English Classroom 20161030

Hello, everyone. Welcome to today's English classroom, I'm XX. A:Have you paid attention to the US election ? D：Yes，of course.There are just 11 days to go until election day，and in January 2017, the most powerful nation on earth will have a new leader, after a drawn out and expensive campaign - but how does a US presidential election work? drawn out拉长 A long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession. 一场旷日持久的战争很可能会使衰退程度加剧，时间延长。 After a drawn out and expensive campaign 可译为 经过一场场昂贵的竞选活动 R: Technically, to run for president, you only need to be "a natural born" US citizen, at least 35 years old, and have been a resident for 14 years. Sounds easy, right? A series of elections are held in every state and overseas territory, starting in February, which determine who becomes each party's official presidential candidate. The winner of each collects a number of "delegates" - party members with the power to vote for that candidate at the party conventions held in July, where candidates are formally confirmed. The more state contests a candidate wins, the more delegates will be pledged to support them at the convention. One person is nominated to represent the Republican and Democratic parties in the presidential election. Nominate v.任命，提名为……的候选人 He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win. 他已经3次获奥斯卡提名，但从未获奖。 Run run for president竞选总统 run an experiment进行一项实验 a run of disappointing data.一系列令人失望的数据 run before the wind(船)顺风行驶 run idle机器空转 run wide(鱼)成群游回近海 Convention n.会议 惯例 习俗 It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts 男人不穿裙子只是一种社会习俗。 He was delegated to the convention. 他被委派为代表参加会议。 D:And democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were the clear winners in 2016 and were officially nominated at their party's conventions in July. A：But Donald Trump is facing an increasing number of sexual misconduct claims following his attempt to play down a now-infamous "sex boasts" recording from 2005 in which he says he is "automatically attracted to beautiful (women)". Infamous adj. 臭名昭著的 boast v 自夸 自负有n.扬言 夸口 D:Yes,many women have come forward to accuse him of sexual assault. Mrs gina - a yoga teacher who comes from the New York area - said she expected to be personally attacked by Mr Trump, but felt it was her "duty as a woman, as a mother, a human being, and as an American citizen to speak out and tell the truth about what happened to me". At the final presidential debate in Las Vegas, Trump called his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton "such a nasty woman". "Perhaps he will label me just another nasty woman", Mrs gina said. assault n.攻击;袭击;侵犯人身 vt.袭击;强暴 The family tried to bring a private prosecution against him for assault. 这家人试图以侵犯人身为由对他提起自诉。 US forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault. 美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。 nasty adj.下流的 令人讨厌的 严重的 n.令人不愉快的事 You will have to speak to both groups of men quickly if you want to head off a nasty disagreement. 如果你想避免一场令人讨厌的争执，就必须跟两方的人谈一谈。 They've picked up a really nasty infection from something they've eaten. 他们因吃错东西而得了很严重的感染症。 R:You know,men in powerful posts are particularly dangerous because the higher you get, the less people say no to you. That's true everywhere - in business, in the military, in politics. Some women do keep abuse quiet for a long time because it is humiliating. Women who have been assaulted are often asked, why didn't you just say no? But that's just a way of blaming the victim and transferring the guilt from the abuser to the abused. The only shame here belongs to the men. A:Some people like Trump because he speaks his mind and don't use a politician's filter.Despite those insults towards women,he promises to undo US trade agreements and make American manufacturing "great" again.In key issues for example,the gun laws,donald trump has blamed some shootings on lax gun laws, saying armed people could have saved lives. He accuses his opponent of wanting to eliminate gun rights and promises his supporters that the Second Amendment would be safe. filter n.滤镜 v.过滤 a politician's filter政客的说辞 undo v.解开 废除 I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel 我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。 Amendment n.修正案 修改 He tried to push the amendment through Parliament. 他力促议会通过该修正案。 Lax adj.松懈的;松弛的;不严格的 n.泻肚 lax monetary policy. 松弛的货币政策 eliminate v.淘汰 消除 辨析eliminate：本来就在事物内部、作为其组成部分排除出去 exclude：排除外界事物，阻止进入或加入 D:Unlike previous elections, guns are a key issue, partly because Hillary Clinton has responded to mass shootings by repeating her support for tighter background checks and a ban on assault weapons. She denies the Second Amendment is in peril if she is in the White House. peril n.危险 冒险 v.危及 He made the experiment at his peril. 他冒险做这个试验。 A：This election is said to be the most entertaining campaign ever because there's the trading of personal insults and allegations about Clinton's mishandling of emails and Trump's treatment of women.However, there's no one reason to account for Clinton or Trump, it is the product of a number of social, economic and cultural shifts. allegations n.指控 If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the allegations. 如果那时我答应他们的要求，他们就不会坚持那些指控了。 Shift v.改变 换挡 摆脱掉 n.变迁 Fast-paced lives will help girls shift excess weight 快节奏的生活方式会帮助女孩子摆脱掉超重的烦恼 D：After a long campaign, it's less than two weeks before millions of Americans cast their votes. But turnout could be as low as 50% with two of the most unpopular presidential candidates in history. The historical lack of enthusiasm for voting in the US has been heightened in this year's bitter presidential election，leaving some voters no other option than to tune it out. turnout n.投票率 人群 Tune out 不搭理 对…没反应 R:Thanks to the China model of "consultative democracy", we may never see this scene in our country .China's scale and history make it an exceptional country, not bound by the rules that apply elsewhere. XX:Ok, it's time to say goodbye,today we talked a lot about US election. What's your view towards election ? Next week, be prepared to amaze in English classroom! See you~