英语新闻听写 特朗普:总统唐纳德·特朗普在南卡罗来纳政坛中正遭遇困难

Politico reports that President Donald Trump¹ is wading² into the swamp of South Carolina politics in the latest test of his poll in Republican primaries.

政治新闻网站“政治”报道称，在共和党初选最近的民调结果中，总统唐纳德?特朗普在南卡罗来纳政坛中正遭遇困难。

It's an effort to save one of the earliest backers of his presidential campaign.

这是为了挽救他总统竞选活动的最早支持者之一。

Governor Henry McMaster was the first statewide elected official to endorse³ Trump in 2016.

州长亨利·麦克马斯特是2016年第一个支持特朗普的全州选举官员。

He is in danger of losing the Republican nomination⁴ to an opponent who has portrayed⁵ him as an insider mired⁶ in endemic political corruption⁷ that has befallen state government.

他面临败给对手，失去共和党候选人提名的危险，而他的对手一直把他描绘成深陷地方政治腐败泥潭的内部人士。

McMaster finished first in the June 12th primary but fell short of a majority.

麦克马斯特在6月12日的初选中获得第一名，但未获得多数票数。

This prompted a runoff against a businessman John Warren.

这导致了他和商人约翰·沃伦的最终对决。

It's also pushed Trump and Vice⁸ President Mike Pence to plan last-minute trips to South Carolina to campaign on McMasters behalf.

还导致特朗普和副总统迈克·彭斯到最后一刻才计划前往南卡罗来纳州，代表麦克马斯特参加竞选活动。

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 wading   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
• The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。

3 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

4 nomination   

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。

5 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 mired   

abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德（色温单位）v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
• The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 vice   

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。