美国文化脱口秀 第263期:希拉里总统辩论精选

 　　希拉里到底有多牛？听她最近在民主党总统候选人辩论会上的精彩表现就略知一二。不过半路杀出的老愤青Bernie Sanders凭着劫富济贫的理想也赢得了意想不到的高民调。今天我们就为你呈现最近这场激烈的民主党总统参选人辩论会。

　　关键词：

　　Democratic debate: 民主党辩论

　　Candidates: 参选人、候选人

　　To host a debate: 举办辩论

　　Hillary Clinton: 希拉里克林顿

　　Bernie Sanders: 博尼桑德斯

　　希拉里总统辩论精选

　　辩论Part I

　　In Sin City, it was show time for the Democrats¹. Deep inside a coco themed casino last night, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was cast in the role of capitalist refusenik.

　　Sin City: 赌城 (拉斯维加斯的别名)

　　Vermount: 福尔蒙特州，位于美国东北部，以左翼激进闻名

　　Senator: 参议院

　　Capitalist refusenik: 拒绝资本主意的斗士

　　Anderson Cooper: You don't consider yourself a capitalist.

　　Bernie Sanders: Do I consider myself part of the casino capitalist process by which so few have so much and so many have so little? No, I don't. I believe in a society where all people do well. Not just a handful of billionaires.

　　So few have so much and so many have so little: 少数富人富得流油、多数百姓一无所有

　　Handful: 极少数的

　　辩论Part II

　　Reporter: The lineup said it all. Bernie to the left, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton somewhere in the middle, facing accusation² she doesn't know where she stands.

　　Lineup: 排列

　　Former: 曾经的

　　Secretary of State: 国务卿

　　Accusation: 指控

　　Anderson Cooper: just for the record, are you a progressive or are you a moderate?

　　Progressive: 激进派

　　Moderate: 温和派

　　Hillary Clinton: I'm a progressive. But I'm a progressive who likes to get things done. And I know how to find common ground and I know how to stand my ground.

　　To get things done: 能办成事的、有结果的

　　Find common ground: 找到共同点

　　Stand my ground: 坚持自己的意见

　　辩论Part III

　　Reporter: For the next 2 hours, they worked through the Democratic song sheet: immigration, income inequality, paid parental³ leave and climate change. Hillary Clinton took on her rival over gun control.

　　Song sheet: 清单

　　Immigration: 移民

　　Income inequality: 收入不平等

　　Paid parental leave: 带薪产假

　　Climate change: 气候变化

　　Took over: 挑战

　　Rival: 竞争者、对手

　　Gun control: 枪支管理

　　辩论Part IIII

　　Anderson Cooper: Secretary Clinton, is Bernie Sanders tough enough on guns?

　　Tough: 强硬的

　　Hillary Clinton: No, not at all. This has gone on too long and it's time the entire country stood up against the NRA.

　　To go on too long: 拖得太久

　　Stood up against...: 站起来抵抗...

　　NRA (National Rifle Association): 美国国家枪支协会

　　Anderson Cooper: Senator Sanders, your turn to be able to respond.

　　Bernie Sanders: we can raise our voices, but I come from a rural state. And the views on gun control in rural state are different than in urban states whether we like it or not.

　　Rural: 农村的、农业的

　　Urban: 城市的

　　辩论Part V

　　Reporter: While he equivocated⁴ on guns, senator Sanders pushed back on Wall Street.

　　Equivocated: 回避、躲避

　　Pushed back on: 抵抗

　　Bernie Sanders: in my view, secretary Clinton, Congress doesn't regulate Wall Street. Wall Street regulates Congress. And we've got to break off these banks.

　　Congress: 国会

　　Regulate: 监管

　　Wall Street: 华尔街

1 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》

2 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

3 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

4 equivocated   

v.使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相( equivocate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated. 他又一次询问她的财务状况，她再次含糊其词。 来自辞典例句