2017年CRI Are we getting a clear picture of Trump's foreign policy?

 

The office of the British Prime Minister has confirmed the invitation to US President Donald Trump¹ for a state visit still stands.

The statement has been issued after a Guardian² newspaper report suggested that Trump had told Prime Minister Theresa May that he doesn't want to come if there will be protests.

The newspaper cited an unnamed Downing St. aide in the room. But the White House said the two leaders had not discussed the topic. White House spokesman Sean Spicer also said the Guardian report was "false."

May's office has declined to comment. Instead, it said Queen Elizabeth II had "extended an invitation to President Trump to visit the U.K. and there is no change to those plans." No official date was ever set for the visit, though British officials have said it could be in October.

For more, CRI's Su Yi is now joined in the studio by Patrick Mendis,senior advisor³, the pangoal Institution;associate-in-research of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.

Patrick Mendis, senior advisor of the pangoal Institution;associate-in-research of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.(Photo:baidu.com)

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 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。