Title: Unit One Politics
1Unit One- Politics
- Politics involves several aspects, such as
policies, parties, election, government
management, diplomacy, ect.
2I. Introductory Remark
- In this unit, we just intend to focus on the
topic about election, the key political issue in
America in 2004. Actually, to clarify the process
of presidential election (????) is no easy task,
youre expected to get familiarized with the
chief 2 parties in the U.S. first, that is, the
Republican Party (???), also named GOP (Grand Old
Party ???) and the Democratic Party (???),
3I-1 The Democratic Party
- Thomas Jefferson, in the late 1700's, started the
first political party with the conviction that
the federal government was assuming too much
power over domestic policy and should be stopped.
His party became known as the "Democratic" party
when candidate Andrew Jackson became President in
1828. - Andrew Jackson was known as a man of the people.
He took the Democratic party that Jefferson and
his elite collegues had formed and turned it over
to the citizens of the United States.
4I-2 The Democratic Party vs. The Republican Party
- The Democratic Party held its first convention in
1832 to re-elect Andrew Jackson to a second term.
Its convention began the Democratic National
Committee in 1848. It has become the longest
running political organization in the world. - The Republican Party held its first convention in
1854, with supporters then including anti-slavery
activists and advocates of the idea that the
government should grant western lands to settlers
free of charge.
5- Story of Party Animals
- Party animals involved statues of donkeys and
elephants. The donkey is the official animal of
the Democratic Party. The elephant represents the
Republican Party. The status of an elephant as
Republican Partys symbol appears to be safe. Win
or lose, both symbols have endured. - The elephant - symbol of the Republican Party
since 1874 - remembers that GOP stands for Grand
Old Party, but increasingly, the elephant is
standing alone.
6- When Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828,
his opponents tried to label him a jackass
(????)for his populist views and his slogan,
Let the people rule. Jackson, however, picked
up on their name calling and turned it to his own
advantage by using the donkey on his campaign
posters. During his presidency, the donkey was
used to represent Jacksons stubbornness (??). - Thomas Nast, a famous political cartoonist, used
the donkey first in an 1874 editorial cartoon to
depict the Democrats as a donkey trying to scare
a Republican elephant.
7I-3 Timeline for 2004 Presidential Campaign
- The United States elects a president every four
years. Currently Republicans control not just the
White House but also both houses of Congress. - In 2003, 9 Democrats, 8 men and 1 woman began
competing for the Democratic Party nomination for
president of the United States in the 2004
election, having entered the race for the chance
to oppose President Bush.
8- The candidates include Senators (???) John
Edwards, Bob Graham, John Kerry and Joseph
Lieberman, and former Senator Carol Moseley
Braun. Others include Representatives(???)Richard
Gephardt and Dennis Kucinich. Candidate Howard
Dean is the former governor of Vermont (????).
And, Al Sharpton is a Christian clergyman and a
civil rights leader. - As a result, the veteran (???) John Kerry became
the Democratic candidate to run for the 2004
presidential campaign after beating the youngest
candidate John Edwards.
9I-4 About John Kerry
- John Kerry received many honors for military
service. He was a Navy officer during the Vietnam
War. But later he opposed that war. In
nineteen-eighty-four, Massachusetts voters
elected him to the United States Senate. He
maintains Democrats must support making America
safer and stronger if they are to win the
presidency. - He announced his position on issues like economy
and taxes, home security, health care, education,
the environment, etc.
10II. Quiz-Vocabulary about Election
- ????
- direct election
- ???
- general election system
- ????
- single-candidate election
- ????
- competitive election
- ????
- by-election
- ????
- roll-call vote
- ???
- seek a vote
- ?????
- secret ballot
- ????
- electoral vote
- ????
- electoral system
11- ?????
- make the final vote
- ?????
- vote of non-confidence
- ????
- election at expiration of office terms
- ????????
- the right to vote and the right to be elected
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12III. Latest News for Reading
- Schwarzenegger Will Be President?
- Schwarzenegger was always a quick study. Back
then he had already figured out the key element
to his success in bodybuilding, in the movies
and in politics (present California governor). - In 1977, he became the king of the musclemen at
the age of 30. Through bodybuilding, he did a lot
of things and got into the films.
13- Stardom works. The straight talk, his promise to
balance the state budget, and the sheer,
unpolitical way the huge action star seemed to
practice the art of politics seemed to have
endeared him to the electorate(??). - Well, the honeymoon seems to be over. In a recent
poll(????), Schwarzeneggers approval rating
(???) had dropped to 37 percent. Democrats and
public employee unions dogged his steps with
protests, and flooded the state with critical TV
spots.
14- This first year, he has run up a record as a
pro-business, economic conservative with liberal
views on social issues guns, gay rights, the
environment. He managed to reform the state's
costly Workman's Compensation law. But on the
issue that got him elected, California's huge
budget deficit, the best he could do was
refinance 15 billion in state debt. He was
unable to get significant spending cuts through
the legislature and was dead set against raising
taxes.
15Part A Snap Judgments
- I. Vocabulary Preparation
- snap / ???? / made quickly, without careful
thought ?????? - make a decision / make a search of
- (Am. slang) Its a job. ( very easy job)
- slick / ???? / done in a skilful and attractive
way very good or attractive ??????? - a show / a time / a TV presenter
16- ad / ?? / an advertisement a public notice
offering or asking for goods, services, etc. ?? - an campaign / a classified/want ??/????
- commercial / ???????? / an advertisement on
television or radio (??????)?? - run s ??????
- candidate / ????????? / someone who is competing
in an election ??? - endorse a ??(??)????
- a leading for the presidency ????????
17- glimpse / ?????? / a quick look at someone or
something that does not allow you to see them
clearly ???? - get/catch a brief of the city
- demonstrate / ???????????? / to show or describe
how to do something or how something works ???? - sth. to sb. / how to do sth.
- clip / ???? / a short part of a film or
television program that is shown by itself,
especially as an advertisement ???? - go through all the s on an event / a televised
news
18- rate / ???? / to think that someone or something
has a particular quality, value, or standard
???? - sb.s English at a B ???????B?
- We your services highly. ????????????
- weird / ???? / very strange and unusual, and
difficult to understand or explain ??????????? - a story ????? a idea ?????
19VERB glance at, down, over, round, through
- glance / ?????? / a quick or brief look??????
- take a at the newspaper headlines
- steal es at sb.
- prehistoric / ?????????????? / relating to the
time in history before anything was written down
??? - in times ?????
- man/remains/animals ????/??/??
20II. Notes
- Lets pay tribute to the renowned anchor - late
- Peter Jennings (1938-2005, born in Canada) the
lead anchor and senior editor of ABCNEWS World
News Tonight, where he has established a
reputation for independence and excellence in
broadcast journalism. He became an American
citizen in 2004. He died of lung cancer at the
age of 67 on August 8, 2005 ?????
21- ABC the American Broadcasting Company, a
television and radio network in the United
States, today owned by the Walt Disney Company
?????? - Robert Krulwich a New York-based ABCNEWS
correspondent who appears regularly on Nightline.
He also reports for World News Tonight With Peter
Jennings, and Good Morning America. ????????
22III. Spot Dictation
- Peter Jennings Thank you for joining us this
evening Snap Judgments. Candidates in the
political campaign are going to spend hundreds of
millions of dollars this year trying to 1
with slick 30-second commercials. But maybe
all they need are five-second ads, even two
seconds! ABCs Robert Krulwich tonight on how
important 2
is. - (People yelling in background)
influence voters
that very first impression
23- Robert Krulwich Now its getting interesting,
and as these candidates flash by on TV for a
second or two, even 3 makes
an impression. A bigger impression than you know. - Nalini Ambady Yeah, I think you are making an
impression.
the briefest glimpse
24- Robert Krulwich Psychology professor Nalini
Ambady knows this, because a few years ago she
did an experiment. She asked 4
students like these to come to a classroom here
at Harvard and she showed them short videos of
teachers 5 . Let me demonstrate.
She showed a guy like me, lecturing in a lecture
hall, except you (talking to professor) turned
off the sound. So they watched something like
this, a teacher teaching 6 for
how long? (asking the professor) - Nalini Ambady These clips are 10 seconds long.
a bunch of
they never met
with no sounds
25- Robert Krulwich Ten seconds?
- Nalini Ambady Uh huh.
- Robert Krulwich Thats all?
- Nalini Ambady Yeah.
- Robert Krulwich Thenwere re-creating this here
(showing chart), the students were asked to rate
the teacher in a number of categories. And
7 were then compared to a course
evaluation filled out by students whod have the
teacher three days a week for a whole semester.
And what happened? - Nalini Ambady Uhmthere was 8
in their evaluations. It was
amazing!
those ratings
very little difference
26- Robert Krulwich So students who saw the
professor for ten seconds gave the exact same
ratings as the students who knew him for months! - Nalini Ambady Precisely! Thats exactly what we
found. - Robert Krulwich Ok, now just for the fun of it,
you get 9 students and you show
them clips of professors that last two
secondstwo seconds and no sound! Which islike,
nothing! - Nalini Ambady Yeah. laughing It passes by
fast. - Robert Krulwich And after a two-second look,
student ratings were 10 to
the full semester evaluation. That is so weird!
a new set of
almost identical
27- Robert Krulwich Ah, well, we had the same
reaction. - Robert Krulwich But if a two-second glimpse can
tell you that much about a teacher, just possibly
a two-second glance on the TV can tell you
something important about a candidate for
president. From prehistoric times we have evolved
to look at faces and make snap judgments is he
going to hurt me, is he going to help me? Brains,
says professor Ambady, can decide a lot in two
seconds. So quick impressions matter! Robert
Krulwich, ABC News.
28Display your Snap Judgment!
- Lets see whether just possibly a quick glance on
the TV can tell you something important about a
candidate for president. Can you decide a lot in
such short time? - Now watch an item of news about the second
rounds of ads for presidential campaign
(???????????) between George W. Bush and John
Kerry. Exercise your quick judgment at this
moment!
29- Questions
- 1. What triggered a debate about Bushs ad?
- 2. Why does Bush launch the new round of ads?
- 3. What are Kerrys 3 key charges listed in the
ad? What is the real story about those charges?
30- Script
- Charlie Gibson The President, as you probably
know, used scenes from Ground Zero (??????????)
in his first campaign ads that were broadcast.
That ignited a debate ( arouse ??????) about
whether its appropriate (suitable, acceptable,
correct) to use such images in an election
campaign. Well today, his campaign launched a new
round of ads (?????????) that attacked John Kerry
for the first time, by name. With that story,
ABCs George Stephanopoulos.
31- Ad Im George W. Bush, and I approve this
message. - Narrator That disclaimer (??????????
????????? n. ????????) required by new campaign
laws, is the only time you hear President Bush.
After a brief pause, a softer female voice makes
the case against Kerry. - Softer Female Voice A President sets his
agenda (???????? ???????? n. ?????? ) for
America in the first one hundred days.
32- Narrator No President has ever aired ads about
his challenger so early in the campaign. The Bush
team insists that Kerrys record is his own worst
enemy. In thirty seconds, three key charges
(?????? ) - Ad John Kerrys plan to pay for new government
spending, raise taxes by (???? ) at least 900
billion dollars. - Narrator The Kerry campaign called that charge
completely false.
33- The real story Kerry has explicitly
(???????????? ???????????? adv. ??????)
proposed raising only about 250 billion in taxes
over ten years, by rolling back (??) the Bush tax
cuts for wealthy Americans. But his health care
plan would cost almost 900 billion and he hasnt
spelled out (spell out ??????? ) how hes gonna
pay for it. The Bush ad jumps to the conclusion
that only tax increases can fill the gap (????
close / stop / supply the gap) Charge number two
- ???? jumps to the conclusion ??????????
- I never said I was on a package tour. You jumped
to the conclusion. I came by myself.
34- Ad Weaken the Patriot Act (???????? ????????
????) used to arrest terrorists. - Narrator Theres nothing subtle (????? ?????
adj. ????????) about the image that hammers home
(????????) this charge. And Kerry does want to
change the law. But reforms he says will protect
privacy, not terrorists. Charge number 3 - Ad And he wanted to delay defending America
until the United Nations approved. - ????hammer sth. home???????????,?????????????
,?????????????? - The advertising campaign will try to hammer home
the message that excessive drinking is a health
risk.
35- Narrator Defending America, in this context,
is code for invading Iraq. And while Kerry denies
giving the UN the veto (??????? ????? n. ???)
over the decision to go to war, he does say that
President Bush should have brought more nations
to the cause. - GS So the ad war is fully engaged ( in full
swing), Charlie. The Kerry campaign says theyll
be on the air tomorrow with an ad being produced
in studios tonight, and it goes straight against
President Bushs credibility (?????????????
????????????? n. ????). All we know so far is
the first sentence Once again, George W. Bush
is misleading America. Charlie. - Charlie Gibson Alright George, and its only
March. Thanks very much. On Capitol Hill (????)
today
36- Key to the questions
- 1. What triggered a debate about Bushs ad?
- The image of Ground Zero in the ad that reminds
American people of terrorism. - 2. Why does Bush launch the new round of ads?
- To attack his opponent John Kerry by listing
Kerrys 3 key charges. - 3. What are Kerrys 3 key charges listed in the
ad? What is the real story about those charges?
37- Charge No. 1 He is planning to raise taxes by at
least 900 billion dollars to pay for new
government spending. - The real story is that Kerry has proposed raising
only about 250 billion in taxes over ten years,
by rolling back the Bush tax cuts for wealthy
Americans while his health care plan would cost
almost 900 billion. - Charge No. 2 His reform will weaken the Patriot
Act used to arrest terrorists. - Actually, Kerry does want to change the law, but
he claims his reforms will protect privacy
instead of terrorists. - Charge No. 3 he wanted to delay defending
America until the United Nations approved. - Kerry denies giving the UN the veto over the
decision to go to Iraqi war and maintains
President Bush should have brought more nations
to the cause of invading Iraq.
38- Since quick impressions matter, PLS take a
two-second glimpse at Schwarzenegger. That will
tell you so much about the macho (????) man. - Could he become president if he ran for president
in 2008? The following clip of video can tell you
something.
39- Script
- His wife, Maria Shriver, has been a high-profile
first lady, active in women's causes. But the
governor is quick to point out their political
differences. When he showed Safer his wife's
office, he said, "I'll show you Maria's office
quickly, which is back here. She, of course, has
to be further away from my office because she's a
Democrat." - She's not just any Democrat, but a Kennedy.
40- That made it all the more unusual this summer
when she went where no Kennedy had ventured
before The Republican National Convention, where
she watched her husband wow delegates with a
tried-and-true (????) Schwarzenegger-ism "And to
those critics who are so pessimistic about our
economy, I say, don't be economic girlie men!" - The governor parts ways with the president, and
with his own California Republican party, on a
number of issues none more controversial than
embryonic stem cells.
41- "I'm a religious Republican, too. I'm a Catholic.
I go to church every Sunday," says
Schwarzenegger. "But it doesn't mean that I'm
against progress. We have to move forward with
the stem cell research. This is the future of
solving some of the serious problems that are
existing in a medical area. And, why not? - Normally, even a first-term California governor
with Schwarzenegger's poll numbers and star power
would be talked about as a potential future
presidential candidate. But being foreign-born,
he can't run. There are attempts to change that.
42- Would he like to be able to? Would he like to see
an amendment to the Constitution (?????)? - Yes. Absolutely, says Schwarzenegger. I think,
you know, because why not? Like with my way of
thinking, you always shoot for the top. But its
not something that I am preoccupied with (?????).
I am not thinking one single minute about that.
Because there's so many things I have to do in
California, and my promise was to straighten out
the mess in California."
43- 60 Minutes concluded its visit with The
Governator by showing him the last few seconds of
their first encounter 27 years ago, back when
Schwarzenegger was a 30-year-old on a very fast
track. - Back then, Safer reported "Arnold Schwarzenegger
is a contented soul. He's happy as a clam, strong
as a horse. And if you find bodybuilding a funny
thing for a grown-up, intelligent man to be
doing, so does Arnold. And he's laughing with you
all the way to the bank."
44- What does Schwarzenegger think of that today?
- "That's funny. It's amazing to see that. So you
have to get me a tape of that," says
Schwarzenegger. "And I'm still laughing. Not all
the way to the bank. My wife is screaming, 'Now
you make no money because ...' But at least I
have a good time. And it's a challenging job. And
I am having the greatest time in the world doing
this."
45Part B Hillary Clintons Journey
- I. Vocabulary Preparation
- exclusively / ????????????? / only not shared
with others ?????? - e.g. The article was written (????) for
Newsweek. - memoir / ??????? / a book by someone important
and famous in which they write about their life
and experiences ????? - scandal / ??????? / action, attitude, etc. that
is disgraceful or shameful ?????? - e.g. spread/uncover/cover up about sb.
46- wring someones neck to kill someone by twisting
their neck or pressing their throat with your
hands, a rope, etc. used when you are very angry
with someone ?????? - aftermath / ????????? / the period of time after
something such as a war, storm, or accident when
people are still dealing with the results
??????????? - e.g. in the of war (election) / endure an
(??) - run for to be a candidate in an election (for a
political position) ??(??????)
47- senate / ?????? / the smaller and more important
of the two parts of the government with the power
to make laws, in countries such as the US,
Australia, and France ??? - confess / ??????? / to admit, especially to the
police, that you have done something wrong or
illegal ???? - e.g. He ed his crime honestly to the police.
- He ed having killed / that he had killed his
boss. - due / ???? / scheduled expected ??????
- e.g. His next book is out shortly.
- He is about for a promotion.
48- headline / ???????? / a line of words printed in
large letters as the title of a story in a
newspaper, or the main points of the news that
are broadcast on television or radio ?????? - e.g. a figure ??????
- a -making incident ?????????
- be in the national s ?????????????
- break / ????? / to disclose to make known
???? e.g. the bad news gently to somebody - rumor / ?????? / (instance of) information spread
by being talked about but not certainly true
???? - e.g. spread/confirm a that /about ??/????
49- intern / ??????? / someone, especially a student,
who works for a short time in a particular job in
order to gain experience ?????? - e.g. work as s
- log / ??? / a record of events ????
- e.g. write up/keep a ????/????
- cross-examine / ????? ???????? / to question
someone closely, especially with regard to
answers or information given previously ???? - testify / ????????? / to give evidence declare
as a witness, especially in court ?????? - e.g. on behalf of the accused man ?????
50- oath / ??? / (words used in making a) solemn
promise to do something or solemn declaration
that something is true ?????? - e.g. swear/take an to do sth. ????
- break/violate an that ????
- level with someone to speak honestly to someone,
after hiding some unpleasant facts from them
???? - e.g. I dont think youre ing with me.
- ??????????
- furious / ????????? / full of violent anger
?????? - e.g. be about/at/over sth. at/with sb.
- ??????????
51- dumbfounded / ??????????? / extremely surprised
or astonished ???????? Im by the news. - beside oneself to be feeling so angry, excited,
etc. that one finds it difficult to control
themselves in a state of extreme excitement or
anger ?????????? - e.g. beside oneself with joy/rage ??/??
- jury / ??????? / group of people in a law court
who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a
case and to decide whether the accused person is
guilty or not guilty ???????? sit/serve on the
???? - air / ?? / to broadcast something on radio or
television (???????)???? the show/course
52II. Notes
- Elizabeth Vargas (1962-) a correspondent for ABC
News 20/20 since June 1997 and an anchor for
World News Tonight Saturday ??????? - Barbara Walters (1929-) an American television
commentator known for her many years as a network
anchor on news programs, on the Today show, for
her years on the newsmagazine 20/20 and on the
estrogen-chat program The View ??????
53- Eastern Time the standard time in the 5th time
zone west of Greenwich, used in the eastern
United States (??)???? - Monica Lewinsky (1973-) an American businesswoman
who was caught up in a sex scandal investigation
when she was an intern working at the White
House. While at the White House she had a
short-term sexual relationship with the
President. The news of this affair, and the
resulting investigation, and impeachment, became
known as the Lewinsky scandal. ???????
54- Bill Clinton (1946-) the 42nd President of the
US, from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was a popular
President for most of his period in office,
because the US economy was strong. He is also
known for a sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky that
happened near the end of the time he was
president. ????? - In order to know more about the sexual scandal,
PLS watch the following interview about Bill
Clionton
55III. Bill Clintons Interview
- Dan Rather In her book, Senator1 Hillary
Clinton describes the moment when her husband
finally told her the truth about Monica Lewinsky.
She wrote that, upon hearing the news, she could
hardly breathe, was gulping2 for air, and
started crying and yelling at him, asking him,
quote, Why did you lie to me? We asked Bill
Clinton to tell us about that moment, which you
have already heard him describe as his worst
personal day in the White House. 1 senator
??????? ??????? n. ??? - 2 gulp ???? ???? v. ??????
56- Dan Rather In your book, you write about how
furious1 Mrs. Clinton was when she found out
the truth. How did you tell her? - Bill Clinton I had a sleepless night, and woke
her up and sat down on the side of the bed and
just told her. And it was awful2. But I had to
do it, because the grand jury testimony3 was
coming up and I was going to tell the truth to
the grand jury4, and I wanted her to know
before it happened. I had to tell her. 1
furious ???????? ???????? adj. ?????? - 2 awful ????? ???? adj. ??????
- 3 testimony ?????????? ??????????? n. ????
- 4 grand jury ????
57- Dan Rather And what did she say? What did she
do? - Bill Clinton Well, I dont want to go into the
details. She was angry and she was mad and she
was mad about me not telling her before. I think
almost as mad that I hadnt told her about it, as
to what Id done. - Dan Rather Well, in your book, you write about
how furious she was, and Im quoting you now, you
said, I woke her up in the White House early one
morning. She looked at me as if I had punched her
in the gut (??). - Bill Clinton Thats right.
58- Dan Rather That pretty much the scene?
- Bill Clinton Yeah. Well, you know, wed been
together a long time, wed been started going
together in 1971. And we were each others best
friends. Wed been through everything together.
We knew just about everything there was to know
about each other. And when you go through the
kind of struggles we have, it almost becomes
inexplicable1 that anything would be so bad you
wouldnt tell it. 1 inexplicable
?????????????? ?????????????? adj.
?????????????
59- Dan Rather Also you told her that you were in
the doghouse (????). - Bill Clinton Yeah, thats putting it mildly. I
was in the doghouse. - Dan Rather Not only had Hillary Clinton believed
the lie the president told the country. - Bill Clinton I did not have sexual relations
with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. - ????doghouse??????,????????????(in the
doghouse)????????,??in the doghouse in
disgrace out of favor,??????????????
60- Dan Rather Mrs. Clinton had gone out on a limb
to defend her husband in public.
(??????????????,????????????) - Hillary Clinton The great story here for anybody
willing to find it and write about it and explain
it is this vast right-wing conspiracy1 that has
been conspiring2 against my husband since the
day he announced for president. - 1 conspiracy ??????????? ??????????? n.
???? - 2 conspire ????????? ????????? v. ????
61- Dan Rather Before the ultimate1 facts came
out, Mrs. Clinton, then the first lady, went on
television and she was a tigress defending2
you, saying there was a right-wing conspiracy
about this. You write about this in the book. You
watched it on television. What were you thinking
at that time? She was hung out3 there for you. - 1 ultimate ???????? ???????? adj. ??????
- 2 defend ??????? ??????? v. ????
- 3 hang out ????
62- Bill Clinton I was thinking, first of all, I
felt sick that she was having to defend me one
more time. And I felt terrible. So I was worried,
sick that Hillary was defending me. I also
believe that she told the truth. Both things were
true. I did a bad thing. I made a terrible moral
error. Thats true. Its also true that there was
a vast right-wing operation. I told Hillary the
only thing, that I kind of hated was that she
used the word conspiracy (??), because most of
it was right out in the open.
63- Dan Rather Two days after Bill Clinton told
Hillary the truth, he gave his videotaped
testimony to the Starr grand jury. The tape,
which was released to the news media, showed the
normally confident Clinton at his worst,
humiliated1 and embarrassed. - Bill Clinton When I was alone with Miss Lewinsky
on certain occasions in early 1996, and once in
early 1997, I engaged in conduct that was wrong. - 1 humiliated ?????????????? ?????????????
adj. ?????? - 2 torture ??????? ??????? v. ????
64- Dan Rather His testimony was tortured1. And he
used careful legalistic2 language to avoid
perjuring3 himself. - Bill Clinton It depends upon what the meaning of
the word is is. - 1 torture ??????? ??????? v. ????
- 2 legalistic ????????????? ???????????? adj.
????? - 3 perjure ??????? ??????? v. ????????
65- Dan Rather The former president writes in his
book he was seething1 at Starrs efforts to
turn the videotaped testimony into a, quote,
pornographic2 home movie. But he also knew
that Starrs videotape might cost him his
presidency, and could be the final straw in his
relationship with Hillary (4). She and Chelsea
barely talked to him. And, he writes, he spent
months sleeping on the couch. What you did say
was, I was afraid that I would lose not only my
marriage, but my daughters love and respect as
well, unquote3. - 1 seethe ???? ??? v. (????)??????
- 2 pornographic ????????????? ?????????????
adj. ???????? - 3 unquote ???????? ??????? v. ????????
66- Bill Clinton I was worried about that. You know,
my daughter is a remarkable1 person. But
shes-you know, she has her own opinions. She has
strong convictions2. And children also, you
know, as I said in the book, Sooner or later,
every child learns that his or her parents are
not perfect. But this was way beyond that. And
it was a big dose to swallow (5). - 1 remarkable ?????????? ?????????? adj.
???????? - 2 conviction ????????? ?????????? n. ????
67- Dan Rather In her book, Senator Clinton writes,
quote, He had betrayed the trust in our
marriage. And we both knew it might be an
irreparable1 breach2. True? - Bill Clinton Sure.
- Dan Rather How did you and Mrs. Clinton and
Chelsea get through this? - 1 irreparable ????????? ????????? adj.
?????????? - 2 breach ?????? ?????? n. ????
68- Bill Clinton The first thing we had to do is
just get through the days, a few days. We had to
let some time pass. And Hillary had to decide
whether she wanted to stay married to me. And
then, when she decided she was willing to try,
thats when we agreed that we would work
together. Wed take a day a week, and we did, a
whole day a week every week for a year, maybe a
little more, and did counseling1. And we did it
together, we did it individually, did family
work. It was hard and interesting. And I would
say to people who have invested a lot of time in
a relationship that, before they give up on it,
its worth trying. - 1 counseling ?????????? ????????? n.
??(????)??
69IV. Exercises on Ps 6-7
- Exercise Listen to the interview and answer the
following questions or complete the unfinished
statement. - Listening skills
- Step 1 Look through all the multiple choices and
have the anticipation (??) of the possible key
based on your cultural knowledge. - Step 2 Listen to it for the first time and catch
the main idea by grasping the frequent words. - Step 3 Focus on W elements How and make
notes.
70- 1. What did Mrs. Clinton talk about in the
exclusive interview by ABCs Barbara Walters? - A. Why she wrote her memoir Living History.
- B. Why and when Mr. Clinton had an affair with
the White House intern Monica Lewinsky. - C. The book Living History and how she came to
learn the details surrounding the Monica Lewinsky
scandal. - D. Her memoir the Living History and how she
cross-examined Mr. Clinton on the Monica Lewinsky
scandal.
71- 2. According to Hillary Clinton, what were the
most difficult decisions she had made in her
life? - A. To marry Bill Clinton and to help him run for
the Presidency. - B. To stay married to Bill Clinton and to run for
the Senate from New York. - C. To forget the dark days of 1998 and to stay
out of the 2004 presidential campaign. - D. To forgive Bill Clinton and to run for the
2008 Presidency.
72- 3. When did Bill Clinton confess to Hillary
Clinton that he did have an affair with the White
House intern Monica Lewinsky? - A. Not until just two days before he was to
testify under oath about the affair. - B. Not until just two weeks before he was to
testify under oath about the affair. - C. Immediately after the media started making
headlines of the affair. - D. Long before the media started making headlines
of the affair.
73- 4. How did Hillary Clinton respond upon hearing
Bill Clintons confession of the affair? - A. She sat beside Bill Clinton and became
furious. - B. She cried, cursed Monica Lewinsky, and
slapped Bill Clinton in the face. - C. She went to sleep again and pretended to be
calm. - D. She felt betrayed and became furious.
74- 5. Deeply hurt by her husband disloyalty and
dishonesty, Mrs Clinton . - A. continued her duties as the First Lady as
usual. - B. decided to leave for New York and to run for
the Senate there. - C. scolded her husband for the affair, sought
divorce, and failed. - D. devoted all herself to writing the memoir.
75V.??????/?News Link?
- Bill Clintons Memoir
- ?????????
- Dan Rather Former president Bill Clintons
memoir My Life is not due out (??) until Tuesday,
but the Associated Press (???) said it got a copy
of it and reported today some of what the AP says
is in it without directly quoting from the book.
One of the more important sections of the book
___________ Al-Qaeda is the focus of the
Associated Press report and its tonights
Inside Story.
dealing with
76- Dan Rather The Associated Press reports says
that in one of the more compelling1 passages of
the book, Bill Clinton recounts2 a meeting with
then president-elect George W. Bush. The former
president says he warned Mr. Bush that
_______________ to the nations security was
Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. According to Mr.
Clinton, Mr. Bush said little in response and
then _______________. - 1 compelling ????????? ????????? adj.
?????????? - 2 recount ???????? ???????? v. ????????
the biggest threat
switched subjects
77- Bill Clinton These are the books that I wrote
the book in. - Dan Rather The 950-plus page memoir, which
President Clinton wrote himself in longhand1
details the highs and lows2 of his
presidency3. He says he considered the day the
Kosovo war ended as one of his best. He said
quote, I knew Milosevics days _____________
(??????????????). - 1 longhand ???????? ???????? n.
????(???????????) - 2 highs and lows ??????
- 3 presidency ??????????? ??????????? n. ????
were numbered
78- Dan Rather Last week, the former president sat
down with me for an interview _____ this Sunday
on 60 Minutes. It was the most expansive1 and
open interview ever done by a former president.
In it, Mr. Clinton told me what was perhaps the
darkest days of his presidency _______ with
intern2 Monica Lewinski. - 1 expansive ?????????? ?????????? adj.
?????? - 2 intern ??????? ??????? n. ???
airing
the affair
79- Bill Clinton I think I did something for the
worst possible reason, uh, just because I could.
I think that thats the most, just about the most
morally indefensible1 reason that anybody
________ for doing something, when you do
something just because you could. Ive thought
about it a lot. 1 indefensible ?????????????
????????????? adj. ???????????
could have
80- Dan Rather In his book, he talks of the
torment1 his wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea
__________ in the following days and months. The
Associated Press reports when he finally
confessed2, Hillary looked as if he had just
punched3 her in the gut4. The president was,
quote, in the doghouse ( in disgrace out of
favor, ??????????). 1 torment ????????
???????? n. ???? - 2 confess ??????? ??????? v. ????
- 3 punch ????? ????? v.(???)????
- 4 gut ??? ??? n.(?)????
went through
81- He slept on the couch for months, while he says
Hillary considered whether to __________ to him.
Of the impeachment1 itself, Mr. Clinton told me
his fight against it was a, quote, badge2 of
honor and that he was proud it failed in its
efforts to ______ him from office. Quote, I
didnt quit, I never thought of resigning3 and
I stood up to it and beat it back. He went on to
call it an abuse4 of power what he saw as the
effort to remove him from the presidency. - 1 impeachment ???????????? ??????????? n.
???? - 2 badge ???? ???? n. ????
- 3 resign ??????? ??????? v. ??
- 4 abuse ??????? ?????? n. ??????????
stay married
drag
82Part C Who on Earth Wants to Be President?
- I. Vocabulary Preparation
- poll / ???? / the process of finding out what
people think about something by asking many
people the same question, or the record of the
result to ask someone his or her opinion as part
of a public opinion poll ?????? - e.g. Carry out/conduct a
- ??? George W. Bush is ahead in the .
- They gained 20 of the .
- ?? He ed (verb) 10,000 votes.
83- Democrat / ????????? / a member or supporter of
the Democratic Party of the US ??????? - idealize / ?????????? / to imagine or represent
something or someone as being perfect or better
than they really are ??? - e.g. an d view of married life
- smear / ???? / to stain or attempt to destroy the
reputation of someone ???? - e.g. mud/ ones face with blood
- ones opponent / sb.s good reputation
84- corruption / ???????? / dishonest, illegal, or
immoral behavior, especially from someone with
power ???? - e.g. allegations of bribery and / political
in elections - corrupt adj./v.
- practices ????
- officials accepting bribes ?????????
- He was ed by power and ambition.
- ????????????
- crook / ???? / a dishonest person or a criminal
?? - crook v. the accounts ????
85scrutineer ??? scrutinize (verb)
closely/thoroughly
- scrutiny / ?????????? / careful and thorough
examination of someone or something ???? - e.g. be under ones constant ??????
- undergo minute ??????
- bear close/strict ??????
- intense / ??? ???? / very great, very strong,
extreme ???????? - e.g. interest/pleasure/desire/anger
- competition/activity/speculation
- Bill Clinton is under pressure to resign.
86- enthusiastic / ??????????????? / showing a lot of
interest and excitement about something ???????? - e.g. be about/at/over sth.
- enthusiasm n.
- arouse/kindle
- display/show/demonstrate/radiate
- boundless/great/wild
- presidency / ??????????? / the position of being
the president of a country or the period of time
during which someone is president ???????? - e.g. run for the during Bush
87- concern / ???????? / a feeling of worry about
something important anxiety ???? - e.g. about/for/over/with ????/??
- arouse/cause growing ??????
- express/voice public ???????
- considerable/deep/grave/serious ?????
- civic / ?????? / relating to a town or city
relating to the people who live in a town or city
????????? - e.g. buildings / leaders / problems
- pride/virtues duties/responsibilities
88- community / ??????????? / a group of people
living in the same area and under the same
government society and the people in it ????? - e.g. an academic/ intelligence ??/???
- a college/business/religious/scientific
- ???/??/???/???
- survey / ?????? / to investigate the behavior,
opinions, etc. of (a group of people), usu. by
questioning them ??(???)?? - e.g. conduct/do/make a
- a brief/comprehensive
89II. Notes
- Bob Woodruff an anchor of ABCNEWS World News
Tonight Saturday as well as one of its top
correspondents, covering major stories throughout
the world. Woodruff also contributes reports to
World News Tonight with Peter Jennings,
Nightline, and other ABC News broadcasts. ?????? - Judy Muller ABCNEWS correspondent reporting for
World News Tonight with Peter Jennings,
Nightline, 20/20 and other ABCNEWS broadcasts
????
90- President Nixon (1913-1994) vice president under
Eisenhower and 37th President of the United
States, resigned after the Watergate scandal in
1974 ????? - BMW a brand of automobiles manufactured by the
German company of Bayerische Motoren Werke ?????? - Mercedes-Benz a brand of automobiles and trucks
from the Daimlerchrysler company (formerly known
as Daimler-Benz), commonly known as Mercedes ?????
91III. Exercise
- Listen to the news report and decide whether the
following statements are true or false. - 1. Over half of the teenagers are found to show
interest in the US presidency and say they would
want the job. - 2. A majority of the teenagers regard that they
are not capable of the US presidency. - 3. Politicians generally enjoyed a better public
image in the past than they do today.
92- 4. Educators worry that teenagers may not as
likely to be keen on politics and civic affairs
in general as their predecessors (??) have been. - 5. Still, there are almost the same percentage of
parents surveyed saying they would want their
child to grow up to be president as ten years
ago. - Key
- FFTTF
93Part D First Lady Behind the President
- I. Vocabulary Preparation
- overlook / ????????? / not to notice something or
not see how important it is ???? - e.g. an important fact / the enormous risks
- a serious offence / ones fault
- influential / ??????????? / having a lot of
influence and therefore changing the way people
think and behave ?????????? - e.g. a highly book / newspaper / figure
- members of community
94- clout / ????? / the power or the authority to
influence other peoples decisions ????? - e.g. political/financial
- His opinion carried/had a lot of in
parliament. - asset / ????? / something or someone that is
useful because they help you succeed or deal with
problems ?????? - e.g. a valuable to
- personal/real s
- ?/???
- current/financial/frozen/tangible/intangible s
- ??/??/??/??/????
- a statement of s and liabilities ?????
95- woo / ??? / to try to persuade someone to do
something such as buy something from you, vote
for you, or work for you ???????? - e.g. the voters before an election
- sb. to ones side
- fame and fortune ????
- swing / ???? / determining an outcome
decisive(????)??????? - e.g. the vote in the primary ?????????
- low-key / ???????? / not intended to attract a
lot of attention to an event, subject, or thing
??????? - e.g. a editorial / negotiator ?????/???
96- signature / ????????? / something that is closely
related to an event, person, or style a
distinctive characteristic ???????? - e.g. put ones on
- forge/scrawl ones ??/????
- diverse / ???????? / of different kinds varied
???????? - e.g. a great many ideas/opinions
- a person of interests
- academic / ?????????? / relating to education,
especially at college or university level ???
year, question, career, subjects, standards,
qualifications
97- credibility / ????????????? / the quality of
deserving to be believed and trusted ???? - e.g. gain/lack/lose ??/??/????
- get hardened to something to become used to
something shocking because you have seen it many
times ?????? - e.g. a attitude/criminal ???????/??
- characterize / ???????????? / to describe the
qualities of someone or something in a particular
way to portray ?????? - e.g. sb. as a coward
98- controversy / ???????????? / a serious argument
about something that involves many people and
continues for a long time ?????? - e.g. arouse/cause a bitter over/about sth.
- the National Guard a military force in each state
of the US which can be used when it is needed by
the state or the US government ????? - pull / ??? / to do or fulfill to carry through
???? - e.g. guard duty ??????
- robberies ?????
99- honorable discharge if you leave the army with an
honorable discharge, your behaviour and work have
been very good ???? - e.g. discharge from the hospital/army
- harsh / ???? / extremely severe, cruel, or unkind
?????? - e.g. criticism/punishment/treatment/realities
- ?????? a winter/wind/climate
- ??/?? colors a light/flavor
- level the charge (at) to aim criticism or a
charge at a particular person, country, etc.,
especially publicly ???? - e.g. They ed their looks at me.
100- AWOL Abbreviation for (esp. Of soldiers) Absent
Without Leave absent from somewhere without
permission, especially from the army ??????? - allegation / ?????????? / a statement that
someone has done something wrong or illegal, but
that has not been proved ???? - e.g. make/drop/withdraw/deny an about
- a false/serious/unproved/vague against
- make up to invent something, especially in order
to deceive somebody ?????? - e.g. make up a story / a plot / an excuse
101II. Notes
- Laura Welch Bush (born November, 1946) the wife
of President Geroge W. Bush. She is the second
First Lady (after Hillary Clinton) to hold a post
graduate degree. Laura Bush has taken a decidedly
less prominent role in policy-making than her
predecessors. ???? - Terry Moran ABCNEWS White House correspondent
since September 1999. He reports for Good Morning
America, World News Tonight, and other ABCNEWS
broadcasts. ????
102III. Exercise Open-ended Discussion
- To what extent do you think Laura Bush has
helped George Bush win the US presidency? - Some people say that Laura Bush is a hypocrite
(???). Do you agree or disagree? Why? - Note PLS watch Laura and Bushs interview and
draw your own conclusion. Were open to any
opinions.
103Laura Bush- an valuable asset to George W. Bush.
- an elegant, beautiful and also smart woman who
transformed the cowboy Bush into an influential
president and has been building the image of
George W. Bush. - an ideal first lady and perfect wife who
establishes a positive image in the public and
wins the public recognition by saying the right
things and behaving in a proper way - a dedicated permanent Bushs supporter who
delivers speeches to seek votes for her husband,
defends any opinions offered by Bush and raises a
lot of money for Bushs presidential campaign.
104- How would you comment on George Bushs millitary
record? - As I see it, it is not a big deal whether
George W. Bush was AWOL or had honorable
discharge. In the political race, anything can
become the target of severe cricism from the
opponents. As a veteran from Vietnam war, John
Kerry could use Bushs seemingly dishonarable
military record to go straight against Bushs
credibility. All this is done for the sake of
political interests.
105- Do you agree that behind every successful man
theres a great woman? And is there a great man
behind every successful woman? - Yeah, I agree in some sense. We can take Hilary
Clinton, esp. Laura Bush and Maria Shriver
(Arnolds glamorous wife) for example. - Apparently, Maria, the brilliant woman standing
by his man, has worked magic in Arnolds
running. What we can say is that forget Arnold,
its his wife who really made the total
recall(???????)look easy. - 5. How would you comment on the saying womens
strength lies in their weaknesses?
106The First Lady of California
- Peter Jennings and more importantly, Maria
Shriver may have won this election for her
husband. At the very least, she was the
crucial1 difference time and again. Listen to
her husband at the victory celebration last
night. - Arnold Schwarzenegger I want to thank her for
the love and the strength she has given me. And I
know how many votes I got today because of you.
1 crucial ??????? ? ??????? adj. ?????????
107- Peter Jennings From the very beginning of this
campaign, with serious accusations about the
candidates personal behavior merely bubbling ,
it was Maria who laid out1 publicly the way she
wanted him to be judged. - ????? ???????, ??????????????????,
??????????????????????? - Maria Shriver I think that it takes great
courage, ah, to stand up and say I apologize if
Ive offended anybody, Ive tried to work
respectfully with women, and if I have done
anything, I apologize. Thats what we try to
teach our children.1 lay out ??,??
108- Peter Jennings Maria Shriver had all the
assets1 a Republican candidate could wish for
in a Democratic state. Her mother was President
Kennedys sister. Maria is a very prominent
member of this Kennedy generation. She is a
glamorous television personality in a political
campaign which ran against the media. - Maria Shriver You could listen to all the
negativity2. You could listen to people who
have never met Arnold, or met him for five
seconds 30 years ago. Or, you could listen to me. - 1 asset ????? ????? n. ????????
- 2 negativity ???????????? ???????????? n.
??????
109- Peter Jennings And she got on the bus in the
final week when her husband was being accused of
serial sexual harassment1 and vouched2 for
him to crowd after crowd. Time and again, Maria
Shriver was the one who encouraged the crowd to
think of something else. She never addressed the
specifics of the allegations, or the admissions.
And who knows a sound bite better than someone
who listens to them in her profession? - Maria Shirver so there is no doubt in my mind
that Arnold is a supporter of working people. He
has worked his whole life. Hes - 1 harassment /?????????? ?????????? / n. ??,??
- 2 vouch ?????? ????? v. ????
110- Peter Jennings Candidates wives are always a big
deal, but heres a wife with more glamour1 than
most in a race where his and her glamour made
political rallies2 seem like movie premiers.
And when the going got really rough for him, it
was Maria who gave the notion of stand by your
man a whole new meaning. - Oprah Winfrey Well, you know shes a Kennedy
woman and they always look the other way - 1 glamour ??????? ?????? n. ??,??
- 2 rally ????? ????? n. ????,????,??
111- Maria Shriver Well, you know, that ticks me off
(2). I I am my own woman. I have not been,
quote, bred to look the other way. I look at
that man back there in the Green Room straight
on, eyes wide open. And I look at him with an
open heart, and I accept him with all his
strengths and all his weaknesses, as he does me. - Peter Jennings It was the only major interview
she would give in the whole campaign. There was
no further access for reporters who might ask
difficult questions. Before her husband got into
this race, Maria Shriver was opposed to his
running. Today, a woman whose identity has been
that of Kennedy, journalist, mother and wife, has
turned out to be an effective politician.
112Part E If I Were Bushs Speechwriter
- I. Vocabulary Preparation
- speechwriter / ????????????? / someone whose job
is to write speeches for other people ?????? - unlikely / ????????? / not likely or expected to
happen ??????????? - e.g. to do sth. / that
- excerpt / ???????? / a short piece taken from a
book, poem, piece of music, etc. ?????? quote
an from
113- shatter / ????? / to break suddenly into very
small pieces, or to make something break in this
way ???? - e.g. a mirror into pieces
- a rock completely
- ones plan/health/faith
- coalition / ?????????? / an alliance, especially
a temporary one, of people, parties, nations,
etc. ???? - e.g. a government forces
114- entrenched / ?????????? / strongly established
and not likely to change, often used to show
disapproval ???????? - e.g. deeply attitudes/interests/opposition
- unwinnable / ?????????? / not likely or expected
to win ????????? - e.g. an contest/war/fortress
- guerrilla / ??????? / a member of a small
unofficial military group that fights in small
groups ???? - e.g. war / warfare ???
115II. Notes
- CBS Columbia Broadcasting System, a major radio
and television network in the United
States???????? - 60 Minutes an American magazine-format television
news program produced by CBS News. The program,
which since 1968 has aired at 7 P.M. on Sundays,
has often been a leader in the ratings, both
because of its provocative content and because it
occupies the time slot immediately following CBS
broadcasts of NFL football. The American 60
Minutes has always stood out from the rest with
its unique style, awards, and ability to generate
news and controversy. The program, together with
its contributors, has won untold Emmy and other
prestigious awards over all the years it has
aired. 60????
116- Steve Kroft (1945-) a CBS News correspondent
since 1980 and a co-editor of 60 Minutes since
1989 ??????? - Andrew Rooney (1919-) an American journalist and
commentator. He is seen on the weekly news
program 60 Minutes. Though originally a regular
correspondent, Rooney now has his own end of
show segment, in which he offers a light-hearted
editorial on a trivial everyday issue, such as
the cost of groceries, annoying relatives, or
faulty Christmas presents. ???? - Iraq / ?????? / a country in southwest Asia,
between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It is an
oil-producing country. ???
117- Osama bin Laden (1957-) the leader and head of al
Qaida, widely regarded as the most extensive
terrorist organization in the world. He is a
member of the immensely rich bin Laden family
with intimate connections in the innermost
circles of the Saudi royal family. The US
government has named Osama bin Laden as the prime
suspect in the September 11 attacks, which killed
2,992 people. ?????? - al Qaeda an Islamist terrorist organization that
is involved in terrorist plots around the world.
The terrorist group gained notoriety after the
attacks on the World Trade Center in New York
City on September 11, 2001. It is led by Osama
bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. ????????
118Supplementary Commentaries
- Clarification for His Speechwriting
- (Andy Rooney Seems to Voice His Own Standpoint)
- Saddam's Capture Extra, Extra!
- (Andy Rooney Makes Comments on Saddams Capture)
- Presidential Trips Abroad
- (Andy Rooney Looks Back At Past Presidential
Visits)
119- Saddam's Capture Extra, Ex