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We're getting started with a look at a recent vote in the U.S. House of Representatives concerning President Donald Trump¹ and the issue of impeachment³. Late last week, the House voted 232 to 196 to formalize its impeachment inquiry⁴ of the president. This was not a vote to impeach² President Trump or to formally put him on trial.

This was a vote to make an investigation⁵ official to establish the rules for how it will be carried out. And according to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi it was a vote to help lawmakers decide whether to eventually impeach the president. It went mostly along party lines.

Democrats⁶ control the House of Representatives. They hold the majority of seats there. And all but two of them voted to move forward with the investigation. The remaining two Democrats joined all House Republicans in voting against having a formal investigation. This is happening because of a controversial phone call that President Trump had in late July with the president of Ukraine.

We explained that call in our September 26th show and you can find it in our archives at CNN10.com. Speaker Pelosi says House Democrats have no choice but to investigate President Trump because they quote "took an oath to protect and defend our democracy and that is what he has made an assault on". The president says he's done nothing wrong and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said last weeks vote shows there's only bipartisan opposition⁷ to the inquiry not in favor of it.

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 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

3 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

4 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 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》

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。