PBS高端访谈:特朗普要遭到弹劾?

JUDY WOODRUFF: But first: On the campaign trail this weekend, the 2020 presidential hopefuls largely avoided the topic of impeachment¹, as we were just discussing, with one exception. Yamiche Alcindor has the latest. On Saturday in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Warren said one word most other presidential candidates are avoiding.

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MA), Presidential Candidate: I have called on the House to initiate² impeachment proceedings³.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: The Massachusetts senator is the only 2020 candidate calling for President Trump⁴ to be impeached⁵. She is one of just a handful of Democrats⁷ supporting such a move. Her announcement came after the public release of the Mueller report. It outlined the president's numerous attempts to block or influence the special counsel's investigation⁸ into potential ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. While the probe didn't find outright⁹ conspiracy¹⁰, it didn't exonerate¹¹ Mr. Trump on the matter of obstruction¹².

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: We cannot be an America that says it is OK for a president of the United States to try to block investigations¹³ into a foreign attack on our country or investigations into that president's own misbehavior.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Julian Castro said the Mueller report could be a road map for impeachment.

JULIAN CASTRO (D), Presidential Candidate: I think it would be perfectly¹⁴ reasonable for Congress to open up those proceedings.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: In Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Saturday, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

PETE BUTTIGIEG (D), Presidential Candidate: That's for Congress to work out. I'm pretty sure he deserves to be impeached.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: But some Democratic candidates, like New Jersey¹⁵ Senator Cory Booker, have come out against impeachment. Instead, this weekend in Nevada, Booker focused on issues like his affordable¹⁶ housing bill.

SEN. CORY BOOKER (D-NJ), Presidential Candidate: That alone will create more demand and hopefully would increase the supply of housing.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said the report largely cleared Mr. Trump's name, and it's time to move on.

REP. TULSI GABBARD (D-HI), Presidential Candidate: The conclusion that came from that Mueller report was that no collusion took place. I'm running for president now. I don't think that we should defeat Donald Trump through impeachment.

REP. SETH MOULTON (D-MA), Presidential Candidate: I'm here to tell you and to tell America that I'm running for president of the United States.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Meanwhile, Congressman¹⁷ Seth Moulton is the latest Democrat⁶ to launch a presidential bid. He's a three-term representative from the Boston suburbs and was a Marine¹⁸ in the Iraq War. His take on impeachment? The debate over it should have started a long time ago.

REP. SETH MOULTON: I don't think it's the right time to have a vote on impeachment until we get all the evidence out there. But we should be having this debate. And, frankly¹⁹, we should have been having it starting last year.

YAMICHE ALCINDOR: Although Warren began this debate on impeachment, a campaign aide told the NewsHour the senator will stay focused on rolling out policies. And right on cue today she debuted²⁰ another detailed²¹ policy proposal. This one outlines her plans to cancel most student debt. The sweeping²² higher education plan impacts America's $1.5 trillion student debt crisis. It cancels up to $50,000 in student loan debt for about 42 million Americans and it invests in debt-free college. It's estimated cost is $1.25 trillion over a decade, paid for by Warren's proposed ultra-millionaire tax. This week, the crowded Democratic primary is expected to gain one more high-profile candidate. It's reported that former Vice²³ President and longtime Delaware Senator Joe Biden will announce his candidacy on Wednesday. For the PBS NewsHour, I'm Yamiche Alcindor.

朱迪·伍德拉夫：今天的第一则新闻与本周末的竞选活动有关：2020年总统大选可能的候选人们大多回避了弹劾的话题。至少在本节目播出之时，所有候选人都回避了这个话题。请听我台记者阿尔辛多发回的最新报道。周六，在新罕布什尔，伊丽莎白·沃伦提到了一个大多数总统候选人都回避的字眼。

参议员，伊丽莎白·沃伦，总统候选人：我已经呼吁众议院开启弹劾流程了。

阿尔辛多：这位来自马萨诸塞州的参议员是唯一一位呼吁弹劾特朗普总统的候选人。她是仅有的几个支持此举的民主党议员之一。她呼吁弹劾之际正值穆勒报告公开发布后。穆勒在报告中大体描述了特朗普总统曾多次尝试阻止或者影响自己的调查，害怕自己调查出2016年总统大选其与俄罗斯之间可能的关联。虽然这次调查并未实锤阴谋的存在，但也不能免去特朗普在阻碍调查上的嫌疑。

参议员，伊丽莎白·沃伦：我们的美国决不能允许自己的总统试图阻碍境外袭击的调查或者总统自己不当行为的调查。

阿尔辛多：朱利安·卡斯特罗说穆勒发布的报告可以指引弹劾的进程。

朱利安·卡斯特罗，总统候选人：我认为国会有理由开启弹劾。

阿尔辛多：周六，在新罕布什尔的伦敦德里郡，南本德市长皮特·布蒂格。

皮特·布蒂格，总统候选人：这是国会要解决的问题。我很确信特朗普应该被弹劾。

阿尔辛多：但一些民主党候选人，比如新泽西州参议员科里·布克却反对弹劾特朗普。相反，本周末，在内华达，他专注的问题在保障性住房法案上。

参议员，科里·布克，总统候选人：该法案能拉动内需，有希望增加住房供给量。

阿尔辛多：夏威夷国会女议员图尔西·加伯德表示，穆勒的报告基本上没提特朗普的名字，所以是时候翻篇儿了。

众议员，图尔西·加伯德，总统候选人：穆勒报告的结论是不存在勾结。我现在也是总统候选人。我认为我们不应该通过弹劾的方式来打击特朗普。

众议员，塞思·莫尔顿，总统候选人：我今天要告诉大家并告诉整个美国我要竞选美国总统了。

阿尔辛多：与此同时，国会议员塞思·莫尔顿是最近一位准备竞选总统的民主党议员。他曾连任3届波士顿郊区的众议员代表，并曾在伊拉克战争期间做过海军。至于他本人对弹劾一事的看法？那要从很久以前说起了。

众议员，塞思·莫尔顿：我认为现在还不是时候做弹劾的投票，我们要等证据收集全。但这个讨论还是可以有的。而且坦白说，我们去年就应该开始这个讨论了。

阿尔辛多：虽然沃伦开启了有关弹劾的讨论，但一位竞选助手在接受《新闻一小时》采访时表示，这位参议员关注的依然是推展更多政策。就在今天，她还推出了一项具体的政策提议。该政策大体陈列了她对于取消大多数学生负债的计划。这项覆盖面甚广的高等教育计划牵涉美国1.5万亿美元的学生负债危机。该政策会为4200万美国人取消多达5万美元的学生贷款，并对零负债的大学进行投资。其未来10年的预估成本在1.25万亿美元，这些资金都将由沃伦逾百万的税收来承担。本周，候选人倍出的民主党将要再添一位高调候选人。据报道，前副总统、曾长期担任特拉华州参议员的乔·拜登也将于周三宣布自己参选的消息。以上是阿尔辛多发回的《新闻一小时》。

1 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。

2 initiate   

vt.开始，创始，发动；启蒙，使入门；引入

参考例句：

• A language teacher should initiate pupils into the elements of grammar.语言老师应该把基本语法教给学生。
• They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.他们想启动一次经济学讨论。

3 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

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 impeached   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 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。

7 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》

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。

9 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

10 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

11 exonerate   

v.免除责任，确定无罪

参考例句：

• Nothing can exonerate her from that.任何解释都难辞其咎。
• There is no reason to exonerate him from the ordinary duties of a citizen.没有理由免除他做公民应尽的义务。

12 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

13 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

14 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

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。

16 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• 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。

17 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

18 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

19 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

20 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

21 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

22 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

23 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。