英语新闻听写 特朗普拒绝邀请超级碗冠军参观白宫

 According to a report from Philly.com, less than 10 players from the Super Bowl champs wanted to attend a ceremony at the White House.

Philly.com消息称，超级碗冠军队中想去白宫参加典礼的不足十人。

The lack of interest from the Philadelphia Eagles prompted President Donald Trump¹ to uninvite the team.

费城老鹰队对拜访白宫不感兴趣，这也促使唐纳德·特朗普总统决定不邀请这支队伍。

Although the team's owner, Jeffrey Lurie, planned to attend, some of the team's highest profile players,

虽然这支球队的老板杰弗瑞·鲁瑞计划参加典礼，但是球队里的一些知名球手

like safety Malcolm Jenkins and defensive² end Chris Long, chose to skip visiting the White House.

比如安全卫，马尔科姆·詹金斯以及防守边锋，克里斯·隆恩选择不去参观白宫。

But a report from Politico indicates that the team tried to schedule the event on a day when the president would be out of the country.

但是《政客》杂志报道称，这支球队试图在总统出国期间的某一天安排这项活动。

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 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。