Mr．Smith，like his late father，rocked to power，only fell in disgrace soon afterwards.

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本题答案：C-A-D-B。late father意思是“先父”，即“已故的父亲”；rocked to the power字面意思是“以火箭般的速度达到了权力的顶峰”，C项将之译成“扶摇直上到了权力的顶峰”非常准确，而且很符合汉语表达方式；disgrace意思是“耻辱，丢脸的事”，因此0nly fell in disgrace soon afterwards意为“很快就身败名裂下了台”。

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