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Not even two weeks since Donald Trump¹ was sworn into office and it's been a whirlwind of activity - executive actions on refugees and Obamacare, a Supreme² Court nominee³. How do Trump voters think the president is doing so far? NPR's Cheryl Corley went to a GOP stronghold outside Chicago to find out.

CHERYL CORLEY, BYLINE⁴: I'm at a small diner on Main Street in Algonquin, Ill., about an hour's drive northwest of Chicago. This is Republican country. Ginger⁵ Underwood is sitting at a table with her two adult daughters. She voted for Donald Trump and says so far, she's glad she did.

GINGER UNDERWOOD: I think Trump is doing exactly what he said he was going to do when he ran for office. And so that's fine with me, that he's doing what he's doing.

CORLEY: Underwood says she has no worries about the pace of executive actions during Trump's first days and, in fact, likes them all. But Underwood says she does wish the president would be more, as she says, tactful when he does things like imposing⁶ restrictions⁷ on people traveling from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

G. UNDERWOOD: Not just suddenly doing it with no notice. Not surprising his fellow Republicans.

CORLEY: Both of Underwood's daughters are independents, and neither voted for Trump. Jessica Underwood says she's trying to come to terms with the new administration.

JESSICA UNDERWOOD: I'm not a sore loser. He won fair and square. I'm not impressed. But now I feel like we have to live with it.

CORLEY: Her sister Dana is less accepting.

DANA UNDERWOOD: All of these decisions affect people's lives. I just can't get past the fact that we have elected somebody who deals with conflict by tweeting.

CORLEY: There is no family split at a table nearby, where a retired⁸ teacher, Trudy Kirsch, is eating lunch with her son.

TRUDY KIRSCH: I think he's doing great, absolutely wonderful.

CORLEY: Kirsch says she's pleased with Trump's pick of Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court even though she anticipates strong opposition⁹. She likes Trump's push to get rid of Obamacare and his intention to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

KIRSCH: And if there was not a problem with people coming over illegally, we would not need the wall. But if it's broken, then we need to start looking at other options on how do you fix it?

CORLEY: Just down the street, Anthony Orlandino is joking with a friend while he cuts his hair. Orlandino thinks Trump is making all the right moves.

ANTHONY ORLANDINO: You know what he's got going for him? He's got Twitter going for him. Now he can actually put it out. Here's my part. Here's what I got. Don't listen to the media. This is what I'm doing.

CORLEY: And Orlandino says he simply likes Trump's style.

ORLANDINO: He's a businessman, not a politician. Politicians are going to talk from both sides of their mouth, got to please everybody because they want votes. He don't have to. He's saying, listen, this is the way it's going to be. He's changing all the rules, and I love it.

CORLEY: In the parking lot outside of a Meijer grocery store, a few cars even have old Obama bumper¹⁰ stickers on them. But Annette Jones, who's helping¹¹ her granddaughter load groceries into the car, is a Republican who voted for Donald Trump.

ANNETTE JONES: And I'm ticked.

CORLEY: Ticked, she says, because of the executive order on travel restrictions.

JONES: I thought he was doing good until he stopped these people from coming in and had them all at the airport. And I think that's wrong. So now it's like, wait and see what else he's going to do.

CORLEY: But Angela Fletcher, a 36-year-old social worker who also voted for Trump, says that executive order doesn't bother her at all.

ANGELA FLETCHER: I'm happy with him. (Laughter) I know that's not the popular answer, but I like it. And I don't have any issues with things he's done so far, I guess.

CORLEY: And Fletcher, like many Trump voters here, says she appreciates that the president is moving quickly to turn many of his campaign promises into policy. Cheryl Corley, NPR News, Algonquin, Ill.

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 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

6 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 bumper   

n.(汽车上的)保险杠；adj.特大的，丰盛的

参考例句：

• The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
• This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。

11 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。