激烈选战结束 权力交接开始

　　American voters elected Donald Trump¹ as the country's next president. After a long, bitter and often divisive race for the White House, work began on the clean transfer of power, a bedrock principle of American democracy.

　　在经过漫长而艰难、且经常造成高度分化的总统竞选后，唐纳德?川普当选为美国下一届总统。政权平稳过渡的工作已经展开，这是美国民主的根本基石。

　　Following a bruising² political contest, President-Elect Donald Trump sought to pave the way for reuniting the country.

　　在经过惨烈的政治竞争后，总统当选人唐纳德?川普试图为重新凝聚国家而铺路。

　　Hillary Clinton offered to work with Trump to end partisan³ divides as a part of the transition.

　　希拉里?克林顿也表示，愿意同川普一道，努力终结党派分裂局面，让政权顺利过渡。

　　Now, the Obama administration will work together with Trump's transition team to hire new government personnel, including selecting a new cabinet to run the country. President Obama offered his cooperation to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.

　　奥巴马政府接下来将与川普的过渡团队合作，聘用包括下届政府内阁在内的新一届政府要员。现任总统奥巴马表示愿意与川普合作，以确保国家政权平稳交接。

　　The Presidential transition process culminates⁴ January 20th with the ceremonial inauguration⁵ marking the beginning of the Trump presidency⁶.

　　总统政权交接将随着1月20日总统就职大典召开达到高潮，从那一天起，川普将正式成为美国总统

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 bruising   

adj.殊死的；十分激烈的v.擦伤(bruise的现在分词形式)

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• He slipped and fell, badly bruising an elbow. 他滑倒了，一只胳膊肘严重擦伤。 来自辞典例句

3 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

4 culminates   

v.达到极点( culminate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay. 各种文明都要历经诞生，鼎盛和衰落。 来自《用法词典》
• The tower culminates in a 40-foot spire. 这塔的顶端是一个40英尺高的塔尖。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

6 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。