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 　　President Trump¹ faced dramatically different crowds as he made his way across Europe today.

　　His second overseas trip began in Poland, before he moved on to Hamburg, Germany, the site of the summit of leaders of the major industrialized nations.

　　Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote reports.

　　President Trump kicked off his second trip to Europe by doing something he was criticized for not doing on his first: offering America's full commitment to the NATO alliance.

　　The United States has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind Article 5,

　　the mutual² defense³ commitment. Words are easy but actions are what matters.

　　Mr. Trump was addressing a friendly crowd of some 15,000 in Warsaw, Poland, some of the spectators bused in by the country's center-right governing party.

　　To the delight of Poles concerned about Russia, their neighbor to the east, he declared the West would triumph over its many adversaries⁴.

　　The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.

　　I declare today for the world to hear that the West will never, ever be broken. Our values will prevail, our people will thrive, and our civilization will triumph.

　　The president, though, reiterated⁵ criticism of some NATO allies in Western Europe for not committing more to defense spending.

　　Mr. Trump also offered his most forceful condemnation⁶ yet of Russia, just a day before his meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

　　We urge Russia to cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere and its support for hostile regimes,

　　including Syria and Iran, and to instead join the community of responsible nations.

　　Hours earlier, at a press conference with Poland's president, though, Mr. Trump skirted questions about Russian meddling⁷ in the 2016 election.

　　Will you once and for all, yes or no, definitively⁸ say that Russia interfered⁹ with the 2016 election?

　　Well, I think it was Russia and I think it could've been other people and other countries.

　　It could've been a lot of people interfered. Nobody really knows, nobody really knows for sure.

　　Mr. Trump also cast blame on former President Barack Obama.

　　I think what happened is that he thought Hillary Clinton was going to win the election and he said, let's not do anything about it.

　　Had he thought the other way, he would have done something about it.

　　President Trump then flew to Hamburg, Germany for the G20 Summit. There he met German Chancellor¹⁰ Angela Merkel.

　　The two have publicly tussled on a variety of issues including trade and climate change.

　　All the while the "welcome to hell" protest, its actual title, was already under way, turning violent almost immediately.

　　Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in riot gear who used water cannons¹¹ to disperse¹² crowds. Others rushed demonstrators, tackling them to the ground.

　　President Trump's most important meeting is, of course, tomorrow. That will be his first ever meeting with the president of Russia -- Judy.

　　And, Ryan, you've covered the Kremlin. How do you think Mr. Putin is going to react to what President Trump had to say today about Russia's interference in last year's election?

　　Well, look, I don't think that President Putin will like those remarks.

　　At the same time, I think in a way he will appreciate that they were made in Poland and not here at the G20 Summit, not alongside the Russian president.

　　You know, they're well aware that President Trump is optically challenged.

　　It will be very difficult for him to say something pro-Russian at this point.

　　They feel that, at this point, it would be very difficult for him to really achieve much when it comes to improving the Russian-American relationship.

　　They just don't want to see it get any worse.

　　So, I think they'll think that he was sort of speaking to the crowd, speaking to the parlor¹³, if you will,

　　and what really matters is what President Trump tells them in that

　　or tells President Putin in that room when it comes to policy, and namely what President Putin is hoping is two things, that one,

　　is that President Trump will perhaps listen to some of the issues that he has with the Ukrainian side, when it comes to Russia's conflict in Ukraine, and secondly¹⁴,

　　President Putin will be hoping that he can use Russia's precedence in Syria, what Russia is doing in Syria as a bridge to the United States,

　　find some kind of common ground, encourage President Trump to pursue for example Islamic State in Syria together with Syria.

　　That is a whole lot of challenges but that has always been the Russians' big hope that they can team up with the United States or at least the lower the level,

　　the temperature in the relationship by working together in Syria.

　　Ryan Chilcote reporting for us from Hamburg, thank you.

　　Thank you. 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 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句

5 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

6 condemnation   

n.谴责; 定罪

参考例句：

• There was widespread condemnation of the invasion. 那次侵略遭到了人们普遍的谴责。
• The jury's condemnation was a shock to the suspect. 陪审团宣告有罪使嫌疑犯大为震惊。

7 meddling   

v.干涉，干预（他人事务）( meddle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He denounced all "meddling" attempts to promote a negotiation. 他斥责了一切“干预”促成谈判的企图。 来自辞典例句
• They liked this field because it was never visited by meddling strangers. 她们喜欢这块田野，因为好事的陌生人从来不到那里去。 来自辞典例句

8 definitively   

adv.决定性地，最后地

参考例句：

• None of the three super-states could be definitively conquered even by the other two in combination. 三个超级国家中的任何一国都不可能被任何两国的联盟所绝对打败。 来自英汉文学
• Therefore, nothing can ever be definitively proved with a photograph. 因此，没有什么可以明确了一张照片。 来自互联网

9 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

11 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

13 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

14 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。