As critical deadlines for naming presidential electors loom, a seemingly divided U.S. Supreme Court peppered attorneys for Al Gore and George W. Bush with questions today in a case that could determine who finally wins the White House.
The justices seemed troubled at times by the cases being presented on each side, lobbing pointed questions at lawyers for Bush, Gore and Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris this morning in a case that will go down in history books as Bush vs. Gore.
deadline：最后日期，終止日期；美國法院將在這一場官司過后確定到底是誰擔(dān)任美國總統(tǒng)。
determine：決定，裁決。
go down：傳下去；這場布什對戈爾的史無前例的官司將一定會被紀(jì)錄到史冊中。
The high court's ruling, expected within days if not hours, could finally bring an end to the monthlong presidential battle. In the 90-minute session, oral arguments focused on whether Florida counties should resume vote counting — which was halted by the justices just 24 hours after the state Supreme Court had ordered that it begin last Friday.
bring an end to：結(jié)束；法院希望在幾天內(nèi)結(jié)束已經(jīng)持續(xù)了數(shù)月的總統(tǒng)選舉爭端。
halt：暫停，中斷；弗羅里達(dá)州法院在上周五通過了人工重新計票的命令，但僅僅24小時過后，美國高院就命令立刻中止人工計票。
The justices seemed troubled at times by the cases being presented on each side, lobbing pointed questions at lawyers for Bush, Gore and Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris this morning in a case that will go down in history books as Bush vs. Gore.
deadline：最后日期，終止日期；美國法院將在這一場官司過后確定到底是誰擔(dān)任美國總統(tǒng)。
determine：決定，裁決。
go down：傳下去；這場布什對戈爾的史無前例的官司將一定會被紀(jì)錄到史冊中。
The high court's ruling, expected within days if not hours, could finally bring an end to the monthlong presidential battle. In the 90-minute session, oral arguments focused on whether Florida counties should resume vote counting — which was halted by the justices just 24 hours after the state Supreme Court had ordered that it begin last Friday.
bring an end to：結(jié)束；法院希望在幾天內(nèi)結(jié)束已經(jīng)持續(xù)了數(shù)月的總統(tǒng)選舉爭端。
halt：暫停，中斷；弗羅里達(dá)州法院在上周五通過了人工重新計票的命令，但僅僅24小時過后，美國高院就命令立刻中止人工計票。