專業(yè)八級(jí)英語(yǔ)100篇精讀薈萃(高級(jí)篇)

1、大家網(wǎng)專八論壇bbs.index_61.html1八級(jí)英語(yǔ)八級(jí)英語(yǔ)100篇精讀薈萃篇精讀薈萃(高級(jí)篇高級(jí)篇)PassageOne(ClintonIsRight)PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreementonChina’sentryintotheWldTradeganizationseemedtobeamas

2、sivemiscalculation.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreptedthatadealwasinthebag.TheCabiWhitHousestillappeareddividedbusinessleaderswereacterizedasfuriousoverthelostopptunity.ZhugedthatClinton

3、lacked“thecourage”toreachanaccd.whenClintonlatertelephonedtheangryZhutopledgearenewedefftatnegotiationsthegesturewaswidelyptrayedasaflipflop.InfactClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutfabetterWTOdeal.Alotmehsetradingis

4、neededbefeafinalagreementcanbereached.withouttheAdministration’sgoalofa“bulletproofagreement”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelatio

5、nswithChinafyears.THEHARDPART.Manybusinesslobbyistswhiledisappointedthatthedealwasnotclosedagreethatbettertermscanstillbehad.TreasurySecretaryRobertE.RubinNationalEconomicCouncilDirectGeneB.SperlingCommerceSecretaryWilli

6、amM.DaleytoptradenegotiatleneBarshefskyalladvisedClintonthatwhiletheChinesehadmadearemarkablenumberofconcessions“we’renotthereyet”accdingtoseniofficials.NegotiatingwithZhuovertheremainingissuesmaybetheeasypart.AlthoughCl

7、intoncansignalU.S.approvalfChina’sentryintotheWTOhimselfheneedsCongresstograntBeijingpermanentmostfavednationstatusaspartofabroadtradeaccd.thetemptationfmeddlingonCapitalHillmayproveoverwhelming.ZhuhadbarelyledbefeSenate

8、MajityLeaderTrentLott(RMiss)declaredhimselfskepticalthatChinadeservedentryintotheWTO.SenatsJesseA.Helms(RN.C.)EmestF.Hollings(DS.C.)promisedtointroduceabillrequiringcongressionalapprovalofanydeal.Thehiddenmessagefromthes

9、ethreetextilestateSoutherners:GetmeprotectionftheU.S.clothingindustry.HopingtosmooththewaytheAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.Alsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroit.Zhurefusedtoopenupmuchofthelucra

10、tiveChinesesecuritiesmarketinsistedon“cultural”restrictionsonAmericanmoviesmusic.HealsoblockedefftstoallowU.S.automakerstoprovidefleetfinancing.BIGJOB.AlreadybusinesslobbyistsareblanketingCapitolHilltopresaleanyeventuala

11、greementbutwhatthey’veheardsofarisn’tencouraging.RepublicansincludingLottsaythat“thetimejustisn’tright”fthedeal.Translation:We’redeterminedtomakeitlookasifClintonhascapitulatedtotheChineseisigninghumanreligiouslabrightsv

12、iolationsthetheftofnuclearweaponstechnologythesaleofmissilepartstoAmerica’senemies.Beijing’sfiercecriticswithintheDemocraticPartysuchasSenatPaulD.WellstoneofMinnesotaHouseMinityleaderRidA.GephardtofMissouriwon’thelpeithe

13、r.JusthowtoughthelobbyingjobonCapitolHillwillbebecomeclearonApr.20whenRubinlectured19chiefexecutivesontheneedtodisciplinetheirRepublicanallies.WithbusinesstheWhiteHousestilltradinggesoverwhoisresponsiblefthedefeatoffastt

14、racktradenegotiatinglegislationin1997wkingtogetherwon’tbeeasy.Republicans—withawink—saythatthey’lleventuallyembraceChina’sentryintotheWTOasafavtoCpateAmerica.大家網(wǎng)專八論壇bbs.index_61.html314.lucrative有利可圖的，賺錢的15.block制止16.fle

15、et艦隊(duì)，船隊(duì)，車隊(duì)，機(jī)隊(duì)17.blanket覆蓋，妨礙掃興，撲滅18.Capitulate投降，停止抵抗19.fasttrack快速行程（輕車熟路）20.withawink眼睛一眨，很快的21.outonalimb孤立無(wú)援（尤指爭(zhēng)論和意見(jiàn)上）22.renege違約23.squabble爭(zhēng)吵難句譯注1.PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackin

16、gwithoutanagreement…[結(jié)構(gòu)分析]sendonepacking打發(fā)人走。[參考譯文]克林頓于4月8日決定不達(dá)成中國(guó)加入世貿(mào)組織的協(xié)議便打發(fā)中國(guó)總理朱容基走人。2.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreptedthatadealwasinthebag.[結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)析]inthebag倒手，囊中之物。[參考譯文]總統(tǒng)遭到許多報(bào)界輿論的抨

17、擊，它們?cè)鴪?bào)道過(guò)這樁買賣（入世貿(mào)）已是囊中之物。3.ZhugedthatClintonlacked“thecourage”toreachanaccd.[參考譯文]朱指責(zé)克林頓缺乏達(dá)成協(xié)議的勇氣。4.thegesturewaswidelyptrayedasaflipflop[參考譯文]普遍認(rèn)為總統(tǒng)的姿態(tài)來(lái)了一個(gè)一百八十度的轉(zhuǎn)彎。5.ClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutfabetterWTOdeal

18、.[參考譯文]總統(tǒng)故意拖延協(xié)議以謀取一筆更好的入世貿(mào)組織交易的決定完全正確。6.withouttheAdministration’sgoalofa“bulletproofagreement”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelat

19、ionswithChinafyears.[參考譯文]沒(méi)有商界院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)成員熱情的勸說(shuō)共和黨國(guó)會(huì)采納政府目標(biāo)中的防彈性（保護(hù)性）協(xié)議，那么整個(gè)過(guò)程將會(huì)以黨派之間的尖刻的爭(zhēng)吵而結(jié)束，這會(huì)影響以后多年和中國(guó)的關(guān)系。7.theAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.[參考譯文]美國(guó)政府希望（為紡織業(yè)）鋪平道路，試圖使朱在紡織品上讓步，結(jié)果失敗。8.Alsoleftinthelurch:

20、WallStreetHollywoodDetroit.[結(jié)構(gòu)簡(jiǎn)析]這句句子連接上文而說(shuō)。Leavesb.Inthelurch固定用法，義：置某人于困難之中棄之不顧，遺棄某人。完整句型應(yīng)該是：WallStreetHollywoodDetraitarealsoleftinthelurch.[參考譯文]同樣也陷于困境的有華爾街，好萊塢和底特律。9.ZhurefusedtoopenupmuchofthelucrativeChinesesecur