2018年CRI Seeking Unity, Trump's First State of the Union Meets Division in Washington
时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:2018CRI中国国际广播电台
Responses coming after US President Donald Trump 1's first State of the Union are casting doubt on whether his appeal for bipartisan unity 2 has been well received.
Preliminary TV ratings from Nielsen showed that for his first State of the Union, Donald Trump drew around 40.4 million viewers across the United States.
Responses to the speech suggest Washington is on a path of further division, which is the opposite of what Trump called for on the night of January 30th.
In an interview with Fox News after the Capitol gathering 4, Texas republican senator Ted 3 Cruz not only praised Trump's speech, but also suggested that Democrats 5 are refusing to accept the reality of congressional success.
"It's stunning 6 the successes we had in 2017, delivering our promises. And I the President did a terrific job highlighting that. It was stunning to watch Washington Democrats sit there stone-faced and refuse to applaud more jobs, higher wages, jobs coming back to America, refuse to applaud wins for the working men and women for this country."
In this much anticipated speech, Trump reiterated 7 the proposals of his administration on several fronts they considered priorities for an "America First" approach. He touted 8 a 1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure 9 plan, tighter immigration policies, more spending on defense 10 and so on. And most importantly, very different from his usual combative 11 manner, he called for bipartisan unity.
"Tonight, I call upon all of us to set aside our differences, to seek out common ground, and to summon the unity we need to deliver for the people. This is really the key. These are the people we were elected to serve."
Trump even tried to define a "new America moment."
"This, in fact, is our new American moment. There has never been a better time to start living the American Dream."
As he hailed what he called "the extraordinary success" of his administration's first year, congressional Republicans continued to give him waves of applause. However, Democrats sat stone-faced in their seats and jeers 12 burst out when Trump's speech came to touch on immigration policy.
Delivered shortly after Trump's speech, the Democrats' official rebuttal by Massachusetts House Representative Joseph Kennedy challenged the values championed by Trump's administration.
"This administration isn't just targeting the laws that protect us — they are targeting the very idea that we are all worthy 13 of protection. For them, dignity isn't something you're born with but something you measure. By your net worth, your celebrity 14, your headlines, your crowd size. Not to mention, the gender 15 of your spouse 16. The country of your birth. The color of your skin. The God of your prayers. Their record is a rebuke 17 of our highest American ideal: the belief that we are all worthy, we are all equal and we all count."
Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders said in his response, released on social media, that Trump was deceiving Americans by avoiding certain issues in the speech.
"The American people do not want a president who is compulsively dishonest, who is a bully 18, who actively 19 represents the interests of the billionaire class, who is anti-science, and who is trying to divide us up based on the color of our skin, our nation of origin, our religion, our gender, or our sexual orientation 20."
Sanders pointed 21 out the issues Trump chose not to talk about, such as climate change, the Russian investigation 22, the gap between rich and poor and so on, and said they will be critical in America's future.
A CBS poll after the State of the Union address reveals that three in four Americans who tuned 23 in approved of the speech Trump gave. Only a quarter disapproved 24.
A survey conducted by Monmouth University found that 42% approve of the job Trump is doing, up by 10% from December last year.
It seems, however, Trump still has a long way to go to get leaders on Capitol hill to come together.
- 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 we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- 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》
- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
- "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
- She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
- People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说,他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- Mr. Obama has recently adopted a more combative tone.奥巴马总统近来采取了一种更有战斗性的语调。
- She believes that women are at least as combative as are.她相信女性至少和男性一样好斗。
- They shouted jeers at him. 他们大声地嘲讽他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The jeers from the crowd caused the speaker to leave the platform. 群众的哄笑使讲演者离开讲台。 来自辞典例句
- I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
- There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
- French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
- Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
- Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
- What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么?
- He had to put up with a smart rebuke from the teacher.他不得不忍受老师的严厉指责。
- Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。
- A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
- The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
- During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
- We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
- Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
- The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
- 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。
- The resort is tuned in to the tastes of young and old alike. 这个度假胜地适合各种口味,老少皆宜。
- The instruments should be tuned up before each performance. 每次演出开始前都应将乐器调好音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- My parents disapproved of my marriage. 我父母不赞成我的婚事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She disapproved of her son's indiscriminate television viewing. 她不赞成儿子不加选择地收看电视。 来自《简明英汉词典》