106G 备考日志---by 小加菲nj

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从决定出国备考至现在，没能如愿的完成一个考试，而10G是我唯一的机会了。前两天一个人外租，下决心背水一战，洗尽铅华，重新开始。虽然时间已然不多了，但是我相信，只要努力的往前走，柳暗花明又一村！
一、现在的进度：
上了XDF
细看了一遍intro
红宝书第二遍看到第25个list
agu提纲列至第42题

二、已有的作文参考材料
     issue 5.5，agu5.5
     gre作文大讲堂
     北美范文
     gre写作教程
     下的一些网络资料（各牛人的提纲和工具箱）

三、每日复习计划（参考高中的作息时间，嘻嘻......）
上午：
       6点10分起床，洗漱至吃饭；最晚至6点40，坐下来开始看书      
       单词过5~6个list
       ecnomist一篇，摘录好词好句，好素材      
中午：
      12点半之前开始看书
      列agu的提纲15篇，列issue提纲5篇。
晚上：
      6点为上课铃声时间
      背一遍阅读材料，隔天在电脑上默打出来，打字必须加强练习
      写agu一篇
      看fundamental一篇，记录心得。

每晚都必须将计划完成情况上传已鞭策自己！！

鉴于10号要回家了，issue在后期要开始加强，单词的时间也要适量缩减等等，这个计划预计使用到9号进行调整。若有遗漏，望高手不吝赐教！

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今天从下午才开始备考的，很不幸，晚上又被关在了门外，因为没有资料，不得不改变了下计划。哭啊。。。。。
完成的情况
1.完成了15个aug提纲
2.看了issues5.5 ，试写了2个issues的提纲
3.看了三个fundamental
附一
fundamental 1 的试用练习
题目：it is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data
1、Theory的定义： the general principles offered to explain observed facts .
                           Abstract thought
  Data’s definition   factual information

2、Theory’s character  objective，accurate，
Data’s character    certain objectivity ,error，

3、Theory’s component parts   assumption，method，conclusion，data。

4、How is theory made    assumption observe ----- 观察得到数据-----affirmation-----conclude

6、Theory’s function : 改善人们的生活，解释现象
     Data’ function     理论基础，支持或者否定理论
     现象是通过数据来反映出来，但是同时，现象和数据又是一直存在着误差
     现象不能被单纯的数据化，

7、Theory’s causes  发现了问题，很有可能是通过一些数据发现了问题，
Data’s causes 是为了给证明提供基础

8、consequence of theory based of data is not surely accurate
    consequence of theory without data may be accurate


9、theory’s type ,有数据支持的理论，有无需支持的理论


12、theory’s significance
      The same with function

13、theory’s facts  scientific example, philosophical example ,  

16、my personal response to theory  完整客观的数据可以为理论提供支持，但是并不是理论为真的保证，更不是理论的前提基础

总结出的提纲：

建立理论与数据之间的关系
1先肯定，数据对与部分理论的重要性
数据一定程度反映了理论所要研究的现象，是论证需要的模型的基础，支持着理论

2.但是，是否所有的理论都适合数据的应用？-----很多理论是不能以数据作为依据的

3.上述问题来源于数据自身的缺陷。以数据作为基础，未必能建立完善的理论
阐述理论的特征，其所要达到的目的，但是数据无法保证其客观性，存在误差，在实施过程中存在主观性。

结论：要做理论，必须先identify是否要采用数据，用数据分析是否是有效的分析方法，如果需要，则要谨慎的应用数据，并且不可盲信数据。




fundamental 2
Many situations or activities, such as writing, taking tests, competing in sports, or speaking before a large audience, may make us anxious or apprehensive（知道有善于领悟的意思，这里是焦虑的意思）. It's important to remember that a moderate level of （适量的）anxiety is helpful and productive. That flow of adrenaline is a natural response that helps get us ready for action. Without it, we might not perform as well.

If we
let our anxiety overwhelm us, it can cause problems. If we control that anxiety, however, we can make it work for us. One way to do that is to use some of the coping strategies listed below.


Coping Strategies:

· Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.
· Consciously stop the non-productive comments（没用的思路） running through your head by
replacing them with productive ones.

· If you have some "rituals（仪式）" for writing success, use them.

fundamental 3
Because writers have various ways of writing, a variety of things can cause a writer to experience anxiety, and sometimes this anxiety leads to writer's block. Often a solution can be found by speaking with your instructor (if you are in school), or a writing tutor. There are some common causes of writer's block, however, and when you are blocked, consider these causes and try the strategies that sound most promising:（尝试最有希望的战略）

Symptom

You have attempted to begin a paper without doing any preliminary work such as brainstorming or outlining...开始写作，不要有任何准备，例如头脑风暴或者列提纲

Possible Cures

· Use invention strategies suggested by a tutor or teacher 用老师建议的策略
· Write down all the primary ideas you'd like to express and then fill in each with the smaller ideas that make up each primary idea. This can easily be converted into an outline 记录所有一开始你想要表达的观点
，然后用细节补充每一个观点，这就很容易成为提纲
Symptom

You have chosen or been assigned a topic which bores you....你选择了一个令你很烦恼的话题

Possible Cures

· Choose a particular aspect of the topic you are interested in (if the writing situation will allow it...i.e. if the goal of your writing can be adjusted and is not given to you specifically, or if the teacher or project coordinator will allow it)
· Talk to a tutor about how you can personalize a topic to make it more interesting
· 如果你写作的目标可以被调整，而不是特定的，就选这个话题一个你喜欢的方面，

Symptom

You don't want to spend time writing or don't understand the assignment...不要去花费时间写不明白的任务

Possible Cures

· Resign yourself to the fact that （使某人顺从。。。）you have to write 使自己顺从你必须写的事实
· Find out what is expected of you (consult a teacher, textbook, student, tutor, or project coordinator) 找出什么是你的预期的
· Look at some of the strategies for writing anxiety listed below 看看一些下面所列的写作焦虑的策略
Symptom

You are anxious about writing the paper...

Possible Cures

· Focus your energy by rehearsing the task in your head.  
· Consciously stop the non-productive comments running through your head by replacing them with productive ones.
· If you have some "rituals" for writing success (chewing gum, listening to jazz etc.), use them.                 
这是第2篇有的一些策略
Symptom

You are so stressed out you can't seem to put a word on the page...太有压力无法写出一个字

Possible Cures（与第二篇一样的解压方法）

· Stretch! If you can't stand up, stretch as many muscle groups as possible while staying seated.
· Try tensing and releasing various muscle groups. Starting from your toes, tense up for perhaps five to ten seconds and then let go. Relax and then go on to another muscle group.
· Breathe deeply. Close your eyes; then, fill your chest cavity slowly by taking four of five short deep breaths. Hold each breath until it hurts, and then let it out slowly.
· Use a calming word or mental image to focus on while relaxing. If you choose a word, be careful not to use an imperative. Don't command yourself to "Calm down!" or "Relax!"
· 深呼吸，做伸展运动，暗示自己放松的词语
Symptom

You're self-conscious 不自在about your writing, you may have trouble getting started. So, if you're preoccupied
with
全神贯注的the idea that you have to write about a subject and feel you probably won't express yourself well...
感觉自己全神贯注的写而无法很好的表达自己
Possible Cures

· Talk over the subject with a friend or tutor. 和自己的朋友或者导师谈
· assure yourself that the first draft doesn't have to be a work of genius, it is something to work with. 使自己相信第一份手稿不用那么完美
· Force yourself to write down something, however poorly worded, that approximates your thought (you can revise this later) and go on with the next idea. 强迫自己写下来虽然不好，但是接近你的想法的文字，然后继续写下面的观点
· Break the task up into steps.把任务分成步骤 Meet the general purpose first, and then flesh out the more specific aspects later. 首先，满足一般的目的，然后，充实更多的细节方面
· Try one of the strategies on the next page of this resource. 试下任何一个策略
Other Strategies for Getting Over Writer's BlockIf you have tried the other strategies and are still having problems, try some of these general techniques for getting over writer's block. These strategies will prove more helpful when you're drafting your writing.
Begin in the MiddleStart writing at whatever point you like.从中间任何你喜欢的地方开始写作 If you want to begin in the middle, fine. Leave the introduction or first section until later. The reader will never know that you wrote the paper "backwards." Besides, some writers routinely save the introduction until later when they have a clearer idea of what the main idea and purpose of the piece will be.
Talk Out the PaperTalking feels less artificial than writing to some people. Talk about what you want to write someone—your teacher, a friend, a roommate, or a tutor. Just pick someone who's willing to give you fifteen to thirty minutes to talk about the topic and whose main aim is to help you start writing. Have the person take notes while you talk or tape your conversation. Talking will be helpful because you'll probably be more natural and spontaneous in speech than in writing. Your listener can ask questions and guide you as you speak, and you'll be more likely to relax and say something unpredictable than if that you were sitting and forcing yourself to write.找个愿意听你谈论作文的人，让他记录你说的，他可以提问题引导你回答
Tape the PaperTalk into a tape recorder, imagining your audience sitting in front of you. Then, transcribe the tape-recorded material. You'll at least have some ideas written down to work with and move around.
Change the AudiencePretend that you're writing to a child, to a close friend, to a parent, to a person who sharply disagrees with you, or to someone who's new to the subject and needs to have you explain your paper's topic slowly and clearly. Changing the audience can clarify your purpose and can also make you feel more comfortable and help you write more easily.改变你的听众，他不懂这个领域或者与你的意见相反的人
Play a RolePretend you are someone else writing the paper. For instance, if you have been asked to write about sexist advertising, assume you are the president of the National Organization of Women. Or, pretend you are the president of a major oil company asked to defend the high price of oil. Consider being someone in another time period, or someone with a wildly different perspective from your own. Pulling yourself out of your usual perspective can help you see things that are otherwise invisible or difficult to articulate, and your writing will be stronger for it. 换位思考，假设你自己处于不同的位置上，有着不同的立场和想法
1、这篇是关于怎么去写好作文的一些外在的技巧，还是很有帮助的

2、一定要先写，不下手就会拖，拖到最后就写不下去的，所以无论如何一定要下手写起来，

3、issues 不要去硬想，有时题目没有读懂， 不是自己擅长的，就及时放下，等上网了借鉴下别人的经验

4、issues分成几个切入点，然后用演绎推理的方法，将这些点串起来

5、不错的额，找一起备考的同学交流，相互说服对方，有时自己讲讲就发现自己的逻辑不对了

6、定要会换位啊，最头疼的是东西方的差别，从老外的角度出发很是难以想到。究竟他们是怎么看待这些问题的

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唉...本来设置好的颜色都没能显示出来，鼠标一选中字，就自动删除只剩下个c，这样都不能编辑颜色。
后来发现因为开启了金山词霸的划词翻译...哎，下次注意，明天早起加油~！

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昨天电脑被占了，先补发下下发成的作业
昨天单词背了4个L
列了15个AUG提纲
分析了ecnomist一篇
看了追星剑两篇

追星剑特训之一 Terminology 关键字眼
先看这样一道题：
issue144. "It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value."



既然讨论的话题在于Lasting value是谁给出的，那么展开之前自然要先明了一下：什么是lasting value？这一问不要紧，不同的人恐怕就给出不同的答案了。以我个人的理解：如果说，以艺术作品的美学价值和其深远影响本身作为lasting value，毫无疑问自然是artist创造的；而如果把这个value着眼于对艺术作品的批判分析从而指导新的艺术风格流派的创造与表达上，critic的位置恐怕当仁不让。当然，不同的人给出不同的答案，想来肯定会有人给出和我的看法完全相左的意见的。
但至少明确一点：如果对lasting value的解释不一样了，这个题目再往下写肯定就迥异的。这也就引出了今天要分析的问题：题目中的关键字。而之所以把Terminology这一专题放在整个特训的最前面，则是因为，每道题都有自己的关键字，对关键字的把握是最universal，也是最需要掌握的。




先找关键字，对其进行定义，定义的同时也是缩小其范围的过程。
Artist and critic 都可以创造lasting value ,所以先限定value .



上面的issue144里面涉及了对lasting value这一关键词的不同解释。再举一个例子：

issue15. "The stability of a society depends on how it responds to the extremes of human behavior."


不妨看看这里的depends。如果说社会稳定依赖于、取决于其对极端行为的反应的话，窃以为这里的动词未免有些夸张。诡辩一点的说，如果在absence of the extremes的情况下，是不是就没法判断the stability of a society了呢？与其说depends，倒不如说reflect比较合适。我破题的思路，也即从depends这个关键词入手，通过分析找到并建立新的关键词予以取代，从而建立自己的论点。这和issue144例有所不同，但核心都在于：抓住关键词。
实际上，对考查逻辑的分析性写作考试而言，识别题目的关键字至少有两点基本作用：其一，阐明和确立所进行讨论的前提，不仅是为了在文章中明确体现自己的认
识——免得因为对关键词的认识从一开始就模糊摇摆然后写到后半背叛前半；其二，明确系所在，从关键字


定义也可定义动词，定义动词则是对其关系，作用的限制。
通常是程度太过！
这时可以寻找 程度比较弱的词来代替。
前一题是两者选一，限定是为了选择；本题是是非题，限定是为了建立新的关系

入手进行思考，自然是打开思路源泉的首选。


再看两个：


issue17. "There are two types of laws: just and unjust. Every individual in a society has a responsibility to obey just laws and, even more importantly, to disobey and resist unjust laws."



issue176. "The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each."

正当与不正当的划分依据，究竟谁认为是正当的就是正当的？
如果是以民意作为参考的依据，那么，多数人认为正当的就一定是正当的吗？少数人认为不正当的，就不成立了吗？
如果是专家的意见，那何以保证专家的专业性和其动机？
法律的功效是维护利益的，那么如何协调利益是正义的呢？
遵守正义的法律，不遵守非正义的法律
如何不遵守？不遵守会造成怎样的后果，是积极的还是负面的。那么如何正确对待法律呢？


Science 的定义是什么? art的定义，两者之间的区分是什么？其关系是什么？是否有交叉的地方
Science 功能是什么，是否有reassue 的作用，又是否有upset的作用：art也是一样的分析
Reassure， Upset 具体指的是什么？如何判断，是否能准备判断？其两者之间的关系式怎么样的？



显然，这两个题目就同时涉及到对两个方面的关键词的辨认和分析。Issue17的关键词在于just law和unjust law，obey与disobey；而issue176则更为复杂，science与reassure，art与upset。

可以尝试用上面144和15里面提到的基本方法，先识别一下关键字，然后再结合着整个的题目观点，根据自己的认识来重新选择和建立关键字，从而建立自己的论点，再进行写作。



追星剑特训 Chapter1.2 More 比较级

我们直接来看题目：


issue2. "Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental to society."

竞争对社会的弊端和益处进行比较：
首先先对社会进行划分，社会可以按照不同的角度进行划分，比如分为经济，科技文化，公共。。。

那么竞争分别对这三者（长期，短期）的影响是什么？

经济中，存在怎样的竞争，其作用结果是什么，如果是有利有弊的结果，那么判断的标准什么，根据标准，最终是利大还是弊大？（可以举公司的竞争为例）
对于社会科技文化，存在怎样的竞争，其结果又是什么？同经济，（军事竞争，生物技术）
对于公共福利（比如教育，社会福利），同经济
是否，经过修正，竞争可以给人们带来更大的好处，是弊端不断消减

issue12. "People's attitudes are determined more by their immediate situation or surroundings than by any internal characteristic."

形势迫使，还是坚持自己？


issue56. "Governments should focus more on solving the immediate problems of today rather than trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future."

issue73. "In most professions and academic fields, imagination is more important than knowledge."

issue192. "Success in any


realm of life comes more often from taking chances or risks than from careful and cautious planning."




类似样式的题目还有很多，不一一列举了。我想很容易就能观察到，这类题目的核心，无非就是一个字：More.

由More出发，谈一谈关于比较，谁好谁坏，以及原先出现的一些问题。

早有人说以中国为首的东方重中庸重调和，言下之意就是西方人的思维要反过来，然后再层层imply到我们最好少写balance如何如何云云。问题在于，思维上的习惯是研究社会研究人类行为要关心的话题，到了作文可未必来得那么多限制。看到人家提出一个A more B，如果我偏就认为这个A more B要中庸，要调和，没那么一刀切，那我干嘛还非得为了照顾什么不着边的“思维习惯”来写一个一边倒？泛泛而谈的思维模式拿来指导作文，与其说有其自身的用处，不如说有时候误导来得更大些——尤其在刚刚逻辑变作文的时候。

实际上，关键不在于是“中庸”了还是“一边倒”了，关键还是看你——具体的——怎么写。

举个例子。当初在分析跑题文章的时候拿过一篇issue73做例子：题目说imagination is more important than knowledge，文章给了个回应叫做both are important云云，对题目进行了彻底的藐视。再往下看，人家的b1写imagination的重要性，b2写knowledge的重要性，b3写only the interaction will do us good云云——整个一篇下来，连一点儿补救的机会都没有。完全跑题。——人家要的就是做这个比较，对more的response在哪里？？？从thesis到body，等效于只字未提。

事实上，可以猜得到，原作者的本意是强调imagination和knowledge“都重要”，“都不可少”，但是这件事到了英文就有点麻烦。我们在中文里面说“哪件衣服好？”“两件衣服都好”的时候，往往imply的是“两件衣服同样好”——在这里潜在的给出了“比较”；但是到了英文，如果说“both of them are important”，这里面挖地三尺从北京挖到阿根廷也找不出来“they are of the same importance”的含义来。前者是对彼此的独立定性，后者才涉及比较。如果按照中文的“两个都好”来写“both are good”，中文的潜台词可才没带过去。这也是一个超典型的语言背景背叛思维的例子。

所以顺便说一下：表达的时候小心着点，中文背景能淡化就淡化，小心别自己语言背叛自己思维了。

回来说More的问题。如果要论证they are of the same importance，其实并不复杂。以issue2为例，competition的作用当然有其beneficial和detrimental的各自方面，但是到了ultimately，如果我想要给出一个中性的评价，肯定要从各自方面对比：展示存在beneficial大于detrimental的方面，展示存在detrimental大于beneficial的方面，这些方面是society这个integrity的有机组成部分，不可少，不可互相替代，blabla…..说到底就是各自有各自用处，这种一概而论的观点是不可靠的，应该从完整的角度去看待得出equal这个结论云云。罗嗦半天实质就一句话：把contrast做足了。

人家既然提出more来了，你不可能不去对比。至于比出来是不是把more给比成equal了，人家无所谓也不管——只要比了就行。

这就是我在上文提到的：中庸无所谓，就看具体的怎么写。像刚才举的issue73的例子，一点contrast没有这种对原题来说实际上是言之无物的真正中庸了的文章肯定是要翘了，而把你的对比分析充分展现之后证明balance是正确结论，自然是论证充分的高分段作品。

而对于某些题目不打算写balance，而打算旗帜鲜明地支持某一方的文章，写起来相对更容易一些。这里面只要注意一下：如果不是一边倒而是有让步的话，注意不要让让步抢了正文的风头；如果是一边倒，那就只管去发挥好了。原则仍然是：要把contrast体现出来，把contrast做足了。

时间关系没有把上面的分析以实例作文加以补充。今天的作业就是：自己找点儿more的题目进行分析，看看自己对more类题目的把握程度。同主题写作题目为issue12和issue192.请在习作前写一下自己对more和对该issue题目的理解和分析。
总结：遇到more这种比较的文章一定要有比较，必须体现比较，比较的结果并不是最为重要的，这时，如何比较就是个难题。技巧：承接性的语句十分重要，要用这类句子体现自己比较的思路；避免语言表达的偏差！

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The man who fell to earth
Jan 21st 2010
From The Economist print edition
After the Democrats’ stunning loss, Barack Obama has no choice but to move back to the centre
POLITICAL upsets(动乱) don’t get much more embarrassing than（比....更尴尬） the one delivered by (递交)the voters of Massachusetts
on January 19th, just in time to ruin Barack Obama’s first anniversary in the White House.

To lose, on a 43-point swing(插入语), a Senate(参议院) seat that has been in Democratic hands since 1953 takes some doing, even in the
teeth of the worst recession（经济衰退）since the 1930s (see article).
Nor has it come in isolation; 倒装句
last November the
Democrats managed to lose the governor’s race in supposedly (据说) rock-solid（岩石般坚固的） New Jersey, as well as the one in
Virginia, the state that symbolised the breadth of Mr Obama’s appeal（吸引力） in the 2008 election.
A succession of
Democratic senators
（参议员）and representatives have decided to retire rather than face the voters in this year’s
mid-terms.

Mr Obama’s popularity has fallen faster than that of any post-war president bar Gerald Ford.
That of 指代popularity
Independents
are running from him as fast as their legs will carry them: in Massachusetts they voted Republican by almost
three to one. Mr Obama’s personal intervention there was as ineffectual as his two forays（袭击） to Copenhagen. His agenda has been dealt a mighty blow. (deal的过去式，dealt，受到一个很大打击)  So where does he go from here?


Diagnosing (诊断) what is going wrong is easier than figuring out how to fix it, because voters’ concerns are
contradictory.
Clearly Mr Obama’s health-care proposals(建议) are one problem.
Most voters are happy with their
health coverage, and are not
in a mood to
pay more in taxes or see their benefits restricted in order to help
out（帮助）the disadvantaged minority (弱势群体);
and the bill
that has now been thrown into confusion （陷入混乱）(see article), with its
many flaws（缺点）
and shady giveaways（可疑的让步）,
is a much harder sell than it should have been.
第一个句子是定语从句，后面跟with引导的伴随状语
A bigger problem,
connected to the first, is the exploding government deficit（赤字）很大的财政赤字,
which an expensive health-reform plan only
makes worse. Make the bigger problem worse
Hence the spectacular (壮观的) rise of the “tea-party” movement, an alliance
(联盟) of ordinary people who
are spooked by the huge amount of debt that is being racked up on Mr Obama’s watch.
For Democrats to
deride (嘲笑)
such people as “tea-baggers”, a term referring to a sexual practice involving testicles(睾丸) , is political
stupidity of a high order(很高的). Instead, Mr Obama urgently needs to make deficit-reduction one of the dominant
themes of his fightback. He can do so in his state-of-the-union message on January 27th.


The problem is that the other big theme of his speech will have to be jobs. Though the economy is
technically out of recession, it does not feel that way to a lot of voters对于大多数选民而言不是这样的.
Unemployment is stuck（不动的）
at 10%;
and
if you add to that the number of people who are working part-time because they cannot get a full-time job,
as well as those who have simply given up looking, you reach a figure of around 17%.
The proportion
（比例）of
long-term unemployed is at its highest since the government started collecting the statistic in 1948.
The
terrible fear is that the recovery will be long, slow and jobless.
The greatest challenge he now faces is
explaining how he plans to tackle
（解决）these problems without inflating （加压） the deficit even more than he already has.

Time for a rethink
One thing, though, is clear. The brief era in which the Democrats felt they could push through anything they
wanted, courtesy
（谦恭有礼）of their thumping（极端）
majorities in the House and the Senate and their occupancy of the WhiteHouse, is over.
Once Scott Brown is seated in the Senate, Mr Obama will lose his supermajority there, so a
determined opposition (which this one certainly seems to be) will be able to block anything it wants to.
Making deals with （合作）the Republicans once again becomes a necessity, not a luxury. That should not be a
disaster; most presidents have to govern with far fewer than 60 Senate votes.

It is not obvious, though, that the Olympian Mr Obama knows how to do this, despite all his fine words along
the campaign trail （足迹）about “a new politics”.
What he now has to understand is that he is in a weak position: he
needs the Republicans more than they need him. To get what he wants, he will have to learn to give them
much more of what they want.
For instance, he could now offer the Republicans tort（非法行为，侵犯行为） reform and genuine
cost-control to bring them on board for a slimmed-down(精简的)
health bill: that might be an offer they could not
refuse.
Likewise(同样地), any hope of getting a climate-change bill through Congress will probably have to involve
more nuclear power.

Bill Clinton grasped all this after the disaster of 1994, when the Republicans took back Congress;
the result
was a stream of good laws that outraged（使愤怒）many leftish Democrats, from welfare reform to free-trade deals to
deficit-reduction. Mr Clinton won an easy re-election and his presidency, despite his own best efforts to
destroy it, was a pretty successful one.
Mr Obama, who is now faced with the possibility of a similar electoral
catastrophe, needs to copy the great triangulator（三角器）.

Upset
动乱

Senate参议院

Recession 经济衰退

Supposedly

据说

rock-solid 岩石般坚固的

Appeal
吸引力

Senator

参议员

Foray
袭击

Diagnose 诊断

Proposal
建议

Flaw
缺点

Deficit
赤字

Spectacular

壮观的

Alliance
联盟

Deride

嘲笑

Technically

Stuck
不动的

Proportion

比例

Tackle

解决
Inflating

加压
Courtesy

谦恭有礼
Thumping
极端的
Supermajority

Trail

足迹
Tort
非法行为，侵犯行为
slimmed-down
精简的

Likewise同样地
Outraged
使愤怒
Triangulator
三角器

Not much more embarrassing than   没有比。。。更尴尬的了

be delivered by 由。。。递交

on a 43-point swing 在43%点处摆动

in the
teeth of the worst recession    在经济最萧条的时候

lose the governor’s race    输掉了政府的竞选

as well as t

the breadth of Mr Obama’s appeal  影响力的广度
as fast as their legs will carry them 尽可能的快
voted Republican by almost
three to one.
以三比一投票给
as ineffectual as 和。。。一样无效的
Deal a mighty blow.受到一个很大打击
in a mood to  有心情去做。。。
help
out    帮助
the disadvantaged minority
弱势群体

been thrown into confusion
陷入混乱
shady giveaways
可疑的让步
connected to     与。。。有关的
the exploding government deficit
很大的财政赤字
deride such people as 嘲笑某人为。。。
of a high order
很高的
urgently needs to

急切需要做
out of recession 摆脱经济萧条
be stuck
at 10%  位于。。。不动了
add to
reach a figure of around 17%. 达到17%左右的数据
at its highest     在最高点
Make deals with 与。。。合作
becomes a necessity
far fewer than

bring them on board 把某人拉到自己一伙
be faced with


summerization
This article analyses the severe problems ,which need Obama to solve urgently in order to keep him and Democrats' supermajority ,
have occured while he
is as the president , figuer out the deep reasons behind , and provide some proposes .

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