AI Gore's Concession Speech
Good evening. Just moments ago, I spoke with George W Bush and congratulated him on becoming the 43rd president of the United States, and I promised him that I wouldn't call him back this time.I offered to meet with him as soon as possible so that we can start to heal the divisions of the campaign and the contest through which we just passed.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/dec/14/uselections2000.usa14
ratify
(正式)批准; 認可
Over ninety countries ratified an agreement to ban the use ofthese chemicals . 九十多個國家批准了一項禁止使用這些化學品的協議。
agr-
e.g., agrarian
The Departed
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGWvwjZ0eDc
Electoral College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)
vanquish
征服, 擊敗; 克服, 抑制
He tried to vanquish his fears . 他努力克服恐懼心理。
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