美国有线新闻 CNN 美国参议院未通过弹劾 特朗普再度"脱罪"

We're bringing you up to speed right now on the U.S. Senate's impeachment² trial of former President Donald Trump³. First, it's over.

我们首先来关注美国参议院对前总统唐纳德·特朗普的弹劾审判。首先，审判已经结束。

On Saturday, the former leader was found not guilty of the charge of incitement⁴ of insurrection. The House of Representatives brought that charge after a riot occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.

周六，这位前领导人被判煽动暴动罪罪名不成立。1月6日美国国会大厦发生骚乱后，众议院提出这一指控。

Then President Trump had spoken to supporters at a massive rally earlier that day. His accusers say his word encouraged some of the people there to violently protest at the Capitol Building afterward⁵.

当天早些时候，时任总统特朗普在一场大规模集会上面向支持者发表了讲话。指控他的人认为，他的讲话鼓动了一些集会参与者，使他们随后在在国会大厦进行暴力抗议。

His defenders⁶ said he only encouraged a peaceful protest and wasn't responsible for the riot. After the House impeaches⁷ or formally charges a president with a crime, the Senate decides whether to convict or acquit⁸ the leader.

他的辩护人表示，他只是鼓励进行和平抗议，对骚乱没有责任。在众议院弹劾总统或正式指控总统犯罪后，参议院要决定是判总统有罪还是无罪。

That chamber's proceedings⁹ w?rapped up quickly late last week ahead of the Valentines and Presidents Day holidays. Fifty-seven Senators voted to find former President Trump guilty of the House charge. That included all 50 of the Senate's Democrats¹⁰ plus seven Republicans. Forty-three Senators, all Republicans voted to find former President Trump not guilty.

上周晚些时候，在情人节和总统日假期来临之前，参议院的会议迅速结束。57名参议员投票认定前总统特朗普犯有众议院指控的罪名。其中包括参议院所有50名民主党议员和7名共和党议员。43名共和党参议员投票认定前总统特朗普无罪。

For a leader to be convicted, the Constitution says that 2/3 of the Senate or 67 members must find the president guilty. The final count was 10 votes short of that so former President Trump was acquitted¹¹.

宪法规定，如果要定罪总统，需要三分之二的参议员或67名参议员投票认定其有罪。最终投票结果比所需票数少10票，因此前总统特朗普被宣判无罪。

One of the Republican Senators who voted against him said that former President Trump was responsible for inciting¹² the violence at the Capitol and that the charge rose the level of quote "high crimes and misdemeanors". That's the phrase the Constitution uses as a reason to impeach¹ a president.

一名投票支持定罪的共和党参议员表示，前总统特朗普要为煽动国会大厦暴乱一事负责，这项指控提高了“严重罪行和轻罪”的级别。这是宪法用来弹劾总统的依据。

Former President Trump's attorney says his client was vindicated¹³ and that quote "the political witch-hunt that the Democrats had thrown at him was defeated".

前总统特朗普的律师表示，他的委托人是清白的，并称“民主党人对他的政治迫害失败了”。

President Trump is the first American leader to be impeached¹⁴ twice by the House and acquitted twice by the Senate. He and the Trump organization are still the subjects of various legal investigations¹⁵ outside the Federal government.

特朗普总统是第一位两次被众议院弹劾、又两次被参议院宣判无罪的美国领导人。特朗普及其组织仍是联邦政府以及各项法律调查的对象。 

1 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 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。

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 incitement   

激励； 刺激； 煽动； 激励物

参考例句：

• incitement to racial hatred 种族仇恨的挑起
• Interest is an incitement to study. 兴趣刺激学习。

5 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。

6 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 impeaches   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的第三人称单数 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• The Illinois House impeaches Governor Rod Blagojevich. 伊利诺斯州议院弹劾州长罗德。布拉戈耶维奇。 来自互联网

8 acquit   

vt.宣判无罪；(oneself)使(自己)表现出

参考例句：

• That fact decided the judge to acquit him.那个事实使法官判他无罪。
• They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.他们总是很好地履行自己的职责。

9 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

10 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》

11 acquitted   

宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（自己）作出某种表现

参考例句：

• The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
• Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

12 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

13 vindicated   

v.澄清（某人/某事物）受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的过去式和过去分词 )；表明或证明（所争辩的事物）属实、正当、有效等；维护

参考例句：

• I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated. 我完全相信这一决定的正确性将得到充分证明。
• Subsequent events vindicated the policy. 后来的事实证明那政策是对的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 impeached   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。