Crowing Counts | Certifying Joe

Vice-President Mike Pence will preside over a joint session of Congress today at which the states’ electoral votes will be counted. Usually this event passes without incident, but usually losing incumbent presidents do not attempt a coup to stay in power. Since the election, President Donald Trump and his allies have filed 61 lawsuits to overturn the results, and have lost all but one. The extravagant claims of fraud and manipulation that they make on Twitter and television evanesce in courts, where they have to provide actual evidence. Today at least a dozen Republican senators and as many as two-thirds of the House Republican caucus plan to object to the results, on specious grounds. Each objection signed by a senator and congressman halts the joint session so each chamber can debate the objection for up to two hours. The ultimate outcome today is not in doubt—Joe Biden won the election—but it could take a while to get there.

1 重点词汇表达

1. incumbent, adj, of an official or regime currently holding office（官员）在职的, 在任的, （政权）当权的

eg. The US incumbent president Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden in the election.

the incumbent government，本届政府

2.file，vt, law to give a document to a court or other organization so that it can be officially recorded and dealt with 提起（诉讼）， 提出（申请）

eg. Mr Wang filed a formal complaint against the department.

file/ apply for，申请

3.overturn, vt, If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. 推翻，撤销判决

eg. The president has trouble overturning the legal decision without providing actual evidence.

seek to/ try to overturn，努力推翻

overturn decision/ conviction/  law，推翻决定/ 定罪/ 法律

4.extravagant, adj, Extravagant claims or ideas are unrealistic or impractical.离谱的，不切实际的

eg. Don't be afraid to consider apparently extravagant ideas.

extravagantly，过分地

feel/ seem extravagant，感觉/ 似乎浪费

5.caucus，noun， a meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them in a larger meeting, election etc （政党挑选候选人的）政党会议，党团会议

eg. A caucus to be held in the US rivets our attention.

6.ultimate，adj, You use ultimate to describe the final result or aim of a long series of events. 最后的，最终的

eg. The ultimate goal of a country is to build a community with a shared future for mankind and creat a brighter future for all.

ultimate challenge/ failure/ goal/ test/ success，最终挑战/ 失败/ 目标/ 测试/ 成功

ultimately/ finally/ eventually/ lastly, adv, 最后

7.halt, vt, When something such as growth, development, or activity halts or when you halt it, it stops completely. 使生长、发展、活动等停止或中止

eg. A government was criticized for failing to halt economic decline.

attempt/ try to halt，努力停止

effectively/ abruptly/ temporarily/ finally halt，有效/ 突然/ 暂时/ 最终停止

8.election, noun,  the process of choosing a person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting 选举，推选（尤指从政）

eg. Joe Biden defeaed Donald Trump and won the election.

run for/ fight election，参加竞选

win/ lose an election，在选举中获胜/ 失败

2   固定搭配

1.preside over，主持

eg. The question is who will preside over an impotant meeting on economic cooperation which will be held in Tokyo by 2022

2.at least，至少

eg. Unfortunately, at least 80 million people have been infected by the coronavirus across the globe.

at most，至多

3.two-thirds of，三分之二的

eg. Two-thirds of people tested postive for covid-19 will be discharged from a hospital.

4. object to，反对

eg. Those who objected to a plan for cutting salaries have been dismissed.

oppose，反对

5 .as many as，多达

eg. It's reported that as many as 80 thousand people had succumbed to covid-19 in a country within the first half of 2019.

3 术语表达

1.Mike Pence，迈克·彭斯， 又译作麦克·彭斯，1959年6月7日生于美国印第安纳州哥伦布市。美国共和党籍政治家 ，现任美国副总统  。曾任众院共和党党团会议主席及美国印第安纳州州长(2013-2017)  。2001年至2013年担任美国国会众议院议员，并曾在2009年至2011年任众议院共和党会议主席，成为该党在众议院的第三号人物。

2.Donald Trump，唐纳德·特朗普，1946年6月14日，生于纽约，毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学，第45任美国总统，美国共和党籍政治家、企业家。在从政前，曾是商人和电视名人，后以共和党竞选者身份当选为美国总统。2020年8月，特朗普接受共和党总统候选人提名正式成为2020年美国总统候选人。2020年11月7日，美国多家媒体宣布民主党候选人乔·拜登赢得2020美国总统大选，但特朗普拒绝承认败选

4   语法点津

1.Vice-President Mike Pence will preside over a joint session of Congress today at which the states’ electoral votes will be counted.

句子结构：主语Mike Pence + 谓语will...over（一般将来时） + 宾语session + 定语从句

定语从句：主语votes + 谓语will be counted（一般将来时被动语态）

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