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President Obamas SuccessPublished: November 6, 2012 President Obamas dramatic re-election victory was not a sign that a fractured nation had finally come together on Election Day. But it was a strong endorsement of economic policies that stress job growth, health care reform, tax increases and balanced deficit reduction and of moderate policies on immigration, abortion and same-sex marriage. It was a repudiation of Reagan-era bromides about tax-cutting and trickle-down economics, and of the politics of fear, intolerance and disinformation. Dramatic: drmtk adj. 戏剧的；引人注目的；激动人心的;victory vkt()r n. 胜利；成功；克服; fractured frktd adj. 断裂的；挫伤的；折裂的 v. 断裂（fracture的过去式）endorsement ndsm()nt; en- n. 认可，支持；背书；签注（文件）deficit reduction 削减赤字 deficit defst; di- n. 赤字；不足额moderate md()rtadj. 稳健的，温和的；适度的，中等的；有节制的 vt. 节制；减轻 vi. 变缓和，变弱abortion b()n n. 流产，小产；流产的胎儿 Reagan-era bromides里根时代的陈词滥调 bromide brmad n. 无化 溴化物；庸俗的人；陈词滥调trickle-down trikldaunadj. 美国英语(经济学)利益扩散论的，间接流注论的，“滴入式”理论的intolerance ntl()r()ns; ntl()rns n. （尤指对别人的意见）不宽容；偏狭disinformation ,dsnfme()nn. 故意的假情报；虚假信息repudiation ri,pju:diein n. 否认，拒绝；抛弃，断绝关系The presidents victory depended heavily on Midwestern Rust Belt states like Ohio, where the bailout of the auto industry which Mr. Obama engineered and Mr. Romney opposed proved widely popular for the simple reason that it worked. Midwestern Rust Belt 中西部铁锈地带midwestern midwestn adj. 美国中西部的Ohio uhaiu n. 俄亥俄州（美国一个州）bailout belat n. 紧急救助；跳伞More broadly, Midwestern voters seemed to endorse the presidents argument that the government has a significant role in creating private-sector jobs and boosting the economy. They rejected Mr. Romneys position that Washington should simply stay out of such matters and let the free market work its will. Romney rmnin. 罗姆尼羊；罗姆尼（男性名）broadly brdliadv. 明显地；宽广地；概括地；露骨地；粗鄙地endorse nds; en- vt. 背书；认可；签署；赞同；在背面签名boost bust n. 推动；帮助；宣扬vi. 宣扬；偷窃vt. 促进；增加；支援private-sector私营企业 sector sekt n. 部门；扇形，扇区；象限仪；函数尺 vt. 把分成扇形The Republicans last-ditch attempt to steal away Pennsylvania by stressing unemployment was a failure there and elsewhere. Voters who said unemployment was a major issue voted mainly for Mr. Obama. last-ditchl:stdit, lst-adj. 坚持到最后的；最后防线的ditch dt n. 沟渠；壕沟 vt. 在上掘沟；把开入沟里；丢弃 vi. 开沟；掘沟steal away （把某物）偷走；溜掉Pennsylvania ,pensilveinj n. 宾夕法尼亚州（美国州名）Mr. Romney, it turns out, made a fatal decision during the primaries to endorse a hard line on immigration, which earned him a resounding rejection by Latinos. By adopting a callous position that illegal immigrants could be coerced into “self-deportation,” and by praising Arizonas cruel immigration law, Mr. Romney made his road in Florida and several other crucial states much harder. Only one-third of voters said illegal immigrants should all be deported, while two-thirds endorsed some path to legal residency and citizenship. The Republican approach, if unchanged, will cost them dearly in the future. fatal fet()l adj. 致命的；重大的；毁灭性的；命中注定的;endorse nds; en- vt. 背书；认可；签署；赞同；在背面签名;sounding rzand adj. 响亮的；轰动的；彻底的 v. 回响（resound的ing形式）callous kls n. 硬皮；老茧adj. 无情的；麻木的；硬结的；起老茧的 vt. 使冷酷无情；使硬结；使生茧 vi. 变得冷酷无情；结茧；变硬coerce ks vt. 强制，迫使deportation dipte()n n. 驱逐出境；放逐Arizona ,rizunn. 美国亚利桑那州crucial kru()ladj. 重要的；决定性的；定局的；决断的residency rezd()nsn. 住处；住院医生实习期dearly drliadv. 深深地；昂贵地Still, Mr. Obamas victory did not show a united country. Richer Americans supported Mr. Romney, while poorer Americans tended to vote for Mr. Obama. There also remained clear divisions among voters by gender, age, race and religion. victory vkt()rn. 胜利；成功；克服united jnatd adj. 一致的，统一的；团结的，和睦的race resn. 属，种；种族，人种；家庭，门弟 vt. 使参加比赛；和竞赛；使急走，使全速行进 vi. 比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进African-Americans and Hispanics overwhelmingly supported Mr. Obama. White men voted for Mr. Romney; he won among those who said they opposed gay marriage, wanted to outlaw abortion, or favored mass deportation of illegal immigrants. None of those are majority positions in this country anymore. Hispanic hispnik adj. 西班牙的overwhelmingly ,ovhwelmili adv. 压倒性地；不可抵抗地outlaw abortion非法流产outlaw atln. 歹徒；罪犯；亡命之徒；被剥夺法律保护者 vt. 宣布为不合法；将放逐；剥夺的法律保护 abortion b()n n. 流产，小产；流产的胎儿Mr. Romneys strategy of blaming Mr. Obama for just about everything, while serenely assuring Americans he had a plan to cut the deficit without raising taxes or making major cuts in Medicare, simply did not work. serenely sri:nli adv. 安详地；沉着地；宁静地assuring uriv. 确信assure的ing形式）adj. 保证的；确信的；使人有信心的deficit defst; di- n. 赤字；不足额Medicare mdk n. （美国） 国家老年人医疗保险制度A solid majority of voters said President George W. Bush was to blame for the state of the economy rather than Mr. Obama. And voters showed more subtlety in their economic analysis than Mr. Romney probably expected. Those who thought the housing market and unemployment were the nations biggest problems said they voted for Mr. Obama. Those most concerned about taxes voted heavily for Mr. Romney. majority mdrtn. 多数；成年subtlety st()ltn. 微妙；敏锐；精明Significantly, 60 percent of voters said taxes should be raised either on the rich or on everyone. Only 35 percent said they should not be raised at all; that group, naturally, went heavily for Mr. Romney. The polling made it clear that Americans were unhappy with the economic status quo, and substantial numbers of voters said the economy was getting worse. But Mr. Romney did not seem to persuade voters that the deficit was a crushing problem. Only 1 in 10 voters said the deficit was the most important issue facing the country. significantly signifkntli adv. 意味深长地；值得注目地substantial sbstn()ln. 本质；重要材料 adj. 大量的；实质的；内容充实的crushing kr v. 压破，征服，冲入（crush的过去式和过去分词形式） adj. 压倒的；决定性的；不能站起来；支离破碎的status quo kwun. 现状Republicans had to be disappointed in the results of their unrelenting assault on Mr. Obamas health care reform law. Only around a quarter of Americans said it should be repealed in its entirety. be disappointed in对感到失望 disappointed dspntd adj. 失望的，沮丧的；受挫折的unrelenting nrlent adj. 无情的；不屈不挠的；不松懈的assault slt; sltn. 攻击；袭击vt. 攻击；袭击vi. 袭击；动武repealed v. 废止（repeal的过去分词）；撤消 repeal rpil in its entirety全面地，从总体上看People who were comfortable with the rightward slide of the Republican Party (as measured by their comfort with the Tea Party) voted heavily for Mr. Romney. comfortable kmf()tb()ln. 盖被 adj. 舒适的，舒服的rightward ratwdadj. 向右的；政治右倾的adv. 在右边；政治右倾slide slad n. 滑动；幻灯片；滑梯；雪崩vi. /vt.使滑动；悄悄地迅速放置tea party茶话会But Christopher Murphys victory over Linda McMahon in the Senate race in Connecticut, Joe Donnellys defeat of Richard Mourdock in Indianas Senate race and Claire McCaskills defeat of Todd Akin in the Missouri Senate race showed the price the Republicans are paying for nominating fringe candidates in their primaries. Christopher Murphys克里斯托弗墨菲的Christopher krstf(r) n. 克里斯多夫（男子名）murphy mfn. 马铃薯，土豆McMahon n. 麦克马洪（姓）senate sentn. 参议院，上院；（古罗马的）元老院Connecticut knetiktn. 美国康乃迪克州（位于美国东北部）Missouri mizuri n. 密苏里（美国州名）nominate nmnetvt. 推荐；提名；任命；指定fringe frindn. 边缘；穗；刘海adj. 边缘的；附加的vt. 加穗于candidate knddet; -dtn. 候选人，候补者；应试者primaries n. 基元；主翼羽，比较原色（primary复数）The polls were heartening in that they indicated that a solid majority of America