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研究生综合英语Multiple English for Postgraduates 高级英语阅读 吴德本　张万义 Unit 5 A New Season of American Renewal About the author Bill Clinton: William Bill Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in the mountain city of Hope, Arkansas.(阿肯色州) In English, “Hope” means “ xiwang”. It was his unfortunate childhood that his own father died in a traffic accident 3 months before About the author Clinton was born. He has self-restraint and self-control, and was good at competition, self-reliant, diligent and hard working. Clinton gained a good education. In 1964 he enrolled in Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and majored in international politics, after graduation he went to Oxford University for further studies. About the Author In 1971 he entered Yale University’s law college and obtained a doctorate in law two years later. In his university days, Clinton actively participated in the student’s movement against the Vietnam War, avoided army enlistment, and took a trip to Moscow in 1970. After leaving Yale, Clinton About the author returned to his hometown in Arkansas where he began his political carrier. In 1976, Clinton won the post of state Attorney General(州司法部长). In 1978 he succeeded in his campaign for the Governorship and at 32 became the youngest governor in the history of the State of Arkansas. He kept the Governorship right up until January 1993, About the author when he officially became the master of the White House. His first term of office expired in 1997, but he defeated republican Dole and was re-elected as President Clinton. In October 1997, Chairman Jiang Zemin visited the USA, he and President Clinton reached agreement in the getting up of a constructive, strategic partnership for the 21st century. Clinton moved up his visit to China to the About the author end of June in order to give fresh stimulus to the development and improvement of China-USA relations. Cultural notes 1. the Cold War: After the World War II there was an open-limited state of political tens