英语新闻听写 美环境部长被曝建议特朗普辞掉司法部长换成他

According to The Huffington Post, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt askedPresident Donald Trump¹ this past spring to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and put him in charge.

据《赫芬顿邮报》报道，美国环保署署长斯科特·普鲁特曾在今年春天向美国总统唐纳德·特朗普提出请求，要求解雇司法部长杰夫·塞申斯，并任命他为临时接任司法部长的人选。

Sources add that Pruitt proposed to Trump that he would temporarily replace Sessions for 210 days under the Vacancies² Reform Act and then returned to Oklahoma to run for office.

有消息称，普鲁特向特朗普提议，根据《职位空缺改革法案》，他将暂时接替塞申斯210天，然后返回俄克拉荷马州。

CNN reports that Trump was considering this offer as his frustrations³ with Sessions mounted and his support for Pruitt remains⁴ steady, despite countless⁵ federal ethics⁶ investigations⁷ and scandals surrounding the EPA administrator⁸.

美国有线电视新闻网报道称，特朗普正在考虑这一提议，因为他对塞申斯的反感增加，尽管有无数关于环保署署长的联邦道德调查和丑闻，但是特朗普继续支持普鲁特。

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 vacancies   

n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 )；空虚；空白；空缺

参考例句：

• job vacancies 职位空缺
• The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

6 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

7 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

8 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。