News Item 5
Kerry Narrowly Defeats Edwards in Wisconsin Primary
Jim Malone Washington
Vocabulary：
1.senator n. member of the Senate 參議員
2.odds-on adj. better than even; likely to 較大的，可能的
3.nomination n. the act that formally propose that sb. should be chosen 提 名，任命
4.opponent n. person who is against another person in a fight or competition 對手
5.core n. most important part of sth 核心
6.poll n. of a candidate receive a certain number of votes 獲得選票
Step One Try to answer the following questions in your own words as clearly as possible.
1. What is the result of the battle for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination？
2.Who will be the major opponents of John Kerry in the November election？
3.What will be the topic of election debate, according to John Kerry？
4.Can you explain what is the so-called “a two-man race” and what is “the big story”？
5.What did the Poll exit surveys about Wisconsin voters indicate？
6.What does the most disappointing showing of the night refer to？
7.Why did Mr. Dean praise his supporters in Wisconsin？
8.Can you explain the reason why the election two weeks later is called “Super Tuesday” and why it is the major test？
Step Two Complete the following blanks with the exact words of the news.
1.Massachusetts____John Kerry continued his winning ways, Tuesday, in the battle for the Democratic Party&aposs presidential ____. Senator Kerry ____ defeated North Carolina Senator John Edwards. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean finished a ____ third.
2.“The people of Wisconsin spoke loudly and clearly today. They want a ____，” said Senator Edwards. “ They want this ____ to continue. They want someone who will stand up and fight for them and fight for their jobs. ” ____exit surveys indicated many Wisconsin voters made up their minds in the last few days and that many of them threw their ____ to Senator Edwards.
3.He finished a distant third in the____and his advisors say he will now think long and hard about whether he should ____ in the ____. Mr. Dean told his supporters in Wisconsin that, in his words, “We are not____ yet”.
4.He also praised them for changing the ____ of the Democratic Party. “Finally, we’ve got a Democratic Party that talks about its roots again, its____issues again,” he said.“Finally, ____ in Washington have learned that they can ____ up to the most____ president that we have had in my lifetime and that，guess what，if you stand up and you say what you believe, the____actually like it.”
5.The next test for the remaining Democratic____comes next Tuesday with a primary in Utah and ____votes in Hawaii and Idaho. But the major test will come in two weeks, when the so-called “Super Tuesday” ____will be held in which ten states—including____-rich states like California, New York and Ohio—will hold primary elections that
could largely ____who will be the Democratic Party’s ____ for president.
Notes：
1. But, the big story of the night was the strong second place showing by North Carolina Senator John Edwards, who now sees a two-man race with Senator Kerry for the Democratic nomination.
譯文：但是，該晚最精彩的故事莫過於北卡羅萊那州議員約翰?愛德華與議員凱裏為 爭取民主黨候選人資格的競選，位居其次的約翰?愛德華與凱裏幾乎不分上下。
2. But the major test will come in two weeks, when the so-called “ Super Tuesday” primaries will be held in which ten states—including delegate-rich states like California, New York and Ohio—will hold primary elections that could largely determine who will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.
譯文：但最關鍵的考驗還在兩星期之後，即人們常說的“超級星期二”初選，它將在十 個州之間進行，包括代表人數最多的州，如加利福尼亞、紐約和紐黑文等。初選的結 果將在很大程度上決定誰將作為民主黨的候選人競選總統。
News Item 6
UN Experts Head to Iraq to Study Possibility of Elections
Peter Heinlein United Nations
Vocabulary：
1.feasibility n. that can be done or that is possible 可行性，可能性
2.infrastructure n. the parts of a system that composes a whole 基礎設施
3.provisional adj. of the present time only, and to be changed or replaced later 臨時性的，暫時的
4.caucus n. organization or committee of a political party 組織委員會
5.civilian adj. not serving with the armed forces 平民的；非官方的
6.deadline n. fixed or limit of time for finishing a piece of work 截止期限
7.coalition n. union of political parties for a special purpose 聯合體；聯合組 織
8.evacuate vt. withdraw from； leave empty 撤離；撤退
Step One Try to answer the following questions in your own words as clearly as possible.
1.Why does U. N. send a political experts to Iraq？
2.What does Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani the leader of Iraq’s majority Shiite community want？
3.Why does the Coalition officials say it would be impossible to hold nationwide elections？
4.What is the deference between Secretary-General Annan and U. S. officials concerning the date of handovering power to Iraqi civilian government？
5.When will the election be held if elections are deemed feasible？
6.What are the missions of the two UN teams in Iraq？