PBS高端访谈:特朗普对普京的言辞比麦康奈尔更温和

 　　President Trump¹ came back to cameras at his New Jersey² golf club today for a series of newsworthy exchanges.

　　And I'm joined now by our own John Yang to take us through some of it. John, he came back and he just kept on talking.

　　He kept on talking. His press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, tried to cut it off. He ignored her, went on for 20 minutes.

　　At one point, he was asked about Vladimir Putin, Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to expel U.S. diplomats³ from Russia.

　　He says the United States should be grateful.

　　I want to thank him, because we're trying to cut down on payroll⁴.

　　And as far as I'm concerned, I'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people, because now we have a smaller payroll.

　　There's no real reason for them to go back.

　　So, I greatly appreciate the fact that they have been able to cut our payroll for the United States. We will save a lot of money.

　　It was remarkable⁵. Foreign policy experts say it was really remarkable to hear a president go on like that, even if he was making -- trying to make a joke.

　　We have been hearing Republicans in Congress say this is a bad thing, to lose these diplomats stationed in Moscow.

　　John, the president went on. It was interesting that he had nicer things to say about Vladimir Putin than he did about the Senate majority leader, who in his own party?

　　Mitch McConnell has become the whipping boy for the failure of the Obamacare repeal⁶ and replace.

　　And he was asked at one point whether he had asked his Cabinet secretary, Elaine Chao, to help him. Elaine Chao, of course, is married to Mitch McConnell.

　　Elaine is doing a very good job. We're very proud of Elaine as secretary of transportation, as you know, as you said, Mitch's wife. She's doing a very, very good job.

　　I'm very disappointed in Mitch. But if he gets these bills passed, I will be happy with him.

　　I will be the first to admit it. But, honestly, repeal and replace of Obamacare should have taken place

　　and it should have been on my desk virtually the first week that I was there or the first day that I was there. I have been hearing about it for seven years.

　　Some are saying that the president's saying that he should have had that bill on his desk on the first day underscores Mitch McConnell's point that he has unreasonable⁷ expectations.

　　John, another thing the president was asked about is the Russia investigation⁸ and the -- I guess the leaks that he and others in the administration have been saying they're so concerned about.

　　He said he's given no thought at all to firing special counsel Robert Mueller.

　　He said the White House is cooperating and that Mueller is looking into something that never happened.

　　And he also said that there are two kinds of leaks in Washington. One, he doesn't mind.

　　You have the leaks where people want to love me, and they're all fighting for love. Those are not very important, but, certainly, we don't like them.

　　Those are little inter-White House leaks. They're not very important, but, actually, I'm somewhat honored by them.

　　But the important leaks to me, and the leaks that the attorney general's looking at very strongly, are the leaks coming out of intelligence.

　　And we have to stop them for the security and the national security of our country.

　　So, this ends a long period, Judy, where the president has been isolated⁹, not seen in the public eye, but, clearly, he had a lot he wanted to get off his chest.

　　I noticed, just quickly, that he was also asked about Paul Manafort, former chairman of his campaign, whose home was raided by the FBI a few weeks ago.

　　He said that he thought that raid was to send a strong signal, that it was sort of going into his house before dawn.

　　He also said that he really hadn't talked to Paul Manafort in a long time, and repeated that he had been with the campaign only a brief time, even though he was the campaign chairman.

　　And he made a reference to Manafort being a consultant¹⁰ and earning fees here and there, so a lot of interesting material here. Remarkable.

　　John Yang, thank you very much. Thank you. undefined

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 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

5 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

6 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

7 unreasonable   

adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的

参考例句：

• I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
• They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

10 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。