反对奥巴马总统和民主党的演说。如网上受到热捧的长篇演说《该死的，不！》就猛烈抨击了奥巴马政府医疗改革法案。

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

4 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

5 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

6 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 tirade   

n.冗长的攻击性演说

参考例句：

• Her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband.她的长篇大论激起了她丈夫的强烈反对。
• He delivered a long tirade against the government.他发表了反政府的长篇演说。

8 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。