專業(yè)八級英語100篇精讀薈萃(高級篇)

1、大家網專八論壇bbs.index_61.html1八級英語八級英語100篇精讀薈萃篇精讀薈萃(高級篇高級篇)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，船隊，車隊，機隊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.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackin

16、gwithoutanagreement…[結構分析]sendonepacking打發(fā)人走。[參考譯文]克林頓于4月8日決定不達成中國加入世貿組織的協(xié)議便打發(fā)中國總理朱容基走人。2.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreptedthatadealwasinthebag.[結構簡析]inthebag倒手，囊中之物。[參考譯文]總統(tǒng)遭到許多報界輿論的抨

17、擊，它們曾報道過這樁買賣（入世貿）已是囊中之物。3.ZhugedthatClintonlacked“thecourage”toreachanaccd.[參考譯文]朱指責克林頓缺乏達成協(xié)議的勇氣。4.thegesturewaswidelyptrayedasaflipflop[參考譯文]普遍認為總統(tǒng)的姿態(tài)來了一個一百八十度的轉彎。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組織交易的決定完全正確。6.withouttheAdministration’sgoalofa“bulletproofagreement”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelat

19、ionswithChinafyears.[參考譯文]沒有商界院外活動集團成員熱情的勸說共和黨國會采納政府目標中的防彈性（保護性）協(xié)議，那么整個過程將會以黨派之間的尖刻的爭吵而結束，這會影響以后多年和中國的關系。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，結果失敗。8.Alsoleftinthelurch:

20、WallStreetHollywoodDetroit.[結構簡析]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