BBC新闻：拜登选出竞选伙伴

燕山大学 刘立军 供稿

【TRANSCRIPT】

Hello, I'm Neil Nunes with the BBC News. The US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected the California senator Kamala Harris as his running mate against Donald Trump for November’s election. Miss Harris is the first black woman on a major presidential ticket in American history. David Willis has the details.

“We are told that came down to about 90 minutes before the announcement today that he telephoned Kamala Harris and offered her the job as his running mate. She accepted, of course. And then he spent the rest of the time ringing round the other unsuccessful candidates. So Joe Biden has gone through this process very meticulously. He clearly believes that Kamala Harris, who ran for the Democratic nomination herself, is a battle tested and will serve him well in combating Mike Pence and Donald Trump in November.”

 In his reaction, Donald Trump said he was surprised that Mr. Biden had picked Miss Harris, saying she was in favor of policies such as cutting military spending and extending state-backed healthcare. He also remarked on her performance in the Democratic primaries.

“We'll see how she works out. She did very, very poorly in the primaries as you know. She was expected to do well. And she was, she ended up at right around 2% and spent a lot of money. She had a lot of things happening. And so I was a little surprised that he picked her. I've been watching her for a long time.”

【VOCABULARY】

1. senator n. a member of a senate 参议员。例如：He has served as a Democratic senator for Texas since 2000. 自2000年以来，他一直是得克萨斯州的民主党参议员。

2. meticulous adj. paying careful attention to every detail 细心的；小心翼翼的。例如：He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date. 他总是十分细心地补充最新的资料。

（派生词）meticulously adv. 例如：a meticulously planned schedule计划周密的日程安排

3. end up: 最终；结果；到头来 If you end up doing something or end up in a particular state, you do that thing or get into that state even though you did not originally intend to. 例如：Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood. 每次他们去跳舞，都会不欢而散。

【QUESTIONS】

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1: Why has Joe Biden selected the California senator Kamala Harris as his running mate?

A. She is the first black woman on a major presidential ticket in American history.

B. She is a battle tested and Joe Biden believes she will serve him well in the coming election.

C. She was in favor of cutting military spending.

D. She was in favor of extending state-backed healthcare.

Q2: What is Donald Trump’s reaction?

A. He is surprised that Mr. Biden had picked Miss Harris.

B. He is going to cut military spending and extend state-backed healthcare. 

C. He is surprised that he has to spend more money in the coming competition.

D. He is going to watch Kamala Harris for a long time.

【KEY】

Q1: B。推断题。命题出处： He clearly believes that Kamala Harris, who ran for the Democratic nomination herself, is a battle tested and will serve him well in combating Mike Pence and Donald Trump in November.

Q2: A。细节题。命题出处：In his reaction, Donald Trump said he was surprised that Mr. Biden had picked Miss Harris, …  And so I was a little surprised that he picked her..