VOA常速英语2019--民主党人在第一场辩论中瞄准特朗普和对方（在线收听）

Democrats Target Trump and Each Other in First Debate

On stage in Miami ten Democrats vying for the right to challenge President Trump next year in a nationally televised debate hosted by NBC.Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren who’s been rising in the polls of late focused on the economic divide in the United States.“I am in this fight because I believe that we can make our government, we can make our economy, we can make our country work not just for those at the top, we can make it work for everyone, and I promise you this I will fight for you as hard as I fight for my own family.”New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio crafted his appeals to working-class voters.“Because putting working people first, it matters. We need to be that party again.” But Ohio Representative Tim Ryan said National Democrats were out of touch.“We are not connecting to the working-class people in the very states that I represent, in Ohio, in the industrial Midwest. We’ve lost all connection.”New Jersey senator Cory Booker argued he was the best candidate to defeat President Trump next year.

在迈阿密的舞台上，十名民主党人在（美国）全国广播公司主持的全国电视辩论中争夺明年挑战特朗普总统的权利。马萨诸塞州参议员Elizabeth Warren在最近的民意调查中支持率上升，她关注美国的经济鸿沟。“我参与这场竞争，是因为我相信我们可以建立我们的政府，我们可以建立我们的经济，我们可以让我们的国家不仅为高层人士而服务，我们也可以让它为每个人而服务，我向你们保证，我将为你们而战，就像为我自己的家庭而战一样努力。”纽约市长Bill De Blasio精心设计他对工人阶级选民的吸引力。“因为把工人阶级放在第一位，这很重要。我们需要再次成为那样的政党。”但俄亥俄州众议院议员Tim Ryan说，全国民主党人不了解情况了。“在我所代表的俄亥俄州，在中西部工业区，我们与工人阶级没有联系。我们失去了所有的联系。”新泽西州参议员Cory Booker认为，他是明年击败特朗普总统的最佳候选人。

“This is a referendum on him and getting rid of him but it’s also a referendum on us, who we are and who we must be to each other.”Immigration was a flashpoint in the debate.Former cabinet secretary Julian Castro lashed out in Trump administration policies in the wake of the drowning deaths of a father and daughter from El Salvador and the haunting photos that have drawn international attention.“Watching that image of Oscar and his daughter Valeria is heartbreaking. It should also piss us all off.”Former Texas congressman Beto O Rourke has joined in the condemnation.“He would not turn back Valeria and her father Oscar. We would accept them into this country and follow our own asylum laws. We would not build walls. We would not put kids in cages.”The candidates were also asked about recent tensions with Iran.Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar said she feared that President Trump was moving the country closer to war.“And this president is literally every single day ten minutes away from going to war, one tweet away from going to war, and I don’t think we should conduct foreign policies in our bathrobe at 5:00 in the morning.”

“这是对他和摆脱他进行的全民公决，但这也是对我们、我们是谁、我们必须是谁的全民公决。”移民问题是辩论的爆发点。前内阁秘书Julian Castro猛烈抨击了特朗普政府政策,这是在近来萨尔瓦多一对父女溺水身亡，令人难忘的照片吸引国际关注以后。“看着Oscar和他的女儿Valeria的照片真是令人心碎。这应该会让我们都很生气。”德克萨斯州国会议员Beto O Rourke也参与了谴责。他不会让Valeria和她父亲Oscar原路折回。我们会接受他们进入这个国家并遵守我们自己的庇护法。我们不会建墙。我们不会把孩子关在笼子里。”候选人还被问及最近与伊朗的紧张关系。明尼苏达州参议员Amy Klobuchar说，她担心特朗普总统将使国家接近战争。“这位总统几乎每天都离战争只差十分钟，离战争只有一条推特的距离，我认为我们不应该在早上5点穿着浴袍执行外交政策。”

It was also a debate over whether the US should stay in Afghanistan.Ohio Representative Tim Ryan said yes.“And the lesson that I’ve learned over the years is that you have to stay engaged in these situations.”But Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard said it was time for the United States to leave.“As a soldier I will tell you that answer is unacceptable. We have to bring our troops home from Afghanistan we are in a place in Afghanistan where we have lost so many lives.”Also taking part in the Wednesday debate were former Maryland Representative John Delaney and Washington governor Jay Inslee.On Thursday 10 more Democratic contenders will get their first chance to debate. They include Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, California Senator Kamala Harris,and the current frontrunner former Vice President Joe Biden.

这也是一场关于美国是否应该留在阿富汗的辩论。俄亥俄州众议院议员Tim Ryan表示同意。“这些年来我学到的教训是，你必须继续参与这些形势中。”但夏威夷众议院议员Tulsi Gabbard说美国是时候离开了。“作为一名士兵，我会告诉你答案是不可接受的。我们必须把我们的军队从阿富汗带回家，我们在阿富汗这个地方我们失去了很多生命。”参加周三辩论的还有前马里兰州众议院议员John Delaney和华盛顿州州长Jay Inslee。周四将有10名民主党候选人获得第一次辩论的机会。他们包括佛蒙特州参议员Bernie Sanders、印第安纳州南本德市长Pete Buttigieg、加利福尼亚州参议员Kamala Harris以及现任的领先者前副总统Joe Biden。