PBS高端访谈:FBI及纳税问题使得美国大选变得扑朔迷离

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: We're now within the last seven days, and some polls are tightening¹ in the presidential race.

　　With that in mind, the two major candidates hit each other hard today on policy and morality.

　　Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage².

　　LISA DESJARDINS: One week to go, three new elements today in Pennsylvania to the look and feel of Donald Trump³'s sprint⁴ to Election Day. His running mate, Mike Pence, was there, congressional supporters were there, and his address was all policy, especially health care, as he pounded away at Obamacare and its rising costs.

　　DONALD TRUMP (R), Presidential Nominee⁵: When we win on November 8, and elect a Republican Congress, we will be able to immediately repeal⁶ and replace Obamacare. Have to do it.

　　DONALD TRUMP: I will ask Congress to convene⁷ a special session, so we can repeal and replace.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Trump's Keystone State visit is part of a final week push in states that voted twice for Barack Obama, including Wisconsin, where he is tonight. And the campaign just announced new ad buys in usually dark blue Michigan and in New Mexico, which may be a late swing state. Hillary Clinton is also airing new ads in both those states, and she's getting back on the air in Colorado, where she had not advertised since July.

　　Today, she was East in Florida, the biggest electoral jewel of all the battlegrounds. And her focus? Trump's character. She stumped⁸ with a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, who says Trump berated⁹ her for her weight.

　　HILLARY CLINTON (D), Presidential Nominee: He thinks belittling¹⁰ women makes him a bigger man.

　　FBI及纳税问题使得美国大选变得扑朔迷离

　　LISA DESJARDINS: And Clinton's campaign coupled that with a new anti-Trump TV ad.

　　DONALD TRUMP: A person who's flat-chested is very hard to be a 10.

　　QUESTION: Do you treat women with respect?

　　DONALD TRUMP: I can't say that either.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: All this as a flurry of new headlines swirled¹¹ around the presidential race. The New York Times reported that Trump, back in the 1990s, used a tax scheme that his own lawyers questioned to save tens of millions of dollars.

　　NBC News reported the FBI is conducting a preliminary inquiry¹² into Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chair, and his foreign business connections. He was ousted¹³ from the campaign in August amid questions over possible ties to Russia.

　　And CNBC was first to report that FBI Director James Comey had argued against naming Russia as the prime suspect in recent political hacking¹⁴. He argued it was too close to the election.

　　Clinton's campaign called that a double standard, given that Comey last week revealed the FBI is looking into more e-mails related to Clinton's use of a private server. Overall, a wild presidential contest is ending with a storm of news and battleground campaigning.

　　For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Lisa Desjardins.

1 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

2 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。

3 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。

4 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

5 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。

6 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

7 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

8 stumped   

僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的过去式和过去分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说

参考例句：

• Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room. 杰克气喘吁吁地干完活，然后很艰难地走出房间。
• He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while. 他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。

9 berated   

v.严厉责备，痛斥( berate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. 玛丽昂严厉斥责乔吵吵闹闹。 来自辞典例句
• It berated Mussolini for selling out to Berlin. 它严厉谴责了墨索里尼背叛、投靠柏林的行径。 来自辞典例句

10 belittling   

使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We must be realistic in our self-estimation, neither being conceited nor belittling ourselves. 我们对自己的估计应该实事求是， 不要自高自大，也不要妄自菲薄。
• I find it belittling to be criticized by someone so much younger than me. 有个比我年轻许多的人批评了我，我觉得是小看了我。

11 swirled   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks. 波浪翻滚着在岩石周围打旋。
• The water swirled down the drain. 水打着旋流进了下水道。

12 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

13 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

14 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。