英语听力精选进阶版 14034

US campaign resumes after Sandy

Summary

1 November 2012

President Obama will hold a series of election rallies, as he resumes campaigning. He had suspended electioneering because of the storm Sandy. Mitt¹ Romney is also on the campaign trail.

Reporter:

Mark Mardell

Report

President Obama cancelled three days of campaign events to be back in the White House and in charge, as the big storm hit the North East coast. If he hadn't he'd have been accused of trying to save his job, rather than doing his job. As it is, he's earned some praise for firmly taking charge. When he visited the devastated² coastal³ area of New Jersey⁴ he told people: "This is what America is all about, we go through tough times and then we bounce back." 

Now he will return to campaigning, with rallies in Wisconsin, Nevada and Colorado – while the republican candidate Mitt Romney focuses on another swing state: Virginia. The next few days will be relentless⁵ and intense – the opinion polls are still too tight to predict a winner and both camps are claiming they are confident and on the verge⁶ of victory.

1 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。

2 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

6 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。