VOA常速英语2018--特朗普的下一个挑战：信心十足、日益壮大的民主党人

Trump¹’s Next Challenge: Emboldened² and Empowered Democrats³

Thank You, Mississippi. It is great to be here.President Trump campaigning for a Republican Senate candidate in Mississippi, and perhaps offering a preview of his own re-election portion in 2020.

谢谢大家，密西西比。很高兴来到这里。特朗普总统在密西西比州竞选共和党参议员候选人，并可能为自己2020年连任作个预告。

Under Republican leadership, America is booming, America is thriving,and America is winning again, winning like never before.We’re respected again, we’re respected again as a nation.But Trump faces a new reality in January when Democrats assume control of the House of Representatives, as a result of the recent midterm elections.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, “so the American people voted for a change.They voted for a check on President Trump and a Congress that would stop trying to take away their health care, after two long years that’s what they’ll get.”

在共和党的领导下，美国蓬勃发展，美国欣欣向荣，美国再次获胜，这种胜利前所未有。我们再次受到尊重，我们再次作为一个国家受到尊重。但由于最近的中期选举，特朗普在1月份面临新的现实，即民主党控制了众议院。参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默，“所以，美国人民投票想要改变。他们投票希望能够核查特朗普总统、投票想要一个停止试图取消他们的医疗保健的国会，经过两年的漫长岁月，这将是他们所得到的。”

Trump must now deal with a new balance of power in Washington, says analyst⁴ John Fortier.Democrats will be in charge of the House of Representativesand will be able to investigate the president in a way that they haven’t being in the minoritythat will allow them a platform to really highlight the differences with the president on a number of issues.

分析师John Fortier表示，特朗普现在就必须处理美国的新权力平衡问题。民主党将主管众议院，并将能够以一种他们未对少数群体的进行过的方式对总统进行调查，这将使他们有一个平台，真正突出他们在很多问题上与总统的分歧。

Some Democrats may be open to trying to find common ground to work with the President on issues like infrastructure⁵ improvement,but Trump’s confrontational⁶ political style is a major complication, says analyst Jim Kessler.It raises the price of whatever deal he wants to seek with Democrats,so if he wants a deal, he’s gonna have to act like someone who actually wants a deal not someone who just wants to fight and be the center of the circus.The great unknown for Trump is what may come of the ongoing⁷ Russia probe,led by Special Counsel Robert Muller which may be moving toward a conclusion.

分析师Jim Kessler表示，一些民主党人可能愿意在基础设施改善等问题上寻求与总统合作的共同点，但特朗普的对抗性政治风格是一个主要的复杂因素。特朗普的风格让其与民主党人达成交易变得困难，所以如果他想要达成交易，他必须得表现的像真正想要达成协议的样子，而不是一心只想斗争、只想成为目光中心。对于特朗普来说，最大的未知之处可能是正在进行的俄罗斯调查，这个调查由特别顾问罗伯特·穆勒领导，该调查即将得出结论。

Trump has blasted the investigation⁸ as a witch-hunt but the outcome remains⁹ a political mystery, says analyst Elaine Kamarck.We don’t know what Muller has.We don’t know when he’s going to drop it.We don’t know if next week we’re gonna open the papers and see, you know, 15 more indictments¹⁰.That’s what’s hanging over this administration.

分析师Elaine Kamarck说，特朗普认为这个调查就是一场政治迫害，但调查的结果仍然是政治谜团。我们不知道穆勒调查出了什么。我们不知道穆勒什么时候停止调查。我们不知道是不是下周我们打开报纸会看到另外15份起诉书。这就是本届政府悬而未决的事情。

Cindi defied the Democrats smear¹¹ machine.Trump can take some comfort from Tuesday’s victory by Republicans Cindy Hide-Smith in a Mississippi Senate racethat leaves Republicans with an expanded 53 to 47 seat majority in the Senate for the next two years.

Cindi蔑视民主党的抹黑。周二，共和党人Cindy Hide-Smith在密西西比参议院竞选中取得胜利，特朗普从中获得可以获得一些安慰，该竞选使共和党人在接下来的两年中在参议院中获得53至47席的多数席位。

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 emboldened   

v.鼓励，使有胆量( embolden的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her. 他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
• His success emboldened him to expand his business. 他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 confrontational   

adj.挑衅的；对抗的

参考例句：

• Fans love rappers partly because they strike such a confrontational pose. 乐迷热爱这些饶舌艺人一定程度上是因为他们所采取的那种战斗姿态。 来自互联网
• You prefer a non confrontational approach when it comes to resolving disputes. 面对争端，你不喜欢采用对抗性的手段来解决。 来自互联网

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 indictments   

n.（制度、社会等的）衰败迹象( indictment的名词复数 )；刑事起诉书；公诉书；控告

参考例句：

• A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization. 纽约的一个陪审团对这个组织的创始人提起了多项刑事诉讼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These two indictments are self-evident and require no elaboration. 这两条意义自明，无须多说。 来自互联网

11 smear   

v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑

参考例句：

• He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。
• There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。