鞍山雅思|特朗普和拜登的市政厅会议

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US President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off② last Thursday night in dueling③ televised town halls that replaced their second presidential debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates had arranged for the second debate to be virtual after Trump tested positive for coronavirus, but Trump refused. In his town hall, Trump was defensive about his administration’s handling of the coronavirus and evasive when pressed④about whether he took a required COVID-19 test before the first debate. Trump refused to denounce the far-right, white supremacist QAnon conspiracy group. Meanwhile, Biden denounced the White House’s handling of the virus, declaring that it was at fault for closing a pandemic response office established by the Obama administration in which he served. He suggested he will offer clarity on his position on expanding the Supreme Court if Trump’s nominee to the bench⑤, Amy Coney Barrett, is seated⑥ before Election Day. The confirmation hearing for Barrett lasted for three days while the Senate Judiciary Committee set Oct. 22 for its vote to recommend⑦ Barrett’s nomination to the full Senate, with a final confirmation vote expected by month’s end. (AP and Politico)

10月15日晚，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和民主党人乔·拜登分别出席市政厅会议。二人隔空较量，全程电视直播。各自举行的市政厅会议代替了他们的第二次总统候选人辩论。此前，特朗普新冠病毒检测呈阳性，总统辩论委员会遂将第二场辩论改在线上举行，但遭到特朗普拒绝。在他的市政厅会议上，特朗普就政府对新冠疫情的处理方式进行了辩护。在被追问是否在首场辩论前做过必要的新冠检测时，特朗普选择了回避。他还拒绝谴责极右翼白人至上主义QAnon阴谋论团体。与此同时，拜登谴责了政府对疫情的处理方式。他表示，解散大流行病应对办公室是错误的。该办公室由奥巴马政府设立，拜登曾在其中任职。他还暗示，如果特朗普提名的艾米·康尼·巴雷特在大选日之前就任最高法院大法官，他将就扩大最高法院大法官人数的问题表明自己的立场。巴雷特的确认听证会持续了三天。10月22日，参议院司法委员会将就巴雷特的提名进行投票，决定是否提交参议院全体投票，最终的确认投票预计将在月底进行。

【注释】

① town hall: a public meeting at which a politician or official speaks about his or her policies and answers questions from members of the public 市政厅会议「一作：~ meeting」

② square off: if two people, groups, or organizations square off, they start to compete or argue with each other（打斗时）摆好架势，准备打架；开始竞争

③ duel: [ˈdjuːəl] vi. to fight a combat between two persons 决斗

④ press: [pres] vt. to attack forcefully 猛烈抨击；施压

⑤ bench: [bentʃ] n. the office of a judge 法官的职位

⑥ seat: [siːt] vt. to establish (a person) in a position of authority 使就职

⑦ recommend: [ˌrekəˈmend] vt. to present with approval 递交……以表示支持

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