hadn't imposed a cap on individual donations.
[D] had to pay the bills of the army for their help in Bush's election. 5.We can learn from the last paragraph that _________________.
[A] The Bush camp also owes electrical power companies and drug manufacturers a lot of money.
[B] Richard and his company have invested their legal fees to expand their business.
[C] Greenberg Traurig works for electric power companies, drug manufacturers and Internet gambling interests.
[D] Law firms don't want to lose influential clients even if they don't pay off their legal fees.
答案:BCACD
篇章剖析
本文说明文,采用提出问题——分析问题的写作模式。在第一段,作者介绍了Barry Richard,这个帮助布什赢得选举的重要人物。第二段则说明了他和他的法律公司所面临的问题:布什重新计票委员会尚未支付他们的律师费。第三段介绍了布什重新计票委员会的工作及其资金使用情况。第四段则分析说明即使该法律公司收不回律师费,他们仍然需要维持和这种客户的关系。
词汇注释
quarterback [5kwC:tEbAk] n. [橄榄球] 四分卫;关键人物;智囊
bruising [5bru:zIN]adj. 困难的;令人不快的
mane [meIn]n. (人的)长头发;鬃毛
Tallahassee[9tAlE`hAsI]n. 塔拉哈西[美国佛罗里达州首府]
litigator[5lItI^eItE]n. 诉讼律师
GOP Grand Old Party 大老党(美国共和党的别称)
paralegal[9pArE`li:^El,`pArEl-]n. 律师的专职助手, 律师帮办
stiff[stIf]v. [美俚]不肯给 …… 小账, 让……空手而去;失信没给予或供给(担保的或期望的东西)
astronomical[AstrE5nRmIk(E)l]adj. 庞大无法估计的
bellyache[5belIeIk]v. 发(不该发的)牢骚,抱怨
nebulous[5nebjJlEs]adj. 含糊的,模糊的;暧昧的
bankroll[`bANkrEJl]v. 为…提供资金承担(如企业风险)的花费
PR 公共关系 (public relation)
caterer[5keItErE(r)]n. 包办伙食的人; 筹备文娱节目的人
deadbeat [5dedbi:t] n. <俗>赖债不还的人, 游手好闲者
burgeon [5b\:dV(E)n]v. (迅速)成长,发展
难句突破:
1.A nebulous entity not legally required to disclose how it spent its money, the committee and its chief fund-raiser, Texas oilman (and now Commerce secretary) Don Evans, swiftly collected $8.3 million——more than twice the $3.9 million Al Gore's recount committee raised to pay its lawyers.
主体句式:the committee and its chief fund-raiser… swiftly collected …
结构分析:本句是个包含同位语和附近说明的长句。a nebulous entity not legally required to disclose how it spe
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