PBS高端访谈:点评特朗普总统上任100天

 　　But first: As President Trump¹ nears his 100th day in office, White House correspondent John Yang begins our look at his accomplishments² and setbacks, with a focus on the home front.

　　For President Trump, today's tax announcement amounted to a campaign promise kept.

　　It's a great plan. We're going to put people back to work.

　　It comes as he nears his 100th day in office. President Trump dismisses that milestone⁴ as not very meaningful and a ridiculous standard,

　　even as administration officials aggressively push his accomplishments online and on-camera.

　　When you think about what he's started, it's been a huge, hugely successful first 100 days.

　　President Trump came to the White House intent on shaking things up, changing how Washington works.

　　He and his advisers⁵ have focused on asserting executive action. He is on track to sign the most executive orders in his first 100 days since World War II.

　　But like other presidents bent⁶ on changing Washington, he's run into obstacles in Congress and in the courts.

　　There have been clear victories. Administration officials tout⁷ the confirmation⁸ of Supreme⁹ Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, though Republicans had to change Senate rules to do it.

　　And I got it done in the first 100 days. That's even nice.

　　And he moved quickly to revive construction of the Keystone pipeline¹⁰ with executive action.

　　The courts have stymied¹¹ other executive actions, like his immigrant travel ban, and, just yesterday, his effort to strip federal funding from so-called sanctuary¹² cities.

　　While stinging from those court actions, administration officials say the president's tough talk has led to a sharp drop in illegal crossings over the southern border since January, reversing a nearly 20-year trend.

　　Mr. Trump has also reversed himself on some campaign promises, such as not declaring China a currency manipulator, as he had pledged to do in campaign rallies across America.

　　What should have done years ago.

　　And now the White House is working to turn around the most embarrassing setback³ of his first 100 days,

　　the initial failure to repeal¹³ and replace the Affordable¹⁴ Care Act, or Obamacare, a signature pledge of his campaign.

　　We were very close. It was a very, very tight margin¹⁵.

　　That episode shook some administration officials' confidence in House Speaker Paul Ryan's ability to deliver votes.

　　We came really close today, but we came up short.

　　On tax reform and on other major legislative¹⁶ initiatives in the near future, such as the promised infrastructure¹⁷ rebuilding,

　　there are indications the White House intends to chart its own course as they search for the victories the president wants to turn his vision of making America great again into a reality.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm John Yang at the White House. undefined

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 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

4 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

5 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

6 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

7 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

8 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。

9 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

10 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

11 stymied   

n.被侵袭的v.妨碍，阻挠( stymie的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。 来自辞典例句
• I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助， 我完全陷入了困境。 来自互联网

12 sanctuary   

n.圣所，圣堂，寺庙；禁猎区，保护区

参考例句：

• There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所。
• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。

13 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。

14 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

15 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

16 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

17 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。