S1：
1.That is beside the point 这不是重点
2.After 22 years in Congress,I can smell which way the wind is going
3.Put him out to pasture让他退休
4.Walker’s chief of staff幕僚长
5.I keep things moving in a Congress choked by pettiness and lassitude.
6. A lowly house majority whip众议院多数党党鞭
7.I backed the right man我支持对了人
8.Write you the check给你支票
9.Win by double digits以两位数优势胜出
10.Anything you need任何事情都愿意效劳
11.This is the memo I drafted on our middle policy we have been developing
12.I would like to coin a new phrase
13.We are not nominating you for the Secretary of State我们不打算提名你为国务卿
14.They would remain immune to changing circumstances他们无论如何也不受情况变化的影响
15.Education is a top priority for us教育是我们的重中之重
16.Will you stand beside us or not
17.I don not have time to be anyone’s training wheels我没时间教菜鸟
18.Livid
19.I expected that我知道【有其表示已经提前知道对方要说什么
20.They have done us a great favour

1.We are no longer bond by allegiances我们不必再效忠任何人
2.We live by one rule
3.Hold them all accountable
4.Look at the bigger picture纵观全局
5.Need a buffer找个中间人
6.Give me a list of choices
7.Errand boy傀儡
8.I will keep my ear to the ground我会密切留意的
9.I almost pity him可怜
10.He didn’t choose to be put on my platter他也不想做我的盘中肉
11.Carve him up and toss him to the dogs剁碎了喂狗
12.Confront that brutal inescapable truth承认那残忍的不可避免的真相
13.Win the re-election改选
14.Feel more at home in Congress如鱼得水
15.Where is this coming from这是哪一出
16.How do these work for you and Claire你和克莱尔坐这里怎么样
17.she would be over the moon
18.The face of education
19.Garrett wants the bill on the floor in the first 100daysGarrett像在就职百天内对法案进行投票
20.Can we make that pledge我们能做出这些承诺么

1.A whore in post-war Berlin salivating over free stocking and chocolate战后柏林妓女眼馋免费丝袜和巧克力
2.Set me up a meeting
3.It is a cheap ploy低级把戏
4.You will certainly have my undivided attention
5.What would be your guess你觉得是什么
6.You could very well think that
7.I don’t wanna be a prick
8.They want your name because it carries weight因为它分量够重
9.That is the battle cry这是作战口号
10.Ideology纸上谈兵
11.He is a boy scout他是清白的
12.We are in a very grey area ethically,legally
13. You put him in my lap你把它托付给我
14.We are counting on you我们就靠你了
15.Then you must hold God in very low esteem那你肯定极不尊重上帝
16.Wrong question那不重要【当别人问出不想回答的问题的时候
17.I have to run past tom
18.Let us get legal on this我们先咨询一下律师
19.Cover to cove从头到尾
20.I have got excerpts,analysis，three thousand words ready for editing

1.Let me be on the sidelines for this让我置身事外吧
2.Part of me is glad this got leaked我内心多少庆幸泄密了
3.Happy to do it很荣幸
4.But why dampen his mood by telling him何必说出来让他伤心呢
5.I am relinquishing my management of the education reform act我将不再负责教育改革法案
6.Then there’s no story.那这就不算新闻
7.Now you have no excuse
8.Is this your subtle way of saying that I’s out of shape?你这是在委婉的表示我身材走样了么
9.You break it你先来
10.This is a nominee for SoS国务卿提名人
11.Overtired,under-caffeinated没劲了
12.Punch and Judy show潘趣与朱迪，英国传统木偶戏，用来比喻木偶游戏
13.Build ... From the ground up一手创建
14.They are shutting all of us down in the briefings他们在通气会上只字不提
15.No one is giving an inch所有人牙关紧闭
16.You might very well think that,I couldn’t possibly comment.随你怎么想，我不会发表意见
17.Quoting a source close to the president据总统身边知情人士透露
18.Middle of the road,team player,strong in defense中间路线，善于合作，辩护
19.I’ll schedule a time for you to fill in the president我会找个时间让你给总统汇报
20.Is this your first remote?这是你第一次远程采访么？

1.Right into the camera,don’t shift in your seat,and there’s no reason to speak above a conversational volume.看好镜头，别在椅子上乱动，说话声音别过高
2.What a roller coaster真是风云突变
3.Nothing will come of this.这样做毫无益处
4.Least we can do绵薄之力罢了
5.A valedictorian致告别词
6.Senseless thing毫无意义的事情
7.Let’s see what it looks like改改看吧
8.The sort you’re well versed in是你精通之道
9.You are going yo burn a lot of bridges你这样会激怒很多人
10.Steamroll the house压倒议会【表示强推
11.Strike from...把...去掉
12.Establish your supremacy建立权威
13.Cut me out of the profits不给我好处
14.But it’s right there at my feet唾手可得
15.I have too much on my plate百事缠身
16.Skip a few rungs跳级
17.军事基地整合委员会
18.I won’t sit on my hands我不能做事不管
19.Keep your cards close保持谨慎
20.Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today感谢有机会能在各位面前作证

1.Offer testimony提供证词
2.Go,before I get violent别逼我动手
3.hearing听证会
4.Cleave you from the herd把你踢出局
5.He wants to rip my head off and peel it like an orange他恨不得拧断我的头，剥我的皮
6.I’ll give you some privacy我让你自己待一会
7.Dig into his past翻他的老底
8.I need your manpower我需要人手
9.Florist花店
10.Will he wither or will he strive?他会萎靡不振还是重振雄风
11.Disorganized无组织的
12.It actually sickens me这是令我生厌
13.Improvise临场发挥
14.Deli熟食店
15.We crossed him off我们划掉他了
16.There’s no donor base,no infrastructure既没有金主捐款，又没有竞选组织机构
17.I was wondering if you could put in a good word with my boss我想您能否跟我们头儿说点好话
18.I messed up,I’m fully aware我很清楚是自己搞砸了
19.Prom night毕业舞会
20.It’s mostly broad strokes,but we can hone it.太宽泛还需要打磨

1.He’s been sober for 14 years他戒酒14年了
2.The shipyard closing frees up 1100 acres of federal land关闭船厂空出了一千英亩国有土地
3.We are aiming for the 200million mark目标收益两亿美元
4.You can start with the congressman whose districts fall within the watershed你可以从选区在流域内的议员下手
5.We’ll draft it in consultation with your staff草案等和你的同事商议后再定
6.The public won’t credit you with a victory公众不会认为你成功了
7.They will chalk it up as a colossal defeat他们会把这视作一次惨败
8.You have placed your faith in me thus far您一直都很信任我
9.I’m stepping in我要介入了
10.Are you letting pride cloud your judgment?你是不是被骄傲冲昏了头脑
11.Is he game他投入么
12.That’s a big wight off my shoulder可让我松了一口气
13.This one’s up to fate这事只能听天由命
14.Can’t Doug man the fort？不能让道格独当一面么
15. I’ll leave the ringer on我把手机开着
16.Vigilance警醒
17.Xxx,give me xxx,please/get xxx on the phone 帮我接xxx/给xxx打电话
18.Make amends to做弥补
19.If Thler’s school has been in session学校在上课
20.I’ll play your game我陪你玩

1.You would do something that low?你真这么不择手段？
2.Assault袭击
3.Felony重罪
4.A wake-up call from god是上帝敲的警钟
5.Reinforce America’s preeminence as an intellectual superpower加强美国作为教育强国的领先地位
6.Spearhead the bill from the beginning带领完成了法案
7.An endorsement from you would be a big coup for him你的支持将是对他莫大的帮助
8.Condescension居高临下
9.Rule anything out否定一切
10.Make waves引起轰动
11.We can’t afford to play favorites我们不能偏帮个州
12.You knew what you signed up for你应该清楚你的职责范围
13.Puff pieces吹捧报道
14.It was a bit of blur记忆有些模糊了
15.Solicit prostitutes招妓
16.He’s an amateur他道行太浅【业余爱好者，外行
17.It will be a turkey shoot活靶子
18.We have to steal their ammunition from them我们需要借力打力【弹药
19.It’s an interest只是心血来潮
20.Yes,nays,neutrals,abstaining同意票，反对票，中立票，弃权票

1.He looks preoccupied他看起来满腹心事的样子
2.Can the congressman have a moment议员先生有几句话要和你说
3.I don’t have enough for tomorrow我的钱明天的都不给我花
4.I didn’t mean to pry我不是有意偷看的
5.I’ve been fooling around with it a little bit我最近瞎折腾的
6.He’ll keep his nose out of it他不会过问的
7.This is a very delicate moment in the campaign现在正是竞选的敏感时期
8.You don’t have to mince words没必要拐弯抹角
9.I’m not 100% sold on xxx我并不十分赞成
10.We are grooming him我们正在打磨他
11.He’s clean now他已经戒了
12.People love underdog人们喜欢失败者
13.this is not a hail Mary这不是听天由命
14.This is a well-thought-out game plan这是慎密思考过的一步棋
15.I realize that I sometimes think out of the box我知道我有时会打破常规
16.But if it backfires如果事与愿违
17.That’s the most I’ll say不能再多说了
18.I’m wasted我喝醉了
19.I’m really flattered我非常受宠若惊
20.I have asked the super to get an exterminator in here我找过管理严让他找人除虫

1.He’s torn他很纠结【尤指无法作出决定
2.I don’t follow我不明白
3.Lift a finger帮“我”
4.Tactic战略
5.Formidable team强大同盟
6.She’s holding her cards very close to the chest她深藏不漏啊
7.I’d like to turn myself in我想要自首
8.By the curb在路边
9.Reckless鲁莽的，不顾后果的
10.Make good arguments说的很有道理
11.You can begin the vetting process as soon as you narrow down the choices缩小范围以后就可以开始审查了
12.More than happy乐意至极
13.Partisanship党争
14.Plant the notion in his head灌输想法
15.Somebody was strong-arming him是别人逼他的
16.People up the food chain位高权重的人
17.Adamant坚定不移的
18.I want someone with gravitas我要找个比较庄重的
19.She’s been prying into xxx他正在打探xxx的事情
20.He’s an early riser他习惯早起
21.Sounds like a plan好啊
22.Leave a lectern离开演讲台【：结束演讲
23.Run for Congressman xxx’s old seat接替xxx竞选议员
24.This is completely off the record,I promise you我保证我们的谈话不会见报
25.Anyone starts harassing you with questions you don’t want to answer有谁来问你不想回答的问题
26.You got enough on your plate right now你要忙的事情已经够多了
27.Have it framed裱起来
28.Your recommendation comes at a price我觉得你的推荐是有条件的
29.I don’t shackle myself to people I don’t know我不把自己绑在我不认识的人身上
30.Affiliation联盟，友好关系，从属关系
31.Vassal诸侯，臣属
32.Maybe you should take a leave of absence也许你应该去休假
33.美国富翁出任公职后，会把自己的股票基金等交给财务公司打理，对财务公司的操作和决策完全不知情，避免工作和私人利益有牵涉
34.Faucet水龙头，旋塞
35.Initiate a hostile takeover发起一次恶意收购
36.Subsidiary辅助者，子公司，附属的
37.A settlement offer庭外和解
38.incestuous 乱伦的；血亲相奸的；犯乱伦罪的
39.I can’t erase what I did我不能抹消我过去做的事情
40.He’s a hard man to read很难看出他在想什么

1.I did my best to probe him我尽力试探了
2.I don’t want to feed the frenzy我不想助长流言【愤怒
3.Dissuade劝阻
4.There is no more就这些
5.I have to trade up良禽择木而栖【买更高价的东西
6.Why are we here你找我来干什么
7.I’m in no mood for riddles我没心情猜谜
8.Indentured servitude卖身契
9.I have a confession to make我要坦白件事
10.Publicize公布
11.Offer The vice presidency副总统职务
12.In my humble opinion依我个人浅见

343.It’s always a coin toss with the Chinese跟中国人合作总是碰运气
344.He deflected他没有直说
345.One of us drops out,throws support to the other我们其中一人退出，转而支持另一方
346.Can we set egos aside and talk business like the adults我们能放下架子，像成年人那样谈正经事么
347.An adopted daughter in lieu of a real one用来取代亲生女儿的养女
348.Unstoppable不达目的誓不罢休
349.An unacceptable erosion of the American Dream侵蚀
350.They will force the federal government into a spending freeze将会迫使联邦政府冻结开销
351.The frostbite will be on their hands,not ours冻疮会长在他们手上，而不是我们手上
352.Doormats and matadors受气包和斗牛士
353.He’s hung up on the domestic agenda他在为内政操心
354.We have to address the freeze now我们的马上解决冻结开销的问题
355.A trusted confidant收到信任的密友
356.You don’t have to sell.You can dictate你不需要游说，可以直接命令
357.Just bring him to the table让他考虑一下
358.I’ve worked really hard to put Peter behind me我花了很大力气忘记彼得的事情
359.I can’t have this conspiracy stuff going mainstream这类阴谋论决不能甚嚣尘上
360.This sort of things usually fizzles out这类传言一般会渐渐平息
361.You’re xxx’s top choice你就是xxx鼎力推荐的人
362.Lifelong conservatives中坚保守派
363.Let’s show some goodwill友善一点
364.Can you stomach你能接受么
365.平板电脑的摄像头可以记录下指纹执行签字职能
366.I hear we have a green light我听说我们（的东西）被放行了
367.Dismantle the agreement废除协议
368.Disingenuous虚伪的，不诚实，耍花招的
369.Maybe the country need to see what disaster looks like也许国家应该见识一下灾难
370.The Tea Party has a strong voice,and you’re its bullhorn茶党的影响力很大，而你又在为他们做宣传
371.Long day今天很辛苦么
372.He got cold feet他临阵退缩了
373.One who bites off more than he can chew自不量力
374.The faith is quickly evaporating这信念正在迅速消失
375.We have to get medieval我们得使狠招
376.Find me the ones we can bend给我找到能钻空子的
377.Mark,you’re a sensible man你是个明白人
378.Expeditious迅速的，敏捷的
379.A quorum is mot present没有达到法定人数
380.The question is on the motion对动议进行表决
381.All those in favor say”Aye”同意者说：“赞成”
382.It means you still haven’t been ruled out这代表你还没出局
383.I’ll filibuster the main bill我会阻挠主法案的通过【海盗，暴兵，阻挠议事的议员，阻挠议事的行动，阻碍议案通过
384.Pay attention to the fine print要多留意小字副条款【（契约中）难懂的条文；极小的字体
385.I want an immediate call of the roll现在立刻点名投票
386.Don’t let half a second pass一秒钟时间都不要浪费
387.A quorum is present法定人数已经够了
388.Bill of amendment修正案
389.Furlough暂时解雇，休假
390.Hold grudge记仇
391.You’re comparing theoretical discomfort to imminent【即将来临的，迫近的】 pain你是在拿假想的不适跟眼前的痛苦相比
392.We’re losing touch with our core values我们在跟核心价值观背道而驰
393.Being lucid清醒过来/头脑清醒
394.Quarantine隔离,检疫
395.The Capitol is being evacuated国会大厦正在疏散
396.It’s just standard procedure只是标准程序
397.You won’t be able to get through你打不通的
398.Communication is being jammed通讯中断了
399.A sat truck转播车
400.We have an exclusive我们有独家报道
401.You should do the interview solo你应该单独接受采访
402.They made sure I wanted for nothing他们让我应有尽有

343.We are only 8 votes away我们就差八票了
344.You’re holding out your plate for more pork持票待价而沽
345.Trade their votes for ransom拿选票换赎金
346.Subsume A’s views for B’s goals为了他的追求而委屈自己【把...归入
347.Be in jeopardy面临危险
348.Abortion堕胎
349.That took a lot of guts那需要很大的勇气
350.I was reckless我做事不计后果
351.Dedicated re-enactors情景重现演员
352.Loosen his grip on President放松对总统的控制
353.If all other conditions are met如果满足其他条件的话
354.Mr.Tusk will outbid any competitors塔斯克先生出家肯定比其他人高
355.For appearances表面工作
356.Approve a pilot infrastructure project批准一项基础建设示范工程
357.In exchange for a 25-year toll-making contract以25年的过桥收费权作为交换
358.There’s one more item I’d like to discus我想先讨论另一件事
359.We don’t want you to drop the lawsuit我们不希望你们撤诉
360.We have our own brand of diplomacy我们有自己的外交风格
361.This puts distance on me这样就牵涉不到我
362.One fall of the axe一击毙命
363.Imagine the media frenzy想想媒体炒作的后果
364.That could raise eyebrows那会令人生疑
365.I was buried in a mass grave,no headstone我被埋在万人冢里，没有墓碑
366.An errand boy跑腿的
367.They ‘re using it for leverage他们就是那这个做筹码
368.I have conveyed his requests word for word我已经逐字复述了他的要求
369.Emissary密使
370.You are sabotaging the negotiations你在破坏谈判
371.You President will ascribe the failure to you你们总统会把失败归咎于你
372.Think strategically好好想想
373.You’re setting us on a very dangerous course你这是把我们往绝路上推
374.I have great resources at our disposal我有丰厚资源可以利用
375.Your money doesn’t intimidate me你们的钱吓不倒我
376.We had clear,prearranged terms我们事先有明确的协定
377.The economic fall out would be catastrophic经济损失难以估量
378.Don’t be hyperbolic别夸大其词
379.Where are your allegiances你到底效忠谁
380.Where the campaign commenced战役开始的地方
381.I want nothing more正合我意
382.More toward attrition跟他们比瞪眼【摩擦，磨损
383.We can’t get sidetracked with public opinion我们不能受公众舆论的影响
384.Eligible for parole in seven服刑期年可假释
385.I should just keep my feelings to myself我就不多嘴了
386.That stubbornness is far more costly than obedience顽固比顺从的代价更大
387.I’m keeping hydrated我一直在喝水
388.They’re colluding他们是串通好的
389.The bell system贝尔系统
390.Lobbyist说客，活动议案通过者
391.Big fuss for nothing最后竹篮打水一场空
392.Accept gifts without reciprocating礼尚往来