美国有线新闻 CNN 美国总统大选首场辩论主题公布 特朗普拜登将正面交锋

Next Tuesday, incumbent¹ Republican President Donald Trump² and Democratic presidential nominee³ Joe Biden will meet face to face on the stage. It's the first of three scheduled debates between these two men.

下周二，现任共和党总统唐纳德·特朗普和民主党总统候选人乔·拜登将同台交锋。这是计划好的两人三场辩论中的第一场。

They're set to have another on October 15th and a third one a week later. Incumbent Republican Vice-President Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris will have their debate on October 7th.

二人定于10月15日进行第二场辩论，一周后进行第三场辩论。现任共和党副总统迈克·彭斯和民主党副总统候选人卡马拉·哈里斯将于10月7日进行辩论。

These events each last an hour and a half. There are no commercial breaks. There are opportunities for the candidates to respond to each other and for the debate moderators to steer⁴ the discussion. The topics for next week's presidential debate will include the candidate's political records, the Supreme⁵ Court, the economy, race and violence in American cities, the coronavirus pandemic and the integrity of the election. It's very tough to predict how influential⁶ the debates will be on how people vote.

每场辩论的时间为一个半小时。期间不插播商业广告。候选人有机会回应对方，辩论主持人也有机会引导辩论。下周总统辩论的主题将包括候选人的政治记录、最高法院、经济、美国多座城市的种族和暴力、冠状病毒大流行以及诚信选举等。很难预测这些辩论对人们投票的影响有多大。

But to ensure they're organized, relevant and fair to the candidates, a non-profit, non-partisan group was created to oversee⁷ the events. The Commission on Presidential Debates was established in the late 1980s'.

但为了确保辩论有序、切题、对各候选人公平，有关部门成立了一个非盈利无党派组织来监督这些辩论活动。总统辩论委员会成立于20世纪80年代末。

1 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

2 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。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

5 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

6 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

7 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。