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Foreign policy has taken center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign as the presumptive Republican Party nominee1, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt2 Romney, embarks3 on an overseas trip designed to bolster4 his foreign policy and defense5 credentials6 with American voters.
Much of this campaign has focused on President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy. But Republican Mitt Romney sought to change the subject this week with a foreign policy address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno, Nevada.
“I am an unapologetic believer in the greatness of America. I am not ashamed of American power," he said.
Romney unleashed7 a withering8 critique of President Obama’s foreign policy record that accused the Democratic administration of not being tough enough with Iran, China and Russia, and not being supportive enough of Israel. “I will not surrender America’s leadership in the world. We must have confidence in our cause, clarity in our purpose and resolve in our might," he said.
The Romney speech came one day after President Obama spoke9 to the same group and highlighted his record, including an end to the war in Iraq, the winding10 down of the war in Afghanistan and the killing11 of al-Qaida terror leader Osama bin12 Laden13.
“Because we’re leading around the world, people have a new attitude toward America. There is more confidence in our leadership. We see it across the globe. And when people are asked, 'Which country do you admire the most?' one nation comes out on top, the United States of America," he said.
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1 nominee | |
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者 | |
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2 mitt | |
n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手 | |
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3 embarks | |
乘船( embark的第三人称单数 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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4 bolster | |
n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励 | |
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5 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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6 credentials | |
n.证明,资格,证明书,证件 | |
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7 unleashed | |
v.把(感情、力量等)释放出来,发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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8 withering | |
使人畏缩的,使人害羞的,使人难堪的 | |
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9 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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10 winding | |
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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11 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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12 bin | |
n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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13 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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14 dueling | |
n. 决斗, 抗争(=duelling) 动词duel的现在分词形式 | |
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15 analysts | |
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 ) | |
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