纽约时报 亚马逊第二总部花落谁家(1)

A Nation in Turmoil¹ Prepares to Deliver a Verdict on Trump²

陷入动乱的国家即将对特朗普作出判决

By Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin LOS LUNAS, N. M.

文/压力山大·伯恩斯，乔纳森·马丁（新墨西哥，洛斯卢纳斯）

The tumultuous 2018 midterm campaign, shaped by conflicts over race and identity and punctuated³ by tragedy,

2018年深受种族和身份冲突困扰并不时被悲剧打断而混乱不堪的中期选举，

barreled through its final weekend as voters prepared to deliver a verdict on the first half of President Trump's term,

转眼便已进入投票前的最后一周，选民们已做好准备对特朗普前半段任期的表现作出评判，

with Republicans bracing⁴ for losses in the House and state capitals,

共和党人也已准备接受他们在众议院和各州首府的损失，

but hopeful they would prevail in Senate races in areas where Mr. Trump is popular.

但他们还是有望在欢迎特朗普的那些地区赢得参议院竞选。

The president was set to storm across two states Saturday, two Sunday and three Monday

据安排，总统周六会在两个州做短暂停留，周日两个，周一三个，

in an effort to pick off Senate seats in Indiana, Florida and a handful of other battlegrounds where Republicans hope to add to their one-seat majority in the chamber⁵.

为的是选出印第安纳州、佛罗里达州以及其他几个阵地的参议员人选，为他们在参议员的一席多数优势蓄力。

Democrats⁶ and liberal activists⁷, galvanized by opposition⁸ to Mr. Trump,

民主党人和自由派积极分子，受到民众反对特朗普的鼓舞，

gathered Saturday to knock on doors and make turnout calls from Pennsylvania to Illinois to Washington to try to erase⁹ the G.O.P.'s 23-seat House majority.

也于周六凝聚起来，一起走街串巷，拨打投票电话，范围从宾夕法尼亚州到伊利诺伊州到华盛顿，努力将共和党从参议院23个多数党席位上拉下来。

The run-up to the election, widely seen as a referendum on Mr. Trump's divisive persona and hard-line policy agenda,

这次大选前夕的动荡，人们普遍认为正好是对特朗普的分裂人格和强硬政策进行公投的一次机会，

has revealed deep strains in the president's political coalition¹⁰ and left him confined to campaign in a narrow band of conservative communities.

表明总统的政治联盟关系十分紧张，同时也将他的竞选限制在了狭隘的保守派范围之内。

Republicans' intermittent¹¹ focus on favorable economic news, such as the Friday report showing strong job growth,

共和党人断断续续对正面经济新闻的关注，例如周五的报告显示就业增长强劲，

has been overwhelmed by Mr. Trump's message of racially incendiary nationalism.

也已经被特朗普有关煽动种族的民族主义信息淹没了。

While Mr. Trump retains a strong grip on many red states and working-class white voters,

尽管特朗普仍强有力地控制着大量红州及工人阶级白人选民，

his jeremiads against immigrants and penchant¹² for ridicule¹³ have proved destabilizing,

但事实已经表明，他反对移民的哀诉和他的嘲笑习惯不利于稳固人心，

with the party losing more affluent¹⁴ whites and moderates in metropolitan¹⁵ areas key to control of the House.

加上共和党又失去了掌控众议院的关键——大城市地区相对富裕的白人和温和派——的支持。

Republicans have grown increasingly pessimistic in recent days about holding the House,

最近几天，共和党人已经对守住众议院越来越悲观了，

as polls show a number of incumbents¹⁶ lagging well below 50 percent

因为民调显示，一些现任共和党人的支持率远低于50％，

and some facing unexpectedly close races in conservative-leaning districts.

政治上倾向于保守派的地区还有些共和党人面临着意料之外的秘密竞选。

In several diverse Sun Belt states where Republicans had shown resilience, such as Texas, Florida and Arizona,

在共和党人的支持率有所回升的几个阳光充足的州，如德克萨斯，佛罗里达和亚利桑那，

their candidates have seen their numbers dip in polling

他们的候选人也发现自己在民调中的支持率已经有所下降，

as Mr. Trump has given up the unifying¹⁷ role that American presidents have traditionally tried to play.

因为特朗普放弃扮演美国总统历来都试图扮演的统一角色。

Democrats are also in contention¹⁸ to retain or capture governorships in rust¹⁹ belt states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin

民主党人也在争取保留或夺取宾夕法尼亚，密歇根和威斯康星等铁锈地带的州长职位，

that were pivotal to Mr. Trump's victory and fertile ground for Republicans for much of the last decade.

在过去十年的大部分时间里，该地带在特朗普选举获胜和输送共和党人方面一直发挥着至关重要的作用。

1 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

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 punctuated   

v.（在文字中）加标点符号，加标点( punctuate的过去式和过去分词 )；不时打断某事物

参考例句：

• Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. 她的讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。
• The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause. 听众不时以阵阵掌声打断他的讲话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

5 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

6 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》

7 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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。

9 erase   

v.擦掉；消除某事物的痕迹

参考例句：

• He tried to erase the idea from his mind.他试图从头脑中抹掉这个想法。
• Please erase my name from the list.请把我的名字从名单上擦去。

10 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

11 intermittent   

adj.间歇的，断断续续的

参考例句：

• Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗？
• In the daytime intermittent rains freshened all the earth.白天里，时断时续地下着雨，使整个大地都生气勃勃了。

12 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

13 ridicule   

v.讥讽，挖苦；n.嘲弄

参考例句：

• You mustn't ridicule unfortunate people.你不该嘲笑不幸的人。
• Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

14 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

15 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

16 incumbents   

教区牧师( incumbent的名词复数 )； 教会中的任职者

参考例句：

• In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being reelected. 通常现任官员有94%的几率会再次当选。
• This arangement yields a wonderful gain to incumbents. 这种安排为在职人员提供了意外的得益。

17 unifying   

使联合( unify的现在分词 )； 使相同； 使一致； 统一

参考例句：

• In addition, there were certain religious bonds of a unifying kind. 此外，他们还有某种具有一种统一性质的宗教上的结合。
• There is a unifying theme, and that is the theme of information flow within biological systems. 我们可以用一个总的命题，把生物学系统内的信息流来作为这一研究主题。

18 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

19 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。