福克斯新闻 拜登失去理智了，说话永远在跑题(2)

And meanwhile, the media stand in awe¹.

与此同时，媒体们望而生畏。

If the presidency² were a decathlon, this is sort of his event, right?

如果当总统是一项十项全能运动，那么这就是他大展拳脚的时候了，对吧？

His best traits are - were on display tonight. It reminded me why he beat Donald Trump³ last year.

他最好的性格特质在今晚展现出来了。这让我想起去年他为什么能击败特朗普。

Biden comes across in a way that I think it's difficult to demonize.

拜登给人的印象就是很难将他妖魔化。

It's also difficult to interpret or figure out.

倒是也很难理解和搞懂他。

But contrast those reactions with how they poured over Trump's every syllable⁴.

对比看看他们当初是怎么曲解特朗普的每句话的。

I think the starting point is that Trump demand and his psychological state.

我认为出发点是特朗普的需求和他的心理状态。

Many people that I speak with, experts, think that he's evidencing dementia.

很多和我交谈过的专家都认为他有明显的痴呆迹象。

He keeps obsessing⁵ over taking a test that is given to Alzheimer's patients. It is a bizarre, bizarre thing.

他一直痴迷于参加一项针对阿尔茨海默氏症患者的测试。这是一件非常奇怪的事情。

Even the President's own supporters may be very unnerved.

即使是总统的支持者也可能感到非常不安。

Is there any effort to reassure⁶ people that the commander- in-chief is mentally stable?

有没有任何成果能让人们放心，总司令精神状态稳定？

But now, we're all supposed to think that Biden's verbal crutches⁷, he leans on every time he loses his train of thought, are somehow really cute.

但现在，我们都认为拜登每次失去思路时依靠的语言拐杖，不知怎么地，真的很可爱。

I'm not being a wise guy now. I shouldn't make fun. That's good. It's good. It's good.

我不是在自作聪明。我不应该开玩笑。这很好。很好。很好。

Well, by the way, I think that is - that's happening and because, look, think about this. I'm a big dog person. I'm sorry.

顺便说一下，我认为这正在发生，因为，你想想啊。我喜欢养大狗。抱歉打断了。

And so it is - I - I sincerely mean this. Look. No, I'm not being facetious⁸, I'm not being facetious.

确实如此——我——我是真心的。看。不，我没开玩笑，我没开玩笑。

You think, I'm not joking? On autocracies⁹, democracy has to stand up and.

你觉得我在开玩笑吗？在独裁统治的国家，民主必须站起来。

No, you deserve, no, no, no. I really mean it. How can you decide? I'm not joking.

不，你应该，不不不。我说真的。你怎么能决定？我没在开玩笑。

I wish you were joking.

我倒希望你在开玩笑。

It's really just sad at this point for Biden, for the country, and CNN.

在这一点上，对拜登，对这个国家，对CNN来说，都很悲哀。

Or is it common journalistic practice to ignore it whenever your interviewee routinely fails to answer the question posed?

还是说，当你的采访对象习惯性地不能回答所提出的问题时，你就忽略它，这是新闻惯例吗？

What do you say to people who are worried about a new round of restrictions¹⁰ and mask mandates¹¹ and so forth¹²?

你对那些担心新一轮封禁和戴口罩之类规定的人有什么看法？

Well, I'm saying look, it's a little bit like when I got elected.

我会说，这有点像我当选的时候。

You know. This pandemic is out of control.

疫情发展失去控制。

We've lost more people in United States, over 630 some thousand people than every major war we've ever fought in the United States of America.

很多美国人失去了生命，超过63万人，比美国参加过的任何一场重大战争都要多。

And that's come to a screeching¹³ halt for those who have been vaccinated¹⁴. It really has. Not a joke.

对于那些已经接种疫苗的人来说，这是一个急刹车。真的是。不是开玩笑。

Let's get to the questions, Mr. President.

总统先生，还是回答问题吧。

OK.

好。

Oh, wait a second. There was a question.

等一下。原来还有个问题啊。

But real questions with real follow ups？

真正的问题需要个真正的回答？

No, that's asking too much. Don't want to put pressure on Biden after all.

不用，要求太高了。毕竟不想给拜登太多压力。

1 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 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。

4 syllable   

n.音节；vt.分音节

参考例句：

• You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
• The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

5 obsessing   

v.时刻困扰( obsess的现在分词 )；缠住；使痴迷；使迷恋

参考例句：

• Why is everyone obsessing over system specs right now? 为啥现在人人都对系统配置情有独钟？ 来自互联网
• A nitpicker, obsessing over dimes, is too stiff to place orders. 一个连一毛钱都舍不得亏的人，因太过拘谨而不能下单。 来自互联网

6 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

7 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

8 facetious   

adj.轻浮的，好开玩笑的

参考例句：

• He was so facetious that he turned everything into a joke.他好开玩笑，把一切都变成了戏谑。
• I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.我对这个小男孩过分的玩笑变得发火了。

9 autocracies   

n.独裁( autocracy的名词复数 )；独裁统治；独裁政体；独裁政府

参考例句：

• She did persuade herself that there were no autocracies save that of Prussia. 她自己深信，除了普鲁士以外，世界上哪儿都没有独裁政府了。 来自辞典例句
• Autocracies can function perfectly well without news, but democracies cannot. 独裁国家没有新闻业，可以依旧运转；民主国家却不行。 来自互联网

10 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

11 mandates   

托管（mandate的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Individual mandates would require all people to purchase health insurance. 个人托管要求所有人都要购买健康保险。
• While I agree with those benefits, I'm not a supporter of mandates. 我同意上述好处，我不是授权软件的支持者。

12 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

13 screeching   

v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 )；发出粗而刺耳的声音；高叫

参考例句：

• Monkeys were screeching in the trees. 猴子在树上吱吱地叫着。
• the unedifying sight of the two party leaders screeching at each other 两党党魁狺狺对吠的讨厌情景

14 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
• Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？