PBS高端访谈:特朗普提出全面个人所得税改计划

 　　GWEN IFILL: The two major candidates for president jostled for position in the last week, stepping into and out of political corners, and attempting to paint the other as unfit and unstable¹.

　　Today, Donald Trump² stuck to policy, while Hillary Clinton stuck it to Donald Trump.

　　DONALD TRUMP (R), Presidential Nominee³: These reforms will offer biggest tax revolution since the Reagan tax reform.

　　GWEN IFILL: Trump chose the traditional campaign setting of the Detroit Economic Club to deliver the sober outline of his economic ideas, starting with taxes.

　　DONALD TRUMP: I am proposing an across-the-board income tax reduction, especially for middle-income Americans. This will lead to millions of new and really good-paying jobs. The rich will pay their fair share, but no one will pay so much that it destroys jobs, or undermines our ability as a nation to compete.

　　GWEN IFILL: But throughout his scripted remarks, Trump was regularly interrupted at least a dozen times by hecklers.

　　DONALD TRUMP: Thank you.

　　I will say, the Bernie Sanders people had far more energy and spirit.

　　特朗普提出全面个人所得税改计划

　　GWEN IFILL: Trump's tax plan envisions three income tax brackets of 33 percent, 25 percent and 12 percent. His original plan, last fall, topped out at 25 percent for the wealthiest earners.

　　Trump also argued for cutting the top corporate⁴ tax rate to 15 percent, less than half what it is now. The Republican nominee also called for a freeze on new government regulation.

　　DONALD TRUMP: It is time to remove the anchor dragging us down. And that's what it's doing. It's dragging us down. Upon taking office, I will issue a temporary moratorium⁵ on new agency regulations.

　　GWEN IFILL: Trump said the specifics of his plan will be spelled out on his Web site at some point. But he used today's remarks to attack Hillary Clinton's approach to economic policy, saying, it punishes you for working and doing business in the United States.

　　HILLARY CLINTON (D), Presidential Nominee: It's clear — and a lot of the journalists have written this — that Trump is scrambling⁶ to do damage control.

　　GWEN IFILL: Clinton, who campaigned in Florida today, including a brewery⁷ tour in St. Petersburg, was quick to dismiss Trump's economic plan.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: He wants to basically just repackage trickle-down economics.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: Now, you know, that old saying, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me?

　　GWEN IFILL: The candidates sparred as Trump tumbled in the polls after a series of political missteps last week. On Friday, he finally endorsed⁸ House Speaker Paul Ryan and others he had initially⁹ declined to support.

　　Meanwhile, a new face, little known GOP operative Evan McMullin, said he is hoping to capitalize on Republican unease by launching his own independent bid for president.

1 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

2 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。

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 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

6 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 brewery   

n.啤酒厂

参考例句：

• The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in London.啤酒厂有25匹高头大马在伦敦城中运送啤酒。
• When business was good,the brewery employed 20 people.在生意好的时候，这家酿造厂曾经雇佣过20人。

8 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。