PBS高端访谈:了解年轻人关注的问题

JOHN YANG: After a historic turnout from Generation Z in last year's midterm elections, Democratic presidential candidates are heavily courting young voters. Our Student Reporting Labs project reached out to teens around the country to find out what issues they care about and what questions they'd like to hear the candidates answer at tomorrow's NewsHour/Politico debate.

HASKELLE TRIGUE WHITE, Student: My name is Haskelle Trigue White. I'm from Beaverton, Oregon. And the question I have for the presidential candidates at the next Democratic debate is about gun violence. As a high school student, I am terrified every day that my school will be next. What are you going to do to stop school shootings?

KATE CASPER, Student: My question to the Democratic candidates is, to those Republicans at home who are dissatisfied with the current state of the Trump¹ administration, what can you say to them to show that you would be a president for all the people, not just those within your party?

SAM OSWALD, Student: My name is Sam Oswald from Salt Lake City, Utah. And my question for the Democratic candidates is, how will your faith influence your actions in the White House?

PHYLICIA BAILEY, Student: My name is Phylicia Bailey from Mount Clemens, Michigan. And my question for the candidates is, what can you do about lowering the cost of college tuition?

ARELY HERNANDEZ, Student: How many refugees should the United States take in? And how would you balance the humanitarian² concerns of migrants and border enforcement?

ITZEL LUNA, Student: If DACA were to end, what would you do to help those people that are no longer being protected?

MARJINA HAGUE, Student: Are they going to keep troops in Iraq and Afghanistan? Are they going to continue funding a war that's been going on for almost two decades now?

JOSEFINA OWUSU, Student: How will you put an end to mass incarceration³, and how will you put an end to white terrorism and hate crimes in the United States?

CAMERON MARTIN, Student: How can you take on the billionaire class if you yourself are taking monies from billionaires?

LAUREN LARSEN, Student: The national debt has doubled in the last decade to over $22 trillion. Young people of my generation are expected to bear the burden of national debt. Why do we have to pay the price of your promises?

MIKA FREUND, Student: What actions will you take to protect women's rights? For example, are you going to prevent restrictive abortion⁴ laws?

HUNTER AKINS, Student: The question I would like to ask the Democratic candidates is how they plan to deal with big pharmaceutical⁵ companies and the current prices of medicines, such as EpiPens and insulin?

IMAAD ALI, Student: Should funding for mental health illness be increased for research purposes? I'm a high school student, and student stress is a really big thing. Student stress can cause depression, anxiety and a lot of other medical issues.

DANIEL DEMING, Student: If elected, how would your environmental policy address states that have economies largely based upon the fossil fuel industry?

ANGELINA HUNT, Student: My name is Angelina Hunt. I'm from Alexandria, Virginia. And my question for the Democratic candidates is, in a time where there's a lot of political division in our country, if you were elected president, what would you do to heal that divide?

JOHN YANG: Good questions. You can find a preview of tomorrow's NewsHour/Politico debate online. We will be posting stories and analysis all the way through the debate. That's on our Web site PBS.org/NewsHour.

约翰·杨：在去年的中期选举中，Z一代的参加人数呈现了历史新高，许多民主党总统候选人都特别倚重年轻选民的支持。我们的《学生报告实验室》项目采访了全国各地的一些青少年，想要了解他们关心的诸多问题，以及它们希望候选人明天能在NewsHour/Politico的辩论中回答的问题。

怀特，学生：我叫怀特。我来自俄勒冈州的比佛顿。我对于总统候选人们在下一次民主党辩论中的问题是关于枪支暴力的。作为一名高中生，我每天都很惶恐，担心我的学校成为下一个事发地。你打算为阻止校园枪击案做什么呢？

凯特，学生：我对民主党候选人的问题是——对于对特朗普政府当前状态不满意的共和党人来说，你们会想跟他们说些什么来表明你会成为所有人的总统，而不只是自己所在党的总统？

山姆，学生：我叫山姆，来自犹他州的盐湖城。我对民主党候选人的问题是：你们的信仰会如何影响你们在政府的所作所为呢？

贝莉，学生：我是来自密歇根州克莱门斯山的贝莉。我对候选人的问题是：关于降低大学学费，你们会做些什么呢？

赫尔南德斯，学生：美国会接受多少难民呢？你们会如何平衡对移民的人道主义忧虑和边境执法呢？

露娜，学生：如果童年入境暂缓遣返”计划要撤除的话，你会做些什么来帮助那些已经不再受到保护的人呢？

海牙，学生：他们是否会在伊拉克和阿富汗保留军队呢？他们是否要继续为已经持续了近20年的战争继续提供资金呢？

奥乌苏，学生：你们会如何终结大规模监禁呢？会如何终结美国的白人恐怖主义和仇恨犯罪呢？

马丁，学生：如果一个人自己都还要受亿万富翁的恩惠，那么她/他又怎么能上亿万富翁的课呢？

拉森，学生：过去10年间，国家债务已经增长到超过22万亿美元了。我这一代的年轻人要承受国家债务的担子。我们为什么要为你们的承诺付出代价呢？

弗罗因德，学生：你们会采取什么行动来保护妇女的权利呢？比如，是否要阻止限制堕胎的法律呢？

埃金斯，学生：我想问民主党候选人的问题是：他们打算如何处理大型制药公司和当前药物价格的问题，比如EpiPens和胰岛素。

阿里，学生：为精神疾病的研究所提供的资金应该增加吗？我是高中生，学生的压力是一个很大的问题。学生压力会引发抑郁、焦虑和很多医疗问题。

戴明，学生：如果当选的话，你的环境政策会如何解决一些特别倚重化石燃料工业的州呢？

亨特，学生：我叫亨特，来自弗吉尼亚州的亚历山大市。我对民主党候选人的问题是：在有许多政治分裂的情况下，如果你当选总统的话，你会如何治愈这分裂。

约翰·杨：这些都是好问题。大家可以在NewsHour/Politico上在线收看辩论。我们会在辩论全程提供一些视野和分析。更多精彩，请关注PBS.org/NewsHour。

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 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 incarceration   

n.监禁，禁闭；钳闭

参考例句：

• He hadn't changed much in his nearly three years of incarceration. 在将近三年的监狱生活中，他变化不大。 来自辞典例句
• Please, please set it free before it bursts from its long incarceration! 请你，请你将这颗心释放出来吧！否则它会因长期的禁闭而爆裂。 来自辞典例句

4 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

5 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。