美国有线新闻 CNN 备忘录的分歧
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：CNN美国有线新闻2018年2月
Exactly three weeks ago, we reported on a memo 1 released by Republicans on the Intelligence Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The memo was related to how in 2016, U.S. government investigators 2 got court approval to spy on a former advisor 3 to Donald Trump 4`s presidential campaign. Republicans said the memo showed that U.S. investigators abused their power to do that. Democrats 5 said the memo was misleading and that the whole truth wasn`t being told.
就在三周前，我们报道了共和党人士在美国众议院情报委员会发布的一份备忘录。这份备忘录与2016年的情况有关，美国政府调查人员获得法庭批准，对唐纳德?特朗普的前总统竞选顾问进行暗中监听。共和党人士表示，备忘录显示，美国调查人员滥用权力。民主党，表示这份备忘录具有误导性，同时事情的全部真相没有被告知。
So, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee produced their own memo. At first, President Donald Trump refused to declassify 6 or allow it to be published, saying it needed to be heavily redacted first. After some changes were made, the Democratic memo was released over the weekend.
因此，众议院情报委员会的民主党人制作了他们自己的备忘录。起初，特朗普拒绝解密或允许其发表，称需要首先对其进行大量修订。在做出一些改变之后，民主党的备忘录在周末发布。
So, how is it different?
区别在哪里呢?
The Republican memo said investigators used unproven information to get the court`s approval to spy. The Democratic memo says the unproven info was part of what investigators presented to the court, but that they gave other credible 7 information as well. The Republican memo says government investigators did not tell the court that the info they presented came from a source who is biased 8 against Donald Trump and that it was partly paid for by Hillary Clinton`s political campaign.
共和党的备忘录称，调查人员使用未经证实的信息来获得法庭的批准。民主党的备忘录表示，未经证实的信息是调查人员向法院提交的内容的一部分，但他们也提供了其他可信的信息。共和党的备忘录称，政府调查人员没有告诉法庭，他们提交的信息来自对唐纳德?特朗普有偏见的消息来源，而且这部分资金是由希拉里?克林顿的政治竞选活动支付的。
The Democratic memo says investigators did tell the court that the source was biased, and that he was collecting information for someone who wanted to discredit 9 Trump`s campaign. Republicans generally stand by their party`s memo. Democrats generally stand by their party`s memo. So, how people are responding depends largely on where they side politically.
民主党的备忘录表示，调查人员确实告诉法庭，这个消息来源有偏见，民主党人士正在搜集想诋毁特朗普竞选的人的信息。大体而言,共和党人士支持自己的备忘录。而民主党人通常支持民主党的备忘录。所以，人们的反应方式很大程度上取决于他们所在政治的立场。
- Do you want me to send the memo out?您要我把这份备忘录分发出去吗？
- Can you type a memo for me?您能帮我打一份备忘录吗？
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- 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。
- 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》
- These reports were only declassified last year.这些报告去年才被撤销了密级。
- Does the president have the power to declassify information?总统有权利解密相关信息吗？
- The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
- Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？