夏说英语新闻晨读 第175期:川普当选

 本期内容：
Donald Trump¹ won America's presidential election, wrongfooting the predictions of pundits² and pollsters and winning states that had voted Democrat³ for decades but where voters were receptive to his populist pledges. The shock result convulsed the markets but they bounced back after Mr Trump gave a conciliatory victory speech. His defeated rival Hillary Clinton urged Americans to unite behind him.

Wrongfoot：措手不及
Pundit：专家
Pollster：民意调查
Receptive：乐于接受的
Populist：民粹主义
Pledge：承诺
Convulse：震惊

Conciliatory：和解的

1 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。

2 pundits   

n.某一学科的权威，专家( pundit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
• That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网

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。