特朗普当总统？奥巴马说“不可能”

 　　President Barack Obama has said he believes Donald Trump¹ will not become president and warned the American public to consider that his successor would have access to the nuclear codes.

　　美国总统贝拉克?奥巴马表示，他认为唐纳德?特朗普不会成为新任总统，并警告美国民众要三思，因为他的继任者将能知道核弹发射密码。

　　Mr Obama launched a scathing² attack on the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination³ in which he identified Mr Trump by name.

　　奥巴马辛辣地攻击了领先的共和党总统候选人，并特别指出了特朗普。

　　特朗普当总统？奥巴马说不可能

　　He said: "I continue to believe Mr Trump will not be president. And the reason is I have a lot of faith in the American people. I think they recognise being president is a serious job. It's not hosting a talk show or a reality show, it's not promotion⁴, it's not marketing⁵, it's hard and a lot of people count on us getting it right.

　　奥巴马说：“我依然认为，特朗普不可能成为下一任总统。原因是我对美国民众很有信心。我相信大家都明白，总统身负重担，其工作不可能像主持脱口秀或者真人秀那么简单。总统的工作不是宣传，也不是营销，要把总统做好很难，有那么多人指望着我们能做出正确决策，让事态好起来。

　　"It's not a matter of pandering⁶ and getting in the news every day. It requires being able to work with leaders around the world in a way that reflects the importance of the office, and gives people confidence that you know the facts, and you know their names, and you know where they are on a map, and you know something about their history."“当总统不是要去迎合选民，或者天天上新闻。作为总统，应该能和世界各国领导者们共同合作，由此显现出总统的价值。了解他国的现状，知道他们的名字，能在地图上指出他们的国土，对他们的历史略知一二，这些都很重要，因为这会带给人们信心。”

　　Mr Obama added: "The guy who's standing⁷ where I stand has the nuclear codes with him. He can order 21-year-olds into fire.

　　奥巴马还补充道：“接替我担任总统的人将能掌握核弹密码，他可以命令21岁的士兵冲锋陷阵。

　　"This is reported as entertainment but as you get closer (to the election) the reality has a way of intruding⁸. The American people are pretty sensible and I think they'll make a sensible choice."“现在有关总统竞选的报道听起来就和闹着玩的一样，可一旦你走近（选举）就会发现，现实的情况是残酷的。好在美国民众们都颇为明智，我相信他们能做出理性的选择。”

　　Mr Obama was speaking at a press conference in California after hosting a summit with Southeast Asian leaders.

　　这番话是奥巴马在主持完东南亚领导人峰会之后，在加利福尼亚州召开的新闻发布会上说的。

　　He said: "This is not just Mr. Trump. Everyone's focusing on Trump because he says it in a more interesting way. He may up the ante in anti-Muslim sentiment, but if you look at what the other Republican candidates have said, that's pretty troubling, too. They're all denying climate change and that's troubling to the scientific community."他说道：“我要说的不只是特朗普。大家都只关注特朗普，因为他能将竞选一事说得天花乱坠。他或许借助于民众的反穆斯林情绪来给自己加码，可若是反观其他共和党竞选者的宣言你会发现，他们的言辞同样令人不安。他们都拒绝正视气候变暖问题，这会给科学界带来不小的麻烦。”

　　Mr Trump responded: "This man has done such a bad job and set us back so far. The borders are like Swiss cheese. For him to say that is actually a compliment.

　　对此，特朗普回应道：“奥巴马当总统这几年干得很糟糕，我们的生活可是跟着在倒退。现在美国的边境就跟瑞士奶酪一样漏洞百出，这么说他已经算是口下留情了。

　　"He's lucky I didn't run last time, when (Mitt) Romney ran, because he would have been a one-term president."“奥巴马应该庆幸，我没有参加上一次的总统竞选，他的对手只是（米特?）罗姆尼，要不然他恐怕是没办法连任的。”

　　The president refused to make a choice between the two Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

　　关于民主党候选人希拉里?克林顿和伯尼?桑德斯二者谁会笑到最后，奥巴马拒绝对此做出评论。

　　Vocabulary

　　pander: 迎合；怂恿

　　up the ante: 提高赌注加码；提出更多的要求

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 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

6 pandering   

v.迎合（他人的低级趣味或淫欲）( pander的现在分词 )；纵容某人；迁就某事物

参考例句：

• This magazine is criticized for pandering to the vulgar taste of some readers. 这家杂志因迎合某些读者的低级趣味而遭到批评。 来自辞典例句
• We're four points up there; we don't need to get hit for pandering. 我们在那儿领先四个百分点；我们不必为了迎合一些选民而遭受批评。 来自电影对白

7 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。

8 intruding   

v.侵入，侵扰，打扰( intrude的现在分词)；把…强加于

参考例句：

• Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life? 他是否感觉到他最近的成名侵扰了他的私生活？
• After a few hours of fierce fighting,we saw the intruding bandits off. 经过几小时的激烈战斗，我们赶走了入侵的匪徒。 来自《简明英汉词典》