欧美名人演讲 第87期:奥巴马任内末次白宫记者晚宴演讲(9)

 　　That’s not an option people. Steak or fish.

　　各位没有这个选项，牛排或者鱼肉。

　　You may not like steak or fish, but that’s your choice.

　　你可能不喜欢牛排或者鱼肉，但你只有这俩选项。

　　Meanwhile, some candidates aren’t polling high enough to qualify for their own joke tonight.

　　同时，有些候选人民调太低，不够格出现在段子里。

　　The rules were well established ahead of time.

　　这些规则早就订好的。

　　And then there’s Ted¹ Cruz.

　　还有泰德克鲁兹。

　　Ted had a tough week.

　　泰德这一周很闹心。

　　He went to Indiana. Hoosier country.

　　他去了印第安纳州Hossier之乡。来到一个篮球场上。

　　Stood on a basketball court and called the hoop² a basketball ring.

　　然后管篮球筐叫篮球环。

　　What else is in his lexicon³.

　　他的词汇库里还有啥？

　　Baseball sticks. Football hats.

　　棒球棍？橄榄球帽？

　　But sure, I’m the foreign one.

　　不过，没错我才是老外。

　　Well let me conclude tonight on a more serious note.

　　让我今晚以更严肃的内容来收尾。

　　I want thank the Washington press corps⁴.

　　我要感谢华盛顿媒体团。

　　I want to thank Carol for all that you do.

　　我要感谢Carol所做的一切。

　　The free press is central to our democracy and, nah, I’m just kidding!

　　大家都知道，新闻自由是我们民主的核心，没啦我逗你们的。

　　You know I’m going to talk about Trump⁵.

　　你们知道我肯定要说川普的！

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。

3 lexicon   

n.字典，专门词汇

参考例句：

• Chocolate equals sin in most people's lexicon.巧克力在大多数人的字典里等同于罪恶。
• Silent earthquakes are only just beginning to enter the public lexicon.无声地震才刚开始要成为众所周知的语汇。

4 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

5 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。