鞍山雅思|针对美国邮政服务的争议

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summoned① the House back for a special session to vote on legislation that would deliver $25 billion to address funding shortfalls②and block organizational changes at the US Postal Service. Post offices nationwide have reported mail delays after operational changes, with Democrats pointing fingers at③ Trump’s handpicked④ postmaster general, Louis DeJoy. Trump has rejected mail-in⑤ voting for the presidential election and pushed for in-person⑥voting even as the pandemic shows no signs of abating⑦. He has repeatedly questioned the validity of mail-in voting, claiming without any evidence that itis ripe for⑧ fraud. Trump allies pointed to recent primary elections in New York state—where it took six weeks to declare the winner—as a harbinger⑨ of what is to come in November if most of America votes by mail. The Congress would choose the next president if there is no declared winner by Jan 20, 2021. (Politico and CBS News)

美国众议院议长南希·佩洛西召集议员返岗，举行特别会议，就一项法案表决。该法将为美国邮政（USPS）提供250亿美元，以解决资金短缺问题，并阻止其进行组织变革。自美国邮政运行方式改革以来，美国多地邮局都表示，邮件寄送出现延误。对此，民主党人剑指路易斯·德乔伊，他是特朗普亲自任命的美国邮政局局长。美国疫情没有减弱的迹象，但特朗普却反对邮寄投票，而极力推行现场投票。他一再质疑邮寄投票的有效性，声称这种投票方式容易滋生舞弊，却没有给出任何证据。特朗普的盟友指出，如果大部分美国人都用邮件投票，近期纽约州的初选，已经预示了11月大选的情形：纽约州花了6周才宣布初选结果。如果到明年1月20日还没有宣布赢家，国会将选出下任总统。

【注释】

① summon: [ˈsʌmən] vt. to order sb to come to you 召集

② shortfall: [ˈʃɔːtfɔːl] n. if there is a shortfall in sth, there is less of it than you need or expect 缺少，不足

③ point fingers at: identify (sb) as responsible; accuse 指责／控

④ handpicked: [ˌhændˈpɪkt] adj. carefully chosen for a special purpose 仔细挑选的，精选的

⑤ mail-in: [ˈmeɪlˌɪn] adj. conducted or responding by mail 通过邮件（进行／回应）的

⑥ in-person: [ɪnˈpɜːsn] adj. (an appearance) carried out personally in someone else’s physical presence 亲自的，本人的

⑦ abate: [əˈbeɪt] vi. to become less intense or severe 减弱

⑧ be ripe for: be ready or suitable for (sth) to happen（时机、计划等）成熟的，合适的

⑨ harbinger: [ˈhɑːbɪndʒə(r)] n. a sign that shows that sth is going to happen soon, often sth bad 预示，前兆

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