美国有线新闻 CNN 驴象两党分占两院 美国迎来分裂国会

 

CARL AZUZ, HOST OF CNN10: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN10 where we are starting with a look at some of the results from yesterday's U.S. midterm elections.

Americans were deciding on a slew¹ of proposed state laws, thousands of positions in local and state governments, who'd serve as the governors of 36 states. And when it came to Washington, D.C., which political party would be in control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Those races get a lot of attention nationally because they could impact how effective the president is in getting his legislative² agenda through Congress.

Just looking at the House, here are some of the priorities that Republicans said they had if they maintained control — immigration reform, funding for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, tax cuts for the middle class and repealing³ Obamacare.

Here are some of the priorities that Democrats⁴ said they had if they won control — ethics⁵ reform, voter protection laws, the investigation⁶ concerning President Donald Trump⁷ and Russia and a bill to strengthen the nation's infrastructure⁸. Again, this is just in the House, but it gives you a sense of the very different priorities of the different political Parties.

But where did it finish? Well, according to the projections⁹ of CNN and other major networks, Democrats appeared to have t?aken control of the House from Republicans and Republicans appeared to have maintained their control of the Senate.

The exact numbers hadn't been confirmed by the time we produced this show, we will have those for you in the days ahead. But going forward, the U.S. has, once again, what's called a divided or split Congress, with one chamber¹⁰ controlled by one Party and the other controlled by the other. So, if any major legislation is going to be passed, compromise will be key.

1 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

2 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

3 repealing   

撤销，废除( repeal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• In addition, repealing the alternative minimum tax would also help. 此外，废除替代性最低税也会有所帮助。
• Repealing the investment tax credit. 取消投资税款扣除。

4 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》

5 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

6 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。

7 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。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

9 projections   

预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物

参考例句：

• Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
• The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

10 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。