英语新闻听写 特朗普欲提高财政预算?

 

According to Politico's Wesley Morgan, President Donald Trump¹ has reportedly told Defense² Secretary Jim Mattis to prepare a $750 billion budget proposal for 2020.

据美国政治新闻网的韦斯利·摩根说，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普已告知国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯为2020年准备一份7500亿美元的预算草案。

Business Insider reports that the request comes just months after Trump asked every major cabinet agency to submit proposals cutting their budget by 5% next year.

据商业内幕网报道，就在几个月前，特朗普要求所有主要的内阁机构提交明年削减5%预算的提案。

Trump said he wanted to see the defense budget decrease by 2%, from $716 billion to $700 billion.

特朗普当时说，他希望使国防预算减少2%，从7160亿美元减少到7000亿美元。

Trump reportedly met Tuesday with Mattis and the Republican chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.

据报道，特朗普星期二会见了马蒂斯、众议院和参议院军事委员会的共和党主席。

He decided³ on the $750 billion number. One source said Trump suggested this figure as a "negotiating tactic⁴."

特朗普决定了7500亿美元的预算数字。有消息称，特朗普将这一数字称为“谈判策略”。

This in order to make sure Democrats⁵ don't push the defense budget below $733 billion.

这是为了确保民主党人不会把国防预算压到7330亿美元以下。

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 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 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。

4 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》