AS IT IS 2015-09-19 Republican Debate Answers Few Questions

AS IT IS 2015-09-19 Republican Debate Answers Few Questions

Eleven Republican candidates competed Wednesday night to show how strong they would be if elected president of the United States in 2016. 

Each one wore a shade of blue, and most of the men wore a red tie, to reflect the colors of the American flag. 

Businessman Donald Trump², who is leading in the polls, was a target early in the debate. Former Governor Jeb Bush accused Trump of using money to lobby for casino gambling³ in Florida. Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin said, “we don’t need an apprentice⁴ in the White House.” Senator Rand Paul said Trump’s comments belonged in “junior high,” and would not trust him to be responsible for the country’s nuclear weapons.

When asked about Trump’s comment on her look in a magazine interview, Carly Fiorina, the only woman in the race, said, “I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said.”

The exchange drew some of the loudest applause of the evening.

The candidates talked more about their history and personalities⁵ than issues in the three-hour long debate.

The debate was held at Ronald Reagan’s presidential library in California. In America, Republicans view the late President Reagan as a symbol of strength. With Reagan’s old Air Force One airplane behind them, the candidates talked about America’s strength and dominance around the world.

The debate became lively on issues of abortion⁶ and the Iran nuclear agreement.

Most of the candidates said they disagreed with the proposed nuclear deal with Iran. Senator Ted¹ Cruz promised he would rip the Iran deal "to shreds⁷" on his first day in office.

Mr. Bush said "It's not a strategy to tear up an agreement.” He called for better relations with Israel, an enemy of Iran, instead.

When asked about the fighting in Syria, Donald Trump said, "Let them fight each other and pick up the remnants." With little experience in foreign policy, the businessman added, “I will know more about the problems of this world by the time I sit [in the White House].”

On abortion, most candidates said they would cut federal funding for Planned Parenthood, a non-profit health organization, immediately after taking office. Planned Parenthood receives funding from the U.S. government for women's and children's health care. Abortion is legal in the U.S., but it remains⁸ controversial. 

Marco Rubio, Carly Fiorina and John Kasich provided more details about issues than others during the debate on issues. Their answers received more applause from the audience.

Many Republican candidates also targeted Hillary Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate. Ms. Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said Ms. Clinton "does not have a record of accomplishment⁹." 

Words in This Story

lobby - v. try to influence government officials to make decision for or against something

apprentice - n. a person who learns a job

rip - v. to tear, to split open

accomplishment - n. something done or achieved

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 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。

3 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

4 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

5 personalities   

n. 诽谤，（对某人容貌、性格等所进行的）人身攻击； 人身攻击；人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There seemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks.她话里有些人身攻击的成分。
• Personalities are not in good taste in general conversation.在一般的谈话中诽谤他人是不高尚的。

6 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

7 shreds   

v.撕碎，切碎( shred的第三人称单数 )；用撕毁机撕毁（文件）

参考例句：

• Peel the carrots and cut them into shreds. 将胡罗卜削皮，切成丝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I want to take this diary and rip it into shreds. 我真想一赌气扯了这日记。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

9 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。