美国有线新闻 CNN 民主党党代会落幕 拜登被提名为总统候选人

The Democratic National Convention wrapped up on Thursday night and former Vice-President Joe Biden is now the official presidential nominee¹ for the Democratic party. His running mate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris from California was nominated as the parties vice-presidential pick on Wednesday night. During this four-day event, Democrats² spoke³ out against incumbent⁴ President Donald Trump⁵ and promoted nominee Joe Biden as the best choice for voters in 2020. It will be the exact opposite next week when the Republican National Convention gets underway.

民主党全国代表大会于周四晚间结束，前美国副总统乔·拜登被正式提名为民主党总统候选人。他的竞选伙伴、美国加州参议员卡玛拉·哈里斯于周三晚上被提名为民主党副总统候选人。在为期四天的党代会上，民主党人公开指责现任总统唐纳德·特朗普，并将总统候选人乔·拜登宣传为选民在2020年大选中的最佳选择。共和党全国代表大会于下周举行，届时情况将完全相反。

These conventions are an American tradition. They're where the countries major political parties nominate their candidates, to find what they stand for in an upcoming election and try to drum up voter support for that election. This what they normally look like. This is what they look like in this socially distant year with many of the speeches made virtually and no roaring crowds of conventions past. For the Democrats, speakers included former presidents and presidential candidates, current and former political leaders. The Republican National Convention is set to begin Monday. It'll also run through Thursday. It'll also be largely virtual and will promote President Trump as the best choice for voters.

举行政党代表大会是美国的传统。美国主要政党在大会上提名候选人、确定他们在即将到来的大选中的主张，并努力争取选民的支持。通常情况下是如此。而在需要保持社交距离的今年，许多演讲将在线上进行，不会像往年那样有呐喊的人群。民主党代表大会的演讲者包括前总统、前总统候选人、现任政治领袖以及前任政治领袖。共和党全国代表大会将于周一开始，周四结束。共和党党代会也将主要以虚拟形式进行，并将特朗普总统宣传为选民的最佳选择。

The election is scheduled for Tuesday, November, 3rd. The debates, when the presidential and vice-presidential candidates face off against each other are set to begin in late September.

美国总统大选定于11月3日（周二）举行。总统候选人和副总统候选人之间的辩论将于9月下旬开始。

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 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》

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 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。