PBS高端访谈:奥巴马批评特朗普不适合担任美国总统

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: A presidential broadside today aimed at Donald Trump¹. President Obama took on the man who is running to succeed him in his strongest terms yet.

　　PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I think the Republican nominee² is unfit to serve as president. I said so last week, and he keeps on proving it.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The rebuke³ came at a news conference with the visiting prime minister of Singapore. The president drew a sharp distinction between Donald Trump and the Republican nominees⁴ he had faced, John McCain and Mitt⁵ Romney.

　　PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I never thought that they couldn't do the job. And had they won, I would have been disappointed, but I would have said to all Americans, they are — this is our president and I know they are going to abide⁶ by certain norms and rules and common sense, will observe basic decency⁷.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: All of this followed Trump's repeated criticisms of Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of a U.S. army officer who died in Iraq.

　　Republican leaders condemned⁸ the remarks, but Mr. Obama said that's not enough.

　　奥巴马批评特朗普不适合担任美国总统

　　PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: This is daily and weekly where they are distancing themselves from statements he's making. There has to be a point at which you say, this is not somebody I can support for president of the United States.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: One New York Republican congressman⁹, Richard Hanna, did just that today.

　　In a newspaper opinion columnist¹⁰, he wrote: "Mr. Trump has attacked the parents of a slain¹¹ U.S. soldier. Where do we draw the line? While I disagree with her on many issues, I will vote for Hillary Clinton."Trump was speaking in Northern Virginia as the president held his news conference, and he made no mention of the Obama criticism or the Khans. But it was in the air just the same.

　　DONALD TRUMP (R), Presidential Nominee: A man came up to me and he handed me his Purple Heart.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The Purple Heart, given to those wounded or killed in action, came from a retired¹² lieutenant¹³ colonel.

　　DONALD TRUMP: I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Later, Trump did answer the president in a statement, charging he and his former secretary of state betrayed American security and American workers.

　　And Trump declared — quote — "Hillary Clinton has proven herself unfit to serve in any government office."Trump supporters at the rally appeared unfazed by the latest blowup.

　　DALE NYLEC, Trump Supporter: The coverage¹⁴ is just insane. I think they make a big deal about that. First of all, he was speaking from his heart. And he wasn't accusing them or saying anything.

　　JUDY WOODRUFF: Trump moves on to campaign in Florida tomorrow. Clinton will be in Colorado.

　　Also today, Donald Trump told The Washington Post he is not ready to endorse¹⁵ Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan for reelection. He also said he won't support Republican Senators John McCain and Kelly Ayotte for new terms.

 

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 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。

3 rebuke   

v.指责，非难，斥责 [反]praise

参考例句：

• He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
• Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

4 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

5 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

6 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

7 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

8 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

9 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

10 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。

11 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

12 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

13 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

14 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

15 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。