福克斯新闻 参议院确认数十名特朗普提名人

Ahead of an August recess¹, the Senate confirmed nearly 80 nominees² for several agencies and ambassador posts:

八月份休会之前，参议院确认了几个机构和大使岗位近80名提名人。

(McConnell) "It was an important step towards filling critical roles throughout the administration."

“这对于填补政府关键职位是非常重要的一步。”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has complained Democrats³ were delaying confirmation⁴ votes, needlessly, this batch⁵ of confirmations⁶ all occurred with unanimous, bipartisan support.

参议院多数派领袖麦康纳(Mitch McConnell)投诉民主党不必要地延迟了确认投票，这批提名全部得到两党一致通过。

Among those confirmed, former Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison to serve as U.S. Ambassador to NATO.

得到确认提名的人选中，前德克萨斯参议员哈奇森(Kay Bailey Hutchison)将担任美国驻北约大使。

On Capitol Hill, Jared Halpern, FOX News.

Jared Halpern在国会山为您报道福克斯新闻。

1 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。

2 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

5 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

6 confirmations   

证实( confirmation的名词复数 )； 证据； 确认； （基督教中的）坚信礼

参考例句：

• Never use transitory dialogs as error messages or confirmations. 绝不要用临时对话框作为错误信息框或确认信息框。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Dismissing confirmations thus becomes as routine as issuing them. 因此关闭确认对话框和发起确认对话框一样成为例行公事。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓