特朗普会见众议院领袖瑞安

AS IT IS 2016-05-13 Trump¹ Meets With House Leader Ryan 特朗普会见众议院领袖瑞安

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan pledged to work together despite their differences after a meeting Thursday.

The men said the meeting was a "very positive step toward unification."

Ryan, an important leader of the Republican Party, had said last week that he was “not ready” to endorse² Trump. But now he seems more willing to work with Trump.

Many Republicans expressed their concerns as Trump moved closer to being the party’s presidential nominee³. They said his campaign does not represent traditional Republican points of view.

During the primary elections, Trump talked about deporting⁵ illegal immigrants, building a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico and banning Muslims from entering the U.S.

He also traded insults with other candidates, including Ted⁶ Cruz, John Kasich and Marco Rubio during speeches and debates.

Ryan said it was “one of the most divisive primaries in memory.”

After the 45-minute meeting, Ryan called his time with Trump “encouraging” and “productive.”

Both Trump and Ryan said they needed to find common ground. But it would be normal for them to have different policy ideas.

Trump also met Thursday with other Republican leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

A national poll says Republican voters are now more open to voting for Trump. Over 60 percent of Republican voters are in favor of Trump. Just two months ago, half that number supported him.

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pledge – v. to formally promise to give or do (something)

unification – n. the act of joining people or things together

encouraging – v. to make (someone) more determined⁷, hopeful, or confident

divisive – adj. causing a lot of disagreement between people, causing a split into different groups

deport⁴ – v. to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a country

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 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 deport   

vt.驱逐出境

参考例句：

• We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
• More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。

5 deporting   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的现在分词 )；举止

参考例句：

6 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。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。