PBS高端访谈:特朗普对外宣布政府卫生官员人选

 　　HARI SREENIVASAN: President-elect Trump¹ whittled² down his options for key administration positions today.

　　John Yang has our report.

　　JOHN YANG: Traffic in the Trump Tower lobby was heavy today, as the Trump Cabinet takes shape. Representative Tom Price was picked as health and human services secretary tasked with fulfilling a key campaign promise, repeal⁴ and replace Obamacare. The six-term Georgia congressman⁵ is an orthopedic surgeon.

　　Chairman of the House Budget Committee, he's one of Obamacare's most outspoken⁷ critics, introducing a detailed⁸ plan to replace it in every Congress since 2009.

　　Senator Chuck Schumer, the incoming Democratic leader, signaled a tough confirmation⁹ fight.

　　SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-N.Y.): He is going to get a lot of very strong and very thorough questions about the kinds of things that he has proposed. And if he sticks with them, I think there is a chance that his nomination¹⁰ will fail.

　　特朗普对外宣布政府卫生官员人选

　　JOHN YANG: Health policy expert Seema Verma will be in charge of Medicare and Medicaid. She runs a consulting firm called SVC. She worked closely with Vice³ President-elect Pence was when he Indiana governor designing their Medicaid expansion, which requires participants to make monthly payments to get the most coverage¹¹. It has become a model for other Republican governors.

　　Still a big question: Who will Mr. Trump pick for secretary of state? Mitt⁶ Romney now targeted by Trump loyalists is to have dinner with President-elect Trump this evening, their second meeting.

　　Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker, another contender, met with him today.

　　SEN. BOB CORKER (R-Tenn.): The secretary of state's role is so important to a president. He needs to choose someone who he's very comfortable with, that he knows there's going to be no daylight between him and them. The world needs to know that the secretary of state is someone who speaks fully¹² for the president.

　　JOHN YANG: President-elect Trump also picked Elaine Chao for transportation secretary. Chao is an experienced administrator¹³, restoring public trust to the United Way after a financial scandal, and serving as labor¹⁴ secretary under President George W. Bush, the first Asian American woman Cabinet member. She's also married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

　　Mr. Trump hits the road again for a campaign-style rally in Cincinnati on Thursday, a way for him to meet face-to-face with voters who propelled him to victory.

　　For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang.

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 whittled   

v.切，削（木头），使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He whittled a simple toy from the piece of wood. 他把那块木头削成了一个简易的玩具。
• The government's majority has been whittled down to eight. 政府多数票减少到了八票。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。

7 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

8 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

9 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

10 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

11 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。

12 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

13 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

14 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。