VOA新闻杂志2024--Trump Wins US Presidential Election

Former U.S. President Donald Trump¹ defeated Vice² President Kamala Harris to earn a new four-year term as the country's leader.

Trump secured at least 277 of the 538 available electoral votes in Tuesday's election. In the U.S. system, the presidential vote is counted in the states. Trump's victories in Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Wisconsin gave him a majority of Electoral College votes, which decide the U.S. presidency³. Trump becomes the first U.S. leader to win two terms that are not consecutive⁴ since Grover Cleveland in 1892.

Trump claimed victory early Wednesday as he thanked his supporters at a campaign event in Florida.

"This was a movement like nobody's ever seen before, and, frankly⁵, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time," Trump said.

He promised to "fix our borders" and "fix everything in our country."

Trump also said he would work to provide a "strong, safe and prosperous America."

A Harris campaign official told a crowd of her supporters in Washington that she would not speak to the gathering⁶ but would speak later Wednesday.

Republican Party wins Tuesday extended to Congress. The party won a majority in the Senate with at least 51 of 100 seats. Control of the House of Representatives, which is currently held by Republicans, was not yet clearly decided⁷ early Wednesday.

World leaders offer congratulations

World leaders offered congratulations to Trump after news media projections⁹ showed that he had secured a clear victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Early Wednesday, many world leaders expressed their opinions on social media service X.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first leaders of U.S. allies to send a message of support. He praised Trump's "historic return," saying it would strengthen "the great alliance between Israel and America."

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered Trump the "Heartiest¹⁰ congratulations."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Trump's policy of "peace through strength." He added, "This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer."

NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was looking forward to working with Trump to "advance peace through strength" through the military alliance.

French President Emmanuel Macron offered congratulations, saying he is "ready to work together as we did for four years...with your conviction and mine."

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. leader in defense¹¹ of shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen praised the "true partnership¹²" between the European Union and the United States.

And Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban called Trump's victory the "biggest comeback in US political history."

Trump is expected to be inaugurated for a new term on January 20.

Words in This Story

consecutive -adj. one after the other

prosperous -adj. having continuing success, growth and finding favor

focus -v. to center one's attention on something

projection⁸ -n. an estimate of what will happen in the future

principle -n. a moral rule about right and wrong

advance -v. to bring forward or support the development of something

enterprise -n. activity that involves hard work and is usually related to business activities and industry

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 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 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。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

5 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 projection   

n.发射，计划，突出部分

参考例句：

• Projection takes place with a minimum of awareness or conscious control.投射在最少的知觉或意识控制下发生。
• The projection of increases in number of house-holds is correct.对户数增加的推算是正确的。

9 projections   

预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物

参考例句：

• Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
• The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

10 heartiest   

亲切的( hearty的最高级 )； 热诚的； 健壮的； 精神饱满的

参考例句：

• He was then the heartiest and sturdiest boy in the world. 他那时是世界上最诚恳、最坚强的孩子。
• We parted with them in the heartiest manner. 我们和他们在最热烈的气氛下分别了。

11 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。

12 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。