时间:2019-02-17 作者:英语课 分类:PBS访谈社会系列


英语课

   JUDY WOODRUFF: The nation marks the passing tonight of a major figure of the 20th century.


  John Glenn was the first American to orbit the planet, and the oldest person ever to go into space. He passed away today at a hospital in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 95. President Obama joined in an outpouring of tributes, saying John Glenn showed there's no limit to the heights we can reach together. And President-elect Trump 1 called him a great American hero.
  We will have a full report on his life later in the program.
  Now to the presidential transition. Word of John Glenn's passing in Columbus, Ohio, came shortly before Donald Trump arrived in the city on an already planned trip.
  It followed more moves to fill out his Cabinet.
  Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage 2.
  LISA DESJARDINS: President-elect Trump left New York and the transition behind this afternoon, and flew to meet with and first-responders to last week's Ohio State stabbings.
  DONALD TRUMP (R), President-Elect: We just saw the victims and the families. And these were really brave people, amazing people. The police and first-responders were incredible.
  LISA DESJARDINS: This evening, it's Iowa, where he will continue on that thank you tour after stops North Carolina and Ohio in the past week, all that and more news on his Cabinet. Mr. Trump formally announced Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and opponent of climate change regulations, is his choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and late today that Andy Puzder will be the labor 3 secretary nominee 4.
  Puzder is CEO of the company that owns Hardee's and the Carl's Jr. burger chains. He was an early supporter of and fund-raiser for candidate Trump. He's also been we know he's critical of the Affordable 5 Care Act, and he opposes raising the federal minimum wage, saying it would mean fewer jobs.
  ANDREW PUZDER, CEO, CKE Restaurants: What are we doing if we're locking young Americans, 16-to-24 year-olds, out of the labor force? That's a very, very serious problem at the moment and increasing the minimum wage is just exacerbating 6 it.
  特朗普前往俄亥俄州处理多项事务
  LISA DESJARDINS: This means Mr. Trump now has named choices for more than half of his Cabinet, from chief of staff, to treasury 7 secretary, to U.N. ambassador.
  The group shows a few initial trends. Nearly half have been business executives, including four who are billionaires. A third are current elected officials. And so far, the proposed Cabinet is twice as many men as women.
  Also today, another chapter in that deal that Mr. Trump struck with the Carrier Corporation to keep jobs in Indiana. Local union leader Chuck Jones, in Indianapolis, questioned the president-elect's claim that he saved 1,100 jobs. He said it's more like 800.
  CHUCK JONES, President, United Steelworkers Local 1999: I have been in a lot of negotiations 8 as a union representative, so I would have to assume that he assured the world — either knew the precise numbers or most certainly should've.
  LISA DESJARDINS: But, on Twitter, Mr. Trump sharply questioned Jones' ability to fight for workers.
  Elsewhere, the president-elect did win a significant fight today over Green Party candidate's Jill Stein's recount push. Last night, a judge halted the effort in Michigan, saying Stein received too few votes to force a recount.
  And a Hillary Clinton sighting.
  HILLARY CLINTON, Former U.S. Secretary of State: This is not exactly the speech at the Capitol I hoped to be giving after the election.
  LISA DESJARDINS: The former Democratic nominee appeared at the U.S. Capitol for the unveiling of a portrait of outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry 9 Reid.
  For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Lisa Desjardins.

n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • 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。
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
n.被提名者;被任命者;被推荐者
  • His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
  • Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
v.使恶化,使加重( exacerbate的现在分词 )
  • This pedagogical understretch is exacerbating social inequalities. 这种教学张力不足加重了社会不平等。 来自互联网
  • High fertilizer prices are exacerbating the problem. 高涨的肥料价格更加加剧了问题的恶化。 来自互联网
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
  • Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
  • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
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