1. But now that both House and Senate have passed their versions of a health-reform bill, Barack Obama soon hopes to announce a great victory: passage of the health reform he put at the top of his domestic agenda.
不过参众两院刚一通过各自的医改法案，奥巴马就期待着要宣布这项重大胜利了：他内政议程上的头等大事——医改法案终于通过啦！
2. C. to announce a Greek victory, over the invading Persians, which was slightly less than the current marathon distance of 42.2 km (26.2 mi). The longest race of the ancient Olympics was about I, 000 m [about 1, 100 yd].
它比现代马拉松比赛42.2公里(26.2英里)的赛程稍微短一点(古代奥运会的长跑最长距离为1000米约1100码)。
1. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Hariri was expected to announce the victory himself later Monday at a news conference.