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1、大家網(wǎng)專八論壇bbs.index_61.htmlPassageOne(ClintonIsRight)PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreementonChina’sentryintotheWldTradeganizationseemedtobeamassivemiscalculation.ThePresiden

2、ttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreptedthatadealwasinthebag.TheCabiWhitHousestillappeareddividedbusinessleaderswereacterizedasfuriousoverthelostopptunity.ZhugedthatClintonlacked“thecourage”toreachanacc

3、d.whenClintonlatertelephonedtheangryZhutopledgearenewedefftatnegotiationsthegesturewaswidelyptrayedasaflipflop.InfactClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutfabetterWTOdeal.Alotmehsetradingisneededbefeafinalagreementcanbe

4、reached.withouttheAdministration’sgoalofa“bulletproofagreement”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelationswithChinafyears.THEHARDPART.

5、Manybusinesslobbyistswhiledisappointedthatthedealwasnotclosedagreethatbettertermscanstillbehad.TreasurySecretaryRobertE.RubinNationalEconomicCouncilDirectGeneB.SperlingCommerceSecretaryWilliamM.DaleytoptradenegotiatleneB

6、arshefskyalladvisedClintonthatwhiletheChinesehadmadearemarkablenumberofconcessions“we’renotthereyet”accdingtoseniofficials.NegotiatingwithZhuovertheremainingissuesmaybetheeasypart.AlthoughClintoncansignalU.S.approvalfChi

7、na’sentryintotheWTOhimselfheneedsCongresstograntBeijingpermanentmostfavednationstatusaspartofabroadtradeaccd.thetemptationfmeddlingonCapitalHillmayproveoverwhelming.ZhuhadbarelyledbefeSenateMajityLeaderTrentLott(RMiss)de

8、claredhimselfskepticalthatChinadeservedentryintotheWTO.SenatsJesseA.Helms(RN.C.)EmestF.Hollings(DS.C.)promisedtointroduceabillrequiringcongressionalapprovalofanydeal.ThehiddenmessagefromthesethreetextilestateSoutherners:

9、GetmeprotectionftheU.S.clothingindustry.HopingtosmooththewaytheAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.Alsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroit.ZhurefusedtoopenupmuchofthelucrativeChinesesecuritiesmarketins

10、istedon“cultural”restrictionsonAmericanmoviesmusic.HealsoblockedefftstoallowU.S.automakerstoprovidefleetfinancing.BIGJOB.AlreadybusinesslobbyistsareblanketingCapitolHilltopresaleanyeventualagreementbutwhatthey’veheardsof

11、arisn’tencouraging.RepublicansincludingLottsaythat“thetimejustisn’tright”fthedeal.Translation:We’redeterminedtomakeitlookasifClintonhascapitulatedtotheChineseisigninghumanreligiouslabrightsviolationsthetheftofnuclearweap

12、onstechnologythesaleofmissilepartstoAmerica’senemies.Beijing’sfiercecriticswithintheDemocraticPartysuchasSenatPaulD.WellstoneofMinnesotaHouseMinityleaderRidA.GephardtofMissouriwon’thelpeither.Justhowtoughthelobbyingjobon

13、CapitolHillwillbebecomeclearonApr.20whenRubinlectured19chiefexecutivesontheneedtodisciplinetheirRepublicanallies.WithbusinesstheWhiteHousestilltradinggesoverwhoisresponsiblefthedefeatoffasttracktradenegotiatinglegislatio

14、nin1997wkingtogetherwon’tbeeasy.Republicans—withawink—saythatthey’lleventuallyembraceChina’sentryintotheWTOasafavtoCpateAmerica.ThoughnotlongbefetheyttureClinton.ButZhuisoutonalimbifCongressoverdoes大家網(wǎng)專八論壇bbs.index_61.ht

15、ml15.block制止16.fleet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孤立無援（尤指爭論和意見上）22.renege違約23.squabble爭吵難句譯注1.PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePrem

16、ierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreement…[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)成中國加入世貿(mào)組織的協(xié)議便打發(fā)中國總理朱容基走人。2.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreptedthatadealwasinthebag.[結(jié)構(gòu)簡析]inthebag倒手，囊中之物。

17、[參考譯文]總統(tǒng)遭到許多報(bào)界輿論的抨擊，它們?cè)鴪?bào)道過這樁買賣（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)來了一個(gè)一百八十度的轉(zhuǎn)彎。5.Clintonmadetherightdecisioninholding

18、outfabetterWTOdeal.[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”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimony

19、thatcouldharmrelationswithChinafyears.[參考譯文]沒有商界院外活動(dòng)集團(tuán)成員熱情的勸說共和黨國會(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)過程將會(huì)以黨派之間的尖刻的爭吵而結(jié)束，這會(huì)影響以后多年和中國的關(guān)系。7.theAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.[參考譯文]美國政府希望（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.A

20、lsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroit.[結(jié)構(gòu)簡析]這句句子連接上文而說。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.Zhurefusedtoopenupmuchoftheluc