2023考研英語閱讀肯尼迪三世

　　THE tourists taking pictures of John Kennedysrelatively modest birthplace in Brookline onPresidents Day had not heard that the formerpresidents great-nephew had just entered thefamily business. But it seemed that everyone elsein Massachusetts and beyond knew that theKennedy familys break from politics was over. JoeKennedy III announced via YouTube on February15th that he was entering the race for the open 4th congressional district seat. Even beforehe had formally announced his entry, he led his main Republican rival by two-to-one in aUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell/Boston Herald poll. And he had won the endorsement ofthe states largest labour organisation.

　　總統節這一天，在布魯克萊，許多游客拿著相機對著美國前總統肯尼迪略顯樸素的出生地一陣狂拍。他們可沒有想到這位前總統的侄孫也繼承了家族遺風，步入了政壇。然而美國人卻都明白肯尼迪家族離別政壇的歲月已經告一段落。2月15日周二，約瑟夫?肯尼迪三世通過YouTube宣布他將競選第4屆國會馬薩諸塞州選區的席位。在正式參選前，他已在馬薩諸塞州大學洛威爾/波士頓先驅報的民調中以2:1的戰績領先共和黨對手。此外，他還贏得了該州最大的勞工組織的支持。

　　The 31-year-old former prosecutor has inherited the Kennedy smile and the voluminousKennedy hair . But winning the seat,which stretches from the Rhode Island border to the outskirts of Boston, is not going to beeasy. It is no longer the same district which for three decades voted by mostly wide marginsfor Barney Frank, recently the irascible head of the House Financial Services Committee.Redistricting has reconfigured the historically blue district to include conservativestrongholds, while losing New Bedford, a Democratic bastion. Indeed Mr. Frank decided not toseek re-election, in part, because he reckoned that the 325,000 new constituents wouldrequire an extra $1.5m-$2m in fund-raising.

　　這位現年31歲的前檢察官儼然繼承了肯尼迪家族的微笑和濃密的頭發。馬薩諸塞州選區從羅得島延伸到波士頓市郊，要贏得這一選區席位，卻并非易事。這個選區早已不是昔日那個三十年以來絕大多數選票都投給巴尼?弗蘭克的選區了，如今這位性情暴躁的弗蘭克成為了眾議院金融服務委員會的主席。選區的再劃分使保守黨的據點并入了歷史上的藍區，而失去了民主黨的堡壘重鎮新貝德福德，整個選區重新組合。弗蘭克確實也沒有在尋求連任，部分原因在于他估計了下，獲得 325,000新選民的支持，還需要150萬到200萬美元的籌款。

　　Raising money will not be a problem for Mr Kennedy. The name alone is bound to fill seats atfund-raisers. Elsewhere it may put people off, as it did in New York, when Caroline Kennedy,JFKs daughter, explored running for the Senate three years ago. Cynical New Yorkersresented her apparent sense of entitlement and her lack of political experience. But thingsare different in Massachusetts. Even though a third of voters think the Kennedys have toomuch influence in Bay State politics, a hefty 73% of them, including Republicans, view thefamily favourably. Voters are astute. They know a freshman representative at the bottomof Capital Hills totem pole is more likely to get a call returned if his name is Kennedy. Theywant their representatives to stand out, says Scott Ferson, a political consultant and TedKennedys former press secretary. Mr Frank, who is openly gay, is also notably outspoken,and Ted, Mr Kennedys great-uncle, was the liberal lion of the Senate.

　　而籌款對于肯尼迪三世可不是什么問題。僅憑自己的姓名，募款者之位必定座無虛席。換作其他地方，人們可能會對這個名字感到厭煩，就像曾經在紐約發生的那樣，三年前肯尼迪總統的女兒卡洛琳?肯尼迪也打算在參議院謀個位置坐坐。除了沒什么政治資歷，憤世嫉俗的紐約人對她那天經地義、非我莫屬的感覺很看不順眼。而在馬薩諸塞州，事情可就完全兩樣了。盡管有三分之一的選民認為肯尼迪家族在海灣州的政績勢力過大，還是有高達73%的選民，包括共和黨人，對他們很有好感。選民們精明著呢。他們很清楚在國會山圖騰柱下，一個初出茅廬的代表有更多的可能讓他們的要求得到回應，條件是這位年輕的代表得姓肯尼迪。愛德華?肯尼迪的前資訊秘書，現身為政治顧問的斯科特?福爾森表示，選民希望他們的代表能夠脫穎而出。公開自己同性戀取向的弗蘭克也是個直言不諱的人，肯尼迪三世的叔祖父愛德華?肯尼迪生前也是參議院的自由之獅。

　　And, like the rest of his kin, the political novice knows how to campaign. In less than aweek he went twice to Attleboro, which voted for Scott Brown, a Republican, in the electionto fill the Senate seat held for 46 years by Ted. He was bred for this. His grandfather wasBobby Kennedy, once attorney-general; his great-uncle was JFK; his father, Joe II, served inCongress for 12 years. Bay State politicos say Joe III is the real deal, and would be a goodcandidate no matter what his name. So far he is scandal-free, which is a plus for anycandidate, especially a Kennedy. Kennedy fatigue may yet rear its head, but it may notmatter, says Thomas Whalen, a political historian at Boston University. For many inMassachusetts, voting Kennedy is like dessert addiction: You swear off chocolate cake, butyou keep coming back to it.

　　正如他的族人一樣，身為政壇新秀的他對于如何競選很有兩下子。不到一周的時間他就去了兩次阿特爾博勒。阿特爾博勒此前選的是共和黨人斯科特?布朗，讓他去填補愛德華曾坐了46年的參議院席位。而約瑟夫?肯尼迪似乎為此選舉而生。他的祖父是前司法部長羅伯特?肯尼迪;他的叔祖父是美國前總統約翰?肯尼迪;他的父親約瑟夫?肯尼迪二世在國會工作了12年。海灣州政界認為肯尼迪三世有真才實學，無論他姓什么都是個很不錯的候選人。目前來看，他沒有丑聞，對于任一個候選人這都是個加分項，尤其是個肯尼迪家族的人。波士頓大學政治史學家托馬斯?維爾倫說，肯尼迪審美疲勞可能會稍有抬頭，但這也沒關系。對許多馬薩諸塞州人而言，投肯尼迪的票就像上了吃甜品的癮:你發誓再不吃巧克力蛋糕了，但你就是忍不住還要吃。

　　THE tourists taking pictures of John Kennedysrelatively modest birthplace in Brookline onPresidents Day had not heard that the formerpresidents great-nephew had just entered thefamily business. But it seemed that everyone elsein Massachusetts and beyond knew that theKennedy familys break from politics was over. JoeKennedy III announced via YouTube on February15th that he was entering the race for the open 4th congressional district seat. Even beforehe had formally announced his entry, he led his main Republican rival by two-to-one in aUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell/Boston Herald poll. And he had won the endorsement ofthe states largest labour organisation.

　　總統節這一天，在布魯克萊，許多游客拿著相機對著美國前總統肯尼迪略顯樸素的出生地一陣狂拍。他們可沒有想到這位前總統的侄孫也繼承了家族遺風，步入了政壇。然而美國人卻都明白肯尼迪家族離別政壇的歲月已經告一段落。2月15日周二，約瑟夫?肯尼迪三世通過YouTube宣布他將競選第4屆國會馬薩諸塞州選區的席位。在正式參選前，他已在馬薩諸塞州大學洛威爾/波士頓先驅報的民調中以2:1的戰績領先共和黨對手。此外，他還贏得了該州最大的勞工組織的支持。

　　The 31-year-old former prosecutor has inherited the Kennedy smile and the voluminousKennedy hair . But winning the seat,which stretches from the Rhode Island border to the outskirts of Boston, is not going to beeasy. It is no longer the same district which for three decades voted by mostly wide marginsfor Barney Frank, recently the irascible head of the House Financial Services Committee.Redistricting has reconfigured the historically blue district to include conservativestrongholds, while losing New Bedford, a Democratic bastion. Indeed Mr. Frank decided not toseek re-election, in part, because he reckoned that the 325,000 new constituents wouldrequire an extra $1.5m-$2m in fund-raising.

　　這位現年31歲的前檢察官儼然繼承了肯尼迪家族的微笑和濃密的頭發。馬薩諸塞州選區從羅得島延伸到波士頓市郊，要贏得這一選區席位，卻并非易事。這個選區早已不是昔日那個三十年以來絕大多數選票都投給巴尼?弗蘭克的選區了，如今這位性情暴躁的弗蘭克成為了眾議院金融服務委員會的主席。選區的再劃分使保守黨的據點并入了歷史上的藍區，而失去了民主黨的堡壘重鎮新貝德福德，整個選區重新組合。弗蘭克確實也沒有在尋求連任，部分原因在于他估計了下，獲得 325,000新選民的支持，還需要150萬到200萬美元的籌款。

　　Raising money will not be a problem for Mr Kennedy. The name alone is bound to fill seats atfund-raisers. Elsewhere it may put people off, as it did in New York, when Caroline Kennedy,JFKs daughter, explored running for the Senate three years ago. Cynical New Yorkersresented her apparent sense of entitlement and her lack of political experience. But thingsare different in Massachusetts. Even though a third of voters think the Kennedys have toomuch influence in Bay State politics, a hefty 73% of them, including Republicans, view thefamily favourably. Voters are astute. They know a freshman representative at the bottomof Capital Hills totem pole is more likely to get a call returned if his name is Kennedy. Theywant their representatives to stand out, says Scott Ferson, a political consultant and TedKennedys former press secretary. Mr Frank, who is openly gay, is also notably outspoken,and Ted, Mr Kennedys great-uncle, was the liberal lion of the Senate.

　　而籌款對于肯尼迪三世可不是什么問題。僅憑自己的姓名，募款者之位必定座無虛席。換作其他地方，人們可能會對這個名字感到厭煩，就像曾經在紐約發生的那樣，三年前肯尼迪總統的女兒卡洛琳?肯尼迪也打算在參議院謀個位置坐坐。除了沒什么政治資歷，憤世嫉俗的紐約人對她那天經地義、非我莫屬的感覺很看不順眼。而在馬薩諸塞州，事情可就完全兩樣了。盡管有三分之一的選民認為肯尼迪家族在海灣州的政績勢力過大，還是有高達73%的選民，包括共和黨人，對他們很有好感。選民們精明著呢。他們很清楚在國會山圖騰柱下，一個初出茅廬的代表有更多的可能讓他們的要求得到回應，條件是這位年輕的代表得姓肯尼迪。愛德華?肯尼迪的前資訊秘書，現身為政治顧問的斯科特?福爾森表示，選民希望他們的代表能夠脫穎而出。公開自己同性戀取向的弗蘭克也是個直言不諱的人，肯尼迪三世的叔祖父愛德華?肯尼迪生前也是參議院的自由之獅。

　　And, like the rest of his kin, the political novice knows how to campaign. In less than aweek he went twice to Attleboro, which voted for Scott Brown, a Republican, in the electionto fill the Senate seat held for 46 years by Ted. He was bred for this. His grandfather wasBobby Kennedy, once attorney-general; his great-uncle was JFK; his father, Joe II, served inCongress for 12 years. Bay State politicos say Joe III is the real deal, and would be a goodcandidate no matter what his name. So far he is scandal-free, which is a plus for anycandidate, especially a Kennedy. Kennedy fatigue may yet rear its head, but it may notmatter, says Thomas Whalen, a political historian at Boston University. For many inMassachusetts, voting Kennedy is like dessert addiction: You swear off chocolate cake, butyou keep coming back to it.

　　正如他的族人一樣，身為政壇新秀的他對于如何競選很有兩下子。不到一周的時間他就去了兩次阿特爾博勒。阿特爾博勒此前選的是共和黨人斯科特?布朗，讓他去填補愛德華曾坐了46年的參議院席位。而約瑟夫?肯尼迪似乎為此選舉而生。他的祖父是前司法部長羅伯特?肯尼迪;他的叔祖父是美國前總統約翰?肯尼迪;他的父親約瑟夫?肯尼迪二世在國會工作了12年。海灣州政界認為肯尼迪三世有真才實學，無論他姓什么都是個很不錯的候選人。目前來看，他沒有丑聞，對于任一個候選人這都是個加分項，尤其是個肯尼迪家族的人。波士頓大學政治史學家托馬斯?維爾倫說，肯尼迪審美疲勞可能會稍有抬頭，但這也沒關系。對許多馬薩諸塞州人而言，投肯尼迪的票就像上了吃甜品的癮:你發誓再不吃巧克力蛋糕了，但你就是忍不住還要吃。