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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
Obama, Romney make closing argument
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt1 Romney on Friday made closing argument for their candidacy to become the next president of the United States, as they sprint2 towards the election day.
In duelling op-ed published on CNN.com, the two candidates made their respective case for presidency3. Obama touted4 his record, saying the country is recovering from the "worst economic crisis since the Great Depression," and "the war in Iraq is over, Osama bin5 Laden6 is dead, and our heroes are coming home."
Noting the job has not been done, Obama implored7 voters to choose his vision of future in next Tuesday's election, saying if he succeeds in the election, he will invest in education to enhance competitiveness, revamp the tax code to restore fairness, see through the winding8 down of wars to focus on nation building at home and deficit9 reduction, protect welfare for the poor, elderly or disabled.
Romney, on the other hand, offered a different path. Extolling10 American exceptionalism, Romney reiterated11 in his op-ed his five- point plan to create 12 million jobs, including encouraging domestic energy production, empowering states and bringing in the private sector12 to improve education, develop international trade while protecting American workers, cut federal spending and balance budget, putting in place pro-business tax code and regulations.
Both candidates described their visions as "real change," while blasting the other one, as they do in campaign events in recent days.
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1 mitt | |
n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手 | |
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n.短距离赛跑;vi. 奋力而跑,冲刺;vt.全速跑过 | |
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3 presidency | |
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期) | |
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4 touted | |
v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 );招揽;侦查;探听赛马情报 | |
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5 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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6 laden | |
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的 | |
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7 implored | |
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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8 winding | |
n.绕,缠,绕组,线圈 | |
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9 deficit | |
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差 | |
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10 extolling | |
v.赞美( extoll的现在分词 );赞颂,赞扬,赞美( extol的现在分词 ) | |
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11 reiterated | |
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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12 sector | |
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形 | |
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13 ballots | |
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 ) | |
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