特朗普第一季度的薪资全数捐给国家公园管理局

 

During his campaign for the presidency¹, U.S. President Donald Trump² said he would not collect the yearly $400,000 presidential salary.

On Monday, the president followed through with his promise. Trump gave the money he has earned so far as president to the U.S. National Park Service.

The donation totaled $78,333.32.

Trump is the third U.S. president to have rejected a salary. John F. Kennedy and Herbert Hoover were the others. Both were extremely wealthy men like Trump.

Trump's press secretary, Sean Spicer, announced the first of Trump's donations during a daily press meeting Monday.

Spicer presented the donation, in the form of a large check, to Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke. The National Park Service is part of the Department of the Interior.

Standing³ next to Zinke was Tyrone Brandyburg. He is superintendent⁴ at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia.

Zinke said in a statement that Trump's gift will be used to help repair national battlefields and military parks within the National Park Service.

"These historic places tell the story of conflicts that helped shape our country's history," Zinke said. "I'm honored to help the president carry out his love and appreciation⁵ for our warriors⁷ and land."

However, critics say that Trump's donation to the National Park Service is small compared to the amount of money that it -- and the Interior Department as a whole -- may lose under Trump's proposed budget.

His plan would cut $1.5 billion dollars from the department, or 12 percent of its total budget.

The National Park Service says it needs almost $12 billion to pay for long-needed repairs to many of its more than 400 sites.

Zinke said Monday that "we're about $229 million behind in deferred⁹ maintenance on our battlefields alone."

The National Park Service operates 25 sites that are considered battlefield parks or sites and military parks. Among the most popular is Pennsylvania's Gettysburg National Military Park -- the site of the bloodiest¹⁰ battle of the Civil War. More than 1 million people visit that park each year.

I'm Ashley Thompson.

 

Words in This Story

salary - n. an amount of money that an employee is paid each year

charity - n. an organization that helps people who are poor, sick, etc.

appreciation - n. a feeling of being grateful for something

warrior⁶ - n. a person who fights in battles and is known for having courage and skill

defer⁸ - v. to choose to do (something) at a later time

maintenance - n. the act of keeping property or equipment in good condition by making repairs, correcting problems, etc.

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

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 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。

5 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

6 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

7 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

8 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

9 deferred   

adj.延期的，缓召的v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• The department deferred the decision for six months. 这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。
• a tax-deferred savings plan 延税储蓄计划

10 bloodiest   

adj.血污的( bloody的最高级 )；流血的；屠杀的；残忍的

参考例句：

• The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
• It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网