美国多数民众支持封掉特朗普推特

 　　A majority of the country thinks it's time for Donald Trump¹ to log off, and never tweet - at least not from his personal Twitter account.

　　美国多数民众认为是时候让特朗普注销推特账号，别再发帖了--至少不在其私人账号上发帖。

　　According to the latest national survey from Quinnipiac University released last Tuesday, 64% of Americans want the president-elect to shut down @realDonaldTrump, the Twitter account that he has maintained since 2009, which has amassed² more than 19 million followers³.

　　据昆尼皮亚克大学上周二公布的最新全国性调查显示，64%的美国人希望侯任总统特朗普关闭推特帐户“realdonaldtrump”。自2009年以来，特朗普一直使用这一账户，其粉丝数已经达到1900万。

　　The poll found that an even larger majority of Americans aged⁴ 18-34, 71%, are in favor of shutting down the account.

　　调查发现，在18-34岁的美国人中，高达71%的人支持关闭特朗普推特账户。

　　美国多数民众支持封掉特朗普推特

　　Republicans are virtually split on the question: 49% say Trump should keep the account, while 45% say it should be shuttered.

　　共和党人对这个问题似乎存在分歧：49%的人认为应该保留特朗普的账号，而45%的人表示应将其关掉。

　　Trump has fired off more than 34,000 tweets from the account, and has shown no signs since his victory in November that he's ready to give it up.

　　特朗普已经在这一账户上发布了34000多条推文。自去年11月赢得总统大选以来，特朗普没有表现出任何打算停止更推的迹象。

　　In the nine weeks since Election Day, Trump has generated headlines (and controversy) with tweets on flag burning, the cost of Air Force One and, most recently, Meryl Streep.

　　在大选日结束后的9周里，特朗普关于焚烧国旗、空军一号成本以及最近的梅丽尔·斯特里普的推文成了头条新闻（也引发了争议）。

　　At times, Trump's tweets arrive in the wee hours of the morning, seemingly provoked by something he has just seen on television.

　　有时，特朗普的推文是在凌晨时分发的，他似乎刚从看到的电视节目中受了刺激。

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 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
• They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。