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Supreme Court rules Donald Trump must turn over taxes to House committee

最高法院规定唐纳德·特朗普必须向众议院委员会提交纳税申报表

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s request to block an appeals court order that he surrender his tax returns and other financial records to the House Ways and Means Committee.

美国最高法院星期二驳回了前总统川普要求阻止上诉法院命令川普向众议院筹款委员会提交纳税申报表和其他财务记录的请求。

The court offered no explanation for the decision. There was no noted dissent or vote breakdown. It marks the fourth time Trump has lost a high court appeal related to requests for his taxes.

法院没有对这一决定作出解释。没有明显的异议或投票失败。这是特朗普第四次在与要求他缴税有关的高等法院上诉中败诉。

turn over

If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it. 交; 移交

I would have to turn the evidence over to the police.
我将不得不把证据交给警察。

appeals court 上诉法院

An appeals court rejected that suit, but the Supreme court has agreed to consider the case.
上诉法院驳回了这一诉讼，但是最高法院已经同意考虑这个案子。

surrender vt. /səˈrendə(r)/

If you surrender something such as a ticket or your passport, you give it to someone in authority when they ask you to. 交出

They have been ordered to surrender their passports.
他们已被命令交出他们的护照。

tax returns 纳税申报单

Mum handles the tax returns while Dad fixes the car.
妈妈负责处理纳税申报单，爸爸修理汽车。

Ways and Means Committee

a group of members of the US House of Representatives which makes suggestions about laws concerning tax and trade in order to provide money for the US government 美国众议院筹款委员会（就税收和贸易法规提出建议以便为政府提供资金）

vote n. /vəʊt/

a formal choice that you make in an election or at a meeting in order to choose sb or decide sth 选票；票

There were 21 votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions. 这项动议有21票赞成，17票反对，2票弃权。

dissent n. /dɪˈsent/

Dissent is strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority. 异议

There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd.
人群议论纷纷，赞成和反对的都有。

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NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the far side and buzzing the lunar surface on its way to a record-breaking orbit with test dummies sitting in for astronauts.

美国国家航空航天局的猎户座太空舱于周一抵达月球，在月球背面快速旋转，并在月球表面低空飞行，途中将以破纪录的速度绕月球轨道运行，舱中还有替代宇航员的测试假人。

It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago, and represents a huge milestone in the $4.1 billion test flight that began last Wednesday.

这是自50年前美国宇航局的阿波罗计划以来首次有太空舱访问月球，是上周三开始的耗资41亿美元的试飞的一个巨大里程碑。

Orion n. /əˈraɪən/

a constellation on the equator east of Taurus represented on charts by the figure of a hunter with belt and sword 猎户星座

capsule /ˈkæpsjuːl/

A space capsule is the part of a spacecraft in which people travel, and which often separates from the main rocket. 太空舱

• A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
一个俄罗斯太空舱目前正环绕地球飞行。

the far side of the moon 月球背面

The far side of the moon is the side that we can not see.

月球的背面是我们看不见的那一面。

whip vi. /wɪp/

to move, or make sth move, quickly and suddenly or violently in a particular direction （使朝某一方向）猛然移动

• Her hair whipped around her face in the wind. 她的头发随风在脸际飘拂。

buzz vt. /bʌz/

If an aircraft buzzes a place, it flies low over it, usually in a threatening way. 低空掠过

• American fighter planes buzzed the city.
美国战机低空掠过该城市。

dummy /ˈdʌmi/

a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window （尤指缝制或陈列服装用的）人体模型

a tailor’s dummy 裁缝店的模型人

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Republicans are projected to retake control of the House in the midterm elections, breaking Democrats’ unified control of the federal government, ABC News reports.

据美国广播公司报道，共和党有望在中期选举中重新控制众议院，打破民主党对联邦政府的统一控制。

Despite other midterm disappointments, that marks a major victory for the party that’s been the chamber’s minority since 2019 — and will be a blow to President Joe Biden’s agenda in Congress.

尽管有其他的中期选举结果令人失望，但这标志着自2019年以来一直是众议院少数党的共和党取得了重大胜利，并将对乔·拜登总统在国会的议程构成打击。

Democrats already won control of the Senate, securing 50 seats with the opportunity to gain one more in the Georgia runoff next month between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican opponent, Herschel Walker.

民主党已经赢得了参议院的控制权，确保了50个席位，并有机会在下个月在现任参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克(Raphael Warnock)和共和党对手赫歇尔·沃克(Herschel Walker)之间进行的乔治亚州决选中再获得一个席位。

project v. /ˈprɒdʒekt/

If something is projected, it is planned or expected. 计划; 预计

• 13% of Americans are over 65; this number is projected to reach 22% by the year 2030.
13%的美国人在65岁以上；这个数字预计到2030年会达到22%。

retake vt. /ˌriːˈteɪk/

If a military force retakes a place or building which it has lost in a war or battle, it captures it again. 收复; 重新占领; 夺回(战争中的失地)

• Residents were moved 30 miles away as the rebels retook the town.
当叛军重新占领这个城镇时，居民们被转移到了30英里以外。

unify v. /ˈjuːnɪˌfaɪ/

If someone unifies different things or parts, or if the things or parts unify, they are brought together to form one thing. 使成一体; 成为一体

• He pledged to unify the city’s political factions.
他保证要统一全市的政治小集团。

chamber n. /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/

one of the parts of a parliament （议会的）议院

• Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote on the bill by this Friday.
根据规定，参议院必须在本星期五以前投票表决此项议案。

secure vt. /sɪˈkjʊə/

If you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. 争取到

• Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire.
联邦政府的领导人们继续他们争取停火的努力。

runoff n. /ˈrʌnɔːf/

A runoff is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no one has yet clearly won. 决选; 决胜赛

• There will be a runoff between these two candidates on December 9th.
在12月9日，将举行这两位候选人的决胜选举。

incumbent adj. /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

currently holding office 在职的，在任的

The incumbent President had been defeated. 在任总统被击败了。