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Unit7ASon sRestlessJourneyEvanThomasandMarthaBrant I CulturalQuiz WhenandhowoftendoesU S launchthepresidentialcampaign Howmanytermscanapresidentserveconsecutively 2 WhatarepresidentialqualificationsinUS TheConstitutionrequirespresidentstobe citizensoftheUnitedStateswhoareatleast yearsofageandhaveresidedintheUnitedStatesfor years natural born 35 14 I CulturalNotes ElectiontothePresidencyThepowerofthepresidencymakesitthemost 吃香的 positioninAmericanpolitics TheConstitutionoriginallyprovidedfortheelectionofthepresidentand bytheelectoralcollege 总统选举团 Votersdonotelectthepresidentdirectly they howevertovotefortheelectorswhosupportaparticular 总统候选人 Thenumberofelectorsineachstateis thenumberofeachstate srepresentativesinbothhousesofCongress sought after vicepresident presidentialcandidate nominees equalto I CulturalNotes TheDistrictofColumbia althoughhavingnorepresentativeinCongress hasthreeelectors Altogetherthereare electoralvotes Allofeachstate selectoralvotesgotothecandidatewinningthemostvotesinthatstate 不论差距有多小 50个州选举人和哥伦比亚特区 theDistrictofColumbia 美国联邦直辖区 即美国首都华盛顿 的3名选举人共 构成选举团人 theElectoralCollege 在每一州中获得选举人票数最多的总统候选人便赢得该州的全部选举人票 winner take all 538 538 nomatterhowslimthemargin I CulturalNotes Atleasthowmanyballotsareneededtowinthepresidency Ifnocandidateswintherequiredballots howcanapresidentbeelected Atleastoverthehalfofalltheballots thatis 270 538 2 Ifnocandidateswintherequiredballots theHouseofRepresentativescasttheballotstovotethepresident I CulturalNotes DirectPrimaryElection primaryvoters caucusparticipants delegatespartyconventions presidentialhopeful ElectionCampaign GeneralElectionDay Inauguration IntheearlySep 1stMondayafterthe2ndWed ofDec Jan 20 nextyear I CulturalNotes 就职典礼上 新任总统宣誓如下 我郑重宣誓 或矢言 我必忠诚执行合众国总统的职务 并尽我最大的能力 维持 保护和捍卫合众国宪法 Attheinauguralceremony thenewpresidentrecitesanoath Idosolemnlyswear oraffirm thatIwillfaithfullyexecutetheOfficeofPresidentoftheUnitedStates andwilltothebestofmyability preserve protectanddefendtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates I CulturalNotes Whatpresidentservedmorethantwoterms FranklinD Roosevelt Afterhewaselectedpresidentforthe4thtime Rooseveltenactedthe22ndAmendmentwhichimposesatwo termlimitonpresidentialcandidates Whoarethetop3youngestpresidentsintheU S TheodoreRoosevelt 42 JohnF Kennedy 43 BillClinton 46 I CulturalNotes GeorgeHerbertWalkerBush June12 1924 Constellation Gemini Capricornpoliticianandbusinessman oilcompany whowasvicepresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1981to1989andwasthe41stpresidentoftheUnitedStates 1989 93 I CulturalNotes earnedwidespreadpraise thesuccessfulleadershipinPanamatheGulfWarthefallingofBerlinWallthedissolutionoftheSovietUnionHispopularitydissipated 消散 aneconomicrecessionthatbeganlatein1990persistedinto1992 Bushlost1992presidentialcampaigntotheDemocraticcandidate I CulturalNotes BillClinton WilliamJ Clinton Aug 19 1946 Constellation Leo PiscesPoliticalcoalitionforHilaryClinton Scorpio Pisces Oct 26 1947 thefirstDemocraticpresidentsinceFranklinD Roosevelttowinasecondterm I CulturalNotes GeorgeW Bush July6 1946 Constellations Cancer ScorpioArealmatchforLaura Libra Aquarius Nov 4 1946 the43rdPresidentoftheUnitedStates HewasswornintoofficeonJanuary20 2001 afteracampaign Inthe2004Presidentialcampaign hesuccessfullywonasecondterm I CulturalNotes YaleanoldandrespectedUSuniversity oneoftheIvyLeaguecolleges establishedin1701inNewHaven Connecticut namedafterElihu Yale aColonial bornEnglishmerchantandphilanthropist 慈善家 whomadeaseriesofcontributionstotheCollegiateSchoolinConnecticut whichwasrenamedinhishonorin1718 PresidentBushgothisundergraduateeducationatYale I CulturalNotes TheSkull and Bone ThemostsecretandeliteexclusivesocietyofYaleUniversityThesymbolisskullandbone meaningthedevotementtothesocietytilldeath322implycreatedon1932 anditwasthebranchoftheGermanyskull and bone createdin1833 Themember calledboner gettogetherinabuildingwithoutwindows thegrave anddiscussthesubjectaboutdeath trapsandtricksLotsofthebonersarecelebrities the27thpresidentWilliamH Taft theBushfamily HarvardafamousandrespecteduniversityinCambridge Massachusetts establishedin1636 whichistheoldestuniversityintheUS NamedafterJohnHarvard 1607 1638 anAmericanclericandphilanthropistwholefthislibraryandhalfhisestatetothecollegeinCambridge Massachusetts PresidentBushgothisMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool I CulturalNotes Comparison Translation P 145 克林顿和布什根本就是两种不同的人 克林顿是一应事务巨细必究的的人 在记忆资料时 他是一部机器 那些无休止的政治或经济问题的会议 他与顾问们必定参加 相反 小布什痛恨那些超过15分钟的会议 更不喜欢人们用乱七八糟的数字去烦他 ClintonandBusharedifferentgreatly significantlyfromeachother Clintonattendsinpersontoeverything trivialorcritical hecanmemorizedatawelljustlikeacomputer heandhisadvisorsneverfailtotakepartintheinterminablemeetingsofpoliticsoreconomy Onthecontrary Bushdislikesameetingthatlastsover15minutes andevenloathesbeingbotheredbyconfusingfigures I CulturalNotes 克林顿从出任总统一开始就十分关注民意测验对他行为的认可程度 但是布什却大不一样 他从竞选时就说 他将以自己的准则做出各种决定 克林顿酷爱读书 而其继任者却非如此 前总统生活快活 风流倜傥 还经常喝上几口 但新总统自14年前戒杯之后已滴酒不沾 Clintonhascaredverymuchaboutpublicapprovalpresentedbypollssincehisearlypresidency whereBush inasharpcontrast proclaimedattheoutsetofhiselectionthathewouldmakealldecisionsonhisown Clintonisanavidreader buthissuccessorisnot Joyful casualandelegant theex presidenttimeandagaindrinksalittle butthenewpresidenthasbeenateetotalsinceheabstainedfromit14yearsago I CulturalNotes 小布什出身于得克萨斯州新英格兰贵族家庭 前任总统是来自于普通家庭 经历艰辛 锤炼了自己的才能 他用自己的个人智慧和口才做事 而这正是继任者所缺乏的 BushJr wasbornofaprivilegedWASPfamilyinTexas whiletheformer fromanordinaryfamily hastemperedhimselfanddevelopedhistalentsinhardships Heworkswithhiswisdomandeloquence whichhissuccessorisshortof WASP WhiteAnglo SaxonProtestantanAmericanwhosefamilywasoriginallyfromnorthernEuropeandwhoisthereforeconsideredtobepartofthemostpowerfulgroupinsociety白种盎格鲁 撒克逊新教徒 I CulturalNotes II Organization ItischronologicallywrittenforBush selectioncampaign theauthorsdonotshowupmanyofhisshortcomingsexcept hisroughedges 瑕疵 美中不足 EducationBackground Paras 1 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