布什总统就任100天纪实

22 布什总统就任100天纪实

DATE=4-28-01
TITLE=IN THE NEWS #478 - The First 100 Days
BYLINE=George Grow

    (start at 1'08")This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS.  
    President Bush will observe his first one- hundred days in office Sunday.  Some Americans are using the event to consider his （1）performance as President.  
    The first one- hundred days in office has served as a （2）measure for American Presidents since Nineteen-Thirty-Three.  That is when Franklin Roosevelt was （3）sworn-in as President.  He quickly （4） proposed¹ a series of measures to deal with America's serious economic problems.  Congress² approved almost all the important bills that he requested.  Mister³ Roosevelt's success set an example for all the Presidents who have followed.
    Twenty years ago, Ronald Reagan began his term as President by seeking to cut some of the programs started by President（5）Roosevelt.  Mister Reagan was praised for getting his administration⁴ off to a fast start.
    However, the first one- hundred days are not always a good way to measure the long-term success of a President.  Larry Sabato teaches political science at the University of Virginia.  He says Jimmy Carter was successful in his first one- hundred days as President.  But he says Mister Carter had many failures during his four years in office.    
    Professor Sabato adds that Bill Clinton was generally unsuccessful in his first one- hundred days.  However, he was re-elected and served two full terms as President.  
    Bruce Buchanan teaches political science at the University of Texas.  He says an examination⁵ of President Bush's first one- hundred days in office has some value.  He says the President will hear public comments about his performance.  And, he says it will help decide what issues are important to Americans.  
    This week, the Washington Post newspaper and A-B-C News released⁶ results of a new public （6）opinion study.  It found that sixty-three percent of Americans approve of the way Mister Bush is doing his job.  Many Americans praised the President for his performance in the dispute⁷ with China about an American spy （7）airplane.  Sixty-five percent of those questioned said they thought Mister Bush could be trusted in a crisis⁸.  And, sixty-nine percent said he is doing a good job as commander-in-chief of the military.
    However, the study found that many Americans question Mister Bush's desire to help average people.  Fifty-one percent said the President does not understand the problems they face.
    Mister Bush says he is pleased with his performance during his first one- hundred days as President.  He told reporters he hopes Congress will approve a big tax cut for Americans.  He also said he wants to （8） improve education.  And he wants to develop more energy without harming the environment. 
    Historians⁹ say that a fair examination of any President's actions can only be made after he leaves office.  They also agree that it can be very difficult to change public opinion.  
    This VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS, was written by George Grow.  This is Steve Ember

注释：
（1） performance[ pE5fC:mEns ]n.履行, 执行
（2） measure[ 5meVE ]n.尺寸, 量度器v.测量, 测度
（3） sworn[ swC:n ] adj.宣誓过的, 起誓宣布的
（4） propose[ prE5pEuz ]v。计划, 建议
（5） Roosevelt[ 5rEuzEvelt, 5ru:svelt ]罗斯福Franklin Delano, 1882-1945,
（6） opinion[ E5pinjEn ]n.意见, 看法
（7） airplane[ 5ZE7plein ]n.飞机
（8） improve[ im5pru:v ]v.改善, 改进

1 proposed   

被提议的

参考例句：

• There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions. 员工对改变工资和工作环境的建议普遍不满。
• an outcry over the proposed change 对拟议的改革所发出的强烈抗议

2 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

3 mister   

n.(略作Mr.全称很少用于书面)先生

参考例句：

• Mister Smith is my good friend.史密斯先生是我的好朋友。
• He styled himself " Mister Clean ".他自称是“清廉先生”。

4 administration   

n.经营，管理；行政，行政机关，管理部门

参考例句：

• Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责？
• The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。

5 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。

6 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

7 dispute   

n.争端，分歧；v.争论，争吵，辩论，辩驳

参考例句：

• They are trying to find a way of settling the dispute.他们正设法寻找解决争端的办法。
• The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.争执双方应相互礼貌些。

8 crisis   

n.危机，危急关头，决定性时刻，关键阶段

参考例句：

• He had proved that he could be relied on in a crisis.他已表明，在紧要关头他是可以信赖的。
• The topic today centers about the crisis in the Middle East.今天课题的中心是中东危机。

9 historians   

n.历史学家，史学工作者( historian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Historians seem to have confused the chronology of these events. 历史学家好像把这些事件发生的年代顺序搞混了。
• Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。