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Trump¹ Administration Reportedly Instructs CDC On Its Own Version Of 7 Dirty Words

RAY SUAREZ, HOST:

Fetus², Transgender, science-based - these are just three of the seven words and phrases the Trump administration has reportedly banned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using in any official documents for next year's budget. That's according to reporting from The Washington Post. We called one of the reporters at The Post who wrote the story, Lena Sun. Thanks for joining us.

LENA SUN: You're welcome.

SUAREZ: Now, to be clear, this isn't a blanket ban. The prohibition³ only refers to words used in budget documents, which any administration has discretion⁴ over. But why would the administration want to be so specific about what words to avoid in budget proposals from the CDC?

SUN: That is a very good question. And we have been trying to get the answer to that. As you know, we are now in the budget process where federal agencies are drafting their narratives⁵ and sending them higher up the chain. And then, ultimately, the president's budget is presented to Congress in early February. And that process is overseen⁶ by the Office of Management and Budget. It is - and then, you know, instructions flow down from there to the agencies.

The CDC is part of HHS. And as part of the budget process - the normal budget process, these budget analysts⁷ were told last week, well, as you're drafting stuff, these - here are the words you should be avoiding. And the three words that we're getting bounced back in written drafts were - entitlement, diversity and vulnerable. And then in addition, the CDC budget official told the participants there are additional words that were going to be conveyed verbally, and those were - fetus, transgender, evidence-based and science-based.

In some instances, the CDC official gave an alternative for some words. For example, instead of saying evidence-based or science-based, there was sort of this clunky longer phrase saying the CDC relies on science, bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes, which is kind of long. In other cases, there were no replacement⁸ words that were immediately offered.

SUAREZ: Have you gotten any reaction from people at the CDC who, in budget proposals, will have to account for, let's say - I don't know - funding for Zika research without using the word fetus or discuss unvaccinated communities without calling them vulnerable?

SUN: No, I haven't. But the person who told me this indicated that this information was being provided to the small group of folks who draw up the budget documents. They're called budget narratives, which describe what an agency's mission is, you know, what it does and what its vision is for the future.

The broader pool of scientists and researchers don't take part in that. So - but I think by now, because the story has gotten quite a bit of traction⁹, people are aware. We have received tons of emails from outraged¹⁰ scientists and researchers and advocacy groups about the use of - or, you know, why these words should not be used.

SUAREZ: We have only a short time left. Have you been able to figure out whether, in previous administrations, words have been prohibited from CDC or any other budgets?

SUN: My understanding from the reporting so far is that words that might have an ideological¹¹ bent¹² or be controversial, like fetus or transgender - this kind of restriction¹³ on language has not happened before, at least at the CDC.

SUAREZ: That's Lena Sun. She's a national reporter at The Washington Post. Thanks a lot, Lena.

SUN: You're welcome.

SUAREZ: And NPR reached out to the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees¹⁴ the CDC for a statement. HHS spokesman Matt Lloyd responded with a quote - "this assertion that we've banned words is a complete mischaracterization of discussions regarding the budget formulation process."

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 fetus   

n.胎，胎儿

参考例句：

• In the fetus,blood cells are formed in different sites at different ages.胎儿的血细胞在不同时期生成在不同的部位。
• No one knows why a fetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system. 没有人知道为什么母亲的免疫系统不会自动排斥胎儿。

3 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

4 discretion   

n.谨慎；随意处理

参考例句：

• You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
• Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。

5 narratives   

记叙文( narrative的名词复数 )； 故事； 叙述； 叙述部分

参考例句：

• Marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning. 结婚一向是许多小说的终点，然而也是一个伟大的开始。
• This is one of the narratives that children are fond of. 这是孩子们喜欢的故事之一。

6 overseen   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
• It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

8 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

9 traction   

n.牵引；附着摩擦力

参考例句：

• I'll show you how the traction is applied.我会让你看如何做这种牵引。
• She's injured her back and is in traction for a month.她背部受伤，正在作一个月的牵引治疗。

10 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

11 ideological   

a.意识形态的

参考例句：

• He always tries to link his study with his ideological problems. 他总是把学习和自己的思想问题联系起来。
• He helped me enormously with advice on how to do ideological work. 他告诉我怎样做思想工作，对我有很大帮助。

12 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

13 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

14 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网