美国人对美国在国际上的角色持不同看法

AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Americans Split On US Role Overseas 美国人对美国在国际上的角色持不同看法

Americans are divided about how involved the United States should be in the problems of other countries.

They also do not agree whether U.S. economic involvement in other nations – such as trade – is good or bad.

These are some of the findings of a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. The poll was conducted last month and questioned 2,000 voters.

According to the report, 57 percent of Americans want the U.S. to deal with its own problems. And, they say they want other countries to do the best to solve their own problems.

Among Americans, 41 percent say the United States is doing too much in the world; 28 percent say the United States is doing about the right amount; and 27 percent say the U.S. is doing too little, Pew said.

There is a difference in opinion among supporters of the two major U.S. political parties.

Among Republicans, 62 percent say the U.S. should first deal with its own problems.

Among Democrats², 47 percent have the same opinion, according to Pew.

And 55 percent of Republicans see economic involvement with other nations as a good thing, compared to 44 percent of Democrats.

The poll results are important this week because the race for American president has thinned. Republican Senator Ted¹ Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich dropped out of the race this week. Businessman Donald Trump³ is the remaining Republican presidential candidate.

Among those Republicans who told Pew they support Trump, 65 percent say U.S. involvement in the global economy is a bad thing. Trump has promised to renegotiate trade deals to benefit the U.S.

The two remaining Democratic presidential candidates are former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Among Clinton supporters, 55 percent say they see U.S. involvement in the global economy is a good thing, while 37 percent see it as bad, according to the Pew report.

Among Sanders supporters, 47 percent see it as good, and 48 percent as bad.

Republicans and Democrats are also divided about if the U.S. is more or less powerful than before.

Nearly 70 percent of Republicans say the U.S. has become less powerful, compared to nearly 25 percent of Democrats, Pew reported.

Republicans and Democrats view the threat of global warming very differently. Nearly 80 percent of Democrats see global warming as a big threat. Among Republicans, around 25 percent see it that way.

Republicans and Democrats also disagree about refugees coming from Syria and Iraq. Nearly, 75 percent of Republicans see it a major threat, compared to about 40 percent of Democrats.

On other issues, there is more agreement.

80 percent of Americans agree that Islamic State militants⁴ are a big threat to the well-being⁵ of the United States.

70 percent of Americans consider cyberattacks from other nations as a big problem.

66 percent of Trump supporters want more spending on U.S. military.

43 percent of Clinton supporters and 25 percent of Sanders supporters want more military spending.

Words in This Story

poll – n. an activity in which several or many people are asked a question or a series of questions in order to get information about what most people think about something

global warming – n. the recent increase in the world's temperature that is believed to be caused by the increase of certain gases -- such as carbon dioxide -- in the atmosphere

benefit – v. to be helped

cyberattacks – n. an effort to damage computers and steal data

1 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。

2 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》

3 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。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。