CNN 2012-08-25

 What a CV and resume can both do, is to outline your professional experiences and accomplishments¹. People use these documents to show they are qualified² for a job they want. In this next report, Maggie Lake looks at the C.V.`s of two candidates for the same job, one that millions of Americans will decide on in 76 days.

 

It`s a race between the man who holds the Oval Office and the man who sat in the corner office. Mitt³ Romney and Barack Obama, two men who say they have the best C.V. to fix the U.S. economy.

 

I`ve spent 25 years in business. I know how business works. I want to use that experience to help businesses grow again.

 

Where we were losing 800,000 jobs a month when I was sworn in the office, we`ve been creating jobs now for almost three years straight.

 

The Romney campaign is closer to the sort of austerity point of view, that some countries in Europe are trying.

 

And go with me!

 

Obama for the last few years has been more about priming the pump and stimulus⁴.

 

It`s a tough job the candidates are applying for. U.S. economic growth has slowed to an anemic 1.5 percent in the spring. The jobless rate has been stuck over eight percent for 42 straight months, and spiraling government debt has undermined business confidence.

 

Most hiring managers have stacks and stacks of C.V.s to choose from when trying to pick the right candidate to feel a key position. But in this election, the American people have a choice between just two men who have very different ideas on how to fix the U.S. balance sheet.

 

First, the Obama C.V. 

 

The president`s campaign points to his success at saving the U.S. auto<sup>5</sup> industry. His plan to overhaul<sup>6</sup> the healthcare system, and the creation of more than 4.5 million private sector<sup>7</sup> jobs. But critics question Obama`s sometime rocky relations with Wall Street, and what they call his commitment to big government.

 

Under Obama`s plan, you wouldn`t have to work and wouldn`t have to train for a job. They`ll just send you your welfare check.

 

As for Mitt Romney, the GOP says his time as governor of Massachusetts and head of the 2002 Winter Olympics shows he can manage budgets. And as former CEO of private equity⁸ firm Bain Capital, he amassed⁹ a fortune. But that private sector experience has proved a rich target for the Democrats¹⁰.

 

Took our benefits. We didn`t have any more retirement¹¹, and Bain, Mitt Romney, they did not care about us as workers. They were looking at the mighty¹² dollar.

 

While Obama and Romney battle it out on the campaign trail, it may be the ability to reach across the political divide that voters should be most focused on.

 

If you want to get something done in this country, is a president who can move members of the other party to his position.

 

A tough job, indeed, in these days of divided government, but the stakes couldn`t be higher. Maggie Lake, CNN, New York.

1 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

4 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

5 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

6 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

7 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

8 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

9 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
• They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

12 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。