VOA标准英语2016--Trump Media Frenzy Continues

Trump¹ Media Frenzy² Continues

WASHINGTON—

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee³ Donald Trump has kept a lower public profile in recent days, but remains⁴ a focal point of the nation’s political discussion.  But despite having cut back on campaign events and speaking engagements, he continues to dominate America’s political and media landscape.

From impersonations on late night comedy shows to political talk shows, viewers cannot escape Trump on U.S. television or fail to hear him mentioned at almost any political event.  

Democratic presidential contenders take aim at the New York businessman at every turn.

“I am looking forward to debating Donald Trump come the fall,” Hillary Clinton, leading Democratic presidential candidate, said at a recent rally.

Clinton’s rival, Senator Bernie Sanders admitted that on Trump he is agreement with the former secretary of state.

“While we may have many disagreements with secretary Clinton, there is one area [where] we agree.  And that is, we must defeat Donald Trump,” said Sanders, also speaking at a rally.

Meanwhile, almost every elected Republican in the country is being asked the same question, "Do you support Trump?"  Last week’s private meeting between Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan generated a media frenzy, but no clear-cut answers.

“We had a very encouraging meeting,” said Ryan of his meeting with the real estate tycoon-turned politician but remained tight-lipped on substance.

 “Look, it is no secret that Donald Trump and I have had our differences.  We talked about those differences today,” he said.

Ryan did concede the fascination⁵ with Trump is no surprise.

“He has gotten more votes than any Republican primary nominee, right, in the history of our country.  And this is not even over yet.  He has not gone to California yet,” he said of the pace at which Trump was picking up votes at state-by-state nominating contests.

The White House had a different take. Spokesman Josh Earnest took issue with the fact that the spectacle surrounding Trump’s persona took away attention from other important matters.

“Right now, we see Republicans much more focused on their relationship with the presumptive nominee than they are on things like passing a budget or passing funding for the Zika virus to avert⁶ a public health disaster,” Earnest said.

Political analysts⁷ say it was Trump’s dominance of the media landscape that has helped him defeat more than a dozen other Republican presidential contenders earlier this year. That dominance continues today as Trump focuses on his likely Democratic opponent, Clinton, saying that he is the last person she wants to run against in the November election.

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 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

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 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 fascination   

n.令人着迷的事物，魅力，迷恋

参考例句：

• He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
• His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。

6 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。