美国有线新闻 CNN 备忘录的分歧

Exactly three weeks ago, we reported on a memo¹ released by Republicans on the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The memo was related to how in 2016, U.S. government investigators² got court approval to spy on a former advisor³ to Donald Trump⁴`s presidential campaign. Republicans said the memo showed that U.S. investigators abused their power to do that. Democrats<sup>5</sup> said the memo was misleading and that the whole truth wasn`t being told.

就在三周前，我们报道了共和党人士在美国众议院情报委员会发布的一份备忘录。这份备忘录与2016年的情况有关，美国政府调查人员获得法庭批准，对唐纳德?特朗普的前总统竞选顾问进行暗中监听。共和党人士表示，备忘录显示，美国调查人员滥用权力。民主党，表示这份备忘录具有误导性，同时事情的全部真相没有被告知。

So, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee produced their own memo. At first, President Donald Trump refused to declassify⁶ or allow it to be published, saying it needed to be heavily redacted first. After some changes were made, the Democratic memo was released over the weekend.

因此，众议院情报委员会的民主党人制作了他们自己的备忘录。起初，特朗普拒绝解密或允许其发表，称需要首先对其进行大量修订。在做出一些改变之后，民主党的备忘录在周末发布。

So, how is it different?

区别在哪里呢?

The Republican memo said investigators used unproven information to get the court`s approval to spy. The Democratic memo says the unproven info was part of what investigators presented to the court, but that they gave other credible<sup>7</sup> information as well. The Republican memo says government investigators did not tell the court that the info they presented came from a source who is biased<sup>8</sup> against Donald Trump and that it was partly paid for by Hillary Clinton`s political campaign.

共和党的备忘录称，调查人员使用未经证实的信息来获得法庭的批准。民主党的备忘录表示，未经证实的信息是调查人员向法院提交的内容的一部分，但他们也提供了其他可信的信息。共和党的备忘录称，政府调查人员没有告诉法庭，他们提交的信息来自对唐纳德?特朗普有偏见的消息来源，而且这部分资金是由希拉里?克林顿的政治竞选活动支付的。

The Democratic memo says investigators did tell the court that the source was biased, and that he was collecting information for someone who wanted to discredit⁹ Trump`s campaign. Republicans generally stand by their party`s memo. Democrats generally stand by their party`s memo. So, how people are responding depends largely on where they side politically.

民主党的备忘录表示，调查人员确实告诉法庭，这个消息来源有偏见，民主党人士正在搜集想诋毁特朗普竞选的人的信息。大体而言,共和党人士支持自己的备忘录。而民主党人通常支持民主党的备忘录。所以，人们的反应方式很大程度上取决于他们所在政治的立场。

1 memo   

n.照会，备忘录；便笺；通知书；规章

参考例句：

• Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
• Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？

2 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

4 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。

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 declassify   

v.撤销保密

参考例句：

• These reports were only declassified last year.这些报告去年才被撤销了密级。
• Does the president have the power to declassify information?总统有权利解密相关信息吗？

7 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

8 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

9 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。