美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump To Meet Philippines' Duterte

 

SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

Trump¹'s next and last stop in his Asia tour will be Manila. That visit is seen as a chance to hit a kind of reset² button on the long-standing alliance with the Philippines. President Obama's relationship with President Duterte of the Philippines was considered contentious³. Mr. Obama criticized him for imposing⁴ brutal⁵ punishments on illegal drug dealers⁶ and users. President Trump has taken a different approach.

Michael Sullivan reports from Manila on the ups and downs of that relationship.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN, BYLINE⁷: It's been just over a year since Duterte's foul-mouthed tirade⁸ against then-President Obama, followed just a few weeks later by this bombshell during Duterte's state visit to Beijing.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE: In this venue⁹, I announce my separation from the United States - both the military but economics, also.

SULLIVAN: Also why does Duterte hate the U.S. so much? Part of it's personal history. Another reason - he doesn't trust the U.S. to have the Philippines' back if push comes to shove with China in the South China Sea. But here's the thing - that separation from the U.S. - it never really happened.

DINDO MANHIT: The actions of his government is totally different from his mouth.

SULLIVAN: Dindo Manhit heads the Stratbase ADR Institute, a Manila think tank.

MANHIT: The defense¹⁰ establishment, the military never really wavered in their desire for the continuing support, partnership¹¹, alliance with the United States.

SULLIVAN: The establishment pushed back hard, and Duterte backed off, though some joint¹² military initiatives were scaled back. And that's a problem, says Gregory Poling of the Asia Maritime¹³ Transparency Initiative in Washington.

GREGORY POLING: The Pentagon and the armed forces here in the Philippines would like to be improving relations, not just maintaining the status quo. And they are unable to do that under Duterte. So treading water is effectively losing ground to the Chinese. But it's not as bad as people were afraid it was going to be when Duterte came to office.

SULLIVAN: And, in fact, Duterte has recently tempered his anti-American rhetoric¹⁴. Here he is just a few days ago in a speech to Philippine Marines.

(SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH)

DUTERTE: We remain to be the best of friends with America.

SULLIVAN: Part of it, analysts¹⁵ say, is Duterte recognizing the critical role the U.S. played in helping¹⁶ end the months-long siege by ISIS-linked militants¹⁷ in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. The other part - Donald Trump isn't Barack Obama, hasn't lectured Duterte about his war on drugs - has praised it even.

RENATO DE CASTRO: For him, politics is always personal.

SULLIVAN: De La Salle University Professor Renato De Castro.

DE CASTRO: President Trump respects him. They're on the same wavelength¹⁸, unlike President Obama, who he accused of being rude and being an intellectual. President Trump is someone he could deal with.

SULLIVAN: Resetting¹⁹ the relationship could lead to Duterte rethinking his conciliatory approach towards China, even after the Philippines' victory last year at the international tribunal in The Hague rejecting China's territorial²⁰ claims in the South China Sea.

DE CASTRO: His calculation regarding the ruling is, I could use it to extract more money from China if I would just set it aside.

SULLIVAN: But here's the thing - many analysts say the Philippines hasn't seen a lot of that promised Chinese investment. What it has seen, says Jay Batongbacal - a South China Sea scholar at the University of the Philippines - is China not taking its foot off the gas at all.

JAY BATONGBACAL: They have continued to pursue the development of their possessions in the South China Sea. So I think that really shows that the gains of the Philippines in dealing²¹ with China are really more short-term and very limited.

SULLIVAN: Something else for President Duterte to consider if President Trump offers more incentives²² and more guarantees to help the Philippines defend its maritime rights and territorial integrity. That's assuming the two temperamental presidents can play nice when they meet.

POLING: Personality-wise, they are two of a kind. And that is both good and bad.

SULLIVAN: Gregory Poling.

POLING: They can, with, you know, a good photo op and a handshake and just being nice to each other, reset the relationship in a sense. It also means there's a lot of dangers because we've seen repeatedly with both President Duterte and President Trump - when they go off-script, they can go way off-script. And when they talk about policy, things can get nasty.

SULLIVAN: For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Manila.

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 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。

3 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

4 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

5 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

6 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

7 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

8 tirade   

n.冗长的攻击性演说

参考例句：

• Her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband.她的长篇大论激起了她丈夫的强烈反对。
• He delivered a long tirade against the government.他发表了反政府的长篇演说。

9 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

10 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。

11 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。

12 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

13 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

14 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

15 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。

16 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

17 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

18 wavelength   

n.波长

参考例句：

• The authorities were unable to jam this wavelength.当局无法干扰这一波长。
• Radio One has broadcast on this wavelength for years.广播1台已经用这个波长广播多年了。

19 resetting   

v.重新安放或安置( reset的现在分词 )；重拨（测量仪器指针）；为（考试、测试等）出一套新题；重新安置，将…恢复原位

参考例句：

• Range represents the maximum strain which can be recorded without resetting or replacing the strain gage. 量程表示无需重调或重装应变计就能记录到的最大应变。 来自辞典例句
• Adding weight to the puddle jumper by resetting its inertial dampeners. 通过调节飞船的惯性装置来增加重量。 来自电影对白

20 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

21 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

22 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法