2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Republicans Will Win on National Secu

By Scott Stearns
White House
24 October 2006

President Bush says he expects his political party to keep control of both houses of Congress in next month's elections by campaigning on the issues of national security and a strong economy. The president made the comments in Florida, where he spent the day raising money for Republican candidates.

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George W. Bush

President Bush says opposition¹ Democrats² are genetically³ disposed to raising people's taxes and that is why he says they will lose on Election Day.

He told a Republican rally in the Gulf⁴ Coast city of Sarasota that Democrats have consistently predicted that his record tax cuts would ruin the economy and drive up the deficit⁵. They have not.

With most Democrats now predicting that they will win control of the House of Representatives next month, Mr. Bush says they are wrong again.

He said, "The Democrats have made a lot of predictions. As a matter of fact, I think they may be measuring the drapes. If their electoral predictions are as reliable as their economic predictions, November 7 is going to be a good day for the Republicans."

Most public opinion polls say Democrats are likely to win control of the House of Representatives in that vote. The president says that is not going to happen. And White House officials say they are only planning a legislative⁶ agenda that assumes Republicans keep control of the House.

As he did in his own re-election two years ago, President Bush is portraying⁷ Democrats as weak on national security, citing as one example their opposition to legislation outlining how American interrogators can question suspected terrorists.

"The vast majority of Democrats voted against giving our professionals the right to interrogate⁸ to protect America. These are patriotic⁹ souls, but their vision of the world is wrong. And we need to make sure that we continue to control the House of Representatives to provide the protection necessary," he said.

Democrats say they are not against interrogating¹⁰ suspected terrorists. Most opposed that legislation because it denies suspects the right to challenge their detention¹¹ and allows coerced¹² testimony¹³ to be used as evidence.

Democrats say it is President Bush who is endangering national security through his policies in Iraq - a war that is increasingly unpopular among American voters.

Some Republican candidates openly oppose the president's handling of that conflict. Mr. Bush says he has a plan for victory.

He said, "The enemy changes, and we change. The enemy adapts to our strategies and tactics and we adapt to theirs. We are constantly changing to defeat this enemy. But if the Democrats were to take control, their policy is pretty clear to me. It's cut and run."

Democrats say they want Iraqi forces to take more responsibility for their own security so American troops can come home.

The Bush Administration says it is working with Iraqi officials on a series of benchmarks for meeting specific security, economic, and political goals. But White House officials say that is not a timeline for withdrawal¹⁴ as that, they say, would embolden¹⁵ the enemy.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 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》

3 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

4 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

5 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

6 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

7 portraying   

v.画像( portray的现在分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

8 interrogate   

vt.讯问，审问，盘问

参考例句：

• The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
• We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。

9 patriotic   

adj.爱国的，有爱国心的

参考例句：

• His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
• The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。

10 interrogating   

n.询问技术v.询问( interrogate的现在分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• She was no longer interrogating but lecturing. 她已经不是在审问而是在教训人了。 来自辞典例句
• His face remained blank, interrogating, slightly helpless. 他的面部仍然没有表情，只带有询问的意思，还有点无可奈何。 来自辞典例句

11 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

12 coerced   

v.迫使做( coerce的过去式和过去分词 )；强迫；（以武力、惩罚、威胁等手段）控制；支配

参考例句：

• They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. 他们被迫通过谈判解决。
• He was coerced into making a confession. 他被迫招供。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

14 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

15 embolden   

v.给…壮胆，鼓励

参考例句：

• Emboldened by the wine,he went over to introduce himself to her.他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
• The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.发现自己并未遭到反对，首相渐渐有了信心。