奥巴马正式提名肯尼迪女儿出任驻日本大使

 　　WASHINGTON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy, the elder daughter of former president John F. Kennedy, as the ambassador to Japan.

　　Kennedy was only six when her father was assassinated¹ on Nov. 22, 1963. Aged² 56, she is the only living child of the former president.

　　Kennedy is an author and attorney. "She is the editor of several New York Times best-selling books on topics including constitutional law, American history, politics and poetry," the White House said.

　　The younger Kennedy received a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She serves as president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and chair of the Senior Advisory³ Committee of the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.

　　From 1994 to 2011, she served on the Board of Directors of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which organizes debates in presidential elections. In the 2008 election, she endorsed⁴ Obama early in the primary race, stumped⁵ for him in Florida, Indiana and Ohio, and served as co-chair of his Vice⁶ Presidential Search Committee.

　　Kennedy once considered filling in the vacant Senate seat from New York vacated by Hillary Clinton after she became Obama's secretary of state, but withdrew later citing "personal reasons."

　　Japan is seen as a key ally in the Obama administration's rebalance toward the Asia and Pacific region. If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy will be the first woman ever on the ambassadorial post to the Asian nation.

1 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

4 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 stumped   

僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的过去式和过去分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说

参考例句：

• Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room. 杰克气喘吁吁地干完活，然后很艰难地走出房间。
• He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while. 他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。