VOA慢速英语2019 美国议员指控川普滥用职权以及妨碍调查

The impeachment² process against the president of the United States took another step forward Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

针对美国总统的弹劾程序周二在众议院又往前推进了一步。

Leading members of the House announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump³. The charges include abuse of office for personal political gain and blocking -- or obstructing⁴ -- the congressional impeachment investigation⁵.

众议院领导层宣布了对川普总统提起弹劾的两项条款。这些指控包括滥用职权谋取个人政治利益以及阻止或妨碍国会的弹劾调查。

The Democratic Party controls the House of Representatives. Trump is a member of the Republican Party.

民主党控制了众议院。川普是共和党的一员。

It was only the fourth time in the 243-year history of the United States that impeachment charges have been brought against a president. None of those earlier actions resulted in a president's removal from office. And Republican lawmakers seem unlikely to support Trump's ouster.

在美国243年的历史中，这只是第4次对总统提出弹劾指控。之前的弹劾行动没有导致任何总统下台。而且共和党议员似乎也不太可能支持罢免川普。

House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler will head the panel that will first consider the impeachment articles. He said Tuesday that Trump threatened national security and the 2020 election process by withholding⁶ military aid to Ukraine. Trump "sees himself as above the law," Nadler added. "He consistently puts himself above the country."

众议院司法委员会主席杰洛德·纳德勒将主持最先审核弹劾条款的小组。他周二表示，川普通过扣押对乌克兰的军事援助，威胁了美国的国家安全和2020年的选举进程。纳德勒还说，川普“认为自己凌驾于法律之上，他始终把自己置于国家之上。”

House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff led the weeks-long impeachment inquiry⁷. He called the accusations⁸ against the U.S. leader "overwhelming and uncontested."

众议院情报委员会主席亚当·希夫领导了为期数周的弹劾调查。他称对川普的指控是“压倒性的而且完全没有争议。”

But Trump has said he did nothing wrong, and none of his Republican supporters in Congress has called for his impeachment and removal from office.

但是川普表示他没有做错任何事情。他在国会中的共和党支持者也没有一个人呼吁弹劾川普并将他赶下台。

Before the articles were announced, Trump criticized the case against him.

在弹劾条款公布之前，川普批评了这起针对他的案子。

"To Impeach¹ a President who has proven through results, including producing perhaps the strongest economy in our country's history, to have one of the most successful presidencies⁹ ever, and most importantly, who has done NOTHING wrong, is sheer Political Madness!" Trump wrote. His message appeared on Twitter.

川普写道：“弹劾一位已经证明了自己的成就，包括创造了我们国家历史上可能最强大的经济，有史以来最成功的总统，最重要的是，他还没有做错任何事，这纯粹是政治疯狂！”他的这些话发表在推特网站上。

Trump added that the president and foreign minister of Ukraine "said, many times, that there WAS NO PRESSURE. Nadler and the Dems know this, but refuse to acknowledge!" he wrote.

川普还补充道，乌克兰总统和外交部长“多次表示没有受到压力，纳德勒和民主党人知道这点，但拒不承认。”

Ukraine investigation

乌克兰调查

Perhaps the most important part of the case against Trump concerns his effort and that of his aides to get Ukraine to investigate former U.S. Vice¹⁰ President Joe Biden. At the same time, the president was withholding $391 million in military aid to Ukraine. The country wanted to help fight pro-Russian separatists in the country's east.

可能这起针对川普的案件最重要的部分牵扯到川普及其助手推动乌克兰调查前美国副总统拜登的努力。与此同时，川普总统扣留了对乌克兰3.91亿美元的军事援助。该国想要协助打击该国东部的亲俄罗斯分离主义分子。

Nadler said his panel will consider the accusations in the next few days, possibly voting on the articles of impeachment by the end of the week.

纳德勒表示，他的小组将在接下来的几天里审议这些指控，可能会在本周末就弹劾条款进行投票。

That would clear the way for a simple majority vote in the House next week, when Trump is likely to become the third U.S. president to be impeached¹¹.

这将为下周在众议院进行简单多数投票扫清道路，届时川普可能会成为第3位受到弹劾的总统。

He would then stand trial in the Republican-majority Senate in January.

然后他将于1月份在共和党占多数党优势的参议院接受审判。

1 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

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 obstructing   

阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
• He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 withholding   

扣缴税款

参考例句：

• She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。
• The judge suspected the witness was withholding information. 法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况。

7 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

8 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

9 presidencies   

n.总统的职位( presidency的名词复数 )；总统的任期

参考例句：

• The Dalai Lama previously visited the island during the presidencies of Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui. 曾经获得诺贝尔和平奖的达赖喇嘛，此前曾在李登辉和陈水扁主政期间访问台湾。 来自互联网

10 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。

11 impeached   

v.控告（某人）犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 )；弹劾；对（某事物）怀疑；提出异议

参考例句：

• Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》