美国国家公共电台 NPR--With control of Congress undecided, Wisconsin demonstrates a divided government

With control of Congress undecided, Wisconsin demonstrates a divided government

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With a Republican senator and a Democratic governor, Wisconsin serves as an example of what a divided government may look like. Wisconsinites share how they feel about it.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Voters in Wisconsin are keeping Republican Ron Johnson in the Senate and keeping Democrat² Tony Evers as governor. This suggests at least some Wisconsin voters split their tickets dramatically.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Evers has battled the entrenched³ Republican legislature in his state. Ron Johnson said the January 6 attack on the Capitol was, by and large, peaceful protests. Text messages show one of his aides was involved in promoting fake presidential electors.

FADEL: And once again, both represent Wisconsin, whose voters include Nessah Jones.

NESSAH JONES: Maybe it is a good thing that it's split. Maybe it'll give them an opportunity to show that they can work together. Maybe. Or it is all going to just blow up (laughter).

FADEL: Eric Carlson also has doubts.

ERIC CARLSON: No, all they'll do is gaslight everybody and tell everybody we're going to do this. And either party never does anything. And then at the end of the day, everybody just gets mad at each other. All they do is divide the people.

FADEL: But Taryn Schuster told NPR's David Schaper she's mostly optimistic.

TARYN SCHUSTER: With Gen Z coming up, you know, we're going to all - the younger crowds are going to get everybody on the same page. But also pessimistic because it's like, well, we haven't been able to do it so far. What says we're going to do it in the future?

DAVID SCHAPER, BYLINE⁴: It's fair to say you're more optimistic about your generation than you are mine?

SCHUSTER: (Laughter) Maybe a little bit. I'm hopeful. Yeah, I guess I'm hopeful.

INSKEEP: Some Wisconsin voters after this week's election.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 entrenched   

adj.确立的，不容易改的(风俗习惯)

参考例句：

• Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
• If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。