PBS高端访谈:亚拉巴马州选民是如何看待罗伊·摩尔的性侵指控的?

 　　Now back to the accusations¹ of sexual misconduct against the Republican Party's Senate candidate in Alabama, Roy Moore.

　　We turn first to Don Dailey. He covers politics for Alabama Public Television, and he joins us now from Birmingham.

　　Don Dailey, welcome back to the program.

　　So, we now have a fifth woman making serious accusations against Judge Moore. What is the reaction there?

　　Well, we heard today from the head of the Alabama Republican Party in her first public statements since last week's accusations broke.

　　And she said that it is her interpretation² that support for Roy Moore,

　　at least among the party loyal and among his loyal base, seems to be surging.

　　Terry Lathan, who is the chair of the Alabama Republican Party,

　　said today that there are no plans now to seek an alternate candidate or to endorse³ a write-in candidate in this race.

　　She says anything is possible, but so far the state Republican Party steering⁴ committee,

　　which guides her in making decisions, has not decided⁵ to meet and discuss this issue.

　　And, again, she is saying, the state Republican Party chair, that Roy Moore's support seems to be surging.

　　So, Don Dailey, are people there saying they believe these women are simply making all this up?

　　There are some within the Republican Party, especially those who are very loyal to Roy Moore, his base,

　　who have said they don't believe these allegations, that they believe he is the victim of a political attack.

　　And they question the timing⁶, obviously, of the allegations released, coming only a month before the election.

　　There are others in Alabama who have said they believe these accusations and that they believe Moore should step aside from the Senate race.

　　They are largely either Democrats⁷ or independents or moderates.

　　But Roy Moore's base, which is fervent⁸ and solid here in Alabama

　　and they have come out twice supported him in both the primary and run-off elections -- by and large seem to be sticking by him so far.

　　And what about the growing number of Republican senators in Washington

　　or from around the country who are saying that he either needs to step aside or they are at the very least withdrawing their endorsement⁹?

　　I think that is reason for concern among some here in Alabama, even some Republicans here in Alabama.

　　But Roy Moore himself in the last few days has at least wondered aloud in public

　　whether or not establishment Republicans in Washington may have been behind the release of these allegations,

　　Republicans who might be worried about him being a maverick¹⁰ and not necessarily toeing the Republican line.

　　That's been an open question of debate in this story as it unfolds here in Alabama.

　　But Republicans, by and large, here in Alabama, at least publicly, are saying that they are standing¹¹ behind Judge Moore for now.

　　And what about the Democrats, Don? What are they saying?

　　Democrats by and large are expressing a lot of concern about these accusations.

　　They're saying that they believe these women who have come forward and they believe that

　　the accusations alone are grounds for Roy Moore to step aside.

　　Interestingly, Roy Moore's Democratic opponent in next month's general U.S. Senate election here, Doug Jones, has said very little publicly.

　　He has acknowledged the scandal. He has publicly called on Roy Moore to answer these serious charges, as he put it.

　　But his campaign narrative¹², as has continued out on the campaign trail in recent days,

　　has been focused more on his core message, things like health care and jobs and the economy,

　　rather than focusing on the allegations against Roy Moore.

　　He seems to be at least sitting back and letting the story unfold on its own.

　　And just quickly, Don, going back to what you said at the very beginning of our conversation,

　　that the head of the Republican Party in Alabama says support for Roy Moore is surging today, are they basing that on polls or anecdotally?

　　I think it's probably more anecdotally.

　　You may be aware that a couple of polls have been conducted in Alabama since these allegations broke.

　　And they have been back and forth¹³ on who is the leader of this race.

　　These public polls have suggested that Roy Moore was still ahead.

　　There are others that have suggested that he was tied with Doug Jones.

　　And new reports -- or new polls, rather, today went back to suggesting that he is leading by as much as 10 percentage points.

　　All right, Don Dailey with Alabama Public Television, watching it all very closely, we thank you. Thank you, Judy. undefined

1 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

2 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

3 endorse   

vt.(支票、汇票等)背书，背署；批注；同意

参考例句：

• No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
• I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。

4 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

7 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》

8 fervent   

adj.热的，热烈的，热情的

参考例句：

• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
• Austria was among the most fervent supporters of adolf hitler.奥地利是阿道夫希特勒最狂热的支持者之一。

9 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

10 maverick   

adj.特立独行的；不遵守传统的；n.持异议者，自行其是者

参考例句：

• He's a maverick.He has his own way of thinking about things.他是个特异独行的人。对事情有自己的看法。
• You're a maverick and you'll try anything.你是个爱自行其是的人，样样事情都要尝试一下。

11 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

12 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

13 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。