美国国家公共电台 NPR Will Voters Tell Mark Sanford To 'Take A Hike' For His Criticism Of Trump?

 

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Here's one reason many Republicans may be very careful about criticizing President Trump¹ - most Republican voters approve of him, and Republican lawmakers are going through primaries. Tomorrow's South Carolina primary is a test for a Republican who tried a different approach. Mark Sanford is the state's former governor who famously had an affair and claimed he was hiking the Appalachian Trail at the time. Sanford survived that embarrassment² and is now a congressman³ who has criticized President Trump. And NPR's Jessica Taylor reports that calls for another survival act.

JESSICA TAYLOR, BYLINE⁴: Mark Sanford doesn't like to fall in line, so it's not surprising he's blamed the leader of his party for the decline in political discourse⁵. Here's what he told MSNBC last June following the shooting at a Congressional baseball practice.

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MARK SANFORD: I would argue that the president has unleashed⁶ - is partially⁷ - again, not in any way totally but partially to blame for demons⁸ that have been unleashed.

TAYLOR: His primary challenger, State Representative Katie Arrington, has seized on those comments and taken digs at his infamous⁹ sex scandal while she's at it.

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KATIE ARRINGTON: I'm running for Congress to get things done, not to go on CNN to bash President Trump. I'll cut spending, strengthen our military and get rid of the career politicians. Bless his heart, but it's time for Mark Sanford to take a hike - for real this time.

TAYLOR: Former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Matt Moore, who once worked for Sanford, says this is his most serious challenge so far.

MATT MOORE: But he always wins. So despite, you know, curious things he might have said about President Trump or previous troubles while he was governor, he just keeps winning.

TAYLOR: At a recent debate, Arrington argued she would be a loyal foot soldier for the president.

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ARRINGTON: Mark Sanford has spent the better part of two years bashing our team captain, President Trump, on CNN. He's made it his actual job.

TAYLOR: The congressman rebutted¹⁰ that it's his job to listen to the people, not the president.

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SANFORD: We've got to ask ourselves, who's the captain? And I would argue at the end of the day, every one of you are. And I believe in an inverted¹¹ political system. I believe that power and authority ought to rest at the most local level possible.

TAYLOR: And Sanford said he hasn't obstructed¹² Trump's agenda.

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SANFORD: Have I disagreed with the president some? Yes. Have I been upfront about that? Yes. But I've been equally upfront in the overwhelming number of my votes in being with the president and being with the Republican Party.

TAYLOR: Just last week, Republican Congresswoman Martha Roby of Alabama was forced into a runoff because of her own criticism of Trump. And prominent Trump critics like Tennessee Senator Bob Corker and Arizona Senator Jeff Flake¹³ decided¹⁴ not to run for re-election given the current direction of the Republican Party. College of Charleston political science chair Gibbs Knotts says it's a trend in this year's primaries.

GIBBS KNOTTS: Seems like it's the cardinal¹⁵ sin amongst primary voters, particularly primary voters in certain parts of the country. Yes, if you speak out against Trump, or if you're anti-Trump or not a hundred percent behind him - you know, for a Republican in the South, that can be a really difficult situation.

TAYLOR: Tomorrow Sanford will find out if voters will indeed tell him to take a hike. Jessica Taylor, NPR News.

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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 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

3 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 discourse   

n.论文，演说；谈话；话语；vi.讲述，著述

参考例句：

• We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
• He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。

6 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

8 demons   

n.恶人( demon的名词复数 )；恶魔；精力过人的人；邪念

参考例句：

• demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
• He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

10 rebutted   

v.反驳，驳回( rebut的过去式和过去分词 )；击退

参考例句：

• Has Mr. Chiang or any member of his party ever rebutted this? 蒋先生及其党人曾经对这话提出过任何驳斥吗？ 来自互联网
• He rebutted the argument of the other team in a debate. 他在辩论会中反驳对方的论点。 来自互联网

11 inverted   

adj.反向的，倒转的v.使倒置，使反转( invert的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas. 只有直接引语应放在引号内。
• Inverted flight is an acrobatic manoeuvre of the plane. 倒飞是飞机的一种特技动作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 obstructed   

阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着，他看不到道路。
• The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁，或受到了严重阻碍。

13 flake   

v.使成薄片；雪片般落下；n.薄片

参考例句：

• Drain the salmon,discard the skin,crush the bones and flake the salmon with a fork.将鲑鱼沥干，去表皮，粉碎鱼骨并用餐叉子将鱼肉切成小薄片状。
• The paint's beginning to flake.油漆开始剥落了。

14 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

15 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。