英语新闻听写 美国副总统彭斯避谈有关边境的问题

On Tuesday Vice¹ President Mike Pence tackled many inquiries² about President Trump³'s recent claims that his predecessors⁴ wished they had built walls.

周二，副总统迈克·彭斯处理了许多关于特朗普总统最近声明的问题，特朗普总统声称他的前几任总统们很希望他们之前建了边界墙。

On Friday Trump made the statement that previous presidents shared with him that border walls should have been built long ago.

周五，特朗普总统发表了一份声明，他说前几任总统都同意自己的观点，那就是边界墙早就该建好了。

Business Insider reports that since then, representatives for all four living former presidents have deemed Trump's claims false.

据商业内幕网报道，就在特朗普总统发表声明后，四位在世的前总统的代表都表态说特朗普总统的说法是错误的。

Pence offered a minimal⁵ defense⁶ of the remarks to NBC before shading away from the topic all together.

在回答美国全国广播公司的提问时，彭斯对特朗普的言论进行了最低程度的辩护，然后就对这个话题避而不谈。

Pence says, "I know I've seen clips of previous presidents talking about the importance of border security, the importance of addressing the issue of illegal immigration."

彭斯说，“我知道前几任总统曾谈论过边境安全的重要性，以及处理非法移民问题的重要性。”

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 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。

4 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

6 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。