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访谈录 2008-09-17&09-19 ABC专访Sarah Palin

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We caught up with Sarah Palin at her home on the western end of Wasilla, the two-storey home she and her husband built five years ago. It’s ringed by evergreens1 and saw-toothed mountain peaks, and even as a parking spot for their seaplane outback.

I can’t imagine you’re going from governor of a small populated state -- sparsely2 populated, to all of a sudden, you are being talked about for vice3 president and you’ve got this.

I've got this, you know, in our Alaska, seems to be such a micro-cosmos to the rest of the US. And to me, it’s, it’s the same people, the same issues here much grander scale in some of the big cities that we were visiting. But, everybody has got issues, everybody has got burdens.

But haven't you said to yourself at some point in the past two weeks.  Holy cow!

 (I) haven't had time to think that yet, and just say that, um, I have certainly said, wow, what an opportunity and it’s a humbling4, humbling experience already. It’s very humbling.

Little frightening?

Not so much frighteni

Overwhelming?

And not so much overwhelming, but just a great responsibility that I’m recognizing, a great responsibility, and certainly the, the drive to not let people down. Not let women down in this.

(You spoke…) That adds to it.

I, I saw you quoted it somewhere as speaking rather admiringly of Mrs. Clinton, Senator Clinton, during the primary campaign. (Do you) think Obama should have picked her?

I think he’s regretting not picking her now. I do. But what determination, and wit, and even grace through some tough shots that were fired her way. She, she handled those well.

We continued our interview in the comfort of the Palin’s living room.

Governor John McCain and you are now talking about the GOP as a party of change, we’ve got a very sick economy, tell me the three principal things you would do to change the Bush economic policies.

And you are right, our economy is weak right now, and we have got to strengthen it and government can play an appropriate role in helping5 to strengthen the economy. We need to put government back on the side of the people, and make sure that it is not government solely6 looked at for all the solutions for one. Let me tell you what I did here in the city of Wasilla, and then as governor of Alaska, what I did as a city council member then and then as mayor who was coming, and we cut personal property taxes in Wasilla. We cut small business inventory7 taxes …..

You raised the sales tax.

No, well, we had a two percent sales tax, and when people came to local government and said we want a sports arena8 here, I said that’s fine, and I wanna a sports arena also. But we are gonna have to pay for it.

Yet, you didn’t want get off the Wasilla, but you came into the city with a debt-free city, and left it with considerable millions of dollars of debt.

A thirteen-million-dollar sports arena that we  bounded for, but see we put government on the side of the people by asking them if that’s they wanted. It was a question on the ballot9, and they got to vote, yes, or no, so that’s what we did. We only eliminated small business inventory taxes. I eliminated things like business license10 renewal11 fees on our small businesses. Those economic indicators12 of success on a local level should provide to America that world view that I have of what we can do on a local level, and then at state level where we just suspended our fuel tax in our state also, get taxes under control but at the same time we are cutting taxes, you got to reduce the growth of government.  

And then I wanna come back to the question, I wanna know, Coz you’ve advertised yourself now as the party of change, I want to know what you would change in the Bush economic principles. What you said to me at the beginning, I don’t think anybody in the Bush administration would disagree with. What do you change in the Bush economic plans?

We have got to make sure that we reform the oversight13 also of the agencies, including the quasi-government agencies like Freddie and Fannie, those things that have created an atmosphere here in America where people are fearful of losing their homes, people are looking at job loss, people are looking at unaffordable healthcare for their families, we have got to reform the oversight of these agencies that have such control over Americans’ pocket books.

So let me summarize the three things that you change in the Bush economic plans, one, two, three.

Reduce taxes, control spending, reform the oversight in the overseen14 agencies and committees to make sure that America’s dollars and investments are protected.

So let me break down, some of those down. You talk about spending. How much smaller would the McCain budget be? Where would you cut?

We are gonna find efficiencies in every department, we’ve got to. There’s something that I think should be off the table. Veterans programs, off the table, you know, we owe it to our veterans, and that’s the greatest manifestation15 that we can show in terms of support for our military, those who are in public service fighting for America.

Taking entitlements off the table? Or can we reform social security?

We need to get into every department, every division and that’s what’s gonna be the task of cabinet members, and the next level of bureaucracy, and the next level of bureaucracy.

Well, I’m trying to get it specifically, you were saying take the military off the table you talked about entitlement reform? Is there money you can save in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid?

 I am sure that there are efficiencies that are gonna be found in all of these agencies, I am, I am confident in that.

But agencies are not involved in entitlements. Basically, discretionary spending is 18% of the budget.

We have certainly seen excess in agencies though, and in, when, when bureaucrats16, when bureaucracy just gets kind of comfortable going with the status quo and not being challenged to find efficiencies and spend other people’s money wisely, and maybe I’m wrong, but I believe that the American people, their will at this time is to see efficiencies reigned17 in government so that the private sector18 and our families can grow and prosper19.

The interview, Sarah Palin with Charles Gibson.


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1 evergreens 70f63183fe24f27a2e70b25ab8a14ce5     
n.常青树,常绿植物,万年青( evergreen的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The leaves of evergreens are often shaped like needles. 常绿植物的叶常是针形的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The pine, cedar and spruce are evergreens. 松树、雪松、云杉都是常绿的树。 来自辞典例句
2 sparsely 9hyzxF     
adv.稀疏地;稀少地;不足地;贫乏地
参考例句:
  • Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated. 与其面积相比,这个城市的人口是稀少的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The ground was sparsely covered with grass. 地面上稀疏地覆盖草丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 vice NU0zQ     
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。
4 humbling 643ebf3f558f4dfa49252dce8143a9c8     
adj.令人羞辱的v.使谦恭( humble的现在分词 );轻松打败(尤指强大的对手);低声下气
参考例句:
  • A certain humbling from time to time is good. 不时受点儿屈辱是有好处的。 来自辞典例句
  • It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-buildingexperience. 据说天文学是一种令人产生自卑、塑造人格的科学。 来自互联网
5 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
6 solely FwGwe     
adv.仅仅,唯一地
参考例句:
  • Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
  • The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。
7 inventory 04xx7     
n.详细目录,存货清单
参考例句:
  • Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
  • We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。
8 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台
参考例句:
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
9 ballot jujzB     
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。
10 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
11 renewal UtZyW     
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
参考例句:
  • Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
  • Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
12 indicators f46872fc1b5f08e9d32bd107be1df829     
(仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的)指针( indicator的名词复数 ); 指示物; (车辆上的)转弯指示灯; 指示信号
参考例句:
  • The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
  • It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
13 oversight WvgyJ     
n.勘漏,失察,疏忽
参考例句:
  • I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
  • Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。
14 overseen f7b3beb421f0dbe6f0a7d84036f4aa00     
v.监督,监视( oversee的过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was overseen stealing the letters. 他被人撞见在偷信件。 来自辞典例句
  • It will be overseen by ThomasLi, director of IBM China Research Laboratory. 该实验室由IBM中国研究院院长李实恭(ThomasLi)引导。 来自互联网
15 manifestation 0RCz6     
n.表现形式;表明;现象
参考例句:
  • Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。
  • What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。
16 bureaucrats 1f41892e761d50d96f1feea76df6dcd3     
n.官僚( bureaucrat的名词复数 );官僚主义;官僚主义者;官僚语言
参考例句:
  • That is the fate of the bureaucrats, not the inspiration of statesmen. 那是官僚主义者的命运,而不是政治家的灵感。 来自辞典例句
  • Big business and dozens of anonymous bureaucrats have as much power as Japan's top elected leaders. 大企业和许多不知名的官僚同日本选举出来的最高层领导者们的权力一样大。 来自辞典例句
17 reigned d99f19ecce82a94e1b24a320d3629de5     
vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式)
参考例句:
  • Silence reigned in the hall. 全场肃静。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Night was deep and dead silence reigned everywhere. 夜深人静,一片死寂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
18 sector yjczYn     
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
参考例句:
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
19 prosper iRrxC     
v.成功,兴隆,昌盛;使成功,使昌隆,繁荣
参考例句:
  • With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管,公司开始兴旺起来。
  • It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。
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