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Date: Aug 04 2007

Topic: Vocabulary

Author: chrisyao

Lesson

这是我的第一次抄写报刊。 我认为它是同时提高词汇写作口语的最好方法。 我希望我能每天坚持下来。
dependent MP Garth Turner to join Liberals
Independent MP Garth Turner, who was kicked out of the Tory caucus last fall, will join the Liberals, party sources have told CBC News.
The announcement that Turner is crossing the floor will be made official at 5 p.m. ET in Ottawa. Turner will be accompanied by Liberal Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion.
Turner, 58, was elected as a Conservative last year in the Ontario riding of Halton. He became an Independent last fall after he was expelled by the Tory caucus for allegedly breaching caucus confidentiality on his blog.
Turner denied the allegation, saying he was booted out because some of his beliefs were at odds with the party.
But Turner had also been critical of the government while he was a member of the party. Notably, he denounced Stephen Harper's decision to swear into cabinet David Emerson, who crossed the floor after being elected as a Liberal in January 2006.
Turner said then that anyone who crosses the floor should step down and run in a byelection.
Turner served briefly as minister of national revenue in the Progressive Conservative government of Kim Campbell.
Then a one-term MP, he was defeated in the Liberal sweep of 1993.
There had been speculation that Turner might join the Green party, which has no seats in the House. As recently as Monday, Turner had said it was an option that was still on the table.
On his blog Tuesday, Turner made no mention of his defection, saying only that "this day should be jam packed with news."

1) Be kicked out
To throw out; dismiss.
开除,撵走
E.g. I was kicked out of Cub last fall because I often didn’t go to work on time.
2) Crossing the floor
(辩论中)转而支持对方
E.g. I will cross the floor if they keep on disagreeing my opinion.
3) Riding
An administrative division or electoral division in Canada.
加拿大的一种行政分区或选举分区
E.g. I was elected as NDP last year in the Alberta riding of Calgary.
4) Expelled
开除;赶出
E.g. The pupil was expelled for stealing.
那学生因偷窃被开除。
5) allegedly
adj-alleged
声称的, 所谓的
adj
涉嫌
He will be charged for allegedly bribing the government official.
6) breach
To break or violate (an agreement, for example).
破坏或违反(例如协定)
e.g. They will take away my deposit for breaching rent contract.
7) confidentiality
机密性
Everyone can’t say the confidentiality about our meeting.
8) allegation
A statement asserting something without proof:
主观臆测:在没有证据的情况下对某事所下的判断:
e.g. The newspaper's charges of official wrongdoing were mere allegations.
报纸对官方不良行为的指摘不过是主观臆测而已
9) booted out
Slang An unceremonious dismissal, as from a job.
【俚语】 解雇:一种非礼节性免职,如从工作上的
10) at odds
at odds
e.g. some of my idea about buying house or apartment in the future always are adds with my wife.
11) be critical of
不满
I had also been critical of some teachers while I was a student in Columbian College.

 

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