《英美报刊选读》重点词汇整理.doc

一，whowearenow
1.Butthepresidentwasopenlyambivalent,too.
2.Becausewhowearenow-acountryinwhichtraditionalbarriersofrace,ageandgenderarecrumbling-flowsinmanywaysfromwhatLBJdidthen.
3.Whyexhumethelong-deadJohnsonontheoccasionofoneofthemostengaginginauguralsinceGeorgeWashingtontooktheoathatFederalHall…
4.Hisconflictinglanguageunderscoresthenation’soccasionallywaryviewofthechangeswroughtbyimmigration.
5.ThereissomethingquintessentiallyAmericanaboutalumberingwhitemanfromTexas…
6.Intheunderstandablethrilloftheinauguralseason,alleyesareturnedtothissingleman,allearsattunedtohisvoice.
7.Whateveryourpolitics,theelectionofthe44thpresidentrepresentsakindofredemptionfromthelongandtragichistoryofblacks…
8.Ifyoucountagenerationasroughly21years,hewasoffthemark,sincetherapidlyinspiredbacklashshapedpoliticsformorethan40years
9.In1909,…proposedaliterarytesttorestricttheinfluxofthe“Italians,Russians,Poles,Hungarians”…
10.Then,in1952,Congresspassedthe…Act,whichessentiallymadenaturalizationcolorblind.(平等的对待不同肤色的人)
11.Thetensionbetweenassimilationandseparationiseternal,butthereisnodoubtthatthisfloodofimmigrationandthebreakingdownofbarriersbetweenpreviouslyestranged(疏远的，隔离的)groupswithinthecountryhascreatedamuchmorefluidculturethan…
12.Thekeycohortisthe75million-stronggenerationknownasthemillennials(1980-2000)
13.perennial:lastingforalongtimeorforever
14.Thedisparitybetweenolderandyoungervoterswasgreaterin2008thanatanyothertime…
15.Theyoungercohortismorediversethanthegeneralpopulation,morefemale,moresecular,lesssociallyconservativeandmorewillingtodescribethemselvesasliberals.
16.Inthewakeofapossibleterroristattack,fearcouldeasilyleadtotension,resentanddiscord.
17.witchhunts:anattempttofindandpunishpeoplewithdifferentopinions
18.alludeto:mentionsth.inanindirectway
19.momentous:veryimportant
20.mythic:veryfamous
21.landslide竞选中压倒多数性的选票
二，Thelostgeneration
1.Themostenduringharmisbeingdonetoyoungpeoplewhocannotgrabontothefirstrungofthecareerladder.
2.Affectedarearangeofyoungpeople,fromhighschoold