会见北约秘书长 特朗普改口称北约不再过时

 　　US President Donald Trump¹ has said Nato is "no longer obsolete²", reversing a stance that had alarmed allies.

　　近日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普称北约“不再过时”，一改之前警告同盟的立场。

　　Hosting Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, Mr Trump said the threat of terrorism had underlined the alliance's importance.

　　特朗普在白宫招待北约秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格时表示，恐怖主义的威胁凸显了联盟的重要性。

　　He called on Nato to do more to help Iraqi and Afghan "partners".

　　他号召北约做更多的努力，以此来帮助“伙伴”伊拉克和阿富汗。

　　The Nato U-turn wasn't Mr Trump's only change of heart. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he said he would not label China a currency manipulator, despite having repeatedly pledged to do so on his first day in office.

　　特朗普对北约一百八十度大转弯并不是他唯一一次改变看法。在《华尔街日报》的一次访谈之中，他称他不会将中国定义为“货币操纵者”。但他在入住白宫的第一天，就不断承诺会指出中国为“货币操纵者”。

　　会见北约秘书长 特朗普改口称北约不再过时

　　At a joint³ press conference with Mr Stoltenberg, Mr Trump said: "The secretary general and I had a productive discussion about what more Nato can do in the fight against terrorism."

　　在和斯托尔滕贝格的联合新闻发布会上，特朗普表示：“我和秘书长就有关北约对抗恐怖主义还能做什么的问题，进行了富有成果的讨论。”

　　"I complained about that a long time ago and they made a change, and now they do fight terrorism. I said Nato was obsolete. It's no longer obsolete."

　　“我抱怨了很久，他们终于做出了改变，现在他们确实在对抗恐怖主义。我曾经说北约过时了，但其实它不再过时了。”

　　But Mr Trump reiterated⁴ his call for Nato member states to contribute more funding to the alliance.

　　不过，特朗普同时重申他对北约成员的呼吁，要求他们对联盟贡献更多的资金。

　　"If other countries pay their fair share instead of relying on the United States to make up the difference we will all be much more secure", said the US president.

　　这位美国总统称：“如果其他的国家支付他们的合理份额，而不是依赖于美国弥补差额，我们会比现在安全许多。”

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 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。