英语新闻听写 特朗普或宣布国家进入紧急状态

 

According to a report by Reuters, on Thursday, US President Donald Trump¹ said that he was likely to declare a national emergency

据路透社报道，周四，特朗普总统表示，如果不能达成一个国会同意提供边境墙资金的协议，

to secure funds for a Mexico/U.S. border wall if a deal cannot be reached with Congress to provide funding.

他有可能宣布国家进入紧急状态，以获取修建美墨边境墙的资金。

On the 20th day of a partial government shutdown, Trump spoke² to reporters at the White House before departing to visit the border in Texas.

政府部分关闭已经进入了第20天，特朗普总统在前往德克萨斯州边境之前在白宫对记者发表了讲话。

Reuters reports that the president repeated his contention³ that he had the right to declare a national emergency over the ongoing⁴ immigration crisis at the United States' southern border.

路透社报道，有关美国南部边境持续的移民危机问题，特朗普总统再三重复他有宣布国家进入紧急状态的权利。

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 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。