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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: A pair of U.S. political stories headline today's edition of CNN 10 and they both concern the House of Representatives and President Donald Trump1. I'm Carl Azuz with a down the middle explanation of what's going on. First, Democratic leaders of the House have announced they'll bring two Articles of Impeachment2 — two formal charges against President Trump. Those charges are abuse of power and obstruction3 of Congress. They're related to a controversial phone call the American president had in July with the president of Ukraine. Democrats4 say President Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate the son of political rival Joe Biden, a former U.S. vice5 president who's running for the presidency6 in 2020.
Democrats say President Trump obstructed7 Congress by not fully8 cooperating with the House impeachment investigation9. There are questions about whether these two charges are impeachable10 offenses11. Democrats generally say they are. Republicans generally say they aren't. The Constitution says a president can be removed from office if convicted of quote "treason, bribery12 or other high crimes and misdemeanors". Both President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have said nothing illegal took place on their phone call. And House Republicans say their chamber's investigation was unfair and biased13 against the U.S. president.
But the stage is set for a vote next week on the House floor where a simple majority of lawmakers will determine whether there are sufficient grounds for impeachment. If the House, which is controlled by Democrats, votes that there are, a trial will be held in the Senate which his controlled by Republicans. And analysts14 expect it will find the president not guilty and that he can remain in office. But all of this is being watched very closely because neither of those votes has actually happened yet.
Second political headline concerns the USMCA — the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. It would replace NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, that took effect in 1994, but that President Trump has called the worst trade deal in American history. For most of his term his Administration's worked with Canada and Mexico on a new agreement and the USMCA is the result but it has to be approved by Congress first. And though House Democrats now say it's much better than NAFTA. They had some initial objections to the deal. Yesterday, Democratic leader said they'll support it now that some revisions have been made. Observers say this will be a legislative15 success for President Trump if it passes in the House and Senate.
1 trump | |
n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭 | |
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6 presidency | |
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期) | |
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7 obstructed | |
阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止 | |
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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9 investigation | |
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10 impeachable | |
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11 offenses | |
n.进攻( offense的名词复数 );(球队的)前锋;进攻方法;攻势 | |
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12 bribery | |
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13 biased | |
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15 legislative | |
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