American History Series: Trial of Andrew Johnson

1.veto v.否决,禁止

例句:France have said that it will veto any draft agreement that goes against its basic interests.
      法国已经宣布它将否决任何与其基本利益不符的协议草案。

2.interfere v.干涉,干预;妨碍,打扰;抵触,冲突

例句:The police can not interfere with the intelligence work of the department or they will be disciplined.
      警方不能干预这个部门的情报工作,否则会受到纪律处分。

3.bitterness n.苦味,悲痛,怨恨

例句:He moaned over the bitterness of his luck.
      他为他的倒霉而悲叹。

4.violate v.违犯,亵渎,干扰,违反,侵犯,妨碍

例句:He will not violate his principles.
      他不会违背自己的原则。

5.innocence n.无罪,无知,天真无邪

例句:If you prove your innocence you can be free.
      如果你能证明自己的清白,就可以获释。

6.impeachment n.责难;弹核;控告;检举;怀疑

例句:The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.
      他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

7.overthrow v.打倒,推翻,倾覆

例句:He had uncovered a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
      他揭露一宗意图颠覆政府的阴谋。

8.impartial a.公平的,不偏不倚的

例句:He's an impartial and perspicacious judge.
      这位法官明镜高悬。

1.But Johnson refused to stand aside in the face of radical attempts to seize all powers of government.

stand aside站开,躲开,不做事,(竞选时)退出

例句:Stand aside and let us past!
      闪开, 让我们过去!

in the face of面对

例句:In the face of the new evidence he had to climb down and admit he had been wrong.
      在新的证据面前, 他只得服输认错。

2.The Senate acts as the jury to decide if the president is guilty of the charges.

be guilty of犯有,因…而感到内疚

例句:The company is guilty of evading the vat regulations.
      裁定该公司犯有逃避增值税规定管辖的罪行。

3.His was the only vote still in question.

in question谈到的,提到的,争论中的,上述的…

例句:With an effort he dragged his mind back to the matter in question.
      他努力把思路拉回到正在讨论的问题上。