2010年大學(xué)英語四六級考試精讀薈萃100篇(4)

　　5. What did the “turbulent election of 1876” imply?

　　[A]. The process of presidential election of 2000 was the same as that.

　　[B]. There were great similarities between the two presidential elections (2000 and 1876).

　　[C]. It was compared to presidential election of 2000.

　　[D]. It was given an example.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. avenue 通向成功/獲取成功的途徑/手段

　　2. running mate 競選伙伴，如作為總統(tǒng)的競選伙伴，獲勝后為副總統(tǒng)

　　3. pivotal 重要的，樞紐的

　　4. gingerly=carefully 小心翼翼地

　　5. tumultuous 吵鬧的，騷動的，激動的

　　6. rancorous 充滿仇恨的

　　7. elector 總統(tǒng)選舉團成員

　　8. elector college 美國選舉總統(tǒng)的選舉團

　　9. leeway 風(fēng)壓差，余地

　　10. for all practical purpose 事實上，實際

　　11. fracture 斷裂，折斷

　　12. taint 污點，敗壞，感染

　　13. dissent 不同意，異議

　　14. provisionally 暫時的，臨時的

　　15. aplomb 鎮(zhèn)靜，沉著

　　16. restraint 抑制，克制，謹(jǐn)慎

　　難句譯注

　　1. stand down 退出競爭/競選，辭職，推出法庭。這里指戈爾感謝這些競爭支持者后，就退出競選。此短語的對立面是stand for 競選。 Ex: to stand for parliament 競選國會議員。

　　2. The Bush campaign kept a low profile and moved gingerly, as if to leave space for Mr. Gore to contemplate his next steps.

　　[結(jié)構(gòu)簡析] profile 外形，輪廓，外觀。Low profile 低姿態(tài)，不出頭露面，不惹人注意。High profile 鮮明的姿態(tài)。

　　3. recount committee 重新計算選票委員會。

　　4. …one certain to leave scars is a badly divided country.

　　[結(jié)構(gòu)簡析] election 的同位語one (election) which was certain。 Leave scar 留下傷疤。

　　[參考譯文] 人們可以肯定計算問題在這兩派分裂的國家上留下傷疤。

　　5. It was a bitter ending for Mr. Gore, who had outpolled Mr. Bush nationwide by some 300000 votes, but, without Florida, fell short in the Electoral College by 271votes to 267—the narrowest Electoral College victory since the turbulent election of 1876.