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1.        drubbing                        Í´´ò

            get/take a drabbing        ÔâÈËÍ´´ò

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3.        hold out                        ά³Ö£¬±£³Ö

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4.        horse ¨Ctrading                   ¾«Ã÷µÄÌÖ¼Û»¹¼Û

5.        bullet-proof                     ·Àµ¯µÄ

6.        lobby                          ÊÕÂò£¬°µÖл

7.        lobbyist                        ÔºÍâ»î¶¯¼¯ÍųÉÔ±

8.        partisan                        µ³ÈË£¬°ïÅÉ£¬Êǵ³ÅÉÇ¿Ó²Ö§³ÖÕß

9.        acrimony                       ÓïÑÔ/̬¶ÈµÄ¿Ì±¡

10.    sell to                          ˵·þ£¨Ä³ÈË£©½ÓÊÜ»ò²ÉÓÃ

11.    meddle                         ¸ÉÔ¤

12.    Capitol Hill                     ÃÀ¹ú¹ú»á

13.    budge                         ʹÉÔ΢Òƶ¯£¬¸Ä±ä

14.    lucrative                        ÓÐÀû¿ÉͼµÄ£¬×¬Ç®µÄ

15.    block                           ÖÆÖ¹

16.    fleet                            ½¢¶Ó£¬´¬¶Ó£¬³µ¶Ó£¬»ú¶Ó

17.    blanket                          ¸²¸Ç£¬·Á°­É¨ÐË£¬ÆËÃð

18.    Capitulate                       Ͷ½µ£¬Í£Ö¹µÖ¿¹

19.    fast track                        ¿ìËÙÐг̣¨Çá³µÊì·£©

20.    with a wink                      ÑÛ¾¦Ò»Õ££¬ºÜ¿ìµÄ

21.    out on a limb                     ¹ÂÁ¢ÎÞÔ®£¨ÓÈÖ¸ÕùÂÛºÍÒâ¼ûÉÏ£©

22.    renege                          Î¥Ô¼

23.    squabble                        Õù³³

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1.       President Clinton¡¯s decision on Apr.8 to send Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji packing without an agreement¡­

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2.       The President took a drubbing from much of the press, which had breathlessly reported that a deal was in the bag.

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3.       Zhu charged that Clinton lacked ¡°the courage¡± to reach an accord.

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4.       the gesture was widely portrayed as a flip-flop

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5.       Clinton made the right decision in holding out for a better WTO deal.

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6.       And without the Administration¡¯s goal of a ¡°bullet-proof agreement¡± that business lobbyists can enthusiastically sell to a Republican Congress, the whole process will end up in partisan acrimony that could harm relations with China for years.

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7.       the Administration tried, but failed, to budge Zhu on textiles.

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8.       Also left in the lurch: Wall Street, Hollywood, and Detroit.

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9.       Zhu refused to open up much of the lucrative Chinese securities market and insisted on ¡°cultural¡± restrictions on American movies and music. He also blocked efforts to allow U. S. auto makers to provide fleet financing.

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