英语新闻听写 卡瓦诺质疑堕胎裁决

 

According to Reuters, the New York Times reported that Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump¹ Supreme² Court nominee³, raised a few questions as a White House aide more than a decade ago.

据路透社报道，《纽约时报》报道，唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的最高法院法官布雷特·卡瓦诺，十多年前，作为白宫助理的他提出了一些问题。

Citing leaked emails, Kavanaugh raised questions about whether the 1973 High Court ruling legalizing abortion⁴ was settled law.

卡瓦诺引用泄露的电子邮件，提出了1973年最高法院关于堕胎合法化的裁决是否为既定法律的问题。

Some liberal critics have expressed concern that Kavanaugh, if confirmed by the Senate, could provide the decisive fifth vote to overturn the 1973 Roe⁵ v. Wade⁶ ruling legalizing abortion nationwide.

一些自由派批评人士担心，如果卡瓦诺得到参议院的批准，可能会进行决定性的第五次投票，推翻1973年罗伊诉韦德案在全国范围内使堕胎合法化的裁决。

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 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

5 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

6 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。