1、原文Trump impeachment: Questions about crime, bribery and obstruction dominate historic House hearingFrom AP 284 words 3 mins The historic impeachment battle in the House of Representatives entered a new phase last Wednesday, as four of the nations top constitutional law professors testified about whe

2、ther President Donald Trump should face a trial in the Senate.Three of the scholars who testified, each invited by the committees Democrats, said they believed the evidence gathered so far by investigators showed that Trump was guilty of impeachable offenses. Afourth, invited by committee Republican

3、s, dissented, arguing that the investigation fell short, at least so far, of the high bar set by the Constitution.The professors who supported impeachment are Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University, and Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina. George Wa

4、shington Universitys Jonathan Turley opposed impeachment.Leaning on the foundersFeldman said that based on the available evidence, Trump had committed “precisely” the type of infraction that the Framers viewed as impeachable during the late 18th century.The scholars laid out a case that Trump could

5、be guilty of bribery, which is explicitly named as an impeachable offense in the Constitution, as well as obstruction of justice and abuse of power.The question of briberyOne of the central disputes in the hearing was whether the Constitutionrequires the president to be guilty of violating specific

6、criminal laws in order to be impeached.“If the House believes the president solicited something of value in the form of investigations, and that he did so corruptly for personal gain, then that would constitute bribery under the meaning of the Constitution.” said Feldman.Obstruction of justiceThe pr

7、ofessors were similarly divided over the crime of obstruction of justice. Democrats have said that Trump has obstructed their inquiry by ordering officials not to assist in the investigation, including by defying subpoenas, some of which have now become subject to court challenges.翻譯Trump impeachmen

8、t: Questions about crime, bribery and obstruction dominate historic House hearingFrom AP 284 words 3 mins The historic impeachment battle in the House of Representatives entered a new phase last Wednesday, as four of the nations top constitutional law professors testified about whether President Don

9、ald Trump should face a trial in the Senate.Three of the scholars who testified, each invited by the committees Democrats, said they believed the evidence gathered so far by investigators showed that Trump was guilty of impeachable offenses. A fourth, invited by committee Republicans, dissented, arg

10、uing that theinvestigation fell short, at least so far, of the high bar set by the Constitution.The professors who supported impeachment are Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University, and Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina. George Washington Universit

11、ys Jonathan Turley opposed impeachment.Leaning on the foundersFeldman said that based on the available evidence, Trump hadcommitted “precisely” the type of infraction that the Framers viewedas impeachable during the late 18th century.The scholars laid out a case that Trump could be guilty of bribery

12、, which is explicitly named as an impeachable offense in the Constitution, as well as obstruction of justice and abuse of power.The question of briberyOne of the central disputes in the hearing was whether the Constitution requires the president to be guilty of violating specific criminal laws inord

13、er to be impeached.“If the House believes the president solicited something of value in the form of investigations, and that he did so corruptly for personal gain, then that would constitute bribery under the meaning of the Constitution.” said Feldman.上周三，眾議院歷史性彈劾戰(zhàn)進(jìn)入新階段，四名美國頂級憲法教授就唐納德特朗普總統(tǒng)是否應(yīng)該在參議院接受

14、審判作證。表示反對，他認(rèn)為至少到目前為止，調(diào)查沒有達(dá)到憲法規(guī)定的最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。支持彈劾的教授為來自哈佛大學(xué)的諾亞費(fèi)爾德曼、斯坦福大學(xué)的帕梅拉卡蘭和北卡羅來納大學(xué)的邁克爾格哈特。喬治華盛頓大學(xué)的喬納森特里反對彈劾。作證的三名學(xué)者均受到委員會黨邀請，他們說，他們相信迄今為止調(diào)查人員收集到的證據(jù)表明，特朗普犯有可彈劾罪行。第四名受委員會人邀請的學(xué)者依靠創(chuàng)始人費(fèi)爾德曼說，根據(jù)現(xiàn)有證據(jù)，特朗普“確實”犯下了18 世紀(jì)晚期立憲者認(rèn)為的應(yīng)該被彈劾的違規(guī)行為。學(xué)者們列舉了一個案例，表明特朗普可能犯有賄賂、妨礙司法公正和權(quán)力等聽證會核心爭議之一是，憲法是否規(guī)定總統(tǒng)違反特定刑法時才被彈劾。費(fèi)爾德曼說：“如果眾議院認(rèn)為

15、總統(tǒng)以調(diào)查的形式索取了有價值的東西，認(rèn)為他因個人利益造成，那么根據(jù)憲法的意義，這將構(gòu)成賄賂?！狈恋K司法公正教授們在妨礙司法罪上也有類似分歧。黨人表示，由于特朗普下令不要協(xié)助調(diào)查，從而調(diào)查受阻，包括拒絕接受傳票，其中一些傳票現(xiàn)已受到質(zhì)疑。講義知識積累Trump impeachment: Questions about crime, bribery and obstruction dominate historic House hearingimpeachment/mpitmnt/n. 彈 劾例句：Now there are various grounds for impeachment.搭配：i

16、mpeach sbs motive懷疑某人動機(jī)近義：doubt; questionbribery/brabri/n. 賄 賂相關(guān)：impeachv. 懷疑，質(zhì)疑例句：She was arrested on bribery charges.相關(guān)：briben.賄賂搭配：take bribes 近義：greaseobstruction/bstrkn/n. 妨 礙相關(guān)：obstructv. 妨 礙近義：impede, hamper, hinder obstructionn. 障礙物例句：It is my job to make sure that all pathways are clear of

17、obstructions.The historic impeachment battle in the House of Representatives entered a new phase last Wednesday, as four of the nations top constitutional law professors testified about whether President Donald Trump should face a trial in the Senate.phase /fez/ n. 階 段 ， 時 期例句：The wedding marked the

18、 beginning of a new phase in Emmas life.搭配：out of phase 不協(xié)調(diào)testify /testfa/ v. 作 證例句：She refused to testify against her husband.The film testifies to the courage of ordinary people during the war.in phase with sth 與 之 協(xié) 調(diào)近義：period; stage相 關(guān) ：justify 辯 護(hù)Three of the scholars who testified, each invit

19、ed by the committees Democrats, said they believed the evidence gathered so far by investigators showed that Trump was guilty of impeachable offenses. A fourth, invited by committee Republicans, dissented, arguing that the investigation fell short, at least so far, of the high bar set by the Constit

20、ution. The professors who supported impeachment are Noah Feldman of Harvard University, Pamela Karlan of Stanford University, andMichaelGerhardtoftheUniversityofNorthCarolina.GeorgeWashington Universitys Jonathan Turley opposed impeachment. be guilty of犯 guiltyadj. 犯罪的，有過失的；羞愧，慚愧例句：He pleaded guilty

21、 to murder.I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.dissent/dsent/v. 持不同意見釋義：to express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted例句：Only two ministers dissented from the official view.近義：disagree; disapprovefall short of未達(dá)到用法：dissent from對持異議Three of the schol

22、ars who testified, each invited by the committees Democrats, said they believed the evidence gathered so far by investigators showed that Trump was guilty of impeachable offenses.主句是 three of the scholars said (that)，who 引導(dǎo)的定語從句和后面緊跟著的插入語都是用來修飾主語的，said 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句中又套了一個賓語從句，其主干是 the evidence showed that

23、，gathered so far by investigators修飾 evidence。Leaning on the foundersFeldman said that based on the available evidence, Trump had committed “precisely” the type of infraction that the Framers viewed as impeachable during the late 18th century.lean on 依 靠例句：Rose leaned on him to help her to solve her

24、problems.近義：rely on依靠infraction/nfrkn/n. 違 反近義：violation; infringement; breachThe scholars laid out a case that Trump could be guilty of bribery, which搭配：an infraction of school rules違反校規(guī)is explicitly named as an impeachable offense in the Constitution, as well as obstruction of justice and abuse of

25、 power.lay out 清 晰 表 達(dá)例句：Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan.相 關(guān) ：layout n. 布 局outlayn. 花費(fèi) lay out擺放，放置explicitly/ksplstli/adv. 明確地相關(guān)：explicitadj. 直言不諱implicitadj. 含蓄的，內(nèi)含的近義：specifically; definitely; particularlyThe scholars laid out a case that Trump could be guilty of bribery, wh

26、ich is explicitly named as an impeachable offense in the Constitution, as well as obstruction of justice and abuse of power.主句是 the scholars laid out a case，that 引導(dǎo)了 case 的同位語從句，從句結(jié)構(gòu)是 Trump could be guilty of bribery，which 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾bribery， as well as 后跟著的兩個罪行和 bribery 并列。The question of briberyOne o

27、f the central disputes in the hearing was whether the Constitution requires the president to be guilty of violating specific criminal laws inorder to be impeached.violate /valet/ v. 違 反搭配：violate international law 違反國際法 violate v. ； 攪 擾搭配：violate ones privacy 某人隱私“If the House believes the president

28、 solicited something of value in the form of investigations, and that he did so corruptly for personal gain, then that would constitute bribery under the meaning of theConstitution.” said Feldman.solicit/slst/v. 索取，請求某人給予例句：They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations.搭配：solicit for ones opinion征求意見相關(guān)：solicitationn. 索 求 例 如 ： Republican leaders are making open solicitation of the Italian-American vote. solicitv. 招徠客搭配：the crime of soliciting拉客罪Obstruction of justiceThe professors were similarly divided over the crime of obstruction of justice. Democrats have said