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Conceptually, everybody is in favor of the right to vote. You will not hear anybody defend the notion that the law can discriminate against persons because of their color, or their faith, or their ethnicity, when it comes to going to cast a ballot. That's huge progress, a normative shift in how we think about our democracy. Everybody in theory is supposed to be included.

But part of the reason we're here today, part of the reason it's so important for us to focus attention on this right is because in practice, we've still got problems.

On the ground, there are still too many ways in which people are discouraged from voting. Some of the protections that had been enshrined in the Voting Rights Act itself have been weakened as a consequence of court decisions and interpretations of the law. State legislatures have instituted procedures and practices that, although on the surface may appear neutral, have the effect of discouraging people from voting, may have a disproportional effect on certain kinds of folks voting.

And if, in fact, those practices, those trends, those tendencies are allowed to continue unanswered, then over time the hard-won battles of 50 years ago erode, and our democracy erodes. And that means that the decisions that are made in the corridors of power all across this country begin to reflect the interests of the few, instead of the interests of the many.

So we've got serious business to attend to here. One order of business is for our Congress to pass an updated version of the Voting Rights Act that would correct some of the problems that have arisen.

Obama uses the word "business" twice in the last paragraph most likely in order to _____

A.indicate that practical steps should be taken.
B.identify the source of a persistent problem.
C.suggest a way to fix a broken system.
D.shift attention to another group of people.

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identify [ai'dentifai]

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vt. 识别,认明,鉴定
vi. 认同,感同身

 
persistent [pə'sistənt]

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adj. 固执的,坚持的,连续的

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erode [i'rəud]

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vt. 腐蚀,侵蚀
vi. 受到侵蚀

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voting ['vəutiŋ]

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n. 投票 动词vote的现在分词形式

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neutral ['nju:trəl]

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adj. 中立的,中性的
n. 中立者,空挡的

 
indicate ['indikeit]

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v. 显示,象征,指示
v. 指明,表明

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theoretical [θiə'retikəl]

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adj. 理论上的

 
defend [di'fend]

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v. 防护,辩护,防守

 
discouraging [dis'kʌridʒiŋ]

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adj. 令人气馁的 动词discourage的现在分词

 
critical ['kritikəl]

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adj. 批评的,决定性的,危险的,挑剔的
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