英语新闻听写 美国副总统彭斯避谈有关边境的问题（在线收听）

On Tuesday Vice President Mike Pence tackled many inquiries about President Trump's recent claims that his predecessors 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 minimal defense 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。”