美国总统大选前选民情绪一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料美国总统大选前选民情绪一托福阅读机经背景 Outside the growing city of Charlotte, North Carolina - host to the 2012 Democratic National Convention - a different section of America watches. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh looks at how people who live just a few hours west of the convention, in the region known as Appalachia, view the political conventions, and the state of the race for President. 在2012年民主党全国代表大会隆重举行的同时，在会场以西几个小时车程的地方，不同阶层的人们正密切关注着这次大会。这是在田纳西州的阿巴拉契亚，那里的人们怎么看待北卡罗来纳州夏洛特的这次政治大会呢? Rural Roane County Tennessee sits in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. 以农业为主的田纳西州罗恩县坐落在阿巴拉契亚山下。 Its really the heart of the bible belt, says Gary Johnston of Roane County Tea Party. A lot of churches. Though not far from the Democratic National Convention in the neighboring state of North Carolina, retired musician Gary Johnston says the gap in views between those who live here, and those assembled to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term, are wide. 虽然这里离邻州北卡的民主党全国代表大会举行地点不远，退休的音乐家加里·约翰斯顿说，住在这里的人们的看法，同聚集在那里提名奥巴马总统竞选连任的人们的看法，有天壤之别。 I believe this country is doomed if this President is elected for four more years, he adds. 他说，“我相信，如果本届总统赢得竞选再连任四年，这个国家就注定要完蛋了。” Johnston is not happy with President Obamas health care legislation, which requires more Americans to purchase health insurance or face penalties. He is also upset with stimulus programs put in place during the Presidents term in office. He is so passionately opposed to President Obama, that he joined fellow conservative activists to buy a billboard saying Obama or America - You cant have both. 约翰斯顿对奥巴马总统的医保法案不满。这个法案要求更多的美国人购买医疗保险，否则将面临罚款。他还对奥巴马任期内出台的刺激经济计划感到恼怒。他还特别反对奥巴马总统，因此和其他的保守派活动人士一道，买了个广告牌，“要奥巴马，还是要美国，二者不能兼得。” It means that you can either have America as you know it, or you can choose to keep this President and America will forever be changed, he says. 他说： “这意味着，你要么要你所知道的现在的美国，或者你可以选择留住这个总统，那美国就将因此而永远改变了。” “I think some of these things are near treasonous quite frankly,” says teacher Gloria Johnson, a D