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US Senate Panel Approves Rice Nomination¹

 

A U.S. Senate panel has approved Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state and sent the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.  

 

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-2 to approve Ms. Rice's nomination.

 

Two Democrats³ opposed the nomination, including Senator Barbara Boxer⁴ of California and Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who unsuccessfully challenged President Bush for the White House last year.  Senators Kerry and Boxer were the most vocal⁵ critics of administration policy on Iraq on the panel.

 

Senator Kerry: The fact is that Dr. Rice is one of the principal architects, implementers and defenders⁶ of a series of administration policies and choices that in my judgment⁷ have not made our country as secure as it ought to be in the aftermath of 9/11 and have alienated⁸ much of the world.

 

The top Democrat² on the committee, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware, agrees that there are problems with the administration's Iraq policy, saying the United States has not had a clear post-war plan there.   But he reluctantly voted for Ms. Rice, and expressed hope that as secretary of state she would be an independent voice on foreign policy and would not hesitate to be candid⁹ with the president about Iraq.

 

Joe Biden: I am going to vote for Dr. Rice, but I pray to the Lord, that she is at least telling the president, 'Hey boss, it is not going that well.’

 

Senator George Allen, a Virginia Republican, had no reservations about supporting Ms. Rice's nomination.

 

George Allen: I think, when you look at the totality of her record, her experience, her principles, I respectfully ask my colleagues to confirm President Bush's choice to be his secretary of state; I think she will do our country proud.

 

The Senate panel voted after two days of confirmation¹⁰ hearings. 

 

Democrats criticized the administration for not being candid with the American people about the rationale for war with Iraq, about the cost of continued deployment¹¹ there and the absence of an exit strategy.

 

Ms. Rice would not say when U.S. troops would return home, saying such a timetable would depend on the Iraqis ability to fight terrorists on their own.

 

Although she defended the decision to oust¹² Saddam Hussein from power, she did acknowledge that the administration made some mistakes in dealing¹³ with Iraq.

 

Ms. Rice: I would be the first began to say, we have made a lot of decisions, some of them good, some of them bad.

 

She said U.S. troops were not prepared for the tough task of post-war reconstruction¹⁴ when they went into Iraq, and she acknowledged that there have been problems with the training of Iraqi policemen.  But she says the administration has taken steps to address these concerns. 

 

Deborah Tate, VOA news, Capitol Hill.

1 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

5 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

6 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

8 alienated   

adj.感到孤独的，不合群的v.使疏远( alienate的过去式和过去分词 )；使不友好；转让；让渡（财产等）

参考例句：

• His comments have alienated a lot of young voters. 他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
• The Prime Minister's policy alienated many of her followers. 首相的政策使很多拥护她的人疏远了她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

10 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

11 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

12 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

13 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

14 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。