英语新闻听写 参议院批准特朗普提名的环保局人选

 

According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, a key Senate committee approved US President Donald Trump¹'s nominee² to lead the Environmental Protection Agency,

据路透社报道，周二，参议院一个重要委员会批准了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普提名的环境保护局局长人选，

putting Acting³ Administrator⁴ Andrew Wheeler one step closer to becoming the permanent head of America's top environmental regulator.

这使代理局长安德鲁·惠勒成为美国最高环境监管机构的长久负责人又近了一步。

Wheeler, a Washington insider with years of experience in Congress,

惠勒是一个在国会有多年经验的华盛顿圈内人，

was nominated by Trump last month to replace Scott Pruitt, who resigned in July following widespread criticism for alleged⁵ ethical⁶ missteps.

上个月，他由特朗普总统任命为代理局长，接替了斯科特·普瑞特的位置。此前，斯科特·普瑞特因所谓的道德错误而受到广泛批评，他于七月份辞职。

Reuters reports that Wheeler's nomination⁷ has been applauded by businesses keen on seeing reduced regulations,

据路透社报道，提名惠勒为代理局长的决定得到了热衷于看到监管减少的企业的赞成。

but derided⁸ by Democrats⁹ and conservation groups concerned that environmental rollbacks will have serious repercussions¹⁰ for the planet.

但这个决定遭到了民主党人和环保组织的嘲弄，他们担心环境的退化会对地球带来严重的影响。

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 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。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 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。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• 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。

7 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

8 derided   

v.取笑，嘲笑( deride的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His views were derided as old-fashioned. 他的观点被当作旧思想受到嘲弄。
• Gazing up to the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity. 我抬头疑视着黑暗，感到自己是一个被虚荣心驱使和拨弄的可怜虫。 来自辞典例句

9 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》

10 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》