英语新闻听写 特朗普表示脱欧会进展顺利

According to a report by Reuters, on Wednesday, Donald Trump¹ arrived in Ireland for the first time as US president looking to reassure² the country that

据《路透社》报道，周三，唐纳德·特朗普首次以美国总统的身份抵达爱尔兰，他希望能让这个国家放心，

Britain's exit from the European Union would work out fine for its near neighbor.

英国退出欧盟对其近邻来说是件好事。

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar reportedly plans to use a meeting with Trump to underline Ireland's concerns over the departure.

据报道，首相利奥·瓦拉德卡尔计划与特朗普进行会面，突出强调爱尔兰对于英国脱欧的担忧。

Before meeting Varadkar, Trump reportedly said that he expected the premier³ to ask him about Brexit and said that he believed it would all work out "very well".

据报道，在与瓦拉德卡尔会面前，特朗普表示，他预计首相会问他关于英国退欧的问题，并表示他相信一切都会“非常顺利”。

Trump told reporters, "The way it (the border) works now is good, you want to try and keep it that way

特朗普告诉记者，“现在边境运作很好，你要努力保持这种状态。

and I know that's a big point of contention⁴ with respect to Brexit. I'm sure it's going to work out well."

我知道这是关于英国脱欧的一大争论点。我确信它会进展的非常顺利的。”

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 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。