纽约时报 特朗普出院 对病毒依旧轻蔑至极(4)

Mr. Trump¹ has long preferred to project strength regardless of the circumstances —

一直以来，无论面临怎样的情形，特朗普都习惯展示自己的实力——

what his disaffected² niece, Mary L. Trump, a clinical psychologist, has called "toxic³ positivity" —

这一习惯也被对此心怀不满的侄女、临床心理学家玛丽·L·特朗普称之为“有毒积极”——

and may fear that any concession⁴ to the virus would validate⁵ widespread criticism of his handling of the pandemic,

他可能担心，面对病毒的任何让步都会证明其应对疫情的方式受到的广泛批评并没有冤枉他，

which could be the defining issue of the election on Nov. 3.

而疫情又很有可能成为11月3日大选的一大决定性议题。

Throughout the weekend, Mr. Trump told the small group of aides with him as well as other advisers⁶ and allies he spoke⁷ with by telephone that he wanted to leave Walter Reed.

整个周末，特朗普一直在跟随行的一小队助手，以及与他通电话的其他顾问、盟友说，他想离开沃尔特·里德（军事医学中心）。

He felt trapped in the hospital, the type of setting he typically hates,

他感觉他在医院受到了束缚，他一向讨厌医院这样的环境，

and pushed to be released on Sunday, only to meet resistance from his doctors, according to people familiar with the discussions.

为此，他极力要求周日出院，结果却遭到了医生们的拒绝，据了解谈话内容的知情人士透露。

Instead, the medical team cleared him to take a brief ride in his armored sport utility vehicle to wave at the crowd of supporters outside the building.

不过，该中心的医疗团队准许他乘坐自己的装甲SUV进行短暂的外出，向大楼外的支持者挥手致意。

At the White House, which was emptier than usual as staff members stayed away,

在白宫，由于工作人员的离去，白宫显得比往常更加空荡了些，

some aides fretted⁸ that Mr. Trump was being allowed to leave too soon,

一些助手担心，特朗普被允许离开的时间过早，

and by late Monday afternoon they had not been given guidance about what to expect when he returned.

到周一下午晚些时候，助手们都没有收到有关他回来后有何安排的指示。

A preliminary plan called for confining Mr. Trump to the White House residence until he is no longer contagious⁹ and keep him away from the West Wing.

他们提出的一份初步方案要求将特朗普禁足在白宫官邸内，直到他不再具有传染性，还要求他远离白宫西翼。

But advisers said Mr. Trump wanted to demonstrate from the Oval Office that he was back and healthy, and they were unsure if they could prevent that.

不过，顾问们表示，特朗普希望回总统办公室工作，证明他已经恢复健康，他们不确定是否能阻止这一情况发生。

Mr. Trump is eager to show that he is a viable¹⁰ candidate for re-election,

特朗普急于表明自己是值得信任的连任候选人，

and advisers said he still planned to go ahead with the second debate with Mr. Biden scheduled for Oct. 15.

顾问们表示，他打算按原计划进行原定于10月15日举行的，与拜登的第二场辩论。

While not as equipped as Walter Reed, the White House has a medical unit fully¹¹ staffed by military doctors and assistants around the clock and capable of providing care to the president.

尽管装备不如沃尔特·里德精良，白宫由全天候的军医和助手组成的医疗团队也有能力照顾好总统。

With private examination rooms, a supply of medicine and a crash cart for emergency resuscitation¹²,

该医疗团队有私人检查室、药品供应和用于紧急复苏的急救车，

it has been described by one former White House physician as "like a mini urgent-care center."

用某前白宫医生的话说，“就像一个小型的紧急照护中心”。

The outbreak in the West Wing continued to spread on Monday as Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary,

周一，西翼的疫情仍在继续传播，因白宫新闻秘书凯莉·麦克纳尼

and two of her assistants tested positive for the virus, heightening fears that more cases were still to come.

及其两名助手的新冠检测结果均为阳性，进一步加剧了大家对未来还会有更多病例的担忧。

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 disaffected   

adj.（政治上）不满的，叛离的

参考例句：

• He attracts disaffected voters.他吸引了心怀不满的选民们。
• Environmental issues provided a rallying point for people disaffected with the government.环境问题把对政府不满的人们凝聚了起来。

3 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

4 concession   

n.让步，妥协；特许(权)

参考例句：

• We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
• That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。

5 validate   

vt.（法律）使有效，使生效

参考例句：

• You need an official signature to validate the order.你要有正式的签字，这张汇票才能生效。
• In order to validate the agreement,both parties sign it.为使协议有效，双方在上面签了字。

6 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 fretted   

焦躁的，附有弦马的，腐蚀的

参考例句：

• The wind whistled through the twigs and fretted the occasional, dirty-looking crocuses. 寒风穿过枯枝，有时把发脏的藏红花吹刮跑了。 来自英汉文学
• The lady's fame for hitting the mark fretted him. 这位太太看问题深刻的名声在折磨着他。

9 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

10 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

11 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。

12 resuscitation   

n.复活

参考例句：

• Despite attempts at resuscitation,Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital.虽经全力抢救，但林奇先生一周以后还是在医院去世了。
• We gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart massage.我们对他进行了口对口复苏救治和心脏按摩。