PBS高端访谈:爱荷华州将成为第一个进行选举的大州

JUDY WOODRUFF: With just three weeks until Iowa's first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses¹, an increasingly close race there is exposing new rifts² among the candidates. Lisa Desjardins is back with this report.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT), Presidential Candidate: When millions stand up and fight back, there is nothing that will stop us.

LISA DESJARDINS: The Democratic presidential field, still numbering in the double digits³, narrowed today by one.

SEN. CORY BOOKER (D-NJ), Presidential Candidate: Today, I am suspending my campaign for president.

LISA DESJARDINS: New Jersey⁴ Senator Cory Booker ended a campaign that had pushed for national unity⁵, just as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren abandoned their year-long nonaggression pact⁶.

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MA), Presidential Candidate: I was disappointed to hear that Bernie is sending his volunteers out to trash me. I hope Bernie reconsiders and turns his campaign in a different direction.

LISA DESJARDINS: That was Warren responding to a leaked Sanders campaign script distributed to volunteers and published by Politico. It attacks Warren by charging that she appeals only to highly educated, more affluent⁷ voters. And it says that she's bringing no new bases into the Democratic Party.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: Presidential Candidate: Elizabeth Warren is a very good friend of mine.

LISA DESJARDINS: Sanders denied a role in the role in the new offensive strategy and distanced himself from the campaign volunteers involved.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: People sometimes say things that they shouldn't. You have heard me give many speeches. Have I ever said one negative word about Elizabeth Warren?

LISA DESJARDINS: The tension comes as new polling shows a razor-thin four-way fight in Iowa. Friday's Des Moines Register/CNN poll had Sanders narrowly in the lead, earning 20 percent support from likely Democratic caucus-goers, with Warren statistically⁸ tied with him. Following close behind, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, and former Vice⁹ President Joe Biden at 15. Biden topped today's Monmouth University poll with 24 percent, with Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg tied in a close second.

PETE BUTTIGIEG (D), Presidential Candidate: Thank you!

LISA DESJARDINS: Buttigieg also spent the past few days in Iowa, with a Des Moines touting¹⁰ the endorsement¹¹ of a prominent Iowa congressman¹². But the candidate also faced some controversy¹³.

PETE BUTTIGIEG: I think your facts are a little wrong, so I'd love a chance to talk with you about it.

LISA DESJARDINS: The former mayor confronted protesters in the crowd challenging his record on race, including on policing and housing for African-American communities.

PETE BUTTIGIEG: Can we agree that we can talk about this respectfully?

WOMAN: We have been trying to talk to you since South Bend, Pete.

LISA DESJARDINS: With a number of candidates camping out in Iowa, others are putting their marks on the states that follow.

ANDREW YANG (D), Presidential Candidate: Hello, Dover, New Hampshire! How are you?

LISA DESJARDINS: Entrepreneur Andrew Yang hoping for a surge in New Hampshire.

ANDREW YANG: Screw Iowa. No, I'm kidding.

ANDREW YANG: Kidding!

LISA DESJARDINS: Biden looking to cement his lead in Nevada and court Hispanic voters there.

JOSEPH BIDEN (D), Presidential Candidate: Now, I can assure you of one thing. My Cabinet, if I'm elected, and my administration will look like America. It will look like America.

LISA DESJARDINS: And former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg campaigning with television personality Judge Judy in Texas. Bloomberg has staked his nomination¹⁴ chances on the Lone¹⁵ Star State and others which vote in March.

MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, Presidential Candidate: Judge, I am so honored to have you here. I'd love to tell you that I watch you all day every day, but I have a few other things to do.

LISA DESJARDINS: A dozen candidates still crisscrossing the country, but just six of them will face off tomorrow night in Des Moines in the seventh Democratic presidential debate.

For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Lisa Desjardins.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：还有3周，爱荷华州就要成为美国第一个进行总统选举投票的州了，各候选人之间票数焦灼，时有摩擦。下面请听丽莎发回的报道。

参议员伯尼·桑德斯，总统候选人：当数百万人站起来来反抗的时候，就没有什么能阻挡我们。

丽莎：民主党总统竞选人数依然是两位数，而今天变成了一位数。

参议员科里·布克，总统候选人：今天，我暂停竞选总统了。

丽莎：新泽西州参议员科里·布克终结了自己的竞选之路。他竞选主打的是国家团结这个主题。与此同时，佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯和马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦也背弃了长达1年的互不侵犯条约。

参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦，总统候选人：我很失望地听说，伯尼已经派出志愿者来诋毁我了。我希望伯尼重新考虑并改变自己的竞选方向。

丽莎：上面这番话是沃伦回应伯尼一份泄露了的竞选文案，这文案已经分发给了志愿者，还公布在了Politico上。文案内容攻击沃伦，说沃伦只将注意力放在受过高等教育的富人。文案中还说沃伦没有给民主党带来新的选民力量。

参议员伯尼·桑德斯，总统候选人：伊丽莎白·沃伦是我的好朋友。

丽莎：伯尼否认自己在新攻略里扮演的角色，把自己跟参加竞选活动的志愿者撇清关系。

参议员伯尼·桑德斯：大家有时候会说不应该说的话。你们都听过我那么多次演讲了，我哪次演讲里说过关于沃伦的一句坏话了？

丽莎：伯尼和沃伦剑拔弩张之际，新的民调显示，爱荷华州有4位候选人票数十分接近。周五，得梅因纪事报/美国有线电视新闻网的民调显示，伯尼以微弱优势领先，他获得了民主党选民20%的支持，而沃伦则紧追不舍。紧随其后的是印第安纳州前南本德市市长皮特和前副总统乔·拜登（15%）。拜登在得梅因纪事报的民调中获得24%的支持，而伯尼、沃伦、皮特则并列第二。

皮特，总统候选人：谢谢大家！

丽莎：皮特过去几天都在爱荷华州，得梅因纪事报则大吹特吹皮特是卓越的国会议员。但与此同时，皮特还面临着一些争议：

皮特：我认为你们眼中的事实是错误的，我希望有机会能跟你们聊一下。

丽莎：有一些抗议者提到皮特有不良的种族言论，包括在维护治安和非裔美籍社群的住房问题。

皮特：答应我，咱们以互相尊重的态度来聊聊这个事儿，肿么样？

女：您在南本德市当市长的时候，我们就一直试着跟你聊聊呢。

丽莎：有一些候选人在爱荷华州开展竞选活动，还有一些候选人将注意力放在了接下来的州上。

安德鲁·杨，总统候选人：嗨，新罕布什尔州多佛市的朋友们！你们好吗！

丽莎：企业家安德鲁·杨希望自己的票数在新罕布什尔州能有所增长。

安德鲁·杨：爱荷华，去它的吧。不不不，我刚开玩笑呢。

安德鲁·杨：不不不，没开玩笑！

丽莎：拜登想要巩固自己在内华达州和西班牙裔选民中的优势。

乔·拜登，总统候选人：现在，我能向大家保证一件事儿——我的内阁成员们，如果我当选，我的政府看起来会像美国政府，像真正的美国政府。

丽莎：前纽约市长迈克尔·布隆伯格在德克萨斯州跟电视明星朱迪法官一起开展竞选活动。迈克尔·布隆伯格提高了自己3月份在德克萨斯州以及其他州获得提名的机会。

迈克尔·布隆伯格，总统候选人：法官大人们，我很荣幸大家能来到这里。我向告诉大家，我每天都关注着你们，但我还有其他一些事情要做。

丽莎：一些候选人依然在在全国各地奔走，但仅有6人将参加明晚民主党候选人在得梅因的第7次辩论。

感谢收听丽莎发回的《新闻一小时》。

1 caucuses   

n.（政党决定政策或推举竞选人的）核心成员( caucus的名词复数 )；决策干部；决策委员会；秘密会议

参考例句：

• Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网

2 rifts   

n.裂缝( rift的名词复数 )；裂隙；分裂；不和

参考例句：

• After that, through the rifts in the inky clouds sparkled redder and yet more luminous particles. 然后在几条墨蓝色云霞的隙缝里闪出几个更红更亮的小片。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
• The Destinies mend rifts in time as man etches fate. 当人类想要再次亵渎命运的时候，命运及时修正了这些裂痕。 来自互联网

3 digits   

n.数字( digit的名词复数 )；手指，足趾

参考例句：

• The number 1000 contains four digits. 1000是四位数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The number 410 contains three digits. 数字 410 中包括三个数目字。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

6 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

7 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

8 statistically   

ad.根据统计数据来看，从统计学的观点来看

参考例句：

• The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
• The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。

9 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。

10 touting   

v.兜售( tout的现在分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• He's been touting his novel around publishers for years. 他几年来一直到处找出版商兜售自己的小说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Technology industry leaders are touting cars as a hot area for growth. 科技产业领袖吹捧为增长热点地区的汽车。 来自互联网

11 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

12 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。

13 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

14 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。

15 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。