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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Thousands of anti-abortion¹ rights activists² are preparing to march in D.C. today, and President Trump³ will be there, too. It'll be the first time a sitting president will address the annual March for Life in person, not just by video feed. NPR's Sarah McCammon will be there to cover it, and she is in our studio now.

Hi, Sarah.

SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE⁴: Morning, Rachel.

MARTIN: So start off by just placing the March for Life - place it in the culture for us because this is a highly significant event that happens every year, right?

MCCAMMON: Right. It's been happening for decades, almost back to the early '70s when the Roe⁵ v. Wade⁶ decision legalized abortion nationwide. This march was organized in response to that, and it's been happening ever since. Thousands of anti-abortion rights activists come to D.C. every year. And some hold marches at other dates in their own capitals and cities, but this is the big one. And you know, in the past, other Republican presidents have sent statements or letters or phoned in. President Trump himself two years ago spoke⁷ live via video feed from the White House Rose Garden.

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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Today, I'm honored and really proud to be the first president to stand with you here at the White House to address the 45th March for Life. That's very, very special.

MCCAMMON: And what's different today is that President Trump will be at the march in person. You know, there was speculation⁸ in the past that some of those previous Republican presidents have wanted to court anti-abortion voters without a photo-op in front of the big crowd out of fear of turning off more moderate voters. But President Trump doesn't seem worried about that. He's going to be there today.

MARTIN: Right. Because, I mean, this is his base. And it's hard to ignore the fact that it's 2020, right, Sarah?

MCCAMMON: Right. It's an election year. There's an impeachment⁹ trial going on in the Senate. And President Trump has had an interesting trajectory¹⁰, you may remember, with the abortion issue. A lot of social conservatives, initially¹¹, were sort of skeptical¹² of him because of his past support for abortion rights.

MARTIN: Yeah.

MCCAMMON: It took a while for them to come around. But by and large, those for whom this is a key voting issue have come around and support him enthusiastically. I talked to Marjorie Dannenfelser of the anti-abortion rights group the Susan B. Anthony List.

MARJORIE DANNENFELSER: No one in that crowd needs persuading, but everyone in that crowd needs reminding what's at stake this coming election. It won't be a cajoling and a persuasion¹³ moment; it'll be a momentum¹⁴ moment.

MCCAMMON: And she's pleased with President Trump's appointment of lots of conservative federal judges, especially to the U.S. Supreme¹⁵ Court. And of course, as we've said, Trump is making this appearance during an election year. It's a good moment for him to rally his base.

MARTIN: And what does his appearance mean for the other side in this debate - abortion rights advocates?

MCCAMMON: Well, they're reminding their voters of some of these same positions - President Trump's position on abortion, contraception, judges - as a reason they say to vote against him this year. I talked to Planned Parenthood's acting¹⁶ president, Alexis McGill Johnson. She says she's not surprised that Trump is doing this.

ALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON: I think this is just confirmation¹⁷ - right? - that the sitting president of the United States is determined¹⁸ to do whatever he possibly can to end people's access and ability to access abortion. We've seen this completely under his administration, and we've seen the full-out assault on our health and human rights.

MCCAMMON: And again, she points to things like federal judges and cutting family planning funds to groups like Planned Parenthood as a reason that her voters are going to oppose Trump.

MARTIN: So both sides see an advantage in a way to leverage¹⁹ this particular moment in his presence at this rally. I mean, I guess my next question is, what more are abortion opponents looking for? You talk about the fact that Trump has appointed so many judges, not just to the court but at the federal level who are in line with their values. What more do they want?

MCCAMMON: Well, in short, they want more of the same. They want to preserve what they see as gains over the last few years. And both sides are aware that the next president may very well have another Supreme Court pick to choose.

MARTIN: NPR's Sarah McCammon reporting on this for us. We appreciate it. Thank you, Sarah.

MCCAMMON: Thank you.

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• 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。

5 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

6 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• 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。

9 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

10 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

11 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

12 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

13 persuasion   

n.劝说；说服；持有某种信仰的宗派

参考例句：

• He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说，他才决定离开。
• After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后，她同意去了。

14 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

15 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

16 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

17 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

18 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

19 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。