欧美名人演讲 第101期:美国总统川普首次国情咨文演讲(8)

Last year, Congress also passed, and I signed, the landmark¹ V.A. Accountability Act.

去年，国会通过了且我签署了标志性的《退伍军人服务问责法案》。

Since its passage, my administration has already removed more than 1,500 V.A. employees who failed to give our veterans the care they deserve,

通过后，本届政府已经开除了未能向老兵提供应有服务的1500名雇员，

and we are hiring talented people who love our vets² as much as we do.

我们雇佣了有能力且同样爱老兵的人。

And I will not stop until our veterans are properly taken care of,

不让老兵得到适当的照料我不会收手，

which has been my promise to them from the very beginning of this great journey.

从伟大征程一开始我就做出了承诺。

All Americans deserve accountability and respect, and that's what we are giving to our wonderful heroes, our veterans. Thank you.

所有美国人都应该有人负责，并受到尊重，这也是我们向我们的英雄、我们的老兵所给予的。感谢你们。

So tonight, I call on Congress to empower every cabinet secretary with the authority to reward good workers

因此今晚，我请求国会赋予所有内阁部长权力，奖掖优秀，

and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people.

开除破坏公众信任和辜负美国人民的联邦雇员。

In our drive to make Washington accountable,

我们要让华盛顿负起责任来，

we have eliminated more regulations in our first year than any administration in the history of our country.

我们在第一年中取缔的法规比历史上任何政府都多。

We have ended the war on American energy, and we have ended the war on beautiful clean coal.

我们结束了美国能源战争，结束了对美丽清洁的煤的战争。

We are now very proudly an exporter of energy to the world.

我们现在是一个骄傲的能源出口国。

In Detroit, I halted government mandates³ that crippled America's great, beautiful autoworkers

在底特律，我废止了那些伤害美国伟大汽车工人们的条令，

so that we can get Motor City revving⁴ its engines again. And that's what's happening.

如此我们才能让这个汽车城重新发动引擎。这就是正在发生的事。

1 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

2 vets   

abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。 来自互联网
• In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 revving   

v.（使）加速( rev的现在分词 )；（数量、活动等）激增；（使发动机）快速旋转；（使）活跃起来

参考例句：

• The team are revving up for next week's game. 这个队伍对下周的比赛跃跃欲试。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Since the introduction of new techniques, the production has been revving up. 自从新技术的引进，产量一直都在增加。 来自互联网