美国国家公共电台 NPR A Year After Charlottesville, Not Much Has Changed For Trump
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：2018年NPR美国国家公共电台8月
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
A year ago, President Trump 1's remarks about a violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville sparked outrage 2.
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: You had a group on one side that was bad, and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent.
SIMON: The backlash was intense. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe reports now on what has not changed for President Trump in the year after the violence in Virginia.
AYESHA RASCOE, BYLINE 3: On the day of the rally, President Trump seemed to equate 4 the actions of counterprotesters with those of the marching white nationalists.
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TRUMP: We condemn 5 in the strongest possible terms this egregious 6 display of hatred 7, bigotry 8 and violence on many sides, on many sides.
RASCOE: Criticism of the president's words came from all sides. Members of his own party immediately condemned 10 his reaction to the rally. It was the first time as president that Trump faced a rebellion in his own ranks. At first, Trump tried to clarify his comment by calling racism 11 evil and white supremacy 12 repugnant. But in a subsequent statement at Trump Tower, he seemed to double down on his original comment.
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TRUMP: You also had people that were very fine people on both sides.
RASCOE: Those words, fine people on both sides, went too far for Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, who up to that point had been hesitant to criticize President Trump.
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PAUL RYAN: I do believe that he messed up. It sounded like a moral equivocation 13 or, at the very least, moral ambiguity 14 when we need extreme moral clarity.
RASCOE: After the Trump Tower statement, there was speculation 15 that members of Trump's Cabinet might resign. His top economic adviser 16 at the time, Gary Cohn, acknowledged to the Financial Times that he faced enormous pressure to quit. But there were resignations from two White House business advisory 17 groups; the groups later disbanded. The Trump Cabinet, though, remained intact. And soon, it was back to business as usual. Lawrence Jacobs is a political studies professor at the University of Minnesota. He says Republican leaders did not back up their complaints, and that sent a message.
LAWRENCE JACOBS: The message to Donald Trump is, we're going to slap you on the wrist, but we're not going to take further action. In effect, it's been a spiral of silence in which Republicans see that, no, their leaders are not going to take real action.
RASCOE: The White House defends Trump's response to Charlottesville. His staff says he's been clear that he condemns 18 violence and white supremacy. Since Charlottesville, Trump has not stopped making provocative 19 statements on race, whether on immigration or about black athletes taking a knee in the NFL.
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TRUMP: You have to stand proudly for the national anthem 20, or you shouldn't be playing. You shouldn't be there. Maybe you shouldn't be in the country.
RASCOE: Comments like that one on "Fox & Friends" may not do immediate 9 damage to Trump. His supporters at rallies seem to relish 21 Trump's most strident speeches. But Jacobs says they may ultimately turn off some voters.
JACOBS: While the president may have scored political points among parts of his base, he's also let loose significant opposition 22 that past Republican presidents have not faced with this level of intensity 23.
RASCOE: A recent Politico poll found that 55 percent of voters say race relations have worsened under Trump. We have yet to see whether concerns about his comments on race will outweigh 24 the strong support of his base. The true test will be at the ballot 25 box this November. Ayesha Rascoe, NPR News, Washington.
- 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。
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
- His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
- We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
- You can't equate passing examination and being intelligent.你不能把考试及格看成是聪明。
- You cannot equate his poems with his plays.你不可以把他的诗歌和他的剧本相提并论。
- Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
- We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。
- When it comes to blatant lies,there are none more egregious than budget figures.谈到公众谎言，没有比预算数字更令人震惊的。
- What an egregious example was here!现摆着一个多么触目惊心的例子啊。
- He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
- The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。
- She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
- At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
- Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。
- No one could challenge her supremacy in gymnastics.她是最优秀的体操运动员，无人能胜过她。
- Theoretically,she holds supremacy as the head of the state.从理论上说，她作为国家的最高元首拥有至高无上的权力。
- These actions must be condemned without equivocation. 对这些行为必须毫不含糊地予以谴责。 来自辞典例句
- With caution, and with some equivocation, Bohr took a further step. 玻尔谨慎地而又有些含糊其词地采取了更深入的步骤。 来自辞典例句
- The telegram was misunderstood because of its ambiguity.由于电文意义不明确而造成了误解。
- Her answer was above all ambiguity.她的回答毫不含糊。
- Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
- There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
- He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
- Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age. 守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The public opinion condemns prostitution. 公众舆论遣责卖淫。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
- His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
- As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
- I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
- I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
- The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
- The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
- One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。