PBS高端访谈:中期选举的得与失

Judy Woodruff: So let's now take a closer look at the election results, specifically some of the big winners and losers from last night, Lisa Desjardins is back to help break it all down.

Lisa Desjardins: For Republicans, the Show Me State showed up. Missouri's attorney general, Josh Hawley, captured the state's much coveted¹ U.S. Senate seat, toppling Democrat³ Claire McCaskill. It was a state President Trump⁴ visited four times.

Missouri Senator-Elect Josh Hawley: Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership. I'm going to Washington and standing⁵ up for our values. I said that I would fight to secure our border, and I will.

Lisa Desjardins: In defeat, McCaskill nodded to new voters and volunteers spurned⁶ into action this year.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.: What I feel the most pain about tonight are all of the people who for the first times, many of them, in their lives said, I'm going to do more than just sit on the couch and cuss the TV. I'm going to show up.

Lisa Desjardins: Republicans passed another major test in Texas, where Ted² Cruz, who ran against President Trump just two years ago, successfully defended his seat from Democratic superstar and fund-raising juggernaut Beto O'Rourke.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R- Texas: We saw a 100-million-dollar race, with Hollywood coming in against the state, with the national media coming in against the state, but all the money in the world was no match for the good people of Texas, and the hardworking men and women across our state.

Lisa Desjardins: For O'Rourke in defeat, words that spoke⁷ of larger movements.

Rep. Beto O’Rourke: This team, of which we are all members, in some way, it's going to stay together and is going to continue to aspire⁸ to do great things.

Lisa Desjardins: That was also a theme for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, another progressive who fell just short in his bid to flip⁹ the Florida governor's mansion¹⁰ to the Democrats¹¹.

Andrew Gillum: I believe that we have to have a table in this state that is long enough, that is wide enough, that is deep enough to fit all of us. I still believe that we got to have that table. But, you all, we're just going to have to do a little bit more work in order to build that table.

Lisa Desjardins: But Gillum was an exception on a night where Democrats took over several Republican governor's mansions¹², defeating Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, winning in Kansas and in Michigan, where prosecutor¹³ Gretchen Whitmer is the governor-elect. But for the left, the grand prize was control of the House of Representatives, which Democrats won, in large part, thanks to first-time female candidates in suburban¹⁴ districts, like former combat helicopter pilot Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey¹⁵.

New Jersey Congresswoman-Elect Mikie Sherrill: I think we can have a transformative effect because a lot of us are used to breaking through barriers. I think, as women, that's what we have been doing our entire career.

Lisa Desjardins: Democratic women stacked up a large number of firsts. Take Sharice Davids in Kansas, who is openly gay. She and another winner last night will be the first Native American women in Congress.

Kansas Congresswoman-Elect Sharice Davids: It's the core of this campaign has been about trying to figure out ways to make sure that as many voices and experiences as possible that we have in this community are being heard by our elected representatives.

Lisa Desjardins: Ayanna Pressley and Jahana Hayes will each be the first black women in Congress from their New England states. And Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, for each party, some wins. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Lisa Desjardins.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：让我们进一步了解一下选举结果，尤其是昨晚的大赢家和惨败方。我台记者丽莎·德雅尔丹已经从选举现场回来，为我们详细介绍。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：选举当天，共和党人的“索证之州” 惊现。密苏里州首席检察官乔希·霍利揽获了该州垂涎已久的参议员席位，夺走了民主党人克莱尔·麦卡斯基尔的席位。特朗普曾4次到访该州。

密苏里州参议员当选人乔希·霍利：谢谢大家，谢谢总统先生的英明领导。我将去往华盛顿，为我们的价值观而战。我曾说过，我会为保卫祖国边境而奋斗，我以后也不会食言。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：虽然惨败，但麦卡斯基尔还是向今年采取行动的新选民和志愿者点头致敬。

原参议员，克莱尔·麦卡斯基尔：今晚让我感到最痛心的是：很多人说出了一辈子都为曾说过的话：我不要袖手旁观，我不想只是在电视上看结果，我要去现场投票。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：共和党在德克萨斯州通过了另一项重大考验。2年前跟特朗普竞争总统职位的泰德·克鲁兹成功地捍卫住了自己的席位，击败了民主党巨星以及融资大咖贝托·欧洛克。

参议员，泰德·克鲁兹，德克萨斯州：有人在这次竞选中斥资1亿美元，就连好莱坞和美国媒体也加入进来，反对德克萨斯州为共和党投票。但就算有重金，也比不过德克萨斯州勤劳的老百姓们。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：贝托·欧洛克在发表失败感言时提及了更大的运动。

共和党议员贝托·欧洛克：我们都是这个团队的成员，从某个方面来说，这个团队要团结一致，才能成大事。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：塔拉哈西市市长安德鲁·吉勒姆也说了类似的话。他也是一位改革论者，但却没能为民主党守住佛罗里达州首府的席位。

安德鲁·吉勒姆：我觉得佛罗里达州应该有足够宽大的桌子，能包容所有人的想法。我现在依然坚持这个想法。但我们每个人都需要再多做一些事情才能实现这个愿景。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：但吉勒姆是个例外，选举当天晚上，民主党人夺走了共和党州长的多个席位，击败了威斯康星州州长斯考特·沃克，在堪萨斯州和密歇根州大获全胜，而格雷琴·惠特默当选了州长。对于其他人来说，巅峰对决就在于是否能获得众议院的多数席位了。在这场对决中，民主党获胜，这要归功于郊区的一些女性候选人，比如新泽西州的前战斗直升机飞行员米淇·谢里尔。

新泽西州国会女议员米淇·谢里尔：我认为我们可以实现变革，因为我们中的很多人已经习惯了披荆斩棘。我认为，作为女性，这是我们职业生涯中一直在做的事情。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：民主党女性实现了很多次“第一”。我们接纳了堪萨斯州的戴维斯，而她是众所周知的同性恋。她和昨晚的另一位获胜者将成为国会首次当选的美国本土女议员。

堪萨斯州国会议员戴维斯：这次竞选着力于竭力找到方法，从而确保由当选议员组成的社群能尽可能多地发声，尽可能多地贡献经验，让公众听到。

丽莎·德雅尔丹：艾安娜·普雷斯利和海耶斯将各自成为新英格兰州国会的首位黑人女性。而民主党议员拉什达和伊尔汉·普奥马尔将成为前2位穆斯林议员。每个党派都是有人欢喜有人愁。感谢收听丽莎·德雅尔丹的《新闻一小时》。

1 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• 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。

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 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。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 spurned   

v.一脚踢开，拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Eve spurned Mark's invitation. 伊夫一口回绝了马克的邀请。
• With Mrs. Reed, I remember my best was always spurned with scorn. 对里德太太呢，我记得我的最大努力总是遭到唾弃。 来自辞典例句

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 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。

9 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

10 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

11 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》

12 mansions   

n.宅第，公馆，大厦( mansion的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Fifth Avenue was boarded up where the rich had deserted their mansions. 第五大道上的富翁们已经出去避暑，空出的宅第都已锁好了门窗，钉上了木板。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Oh, the mansions, the lights, the perfume, the loaded boudoirs and tables! 啊，那些高楼大厦、华灯、香水、藏金收银的闺房还有摆满山珍海味的餐桌！ 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

13 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

14 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

15 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。