VOA常速英语2019--通俄案调查结果对特朗普有利

Meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, President Trump¹ was in a mood to vent² about the just-concluded Russia probe.

与以色列总理内塔尼亚胡在白宫会晤期间，特朗普总统情绪激动，想就刚刚发布结果的通俄案调查发泄一下情绪。

I will tell you I love this country. I love this country as much as I can love anything, my family, my country, my god, but what they did. It was a false narrative³. It was a terrible thing. We can never let this happen to another president again.De

不瞒你们说，我爱美国。我爱这个国家，这种爱不亚于我对家人的爱和对上帝的爱。可他们做了什么，他们无中生有，这太糟糕了，我们决不能让这样的事发生在未来总统的身上。

spite his irritation⁴, Trump will likely be taking some victory laps this week after the Special Counsel investigation⁵ led by Robert Muller, found no evidence of collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, including the president himself, but Muller was less conclusive⁶ about whether the president had engaged in obstruction⁷ of justice.

虽然怒不可遏，但特朗普还是更胜一筹，因为本周，特别检察官罗伯特·穆勒所牵头的调查并未发现有证据可以表明俄罗斯参涉了2016年特朗普大选（包括特朗普本人）。但穆勒对于特朗普是否阻碍了司法进程一事并无决断。

Attorney General William Barr decided⁸ there was insufficient⁹ evidence to proceed on that charge, but he also cited Muller’s conclusion that did not exonerate¹⁰ Trump on the obstruction issue.

美国司法部长威廉·巴尔认为，证据不充足，只能撤销罪名。但他也提到了穆勒的结论，即在阻碍司法进程一事上，特朗普还不能开脱。

Trump allies were in attack mode, targeting the news media on Monday, including White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. It’s not just that they reported and spread a slanderous¹¹ malicious¹² lie, but they hoped for the takedown of the President of the United States.

特朗普的盟友们也开启了攻击模式，周一，他们矛头直指媒体。其中一位盟友就是白宫女发言人萨拉·桑德斯。这件事情不只是媒体虚假报道、传播诽谤性的恶意谎言，还在于他们竟然希望借此除掉特朗普总统。

Another stalwart Trump defender¹³, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, said it was time for the country to move on. There some people are never gonna accept the Muller report what I say or what Mr. Barr does. But by any reasonable standard, Mr. Muller thoroughly¹⁴ investigated the Trump campaign.

特朗普还有一位坚定的支持者，即共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆。他表示，美国是时候抛开过去了。有一些人永远都不会接受穆勒先生的报告，无论我和司法部长做什么都无法改变这一点。但无论以何种标准来看，穆勒都彻查了特朗普通俄案一事。

Opposition¹⁵ Democrats¹⁶ want to know more about Muller’s focus on obstruction of justice. They are also demanding the release of the full Muller report. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, His conclusions raise more questions than the answer, given the fact that Muller uncovered evidence that in his own words does not exonerate the president.

反对派民主党想更多地了解穆勒对于阻碍司法进程一事的关注。他们还要求公布穆勒报告的完整版。众议院司法委员会主席杰诺德·纳德勒表示，穆勒的报告没回答几个问题，反而让疑点更多了。因为有一个事实是：穆勒揭开的证据用他自己的话来说是无法让特朗普开罪的。

Muller’s decision not to offer an opinion on obstruction is significant since former federal prosecutor¹⁷ Preet Bharara, It was very close case, by more decided not to make a determination about whether or not a charge could be brought, and you only do that if there’s substantial evidence of.

穆勒决定不就是否妨碍司法进程发表观点，这个决定很重要，因为前联邦检察官普里特·巴拉拉认为，这个案子很模棱两可，更多人还是认为不应该起诉特朗普，因为没有充足的证据。

The lingering questions about presidential obstruction could also become a 2020 campaign issue. For Democratic contenders like senator Bernie Sanders, I want the whole damn report. Nobody especially this president is above the law.

关于总统是否妨碍司法进程一事还有许多悬而未决的问题，这可能成为2020年总统大选的问题。对民主党竞选者来说，比如参议员伯尼·桑德斯，我想看完整版的报告。没有人，包括总统，可以凌驾于法律之上。

Trump still faces investigations¹⁸ by Congress and prosecutors¹⁹ in New York, but the special counsel’s report clearly gives Trump a political boost, and makes the possibility of impeachment²⁰ more remote than ever.

特朗普依然面临国会和检察官们的调查，但穆勒的报告显然让特朗普有了政治优势，也让弹劾进程变得更加遥不可及。

This is Larry Sabato. It’s easy to advocate for impeachment. It is very difficult, almost impossible to actually achieve impeachment and conviction. Trump is now counting on a political boost from the Muller report as he moves into campaign mode ahead of his reelection effort next year.

下面请听拉里·萨巴托的看法。打嘴炮容易，但实现弹劾并给特朗普定罪就很难，而且几乎是不可能的。特朗普现在正凭借穆勒的报告获得政治优势，可以优哉游哉地进入竞选模式，为明年的再次当选提前做准备。

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 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

3 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

4 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

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 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

7 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

10 exonerate   

v.免除责任，确定无罪

参考例句：

• Nothing can exonerate her from that.任何解释都难辞其咎。
• There is no reason to exonerate him from the ordinary duties of a citizen.没有理由免除他做公民应尽的义务。

11 slanderous   

adj.诽谤的，中伤的

参考例句：

• A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack.人正不怕影子斜。
• No one believes your slanderous talk anyway!不管你怎么说，也没有人听信你这谗言！

12 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

13 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

14 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

15 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

16 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》

17 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

18 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

19 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

20 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。