密歇根新闻广播 密歇根对特朗普的重要性

 

President Donald Trump¹ was here when the House tallied² impeachment³ votes on Capitol Hill.

That’s because Michigan’s a state he needs to win re-election next year – whatever comes of the Senate trial to remove him. Trump won’t be re-elected if he fails to carry two of the industrial Midwest’s three most critical swing states: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and the home of the Motor City.

Alongside impeachment this week, there’s a new NAFTA deal … and easing trade tensions with China. There’s a strong car and truck market likely to juice the state economy.

Add stock markets trading near record highs, and the elements are there for Trump to make a solid economic argument for re-election. Where better to do it than in the heart of the American auto⁴ industry?

Michigan is shaping up to be the whole ballgame – just look at the signs.

NBC News is focusing on Michigan…tracking voter sentiment in Kent County in and around Grand Rapids. Will the home to former President Gerald Ford⁵, moderate Republicans and midwestern decency⁶ turn out more for Trump than it did in 2016? The answer may determine who sits in the Oval 13 months from now.

Attorney General William Barr was in Detroit this week … here to tout⁷ the administration’s, quote, “Operation Relentless⁸ Pursuit.” It’s a federal initiative targeting violent crime, and Detroit is one of seven cities in the partnership⁹ -- which you can bet is no accident.

The Trump White House is tracking how Michigan’s House Democrats¹¹ voted on impeachment…and whacking¹² some of them with critical press releases. Democrat¹⁰ Elissa Slotkin represents Michigan’s 8th congressional district. She backed impeachment this week…despite representing a district Trump won in ‘16.

Days ago, the White House accused Michigan Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens of holding up approval of the new NAFTA to, quote, “hide her support for impeachment.”

And Trump used his rally Wednesday night in Battle Creek¹³ to harshly criticize Democratic congresswoman Debbie Dingell for backing impeachment. That’s after the president provided funeral honors for her husband John Dingell, the nation’s longest serving member of Congress.

In case you missed it, Trump implied the longtime Democratic congressman¹⁴ might be “looking up” from hell.

As the long list of graceless Trumpisms go, the Dingell slap ranks near the top. Cruel rhetoric¹⁵ like that might re-energize Trump’s base in Michigan … but it’s unlikely to score with enough of the independents he needs to win the state a second time.

All of this means one thing for sure: Michigan’s gonna’ see a lot of Team Trump in the new year.

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 tallied   

v.计算，清点( tally的过去式和过去分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• The girl tallied them with her eyes for a moment. 新娘用目光把这些化妆品清点了一下。 来自教父部分
• His account of the accident tallied with hers. 他对事故的陈述和她的相吻合。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

5 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

7 tout   

v.推销，招徕；兜售；吹捧，劝诱

参考例句：

• They say it will let them tout progress in the war.他们称这将有助于鼓吹他们在战争中的成果。
• If your case studies just tout results,don't bother requiring registration to view them.如果你的案例研究只是吹捧结果，就别烦扰别人来注册访问了。

8 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

9 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

10 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

11 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》

12 whacking   

adj.（用于强调）巨大的v.重击，使劲打( whack的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• a whacking great hole in the roof 房顶上一个巨大的窟窿
• His father found him a cushy job in the office, with almost nothing to do and a whacking great salary. 他父亲给他在事务所找到了一份轻松舒适的工作，几乎什么都不用做，工资还极高。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 creek   

n.小溪，小河，小湾

参考例句：

• He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

14 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

15 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。