美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普弹劾案审理正式展开

All right, starting in Washington, District of Columbia, today is when the impeachment¹ trial of U.S. President Donald Trump² ramps³ up in the Senate. It officially began on January 16th but the rules for the trial are likely to be laid down today setting the stage for the arguments to begin afterward⁴. Democrats⁵ and Republicans are deeply divided over this issue. The House of Representatives, which is controlled by Democrats, formally charged the president with wrongdoing. The Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, is expected to find the president not guilty of wrongdoing.

今天先来关注华盛顿哥伦比亚特区，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的弹劾审判正在参议院推进。弹劾审判从1月16日正式开始，而审判规定很可能于今天确定，为开始辩论做好准备。民主党和共和党在这个问题上存在严重分歧。民主党控制的众议院正式起诉总统行为不当。而共和党控制的参议员准备宣判总统不存在行为不当。

Last month all but a few House Democrats voted to charge the American leader with two articles of impeachment. The first is the accusation⁶ that President Trump abused his power by pressuring another country to investigate the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The second is the accusation that President Trump broke the law by not fully⁷ cooperating with the House's impeachment investigation⁸. On Monday, the president's legal team filed a brief, a 110 page response to the accusations⁹.

上个月，除少数外，几乎所有众议院民主党议员均投票支持以两项弹劾条款起诉美国总统。第一项指控是特朗普总统滥用职权，他向另一个国家施压，要求对方调查民主党总统候选人乔·拜登的儿子。第二项指控是特朗普总统违反了法律规定，因为他未全力配合众议院的弹劾调查。周一，总统的律师团队提交了一份110页的简报，对指控进行回应。

Lawyers for President Trump say the impeachment charges don't show he broke the law in any way and they call the impeachment process against him a charade¹⁰ and an election year political tool. Their brief asked Senators to quickly reject the House's charges but how the trial actually plays out is unknown at this time. It could last for weeks, it could be over faster. One thing Republicans and Democrats are anxious to see is if and how the trial effects public opinion and the presidential election that's scheduled for November 3rd.

特朗普总统的律师表示，弹劾指控无论如何都无法证明总统违法，他们称针对特朗普的弹劾进程是骗局和选举年的政治工具。他们提交的简报要求参议员尽快驳回众议院的指控，但目前并不清楚审判会如何进行。这场审判可能持续数周时间，也可能迅速完结。共和党和民主党急于了解的是，这一审判会否以及会如何影响民意和定于11月3日举行的总统大选。

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 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。

3 ramps   

resources allocation and multiproject scheduling 资源分配和多项目的行程安排

参考例句：

• Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
• He has the upper floor and ramps are fitted everywhere for his convenience. 他住在上面一层，为了他的方便着想，到处设有坡道。

4 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

5 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》

6 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

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 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

10 charade   

n.用动作等表演文字意义的字谜游戏

参考例句：

• You must not refine too much upon this charade.你切不可过分推敲这个字谜。
• His poems,despite their dignity and felicity,have an air of charade.他的诗篇虽然庄严巧妙，却有猜迷之嫌。