PBS高端访谈:美国民主党竞选:希拉里大战桑德斯

 　　JUDY WOODRUFF: The Democratic candidates for president got back on the campaign trail today after an issues-packed debate last night.

　　Political director Lisa Desjardins reports on what we learned from their first five-way face-to-face encounter.

　　ANDERSON COOPER, Moderator: Please welcome the Democratic candidates for president of the United States.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: The five-person Las Vegas stage quickly morphed into a two-person heavyweight match, as Democratic socialist¹ Bernie Sanders was asked if he is also a capitalist.

　　SEN. BERNIE SANDERS, Democratic Presidential Candidate: Do I consider myself part of the casino capitalist process, by which so few have so much, and so many have so little, by which Wall Street's greed and recklessness wrecked² this economy? No, I don't.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: It was a symbolic³ start to a policy deep-debate, and Hillary Clinton moved to critique, but defend the system.

　　HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, Democratic Presidential Candidate: It's our job to rein⁴ in the excesses of capitalism⁵, but we would be making a grave mistake to turn our backs on what built the greatest middle class in the history of the world.

　　ANDERSON COOPER: Senator Sanders?

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Clinton pointed⁶ to her experience.

　　HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: I'm a progressive. But I'm a progressive who likes to get things done. And I know…HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: … how to find common ground, and I know how to stand my ground, and I have proved that in every position that I have had.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: She soon went on offense⁷, highlighting Sanders' vote against a prominent gun control bill.

　　HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: Senator Sanders did vote five times against the Brady Bill. Since it was passed, more than two million prohibited purchases have been prevented.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: The Vermont senator insisted he, too, wants gun control, but he argued the issue is complicated.

　　SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: As a senator from a rural state, what I can tell Secretary Clinton, that all the shouting in the world is not going to do what I would hope all of us want, and that is keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have those guns and end this horrible violence that we are seeing.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: The two rivals did unite for a marquee moment on Clinton's use of a private e-mail server as secretary of state.

　　HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: Well, I have taken responsibility for it. I did say it was a mistake.

　　SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: I think the secretary is right, and that is that the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails.

　　HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: Thank you. Me too. Me too.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Clinton and Sanders dominated. Each spoke⁸ for about 30 minutes, according to NewsHour's analysis, twice as long as anyone else on stage.

　　Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley tried for a share of the spotlight⁹, hitting Clinton for not pushing to separate big banks and investment firms.

　　MARTIN O'MALLEY, Democratic Presidential Candidate: You are not for putting a firewall between this speculative¹⁰, risky¹¹ shadow banking¹² behavior.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Sanders jumped in.

　　SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: When you have the three…ANDERSON COOPER: Senator…

　　SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: … largest banks in America are much bigger than they were when we bailed¹³ them out for being too big to fail, we have got to break them up.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Clinton wouldn't go that far, but said that banks need strong scrutiny¹⁴.

　　On either side of the stage, two other opponents struggled to be heard.

　　JIM WEBB, Democratic Presidential Candidate: I have been waiting for 10 minutes. I will say this.

　　ANDERSON COOPER: You're over your time.

　　LISA DESJARDINS: Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb and former Rhode Island Senator and Governor Lincoln Chafee spoke their minds, but landed few punches.

　　Voters can next judge the Democratic hopefuls side by side one month from today in Des Moines.

　　For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Lisa Desjardins.

 

1 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

2 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞

3 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

4 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

5 capitalism   

n.资本主义

参考例句：

• The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
• Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。

6 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• 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。

7 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

8 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。

9 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

10 speculative   

adj.思索性的，暝想性的，推理的

参考例句：

• Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
• The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大，不应理会。

11 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

12 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

13 bailed   

保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
• Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。

14 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。