纸牌屋第一季 第22期:国务卿提名人

 　　Zoe Barnes with the Washington Herald¹ now reporting,

　　《华盛顿先驱报》的佐伊·巴恩斯报道

　　quoting a source close to the president,

　　据总统身边知情人士透露

　　as saying that Senator Catherine Durant will likely be the

　　迈克尔·科恩本周早些时候退出之后

　　new nominee² for Secretary of State

　　凯瑟琳·杜兰特参议员

　　after Michael Kern's withdrawal³ earlier this week.

　　很可能会代替他成为国务卿提名人

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　　The White House has remained silent on whether the president

　　白宫对总统是否会提名杜兰特

　　will tap Durant for a nomination⁴,

　　不予置评

　　but a national Zogby Poll shows

　　但是一项全国左格比民调显示

　　wide support for Durant across party lines.

　　杜兰特深受两党支持

　　Catherine Durant has served ten years, on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,

　　凯瑟琳·杜兰特在参议院外交委员会任职十年

　　made numerous diplomatic missions to South America...

　　曾多次在南美执行外交任务

　　We can place our faith in her,

　　我们可以相信她

　　knowing that we have a responsible, experienced,

　　并深知一位负责，杰出

　　brilliant woman representing our interests abroad.

　　有经验的女性，在海外维护我国利益

　　Middle of the road, team player, strong in defense⁵.

　　中间路线，善于合作，善于辩护

　　If there's a woman that can

　　如果有哪位女性可以

　　work with the joint⁶ chiefs, she's the one.

　　跟军方高层合作，那就是她

　　Durant is the way to go. It's a nobrainer.

　　杜兰特可行，傻子都看得出来

　　The president should stop this pageant⁷ and simply make the call.

　　总统不应该再挑三拣四，选她就对了

　　Why are we still talking about,

　　我们为什么还在讨论

　　if they're going to nominate Durant?

　　他们是否会提名杜兰特

　　Why don't they just do it already

　　他们为什么不赶紧定下

　　so we can all stop talking about ifs

　　我们也可以停止猜测

　　and start talking about when and what

　　开始讨论杜兰特会何时

　　and how Durant's going to shape up foreign policy...

　　如何制定怎样的外交政策

　　So, history?

　　是历史吗

　　History.

　　是的

　　I'm very impressed, Frank.

　　真了不起，弗兰克

　　Good. With your goahead, I'll start the mockup.

　　好的，你点头了我就起草正式法案了

　　Have Birch and Rasmussen seen this?

　　博奇和拉斯姆森看过这个了吗

　　Not yet. I wanted you to be the first to have a look.

　　还没，我想先拿给你看一眼

　　I'll schedule a time for you to fill in the president.

　　我会找个时间让你给总统汇报

　　Oh, no, no, no. That is your turf, Linda. You should do that.

　　不用，那是你的工作，你去汇报就好

　　Thank you, Frank. My pleasure. Thank you.

　　谢谢，弗兰克，荣幸之至，该谢你

　　I so apologize for everything No, no, no, n

　　对这一切，我万分抱歉，不不不

　　it's not necessary.

　　没必要

　　Now for the real meeting.

　　现在来谈正事

　　So what is happening with Michael Kern?

　　迈克尔·科恩怎么回事啊

　　Oh, it's a total nightmare.

　　简直是场噩梦

　　You know who you're gonna tap next?

　　接下来要推选谁

　　Frank, we still need you in the house

　　弗兰克，我们需要你留在议会

　　No, no, no. I wouldn't dream of it.

　　不不不，我可不敢奢望

　　We've got our education bill. I was just curious.

　　我们还要忙法案呢，我只是问问

　　Somehow the rumor⁸ is flying around

　　不知为什么，到处盛传

　　that we're gonna nominate Catherine Durant.

　　我们将提名凯瑟琳·杜兰特

　　I'm sure you've noticed. Is the rumor true?

　　你一定注意到了，传言是真的吗

　　Well, we weren't considering her at first,

　　刚开始我们并未考虑她

　　but the president asked me to have her vetted⁹

　　但总统让我审查她

　　in case we wanna go that route.

　　以备我们选择她

　　Interesting. What do you think?

　　有意思，你觉得呢

　　Well, she wouldn't be my first choice

　　她不会是我的首选

　　Who would be your first choice?

　　谁会是你的首选

　　She campaigned hard against us in the primaries.

　　初选时她跟我们斗得厉害呢

　　That's my reservation.

　　这也是我的顾虑

　　But you'd show yourself above party politics,

　　但这会显得你顾全大局

　　and I know she'd work all the harder for it.

　　而且我知道她会全力以赴的

　　Decent experience, respect across the aisle¹⁰.

　　履历漂亮，在两党都受人尊敬

　　So you think we can seriously consider her?

　　所以她真的值得考虑吗

　　It's not the worst idea in the world.

　　反正不是最糟的选择

　　Where are you getting this shit?

　　你从哪搞来的消息

　　What?

　　什么

　　Your stories.

　　你的报道

　　I was just Who are you fucking?

　　我只是，你跟谁上床了

　　Nobody. Oh, come on.

　　没有，少来了

　　You're a metro¹¹ scrub, and now look at you.

　　你不过是个小人物，现在瞧瞧你

　　You'd have to be fucking somebody important.

　　你一定跟某个重要人物上床了

　　I'm just doing my job, Janine.

　　我只是做了我的工作，简宁

　　Excuse me.

　　失陪了

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

4 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

7 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

8 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

9 vetted   

v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的过去式和过去分词 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• The recruits were thoroughly vetted before they were allowed into the secret service. 情报机关招募的新成员要经过严格的审查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All staff are vetted for links with extremist groups before being employed. 所有职员录用前均须审查是否与极端分子团体有关。 来自辞典例句

10 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

11 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。