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AS IT IS 2016-01-17 Republican Party Debate Features Foreign Policy 共和党辩论关注外交政策

The candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination1 debated for the sixth time this week.

本周，竞选共和党总统的候选人已经展开了第六轮辩论。

The debate is the second-to-last one before the Iowa caucus3 on February 1.

此次讨论是2月1号爱荷华州预选会议上倒数第二次讨论。

The Iowa caucus is a series of meetings where participants, called delegates, vote for one Republican and one Democratic party candidate.Whoever gets the most votes in that state will be endorsed4 at the national convention later in the year.

爱荷华州预选会议是一系列会议，与会人员（即代表）投票选举产生一名共和党候选人和一名民主党候选人。获得最高票数的人将在当年晚些时候在全国代表大会上得到认可。

Candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted2 Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump5 debated in South Carolina on Thursday night.

候选人Jeb Bush，Ben Carson，Chris Christie，Ted Cruz，John Kasich，Marco Rubio以及Donald Trump于周四晚上在南卡罗来纳州展开辩论。

Bush, the former governor of Florida, challenged Donald Trump on his proposal to ban non-American Muslims from coming to the United States.

佛罗里达州前州长Bush就Donald Trump的提议提出异议，Donald Trump建议禁止接纳非美国穆斯林进入美国。

Trump’s idea "makes it impossible to build the coalition6 necessary to take out ISIS," Bush says.

Bush表示，Trump的观点让消灭的ISIS的联合行动变得不太可能。

Bush says it would be difficult for the U.S. to build a coalition against the Islamic State terror group without Muslim support.

Bush表示，如果没有穆斯林的支持，那么美国很难建立消灭伊斯兰国家恐怖组织的联合行动。

Trump says he wants security for the United States.He says radical7 Islam is a problem "all over the world."

Trump表示希望美国安全。他说道激进的伊斯兰教对全球来说都是个问题。

Another question came up: whether Cruz’s birth in Canada would make him ineligible8 to be president.

另外一个问题是：出生于加拿大的Cruz是否有资格担任总统。

Cruz was born with dual10 American and Canadian citizenship11.He gave up his Canadian citizenship in 2014.

Cruz生来就有拥有美国和加拿大的双重国籍。2014年放弃了加拿大国籍。

Trump says he thinks the Democratic Party would file a lawsuit12 claiming that Cruz is not allowed to be president if he wins the Republican nomination.

Trump认为，如果Cruz获得了共和党提名，民主党将提起诉讼，反对Cruz当选总统。

Two other issues were raised in the debate:

讨论中还提出了两个其他的问题。

One, whether Christie was a strong enough conservative to earn the Republican nomination.And two, who would be the best Republican to overturn policies enacted13 by President Barack Obama.

一个是保守派Christie是否能够赢得共和党提名。另外一个问题是，能够推翻Obama总统采取的措施的最佳共和党人选是谁。

But who won the debate?

那么，赢得辩论的是谁呢？

Ford14 O’Connell is a Republican strategist who advised John McCain’s campaign in 2008.He says Trump, Cruz and Rubio look like the front-runners.

Ford O’Connell是名共和党战略家，2008年为John McCain的竞选提供建议。他表示Trump，Cruz 以及 Rubio有可能一路领先。

At the rate things are going, it seems like we’re heading for a three-man race.

“随着支持率发生变化，似乎将有三个人展开角逐。”

The next and final Republican debate before the caucus is January 28 in Iowa.

1月28号将在爱荷华州进行预选会议开始之前最后一次共和党辩论。

Words in This Story

assertion – n. a strong, definite statement

caucus – n. a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election

dual – adj. having two of something

ineligible – adj. not allowed to do or be something : not eligible9

participants - n. people who take part in something

endorsed - v. declaring one's support publicly


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1 nomination BHMxw     
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。
2 ted 9gazhs     
vt.翻晒，撒，撒开
参考例句：
  • The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
  • She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
3 caucus Nrozd     
n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议
参考例句：
  • This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
  • It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
4 endorsed a604e73131bb1a34283a5ebcd349def4     
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
  • The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 trump LU1zK     
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。
6 coalition pWlyi     
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
参考例句：
  • The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
  • Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
7 radical hA8zu     
n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的
参考例句：
  • The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
  • She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。
8 ineligible o7Ixj     
adj.无资格的，不适当的
参考例句：
  • The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.新规定使另外数千人不符合接受法律援助的资格。
  • The country had been declared ineligible for World Bank lending.这个国家已被宣布没有资格获得世界银行的贷款。
9 eligible Cq6xL     
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
  • He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
  • Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
10 dual QrAxe     
adj.双的；二重的，二元的
参考例句：
  • The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
  • He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。
11 citizenship AV3yA     
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
  • He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
  • Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。
12 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
13 enacted b0a10ad8fca50ba4217bccb35bc0f2a1     
制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
  • Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
14 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

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