奥巴马:特朗普言论使世界各国领导人“慌乱”

AS IT IS 2016-05-27 Obama: World Leaders 'Rattled²' by Trump³’s Words 奥巴马:特朗普言论使世界各国领导人“慌乱”

U.S. President Barack Obama said world leaders he has spoken with are “rattled” by presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The president spoke⁴ to reporters in the Japanese city of Ise Shima Thursday. He is in Japan for the meeting with other leaders of the G-7. It is a group of the seven largest industrialized nations: Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and the U.S.

Obama said the world is paying close attention to the presidential election because “the United States is at the heart of the international order.”

It is not the first time that the Democratic president has strongly criticized the Republican presidential candidate.

Trump, a businessman, has made a number of controversial statements about U.S. and foreign issues.

At one point, Trump called for possibly withdrawing U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea. He also suggested that Japan and South Korea be armed with nuclear weapons to balance the threat from North Korea.

His comments caused a strong reaction in both countries.

When Trump announced his candidacy, he angered Mexico by saying that immigrants from the country are “bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” And he promised to build a wall to keep them out.

In addition, Trump has called for banning Muslims from entering the U.S.

On Thursday, Obama said his fellow leaders are, in his words, “not sure how seriously to take some of his pronouncements.” He added that Trump’s comments “display either ignorance of world affairs, or a cavalier attitude, or an interest in getting tweets and headlines.”

Before Trump’s primary election victories, Obama had said he does not believe he will be president. Obama has questioned the businessman’s judgement on foreign issues.

Earlier this month, Obama referred to Trump’s acting⁵ on television. He said, “This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show.”

During a speech before graduating students at Rutgers University in New Jersey⁶, Obama said, "In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue⁷."

This brought a sharp reply from Trump. The businessman tweeted, "In politics, and in life, ignorance is not a virtue." This is a primary reason that President Obama is the worst president in U.S. history!

Traditionally, a sitting U.S. president does not generally comment on the presidential campaign that decides his successor.

Some observers say it gives the appearance of interference with the democratic process.

After the summit, Obama is to travel to the city of Hiroshima. The city is where U.S. a warplane dropped the first atomic bomb in 1945. Tens of thousands of civilians⁸ died in the blast. Obama will be the first U.S. president to visit the site.

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rattle¹ – v. to upset, to disturb

controversial – adj. causing much discussion, argument or disagreement

pronouncements -- n. statements

cavalier – adj. not showing concern for something important or serious

entertainment -- n. something that amuses, distracts, causes enjoyment

1 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

2 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

3 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。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

8 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。