PBS高端访谈:特朗普和希拉里在枪支管制问题上的立场是什么?

 　　GWEN IFILL: Now we continue our series on issues shaping this election.

　　Tonight, we focus on guns.

　　John Yang reports.

　　JOHN YANG: In their first debate, a rare moment of harmony, as the two presidential candidates actually agreed on a highly contentious¹ subject: guns.

　　HILLARY CLINTON (D), Presidential Nominee²: We finally need to pass a prohibition³ on anyone who's on the terrorist watch list from being able to buy a gun in our country. If you're too dangerous to fly, you are too dangerous to buy a gun.

　　DONALD TRUMP⁴ (R), Presidential Nominee: I agree with you. When a person is on a watch list or a no-fly list — and I have the endorsement⁵ of the NRA, which I'm very proud of. These are very, very good people, and they're protecting the Second Amendment⁶.

　　But I think we have to look very strongly at no-fly lists and watch lists.

　　JOHN YANG: But that's where the agreement ends. Donald Trump is running as a strong defender⁷ of gun rights and says Hillary Clinton wants to take guns away.

　　Last month, Trump said, if Clinton wants to restrict access to guns, she should start with her Secret Service detail.

　　DONALD TRUMP: I think that her bodyguards⁸ should drop all weapons. They should disarm⁹, right? Right? I think they should disarm immediately. What do you think? She doesn't want guns. Take their — let's see what happens to her. Take their guns away.

　　JOHN YANG: The National Rifle Association is running ads supporting Trump.

　　NARRATOR: She keeps a firearm in this safe for protection. But Hillary Clinton could take away her right to self-defense, and, with Supreme¹⁰ Court justices, Hillary can.

　　JOHN YANG: Clinton says she just wants tougher gun control.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: I'm not here to repeal¹¹ the Second Amendment. I'm not here to take away your guns. I just don't want you to be shot by someone who shouldn't have a gun in the first place.

　　特朗普和希拉里在枪支管制问题上的立场是什么?

　　JOHN YANG: She vows¹² to expand background checks for gun buyers by closing the Internet sales and gun show loopholes, using executive orders if Congress won't act. After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Clinton doubled down.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: I believe weapons of war have no place on our streets.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: And we may have our disagreements about gun safety regulations, but we should all be able to agree on a few essential things.

　　JOHN YANG: Clinton has used urban gun violence to give urgency and a human face to her call for stricter gun control. Earlier this year, she spoke¹³ at a fund-raiser for the Circle of Mothers, a group that supports women whose children have been killed by gun violence.

　　This week, she spoke about the issue at a black church in Charlotte, North Carolina.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: We have to fight for commonsense¹⁴ reforms to stop the epidemic¹⁵ of gun violence in our communities.

　　HILLARY CLINTON: Gun violence is by far the leading cause of death for young black men, more than the next nine causes combined.

　　JOHN YANG: Adam Winkler is a UCLA Law professor.

　　ADAM WINKLER: All of Secretary Clinton's proposals are at the very top of the gun control agenda, universal background checks, restrictions¹⁶ on assault weapons, and things like a no-buy list for terrorists.

　　JOHN YANG: Trump opposes restrictions on assault weapons and increased background checks. He says if a gun owner has a permit to carry a concealed¹⁷ weapon, it should apply nationwide.

　　ADAM WINKLER: It would effectively mean that a state that has the easiest, loosest, most permissive carry laws will set the laws for the entire nation. This would be a radical¹⁸ reform of America's gun laws, undermining states' right and lead to far more people carrying guns.

　　JOHN YANG: Immediately after the Pulse nightclub, Trump said more guns would have helped.

　　DONALD TRUMP: If you had some guns in that club the night that this took place, if you had guns on the other side, you wouldn't have had the tragedy that you had.

　　JOHN YANG: After the Sandy Hook school shooting, Trump tweeted that President Obama's call for stricter gun control spoke for him and every American. Now Trump wants to eliminate gun-free zones around schools and parks.

　　The fate of either candidates' proposals is likely to rest with whoever controls Congress. So, no matter who wins the White House in November, the battle over gun control isn't likely to end.

　　For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang.

1 contentious   

adj.好辩的，善争吵的

参考例句：

• She was really not of the contentious fighting sort.她委实不是好吵好闹的人。
• Since then they have tended to steer clear of contentious issues.从那时起，他们总想方设法避开有争议的问题。

2 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 prohibition   

n.禁止；禁令，禁律

参考例句：

• The prohibition against drunken driving will save many lives.禁止酒后开车将会减少许多死亡事故。
• They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。

4 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。

5 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

6 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

7 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

8 bodyguards   

n.保镖，卫士，警卫员( bodyguard的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks came to Jim's office accompanied—like always—by his two bodyguards. 和往常一样，在两名保镖的陪同下，布鲁克斯去吉姆的办公室。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. 在这次袭击事件中，他有3名保镖受了伤。 来自辞典例句

9 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

10 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

11 repeal   

n.废止，撤消；v.废止，撤消

参考例句：

• He plans to repeal a number of current policies.他计划废除一些当前的政策。
• He has made out a strong case for the repeal of the law.他提出强有力的理由，赞成废除该法令。

12 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

13 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。

14 commonsense   

adj.有常识的；明白事理的；注重实际的

参考例句：

• It is commonsense to carry an umbrella in this weather.这种天气带把伞是很自然的。
• These results are no more than a vindication of commonsense analysis.这些结果只不过是按常理分析得出的事实。

15 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

16 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

17 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

18 radical   

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。