梅拉尼娅否认与爱泼斯坦有任何关系
LearnAndRecord约 10 分钟近日，美国第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普在白宫罕见地向媒体发表公开声明，直接回应近期围绕她与已故性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的各种传闻和指控。
🤔️小作业：
1. According to the article, which of the following statements about Donald Trump's knowledge of his wife's statement is TRUE?
A. He was fully aware of both the timing and the content of her planned remarks.
B. He was informed about her plan to speak but was unclear on the specific topic.
C. He had no prior indication that she would make any public statement.
D. He directly coordinated with the White House to manage the public response.
无注释原文：
Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein
From: The New York Times
Melania Trump summoned reporters to the White House Thursday afternoon to give a surprise statement about Jeffrey Epstein, saying she had no relationship with him, was not a victim of his and had no knowledge of his crimes.
In remarks that lasted just under six minutes, she said she wanted to clear “my good name.” She addressed rumors about the origin story of how she met her husband, the president of the United States. And she called on Congress to give a hearing to victims of Mr. Epstein's crimes.
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” Mrs. Trump said. She talked about “numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me” that “have been percolating on social media for years now.”
It was not clear why she chose to speak out now, or to what reports she was referring.
A spokesperson for Mrs. Trump said the president knew that the first lady planned to make a statement, but later said it was not clear if Mr. Trump was aware of the topic of her remarks. In a phone call with an MS Now reporter, Mr. Trump said he had no prior knowledge of what she had planned to say.
The White House did not respond to questions about what the president knew on the matter and when.
The first lady's statement is sure to supercharge a narrative that the Trump administration has been struggling to make go away since last summer, when chunks of the MAGA base broke into open revolt against Mr. Trump over his handling of the Epstein investigation.
The scandal has burbled all year, the president's supporters refusing to move on from it no matter how many times he instructs them to. Just last week, Pam Bondi lost her job as attorney general in part over her failure to contain the furor. She is still tangled up in it.
What Mrs. Trump said on Thursday may have been designed to clear her own name, but it certainly won't help the West Wing escape its Epstein troubles.
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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考
含注释全文：
Melania Trump Says She Was Not Associated With Jeffrey Epstein
From: The New York Times
Melania Trump summoned reporters to the White House Thursday afternoon to give a surprise statement about Jeffrey Epstein, saying she had no relationship with him, was not a victim of his and had no knowledge of his crimes.
周四下午，梅拉尼娅·特朗普在白宫召集记者，就杰弗里·爱泼斯坦事件发表了一份出人意料的声明，称她与爱泼斯坦不存在任何关系，也不是他的受害者，对其犯罪活动一无所知。
summon
summon /ˈsʌm.ən/ 1）表示“命令…到（某地）；传唤；召唤；召集”，英文解释为“If you summon someone, you order them to come to you.”举个🌰：Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room. 突然我们被召唤进了面试室。
2）表示“努力拥有（某特质）；鼓起（勇气、力气）”，英文解释为“If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it.”也可采用表达summon up，举个🌰：It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother. 她用了整整一个月的时间才鼓起勇气告诉了母亲。Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game. 尽管他非常腼腆，最终还是鼓起了勇气邀她去看一场比赛。
In remarks that lasted just under six minutes, she said she wanted to clear “my good name.” She addressed rumors about the origin story of how she met her husband, the president of the United States. And she called on Congress to give a hearing to victims of Mr. Epstein's crimes.
在这段时长不足六分钟的讲话中，她表示希望为“我的清白声誉”正名。她还回应了关于她如何与其丈夫——美国总统唐纳德·特朗普相识的传闻，并呼吁国会为爱泼斯坦案件的受害者举行听证会。
Congress
congress /ˈkɒŋ.ɡres/ 1）表示“代表大会”，英文解释为“a large formal meeting of representatives from countries or societies at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged”如：an international/medical congress 国际/医学代表大会。
2）Congress表示“（美国）国会”，英文解释为“the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives”
hearing
hearing /ˈhɪə.rɪŋ/ 表示“审讯；审理；听审；听证会”，英文解释为“an official meeting at which the facts about a crime, complaint, etc. are presented to the person or group of people who will have to decide what action to take”
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” Mrs. Trump said. She talked about “numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me” that “have been percolating on social media for years now.”
“那些将我与可耻的杰弗里·爱泼斯坦联系在一起的谎言今天必须结束，”梅拉尼娅·特朗普说。她提到，“大量关于爱泼斯坦和我的虚假图片和说法”“多年来一直在社交媒体上发酵”。
disgraceful
disgraceful /dɪsˈɡreɪs.fəl/ 表示“可耻的，丢脸的，不光彩的”，英文解释为“very bad”如：disgraceful behaviour/conduct 可耻的行为。
percolate
percolate /ˈpɜː.kəl.eɪt/ 1）表示“渗透，渗漏，渗入”，英文解释为“If a liquid percolates, it moves slowly through a substance with very small holes in it.”举个🌰：Sea water percolates down through the rocks. 海水从岩石中间渗流过去。
2）表示“扩散;弥漫”，英文解释为“to spread slowly”举个🌰：The news has begun to percolate through the staff. 消息开始在员工中传开来。
It was not clear why she chose to speak out now, or to what reports she was referring.
目前尚不清楚她为何选择在此时发声，也不清楚她具体指的是哪些报道。
A spokesperson for Mrs. Trump said the president knew that the first lady planned to make a statement, but later said it was not clear if Mr. Trump was aware of the topic of her remarks. In a phone call with an MS Now reporter, Mr. Trump said he had no prior knowledge of what she had planned to say.
梅拉尼娅的发言人表示，总统知道第一夫人计划发表声明，但随后又称不确定特朗普是否了解她发言的具体内容。在与MS Now记者通电话时，特朗普表示，他事先并不知道她打算说什么。
The White House did not respond to questions about what the president knew on the matter and when.
白宫没有回应有关总统何时知道此事、具体了解多少的提问。
The first lady's statement is sure to supercharge a narrative that the Trump administration has been struggling to make go away since last summer, when chunks of the MAGA base broke into open revolt against Mr. Trump over his handling of the Epstein investigation.
第一夫人的声明肯定会加剧一种舆论叙事，这种叙事正是特朗普政府自去年夏天以来一直竭力平息却收效甚微的。当时，由于不满特朗普对爱泼斯坦案调查的处理方式，MAGA基本盘中有相当一部分人公开对其表示反对。
supercharge
supercharge /ˈsuː.pə.tʃɑːdʒ/ 1）表示“给（发动机）增压”，英文解释为“to make an engine more powerful by forcing in more air and fuel than usual”
2）表示“加强，增进”，英文解释为“to make something more powerful or impressive”举个🌰：Gain skills and supercharge your CV - even before you leave school! 即使在你离开学校之前就要学习新技能并充实你的简历！
narrative
narrative /ˈnær.ə.tɪv/ 作形容词，表示“叙述的，讲故事式的”，英文解释为“telling a story”如：a narrative poem 叙述诗。
作名词，1）表示“故事；叙事”，英文解释为“A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.”如：a fast-moving narrative 一个快节奏的叙事。
2）表示“（对事件的特定的）陈述”，英文解释为“a particular way of explaining or understanding events”
chunk
chunk /tʃʌŋk/ 表示“大块；厚块；一部分；（尤指）大部分，一大块”，英文解释为“a roughly cut piece；a part of something, especially a large part”如：a chunk of cheese 一大块奶酪，a chunk of meat 一大块肉，a chunk of text 一大段文字，a substantial chunk of profits 利润的很大一部分。
📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述中资银行崛起的文章中提到：If recent form is a guide, a chunk will be recycled into developing countries. 如果近期的情况可作为一种参考，那么其中的一大块又会被收集利用，流向发展中国家。
🎬电影《冰河世纪4：大陆漂移》（Ice Age: Continental Drift）中的台词提到：Now get this chunk of ice seaworthy by sundown 太阳下山前把这块浮冰给我找来。
revolt
revolt /rɪˈvəʊlt/ 表示“反抗；造反；反叛”，英文解释为“an attempt to get rid of a government by using violence”
The scandal has burbled all year, the president's supporters refusing to move on from it no matter how many times he instructs them to. Just last week, Pam Bondi lost her job as attorney general in part over her failure to contain the furor. She is still tangled up in it.
这一丑闻全年都在持续发酵，无论总统多少次要求他的支持者们放下此事，他们都拒绝就此翻篇。就在上周，帕姆·邦迪因此事失去了司法部长一职，部分原因就是她未能平息这场风波。她至今仍深陷其中。
burble
burble /ˈbɜːbəl/ 表示“汩汩作响；语无伦次地讲；说蠢话”，英文解释为“to make a low, continuous, bubbling sound; to speak in a confused or excited way”在此上下文中，指丑闻全年持续发酵、难以平息。
What Mrs. Trump said on Thursday may have been designed to clear her own name, but it certainly won't help the West Wing escape its Epstein troubles.
梅拉尼娅·特朗普周四的言论或许是为了自证清白，但这肯定无助于白宫方面摆脱爱泼斯坦事件的困扰。
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