PBS高端访谈:世界各国领导人对特朗普的第一次出访的反应

 　　President Trump¹ spent the last full day of his first and lengthy² overseas trip in Sicily today at a meeting of the so-called G7 countries.

　　It ended a week that took him from Saudi Arabia, to Israel and the West Bank, to the Vatican, and yesterday to the Brussels headquarters of the European Union and NATO.

　　I spoke³ a short time ago with Bloomberg News White House correspondent Margaret Talev in Taormina, Sicily,

　　and asked her if President Trump tried to convey central messages to world leaders.

　　There sure were. I would say, in the Middle East, it was the idea that President Trump is uniquely qualified⁴ to restart the Mideast peace process

　　by kind of shifting the focus a little bit away from that traditional Israeli-Palestinian dynamic to this broader idea of Israelis and Muslim and Arab nations having a lot in common in a desire to fight terrorism.

　　That's one big message. In Europe, the message really was different.

　　And it was sort of bringing President Trump's campaign promises about kind of resetting⁵ expectations for NATO countries

　　paying what he would call their fair share, rebalancing trade and how Europe and the United States think about trade with one another,

　　the idea of reciprocal trade agreements, if you make this tough for me, I will make this tough for you.

　　Those were a lot of those messages in Western Europe. And, so, I think what you saw pretty much follows.

　　It was a very warm welcome in the Middle East, and a much sort of more skeptical⁶, sometimes critical reception in at NATO and the G7.

　　Tell us about a little bit about those reactions from world leaders, at least on the European side.

　　Yes, I mean, the visit with the pope, of course, it was sort of how President Trump kicked off his arrival in Europe.

　　And we know, from the last year's campaign, how many differences of opinion the two men have.

　　And so both of their teams sort of made clear from the outset that this was an attempt for each to preserve a channel to talk with one another,

　　but that they weren't going to be necessarily on the same page about everything.

　　President Trump's reaction, ebullient⁷, joyous⁸, great honor, love it, grinning ear to ear.

　　Pope Francis' demeanor⁹, much more reserved, and a lot of sort of reading on the tea leaves and the body language on that front. We will see where that relationship goes.

　　But, from there, the move over to NATO, the Western allies in NATO had sort of boxed him in to try to force his commitment,

　　for him to restate a commitment to NATO by having him attend this unveiling of an Article 5 memorial.

　　And President Trump was willing to be led to the water to a point, but to choose his wording carefully in terms of reaffirming his commitment to Article 5 without saying,

　　and I'm in it forever no matter what, you know, whatever you need. That wasn't the message.

　　The message was very much, Article 5, we appreciate that it was invoked¹⁰ for the U.S. after 9/11, but for NATO to work long-term, there needs to be a stepping up of financial contributions.

　　That was — the NATO leaders have already agreed to that. There have been plans made three years ago. This was always on track to be stepped up.

　　A lot of those leaders really bristled¹¹ at the idea that President Trump was trying to say this was all because of him and some bad feelings there.

　　And then, as you moved over to the G7, two big issues rolling into the final day of the summit that have emerged as fairly predictable stumbling blocks again are climate change and trade.

　　Angela Merkel, the German leader, telling folks after day one's session that all of the other leaders of the G7

　　were unanimous in pressing the president of the United States to stay with Paris and to get sort of with their program.

　　Gary Cohn, the president's economic adviser¹², preserving the space for President Trump perhaps to stay in the Paris talks, to show that he's listening to European leaders,

　　but leaving a little bit of room to do that at his own pace and under his own terms, and saying, look, I want to get this right. I'm going to take my time, meaning not necessarily here.

　　And then on trade, again, we're expecting months, if not longer, of kind of a shift in discussions about what the future of U.S. and European trade relations are going to look like.

　　And we also saw a very short communique out of the G7, usually a sign that there was very little that they all agreed on to put on paper.

　　Yes, that's right. I mean, you can say that that's a good thing. You can say that it's a bad thing. You're not going to agree to more than you agree on.

　　And this does, again, preserve some diplomatic space for moving closer together in the future, but it also reflects what sort of visit this was.

　　It was calibrated¹³ by the White House to show that, to a domestic audience, as well as to Europe,

　　that President Trump is not going to abandon every position that he held from the campaign just because he is here in these meetings,

　　but, at the same time, a recognition from his aides that the more he engages with key allies all over the world,

　　the more nuance¹⁴ is brought to the table in terms of him understanding the leadership role that the U.S. is expected to fulfill¹⁵ and the complexities¹⁶ of those obligations.

　　All right, Margaret Talev of Bloomberg joining us tonight from Italy, thanks so much. Thanks, Hari. undefined

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 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

3 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。

4 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

5 resetting   

v.重新安放或安置( reset的现在分词 )；重拨（测量仪器指针）；为（考试、测试等）出一套新题；重新安置，将…恢复原位

参考例句：

• Range represents the maximum strain which can be recorded without resetting or replacing the strain gage. 量程表示无需重调或重装应变计就能记录到的最大应变。 来自辞典例句
• Adding weight to the puddle jumper by resetting its inertial dampeners. 通过调节飞船的惯性装置来增加重量。 来自电影对白

6 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

7 ebullient   

adj.兴高采烈的，奔放的

参考例句：

• He was ebullient over the reception of his novel.他因小说获好评而兴高采烈。
• She wrote the ebullient letter when she got back to her flat.她一回到自己的寓所,就写了那封热情洋溢的信。

8 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

9 demeanor   

n.行为；风度

参考例句：

• She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
• The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。

10 invoked   

v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求

参考例句：

• It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
• She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 bristled   

adj. 直立的，多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities. 听到他在污蔑他们的活动，他们都怒发冲冠。
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。

12 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

13 calibrated   

v.校准( calibrate的过去式和过去分词 )；使标准化；使合标准；测量（枪的）口径

参考例句：

• Power pesticide dusters can be calibrated and used to apply pertilizer. 动力杀虫剂可以调整用来施肥。 来自辞典例句
• The flexible diaphragm is connected to a plat cantilever-calibrated spring. 柔韧的膜片一扁平的悬臂校正弹簧相连。 来自辞典例句

14 nuance   

n.(意义、意见、颜色)细微差别

参考例句：

• These users will easily learn each nuance of the applications they use.这些用户会很快了解他们所使用程序的每一细微差别。
• I wish I hadn't become so conscious of every little nuance.我希望我不要变得这样去思索一切琐碎之事。

15 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

16 complexities   

复杂性(complexity的名词复数)； 复杂的事物

参考例句：

• The complexities of life bothered him. 生活的复杂使他困惑。
• The complexities of life bothered me. 生活的杂乱事儿使我心烦。