2007年VOA标准英语-President Bush's Longtime Political Adviser to

By Paula Wolfson
Washington
13 August 2007

President Bush's top political adviser¹ has resigned. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, Karl Rove will leave his key White House post at the end of the month.

President Bush, left, puts his arm around Karl Rove as they appear before reporters during a news conference announcing Rove's resignation, 13 Aug 2007

Karl Rove is the man who convinced George W. Bush to run for governor of Texas in 1993, and was considered the mastermind behind his successful 2000 run for the presidency², and his 2004 re-election campaign.

Now, after seven years and almost eight months at the White House, President Bush says Rove is leaving.

"Karl Rove is moving on down the road," announced President Bush.

The announcement stunned³ official Washington. It came as President Bush was leaving the capital for an August vacation at his Texas ranch⁴. Characteristically, Rove was at his side.

"We have been friends for a long time," he added. "And we are still going to be friends. I would call Karl Rove a dear friend."

Throughout his tenure⁵ in Washington, Karl Rove was known as the president's most trusted adviser on politics and policy.

He was singled out for praise in the president's 2004 election victory speech.

"I was impressed by how hard and how skillful our team was. I want to thank [Republican] Chairman Mark Racicot, the Campaign Manager Ken⁶ Melman, and the Architect - Karl Rove," he said.

President Bush has also referred to him as "boy genius." But critics have another nickname for Rove, they call him "Bush's brain."

Rove's tenure was not without controversy⁷, he was under scrutiny⁸ for months in the investigation⁹ surrounding a CIA operative, whose identity was revealed to reporters. More recently, he has been called to testify before Congressional committees looking into the firing of nine federal prosecutors¹⁰.

Rove made no mention of those controversies¹¹ as he prepared to head home to Texas.

"I am grateful for being able to work with the extraordinary men and women you have brought into this administration. And, I am grateful to have been a witness to history. It has been the joy and honor of a lifetime," said Rove.

Rove said he has asked his wife and son to put up with a lot during his years in politics, and now it is time to focus on them. He said he will miss his work at the White House, but added he will continue to be an advocate for the president and his administration.

1 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

4 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

5 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

6 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

7 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

8 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

10 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

11 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句