2020年经济学人 红人队改名风波(2)

The Redskins are not the only team wrestling with nomenclature. The Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves, both baseball teams, also face pressure to change their names, as have the Kansas City Chiefs, a football team. The Indians seem to be considering a change, but the Braves and Chiefs are so far holding firm.

红人队并不是唯一一支努力命名的队伍。克里夫兰印地安人队和亚特兰大勇士队这两支棒球队也面临着改变名字的压力，足球队堪萨斯城酋长也是如此。印地安人队似乎在考虑改变名字，但勇士队和酋长队至今仍坚持己见。

The Indians retired¹ Chief Wahoo, their grinning, hook-nosed Native American logo, two years ago. For a name that strikes fear into opponents’ hearts, the Indians probably do not want to look back; the team was formerly² known as the Naps and the Spiders (though the Napping Spiders has outstanding logo possibilities).

两年前印第安人队移除了他们的瓦荷酋长，那个咧着嘴笑、鹰钩鼻子的印第安人的队徽。对于一个能让对手感到恐惧的名字，印第安人可能不会用过去的名字；该队的前身是纳普队和蜘蛛队（尽管午睡的蜘蛛很可能成为队徽）。

Donald Trump³ mocked the Redskins and Indians for “changing their names in order to be politically correct”. After the Redskins’ announcement, Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, said he “believes that the Native American community would be very angry” at the change. Polling suggests that Native American elites⁴ do in fact dislike the name but that the majority are not overly bothered.

唐纳德·特朗普嘲笑红人队和印第安人队“为了政治正确而改名”。在红人队宣布此事后，白宫新闻秘书凯利·麦克纳尼表示，他“相信美国原住民社区会对这一变化感到非常愤怒”。民调显示，美国土著掌权人物确实不喜欢这个名字，但大多数人并没有过分烦恼。

Mr Trump is also embroiled⁵ in a naming controversy⁶ of his own: he has vowed⁷ to veto the $740bn Defence Authorisation Bill, which funds the Department of Defence, if it includes an amendment⁸ to rename the ten military bases named after Confederate generals. Elizabeth Warren introduced the Senate’s amendment. Both the House and Senate versions of the bill have such language in them, and Republican senators believe they have enough votes to override⁹ a presidential veto.

特朗普也卷入了他自己的一场命名争议：他誓言将否决为国防部提供资金的国防授权法案，如果其中包括一项为以南部邦联将军的名字命名的十个军事基地更名的修正案。伊丽莎白·沃伦介绍了参议院的修正案。参众两院版本的法案都有这样的措辞，共和党参议员相信他们有足够的票数来推翻总统的否决。

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

3 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。

4 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

5 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

8 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

9 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。