PBS高端访谈:特朗普审判结果即将公布

JUDY WOODRUFF: Today is the eve of the decisive day in the trial of President Trump¹ on charges of abuse of power and obstruction² of Congress. Ahead of the crucial votes, members of the United States Senate spent this day speaking their minds. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage³.

LISA DESJARDINS: At the Capitol, the impeachment⁴ jury is silent no more.

MAN: So, I may begin Mr. President. Thank you.

LISA DESJARDINS: One by one...

WOMAN: Mr. President, I rise to voice my opposition⁵ to these articles of impeachment.

SEN. MARK WARNER (D-VA): I will vote to convict the president because it is the Senate's constitutional responsibility.

LISA DESJARDINS: ... senators took turns processing two weeks of arguments, during which they were forbidden from speaking, into 10 minutes of remarks each.

SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D-MD): The Senate must now ask, do these charges meet the standard for impeachment?

LISA DESJARDINS: For most Democrats⁶, the focus was sharp, the president, and a conclusion that his push to investigate a political rival was a high crime.

SEN. EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA): Donald Trump did it. He did it. He did exactly what he was alleged⁷ to have done. He abused his power. He committed impeachable⁸ crimes. He's guilty. There's no question about it.

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): President Trump took this action to benefit himself personally, and not for the good of the nation.

SEN. GARY PETERS (D-MI): What the president did was wrong, unacceptable and impeachable.

LISA DESJARDINS: Democrats have waited days for this, honing thoughts in hallways and in private. And so have Republicans. Their focus? Largely blasting House Democrats' impeachment process.

SEN. SUSAN COLLINS (R-ME): The House chose to skip the basic steps of judicial⁹ adjudication, and instead leapt straight to impeachment as the first resort.

SEN. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO (R-WV): There is no doubt that the House impeachment process was partisan¹⁰, politically driven, and denied President Trump some of his most basic rights of due process.

LISA DESJARDINS: As it did in the trial, the witness question and the decision not to call any permeated¹¹ the air, with Democrats bluntly critical.

SEN. TINA SMITH (D-MN): That the Senate abandoned its responsibilities when it blocked efforts to get the complete truth here in this chamber¹². As a result, there will be a permanent cloud over these proceedings¹³.

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): It makes people believe, correctly, in my judgment¹⁴, that the administration, its top people and Senate Republicans are all hiding the truth. They're afraid of the truth.

LISA DESJARDINS: To that high-powered charge, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell responded with his own volley at Democrats.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): I can certainly see why, given President Trump's remarkable¹⁵ achievements over the past three years, Democrats might feel a bit uneasy about defeating him at the ballot¹⁶ box. But they don't get to rip the choice away from the voters just because they're afraid they might lose again.

LISA DESJARDINS: That party divide is evident even in the search for meaning, Democrats concerned for the future.

SEN. TIM KAINE (D-VA): Unchallenged evil spreads like a virus.

LISA DESJARDINS: Republicans eager to get to the future.

SEN. PAT ROBERTS (R-KS): Work together, we must. We will emerge strong, because we will. I yield the floor.

LISA DESJARDINS: The Senate votes on articles of impeachment tomorrow. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Lisa Desjardins.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：今天是特朗普弹劾审判决定性日子的前夕，特朗普被指控的罪名是滥用职权和妨碍国会调查。在进行关键性的投票之前，美国参议院议员们这一天都在表达自己的想法。下面请听我台驻国会记者丽莎·德雅尔丹发回的报道。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：在国会大厦这里，弹劾陪审团们都不再沉默。

男：那么，我可以开始了，审判长。谢谢。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：大家一个一个地说着话……

女：审判长，我想起身表达我对弹劾条款的反对。

参议员马克·沃纳：我会投票支持判决总统有罪，因为这是宪法赋予参议院的责任。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：……参议员们轮流处理着2周以来的各种论点。在这2周里，他们表达观点时都会受到限制，每人要在10分钟内说完。

参议员，克里斯·霍伦：参议院现在必须要问一个问题——这些指控是否符合弹劾标准呢？

丽莎·德雅尔丹：大多数民主党人的专注点很犀利，将矛头直指特朗普。他们下结论称特朗普推动调查自己的政敌，这是很大的罪名。

参议员爱德华·马基：特朗普确实干了这事儿，无可否认。他就像外界所说的那样，滥用了职权。他犯下的罪过足以被弹劾，他有罪，这一点毋庸置疑。

参议员黛安娜·范斯坦：特朗普做了对自己有利的事儿，而不是对美国有利的事儿。

参议员盖里·彼得斯：特朗普做错了，他所做的事情不可接受，是可以被弹劾的。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：民主党等着一天已经等了，他们在走廊里和私下都筹备着这件事。共和党也不例外。共和党的关注点是什么呢？大力抨击众议院民主党的弹劾流程。

参议员苏珊·柯林斯：众议院选择跳过司法判决的基础步骤，而是直接跳到弹劾，这是他们的解决方案。

参议员谢莉·卡皮托：毫无疑问，众议院弹劾流程是党派性质的，是由政治驱动力的，否认了特朗普总统的一些正当基本的权利。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：审判过程中，关于不传唤证人的问题也被谈及，民主党人言辞犀利。

参议员蒂娜·史密斯：参议院没有履行责任，拒绝让真相在这里公之于众。结果就是，流程进行过程中总有一团乌云盘旋。

参议员查克·舒默：我觉得这样做就会让人们认为特朗普政府、高层官员、参议院在隐瞒真相，他们惧怕真相。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：对于这些活力十足的指控，共和党领袖明奇·麦康奈尔用自己的方式回击了民主党。

参议员明奇·麦康奈尔：我当然能明白原因，考虑到过去3年来特朗普总统卓绝的成就，民主党们可能觉得没法光明正大地通过投票来打败他吧。但他们没有选择夺走选民手里的权利，这只是因为他们害怕自己再次输掉。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：两党的分歧很明显，就连在讨论意义的时候也是如此，民主党对明天十分忧虑。

参议员蒂姆·凯恩：未引起争论的恶魔就像病毒一样传播。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：共和党则渴望明天快点到来。

参议员罗伯兹：我们必须精诚合作，我们在一起就会很强大，一定会的。我说完了。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：参议院明天将就弹劾条款做投票。以上是丽莎·德雅尔丹发回的《新闻一小时》。

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 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

3 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。

4 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

8 impeachable   

adj.可控告的，可弹劾的

参考例句：

• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• The government officer committed an impeachable offence. 那位政府官员犯了可能招致弹劾的罪行。 来自辞典例句

9 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

10 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

11 permeated   

弥漫( permeate的过去式和过去分词 )； 遍布； 渗入； 渗透

参考例句：

• The smell of leather permeated the room. 屋子里弥漫着皮革的气味。
• His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. 在他对民众的演说里，充满了对不公正的愤慨。

12 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

13 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

14 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

15 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

16 ballot   

n.（不记名）投票，投票总数，投票权；vi.投票

参考例句：

• The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
• The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。