VOA慢速英语2016 美最高法院法官后悔评论特朗普

AS IT IS 2016-07-15 Supreme¹ Court Justice Regrets Comment on Donald Trump² 美最高法院法官后悔评论特朗普

United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says her recent comments about Donald Trump were “ill-advised.” The Justice added that she, “regret(s) making them.”

美国最高法院法官露丝·巴德·金斯伯格称，最近她对唐纳德·特朗普的评论欠缺考虑。金斯伯格还表示，“她后悔做出这样的评论”。

In interviews with media organizations in the past week, Ginsburg criticized the presumptive Republican nominee³ for president.She said she did not want to think about the possibility of Trump winning the election. She also called Trump a “faker.”

过去一周金斯伯格面对媒体采访时，批评了共和党可能的总统候选人。她称，她并不想考虑特朗普赢得选举的可能性。她还称特朗普是“骗子”。

Trump asked the justice to resign from her position.On social media, he criticized her comment as, in his words, “dumb.”He tweeted, “Her mind is shot – resign.”

特朗普要求金斯伯格辞去她的法官职位。特朗普在社交媒体中批评金斯伯格的言论是“愚蠢的”。他在推特上写道，“她的脑袋一定是进水了，辞职吧。”

Republicans and some newspaper editorial writers were critical of the Justice’s comments.

共和党人和一些报社的社论作者也对这个法官的言论表示不满。

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said her comment “shows bias⁴.”Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was “totally inappropriate” for Ginsburg to criticize Trump.

美共和党众院议长保罗·莱恩称，她的言论“带有偏见”。共和党参议院多数党领袖明奇·麦康奈尔称，金斯伯格批评特朗普“根本不合适”。

Both The New York Times and The Washington Post wrote editorials saying she should stay out of presidential politics.

《纽约时报》和《华盛顿邮报》评论称，她应当远离总统选举的政治漩涡。

Justice Ginsburg seemed to agree with the criticism.

金斯伯格法官似乎同意这些批评。

In a statement released by the court’s public information office, she said: “Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future, I will be more circumspect⁵.”

法院新闻宣传办公室发布的一项声明中，金斯伯格表示：“作为法官，应该避免对竞选公职的候选人作出评论。未来我会更加慎重”。

Ginsburg has served on the Supreme Court since 1993. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat⁶, appointed her. At the time, she was only the second woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

金斯伯格从1993起就职于最高法院。她由民主党人比尔·克林顿总统任命。那时，她仅是第二位任职美最高法院的女性。

At 83, she is the oldest member of the court.Ginsburg is known for speaking out on many issues.Her comments are often reported in blogs and were even turned into a book.

目前83岁的她是最高法院最年长的成员。金斯伯格因就多个问题发表言论而为人们所知。博客常常报道她的言论，她的言论有时甚至会出现在书本里。

Reporters question Josh Earnest about her criticism of Trump on Wednesday. The president’s spokesman said, “She didn’t earn the nickname the ‘Notorious RBG’ for nothing.”

周三，记者因金斯伯格对特朗普的批评，向乔希·厄尼斯特提出质疑。这位总统的发言人表示，“她可不是随随便便就能获得‘声名狼藉的金斯伯格’这个称号的。”

Words in This Story

presumptive –adj. considered to be, but not yet officially confirmed

circumspect –adj. thinking carefully about possible risks before doing or saying something

notorious –adj. well-known, often for something bad

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

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 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 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

5 circumspect   

adj.慎重的，谨慎的

参考例句：

• She is very circumspect when dealing with strangers.她与陌生人打交道时十分谨慎。
• He was very circumspect in his financial affairs.他对于自己的财务十分细心。

6 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。