克林顿炮轰特朗普在经济演说中的提议

AS IT IS 2016-08-12 Clinton Blasts Trump¹ Proposals in Economic Speech 克林顿炮轰特朗普在经济演说中的提议

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted opponent Donald Trump’s tax and trade proposals as she laid out her own economic plan Thursday.

Clinton spoke² at an automotive and defense³ industry factory near the Midwestern city of Detroit, Michigan.

Trump had outlined his economic policies earlier on Monday during a speech in Detroit. He also criticized Clinton’s economic plan. Trump said Clinton would raise taxes and continue heavy government regulation on businesses.

In her speech, Clinton said Trump only spoke of “failure, poverty and crime” when he brought up economic conditions in the state. She also condemned⁴ his remarks that America is becoming a third world country.

“But clearly he doesn’t know the people of Michigan. He doesn’t see the businesses and the labor⁵ unions, the local governments, the clergy⁶ - coming together every single day to make things better.”

She said Trump has offered “no credible⁷ plans” to address the problems faced by American working families.

“He wants America to work for him and his friends at the expense of everyone else.”

She said Trump has ignored many issues that have been a focus of her campaign. These include proposals to help students refinance debt, reduce prescription⁸ drug costs, promote clean energy, and fight poverty and racism⁹ in communities of color.

Clinton blasts “outlandish Trumpian ideas”

Clinton said Trump only offers “a more extreme version of the failed theory of trickle-down economics - with his own addition of outlandish Trumpian ideas that even Republicans reject.”

The Democratic candidate addressed some of Trump’s main campaign issues, including his opposition¹⁰ to international trade agreements.

Clinton said she agrees that past administrations sometimes portrayed¹² trade deals as being better than they turned out to be. Some led to factory closures and job losses, she said.

“It is also true that China and other countries have gamed the system for too long.”

She said cutting the U.S. off from the rest of the world, which she said Trump proposed, would not solve the problems. Clinton added, “The answer is to finally make trade work for us, not against us.”

She pledged to stop any trade deal that kills jobs or holds down wages, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership¹³ (TPP). Officials from 12 countries negotiated the TPP, which is favored by U.S. President Barack Obama. Those countries control 40 percent of the world economy.

“I oppose it now. I’ll oppose it after the election, and I’ll oppose it as president.”

Opposing tax cuts for the rich

She said Trump’s tax plan for individuals and corporations would only help the wealthiest Americans, including his own family.

“The tax cuts he doubled down on in his speech in Detroit on Monday offered trillions to the richest Americans and corporations.”

She said under Trump’s proposed tax plan, the billionaire candidate would “pay a lower rate than millions of middle class families.”

Clinton also said Trump’s plan to get rid of the estate tax could make his family $4 billion dollars richer.

Just think about what we could do with those $4 billion dollars.”

She suggested the money could buy 47,000 veterans a 4-year college degree. Or provide a year’s worth of health care to nearly 3 million children.

She said it should no longer be the case that a four-year college degree should be the only career path for young Americans. She proposed stronger union training programs and new tax credits to provide paid apprenticeships to teach trade skills.

The candidate repeated her pledge that if elected, she would work to complete the “biggest investment” in new, good paying jobs since World War II.

Clinton campaign aides said Thursday’s speech was not intended to introduce new economic policies. It was given to counter Trump’s economic plan, which he had not yet discussed in detail.

Words in This Story

blast – v. attack strongly with words

regulation – n. an official rule or law that says how something should be done?

credible – adj. able to be conceived

trickle-down – n. relating to something happening gradually

outlandish – adj. very strange or unusual

portray¹¹ – v. describe in a particular way

apprenticeship¹⁴ – n. a fixed period of time during which a person learns a job or skill by working for for someone who is very good at that job or skill

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 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。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 clergy   

n.[总称]牧师，神职人员

参考例句：

• I could heartily wish that more of our country clergy would follow this example.我衷心希望，我国有更多的牧师效法这个榜样。
• All the local clergy attended the ceremony.当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。

7 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

8 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

9 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

10 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

11 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

12 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

14 apprenticeship   

n.学徒身份；学徒期

参考例句：

• She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter. 她当木工学徒已是第二年了。
• He served his apprenticeship with Bob. 他跟鲍勃当学徒。