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AZUZ: U.S. President Donald Trump¹ has signed a new executive order, a rule issued by the White House that has the force of law. And it's aimed at protecting the freedom of speech on college campuses. At the signing ceremony yesterday, President Trump said the federal government provides U.S. colleges with more than $35 billion in research funding. And if they want to continue receiving that money, they'll be required to show that they're protecting the First Amendment² on their campuses.

This follows some incidents at the University of California at Berkley, where some conservative activists³' speeches had been cancelled, and one conservative recruiter was punched in the face last month. President Trump says American students and values are u?nder siege, and that taxpayer⁴ money shouldn't subsidize colleges that don't protect the First Amendment. There are some questions about how the order will be enforced and how much money could be held back.

The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation⁵ of Teachers called the order a dangerous solution to a largely non-existent problem. Instead, it was more likely to discourage free expression than encourage it. The president suggested that more government actions were on the way. He called this order the first in a series of steps to defend students' rights. The details weren't given on what might come next.

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 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。

3 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 taxpayer   

n.纳税人

参考例句：

• The new scheme will run off with a lot of the taxpayer's money.这项新计划将用去纳税人许多钱。
• The taxpayer are unfavourably disposed towards the recent tax increase.纳税者对最近的增加税收十分反感。

5 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。