英伦广角 Issue 134 希拉里同意出任国务卿

So let the conversation begin. I have a feeling. It's going to be very interesting.

 

America's next administration is starting to take shape with daily leaks and drips of speculation¹. The New York Times claims Hillary Clinton will accept the post of Secretary of State. The 61-year-old Junior Senator of New York and Obama's rival for the nomination² would replace Condoleezza Rice as America's global ambassador. A formal announcement is expected after Thanksgiving this Thursday.

 

Shame on you Barack Obama, it’s time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in Public.

 

This is the Clinton’s, the Clinton’s run to their own agenda. And someone is going to have to give in here. Will she work to what he wants her to do? Remember? One was for the war; one was against the war. Bill Clinton, I don't care, you know, how much he's told to keep or lead on it. Sooner or later, Bill is gonna get fidgety. He’s gonna wanna be on the world’s stage. And he's gonna wanna give a speech somewhere. So this is gonna have some problems.

 

So he was rumored³ to be joining around the cabinet table. This could be the man with the toughest job in the administration--Timothy Geithner. Sources told NBC News he's in line for the job of Treasury⁴ Secretary. The young president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank is one of the few involved in the financial crisis to emerge unscathed.

 

Helping⁵ him attempt to get America's finances back on track could be this man--Bill Richardson who appears to be favored for Commerce Secretary. The part-Latino Governor of New Mexico was Energy Secretary in Bill Clinton's Cabinet.

 

For National Security Advisor⁶, General James L. Jones is being considered--a Vietnam vet⁷. He was also the Military Head of NATO.

 

Finally, Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano was in line for another crucial role--Head of Homeland Security. It's a massive department which has immigration and federal disaster management under its umbrella, as well as its core role protecting America from terrorist attack.

 

Obama's transition team is officially staying out of this speculation. But analysts⁸ are so welcoming many of the picks as young, energetic and bright. Their early performance will be scrutinized⁹. There's an enormous way to the expectations surrounding this new administration.

 

Robert Nisbet, Sky News, Washington.

 

1 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。

2 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

3 rumored   

adj.传说的，谣传的v.传闻( rumor的过去式和过去分词 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• It is rumored that he cheats on his wife. 据传他对他老婆不忠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was rumored that the white officer had been a Swede. 传说那个白人军官是个瑞典人。 来自辞典例句

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

7 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 scrutinized   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比