《时代》2024年度人物：唐纳德·特朗普
LearnAndRecord约 12 分钟刚刚，《时代》（TIME）杂志将2024年度人物（Person of the Year）授予：唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）。
去年，泰勒·斯威夫特（Taylor Swift）成为《时代》杂志2023年度人物。
🤔️小作业：
1. Based on the article's portrayal of Donald Trump's second “Person of the Year” recognition, the honor primarily signifies:
A) A celebration of unanimous public approval of his policies.
B) A reflection of his substantial impact on current events, regardless of viewpoint.
C) An indication that Time magazine endorses all of his proposed actions.
D) A historical precedent showing all U.S. presidents win twice.
无注释原文：
Trump named Time's Person of the Year; rings New York Stock Exchange's opening bell
From: VOA
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year.
The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are a measure of Trump's remarkable comeback from an ostracized former president who refused to accept his election loss four years ago to a president-elect who won the White House decisively in November.
Before he rang the opening bell at 9:30 a.m., a first for him, Trump spoke at the exchange and called it "a tremendous honor."
"Time magazine, getting this honor for the second time, I think it like it better this time actually," he said.
He talked up some of the people he has named to his incoming administration, including Treasury pick Secretary Scott Bessent, and some of his announced policies, including a promise this week that the federal government will issue expedited permits, including environmental approvals, for projects and construction worth more than $1 billion.
"I think we're going to have a tremendous run. We have to straighten out some problems, some big problems in the world," he said.
Sam Jacobs, Time's editor in chief, announced on NBC's Today show that Trump was Time's 2024 Person of the Year. Jacobs said Trump was someone who "for better or for worse, had the most influence on the news in 2024."
He added that "there's always a hot debate" at the magazine over the honor, "although I have to admit that this year was an easier decision than years past."
In an interview with the magazine published Thursday, Trump spoke about his final campaign blitz and election win.
"I called it '72 Days of Fury,'" Trump said. "We hit the nerve of the country. The country was angry."
Trump was on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading. The Time magazine cover featuring him was projected onto a wall at the stock exchange, flanked by American flags.
Trump was also Time's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House. He was listed as a finalist for this year's award alongside notables including Vice President Kamala Harris, X owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate, the Princess of Wales.
The NYSE regularly invites celebrities and business leaders to participate in the 9:30 a.m. ceremonial opening trading.
Last year, Time CEO Jessica Sibley rang the NYSE opening bell to unveil the magazine's 2023 Person of the Year: Taylor Swift.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为VOA官方译文，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Trump named Time's Person of the Year; rings New York Stock Exchange's opening bell
From: VOA
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year.
当选总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）星期四（12月12日）在纽约证券交易所（NYSE）敲响开市钟，此前他第二次被《时代》（Time）杂志评为年度人物。
The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are a measure of Trump's remarkable comeback from an ostracized former president who refused to accept his election loss four years ago to a president-elect who won the White House decisively in November.
从一位曾受排斥、四年前拒绝接受败选结果的前总统，到11月以决定性的优势再次拿下白宫的当选总统，特朗普非凡的东山再起为他赢得了这些荣誉。
-turned-
...-turned-...，字面意思也是很好理解，xxx转变为xxx的，turned可以解释为“...出身的”（someone who has done one job and then does something completely different），比如，English-teacher-turned-founder of ...英语老师出身的xxx公司创始人，an actor turned politician 演员出身的政治家，a housewife turned author 家庭主妇出身的作家。
ostracize
ostracize /ˈɒs.trə.saɪz/ 表示“故意避开；排挤，排斥”，英文解释为“to avoid someone intentionally, or to prevent someone from taking part in the activities of a group”举个🌰：His colleagues ostracized him after he criticized the company in public. 他公开批评公司之后，同事们对他采取了排斥态度。
Before he rang the opening bell at 9:30 a.m., a first for him, Trump spoke at the exchange and called it "a tremendous honor."
在早上9:30首次敲响开市钟之前，特朗普在纽交所发表讲话，称这是“莫大的荣誉”。
"Time magazine, getting this honor for the second time, I think it like it better this time actually," he said.
“《时代》杂志，第二次获得这个荣誉，我想我更喜欢这次的，”他说。
He talked up some of the people he has named to his incoming administration, including Treasury pick Secretary Scott Bessent, and some of his announced policies, including a promise this week that the federal government will issue expedited permits, including environmental approvals, for projects and construction worth more than $1 billion.
他谈到了他任命的即将上任的政府中的一些人，包括财政部长人选斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent），以及他宣布的一些政策，包括本周承诺联邦政府将为价值超过10亿美元的项目和建设发放包括环境批准在内的加急许可。
Treasury
the Treasury /ˈtreʒ.ər.i/表示“（英国及其他许多国家的）财政部”，英文解释为“the government department, in the UK and some other countries, that is responsible for financial matters such as spending and tax”
“Treasury pick”：“pick” 在这里是名词，意思是“被挑选的人”或“提名的人选”。“Treasury pick”表示被提名担任财政部长（Treasury Secretary）的人。“Secretary”是对财政部长这一职位的直接称呼。因此，“Treasury pick Secretary Scott Bessent”的意思是：被提名为财政部长的斯科特·贝森特。
“Treasury pick Secretary” 和 “Treasury Secretary pick” 表达的意思相同，但在实际使用中，两者的语感和使用习惯略有不同。
“Treasury pick Secretary”的“Treasury pick”是一个整体，表示“财政部的提名人选”，接下来紧跟的是具体职位“Secretary”（部长）。这种用法更正式、更接近新闻报道的风格，强调被提名人为财政部选出的特定职位。
“Treasury Secretary pick”的“Treasury Secretary”是一个完整的短语，表示“财政部长”，然后用“pick”修饰，表示“被提名的财政部长”。这种表达更直接，常见于更通俗的语境，或者需要突出具体职位时。
expedite
expedite /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/ 表示“迅速完成；促进；加快”，英文解释为“If you expedite something, you cause it to be done more quickly.”举个🌰：We tried to help you expedite your plans. 我们试图帮你加快你的计划。
🎬电影《美丽心灵》（A Beautiful Mind）中的台词提到：I have a tendency to expedite information flow by being direct. 我有一种倾向，就是喜欢以直接的方式去传递信息流 / 我交流信息都倾向于直接。
"I think we're going to have a tremendous run. We have to straighten out some problems, some big problems in the world," he said.
“我认为我们将十分成功。我们必须解决一些问题，一些世界上的大问题，”他说。
straighten sth out
1）表示“解决（问题）；成功应付（困境）”，英文解释为“to solve a problem or to deal successfully with a confusing situation”举个🌰：Once we get these problems straightened out, we should be all right. 我们一旦把这些问题解决掉，就会没事儿的。
2）表示“整理好；把…清理干净；把…收拾整齐”，英文解释为“to make something tidy or organized”举个🌰：Could you straighten out these cupboards, please? 你能把碗橱收拾妥当吗？
Sam Jacobs, Time's editor in chief, announced on NBC's Today show that Trump was Time's 2024 Person of the Year. Jacobs said Trump was someone who "for better or for worse, had the most influence on the news in 2024."
《时代》杂志主编萨姆·雅各布斯（Sam Jacobs）在全国广播公司（NBC）的《今日秀》（Today）节目中宣布特朗普是《时代》杂志2024年度人物。雅各布斯说特朗普“无论好坏，都是2024年对新闻影响力最大的人”。
He added that "there's always a hot debate" at the magazine over the honor, "although I have to admit that this year was an easier decision than years past."
他补充说，该杂志社“总是对这一荣誉展开激烈争论”，“尽管我不得不承认，今年的决定比往年更容易。”
In an interview with the magazine published Thursday, Trump spoke about his final campaign blitz and election win.
在《时代》星期四发表的采访中，特朗普谈到了他闪电战般的最后竞选冲刺和选举胜利。
blitz
blitz /blɪts/ 1）表示“集中力量的行动；闪电式行动”，英文解释为“a lot of energetic activity”举个🌰：The car was launched with a massive media/advertising blitz, involving newspapers, magazines, television and radio. 该车投放市场时做了大量宣传/广告，投放媒介包括报纸、杂志、电视和广播。
2）表示“（通常伴有飞机轰炸的）闪电战，突袭”，英文解释为“a fast, violent attack on a town, city, etc., usually with bombs dropped from aircraft”
📍此前在双十一这个千亿大项目，你贡献了多少呢？一文中提到了“双十一购物狂欢节”，BBC用了the 24-hour shopping blitz来表示。
"I called it '72 Days of Fury,'" Trump said. "We hit the nerve of the country. The country was angry."
“我称之为‘72天的愤怒’，”特朗普说。“我们触动了这个国家的神经。这个国家愤怒了。”
fury
fury /ˈfjʊə.ri/ 表示“暴怒，狂怒”，英文解释为“extreme anger”举个🌰：He could hardly contain his fury. 他几乎克制不住自己的愤怒。
Trump was on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading. The Time magazine cover featuring him was projected onto a wall at the stock exchange, flanked by American flags.
特朗普来到华尔街，为当天的交易举行了开市仪式。他的《时代》杂志封面照片被投射到交易所的一面墙上，两侧是美国国旗。
ceremonial
ceremonial /ˌser.ɪˈməʊ.ni.əl/ 表示“仪式的，礼节的”，英文解释为“related to, used in, or involving a ceremony (= a fixed set of formal acts performed on important social or religious occasions)”
flank
flank /flæŋk/ 表示“两侧有”，英文解释为“If something is flanked by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.”举个🌰：The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees. 圣坛的两侧有两棵圣诞树。
🎬电影《危机13小时》（13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi）中的台词提到：We don't want to get flanked. 我们可不想被包抄。
Trump was also Time's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House. He was listed as a finalist for this year's award alongside notables including Vice President Kamala Harris, X owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate, the Princess of Wales.
特朗普2016年首次当选总统时曾被《时代》杂志评为年度人物。他与副总统卡马拉·哈里斯（Kamala Harris）、X所有者埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）、以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）和威尔士王妃凯特（Kate）等知名人士一起被列入今年奖项的决选名单。
finalist
finalist /ˈfaɪ.nəl.ɪst/ 表示“入围决赛者，决赛选手”，英文解释为“a person or group competing in a final”
notable
notable /ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/ 表示“显要的；显著的；值得注意的”，英文解释为“important and deserving attention, because of being very good or interesting”如：a notable collection of rare plants 一批引人注目的奇花异草。
作名词，表示“显要人物；名流”，英文解释为“an important or famous person”
The NYSE regularly invites celebrities and business leaders to participate in the 9:30 a.m. ceremonial opening trading.
纽约证券交易所定期邀请名人和商界领袖参加早晨9:30的开市仪式。
Last year, Time CEO Jessica Sibley rang the NYSE opening bell to unveil the magazine's 2023 Person of the Year: Taylor Swift.
去年，《时代》杂志首席执行官杰西卡·西布利（Jessica Sibley）敲响了纽约证券交易所的开市钟，揭晓了该杂志2023年年度人物：泰勒·斯威夫特（Taylor Swift）。
unveil
unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ 1）表示“ 为…揭幕；揭开…上的覆盖物；拉开…的帷幔”，英文解释为“to remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the first time”举个🌰：She unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the hospital. 她主持揭幕式，标志着医院正式启用。
2）表示“（首次）展示，介绍，推出；将…公之于众”，英文解释为“to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time”举个🌰：They will be unveiling their new models at the Motor Show. 他们将在汽车大展上首次推出自己的新型汽车。
🎬电影《复仇者联盟1》（The Avengers）中的台词提到：We look beyond the Earth to the greater worlds the Tesseract will unveil. 而我们则放眼地球之外 那些将被宇宙魔方开启的更广博的世界。
🎬电影《超人高校》（Sky High）中的台词提到：We can't unveil the Stronghold Three without Will. 我们不能在威尔（Will）不在场时 向大家介绍斯特朗霍德三侠（Stronghold Three）。
📍词根“-veil”表示"面纱"，前缀“un-”表示“不”。联想宫殿：在宫殿的一个房间，你看到一个被面纱覆盖的新产品即将被“揭露”。近义词：reveal（揭示） 同根词：veil（面纱），常用短语：unveil a plan（公布计划）
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