2010年大学英语四六级考试精读荟萃100篇(4)

　　5. What did the “turbulent election of 1876” imply?

　　[A]. The process of presidential election of 2000 was the same as that.

　　[B]. There were great similarities between the two presidential elections (2000 and 1876).

　　[C]. It was compared to presidential election of 2000.

　　[D]. It was given an example.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. avenue 通向成功/获取成功的途径/手段

　　2. running mate 竞选伙伴，如作为总统的竞选伙伴，获胜后为副总统

　　3. pivotal 重要的，枢纽的

　　4. gingerly=carefully 小心翼翼地

　　5. tumultuous 吵闹的，骚动的，激动的

　　6. rancorous 充满仇恨的

　　7. elector 总统选举团成员

　　8. elector college 美国选举总统的选举团

　　9. leeway 风压差，余地

　　10. for all practical purpose 事实上，实际

　　11. fracture 断裂，折断

　　12. taint 污点，败坏，感染

　　13. dissent 不同意，异议

　　14. provisionally 暂时的，临时的

　　15. aplomb 镇静，沉着

　　16. restraint 抑制，克制，谨慎

　　难句译注

　　1. stand down 退出竞争/竞选，辞职，推出法庭。这里指戈尔感谢这些竞争支持者后，就退出竞选。此短语的对立面是stand for 竞选。 Ex: to stand for parliament 竞选国会议员。

　　2. The Bush campaign kept a low profile and moved gingerly, as if to leave space for Mr. Gore to contemplate his next steps.

　　[结构简析] profile 外形，轮廓，外观。Low profile 低姿态，不出头露面，不惹人注意。High profile 鲜明的姿态。

　　3. recount committee 重新计算选票委员会。

　　4. …one certain to leave scars is a badly divided country.

　　[结构简析] election 的同位语one (election) which was certain。 Leave scar 留下伤疤。

　　[参考译文] 人们可以肯定计算问题在这两派分裂的国家上留下伤疤。

　　5. It was a bitter ending for Mr. Gore, who had outpolled Mr. Bush nationwide by some 300000 votes, but, without Florida, fell short in the Electoral College by 271votes to 267—the narrowest Electoral College victory since the turbulent election of 1876.