CNNnews:奧巴馬總統(tǒng)提名新軍情長(zhǎng)官

[00:00.04]There'll be a new person behind that desk in the Pentagon soon. 或許五角大樓很快將會(huì)迎來一位新當(dāng)家。 [00:03.11]On Monday, President Obama announced his nominee to be the next secretary of Defense, former Senator Chuck Hagel. 周一,奧巴馬總統(tǒng)宣布提名前參議員查克·哈格爾為下一任國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)。 [00:10.16]He's a Republican who served 12 years in the U.S. Senate and he's also a veteran who fought in the Vietnam War. 共和黨人的查克·哈格爾供職于美國(guó)參議院12年,也是一位曾參加越南戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的老兵。 [00:16.41]If he's confirmed as the next Defense Secretary, he'll be the first enlisted soldier to eventually hold that office. 如果他被確定出任下一任國(guó)防部長(zhǎng),他會(huì)成為第一位被征募并最終掌權(quán)的士兵。 [00:23.41]Hagel has made some controversial statements in the past and that could lead to some challenges during his confirmation process. 哈格爾在過去做出過一些有爭(zhēng)議的評(píng)論,而這可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致一些他確認(rèn)過程中的 挑戰(zhàn)。 [00:30.37]Yesterday, the president also nominated John Brennan to be the next director of the CIA. 昨天,奧巴馬總統(tǒng)也提名約翰·布倫南出任下一任中情局主管。 [00:36.11]Right now, Brennan is the president's chief adviser on counter-terrorism. 現(xiàn)在,布倫南是奧巴馬總統(tǒng)的首席反恐顧問。 [00:40.04]He worked at the CIA for 25 years, so getting the job as director could be seen as kind of a homecoming for him. 他在中央情報(bào)局工作了25年,所以得到主管這份工作可以被視為一種為回家的感覺。 [00:46.47]And just because President Obama nominates them doesn't mean Hagel and Brennan will get those jobs. 而奧巴馬總統(tǒng)提名他們不是意味著哈格爾和布倫南將會(huì)就職。 [00:52.27]We mentioned they have to be confirmed. 我們提到的是他們需要得到確認(rèn)。 [00:54.15]And that power belongs to the U.S. Senate. 而這需要屬于美國(guó)參議院裁定。 [00:56.54]There will be confirmation hearings, where Senators will get to ask nominees questions before deciding whether or not to vote for them, to approve them for the jobs. 將會(huì)有確認(rèn)聽證會(huì),參議員們會(huì)問提名者問題后再?zèng)Q定是否投票給他們,贊成他們的職位。 [01:05.37]Confirming presidential nominees is one of the responsibilities that can only be done by one part of Congress or the other. 確認(rèn)總統(tǒng)提名人選國(guó)會(huì)的職責(zé)之一，只能由國(guó)會(huì)一部分或其他來完成。 [01:12.38]For example, the House of Representatives can decide if a government official should be put on trial, but the Senate is the group that holds that trial. 例如,眾議院可以決定政府官員是否被審判,而參議院則進(jìn)行審判。 [01:20.59]On other things, obviously, the House and Senate work together, like coming up with laws. 而對(duì)于其他的事情,很顯然,眾議院和參議院共同工作,比如提出法律。 [01:25.37]Yesterday, Athena Jones looked at the issue of gun control. 昨天,雅典娜·瓊斯關(guān)注著槍支控制的問題。 [01:28.31]Today, she's putting the focus on another subject that could be a priority for the new Congress, immigration reform. 今天,她將關(guān)注另一個(gè)移民改革的主題,這對(duì)新國(guó)會(huì)來說是頭等大事。 [01:35.12]What might comprehensive legislation look like? 全面立法怎么樣? [01:37.39]The president says it should include measures to beef up border security, punish companies that purposely hire undocumented workers and give the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants here a way to obtain legal status. 總統(tǒng)表示它應(yīng)包括加強(qiáng)邊境安全,懲罰故意雇用非法移民的公司,并給出大約1100萬(wàn)的非法移民獲得合法身份的種種措施。 [01:51.24]Groups that want to restrict immigration are skeptical. 而想要限制移民的團(tuán)體持懷疑態(tài)度。 [01:54.30]The president himself has said he doesn't think these laws are enforceable. 總統(tǒng)本人也表示,他并不認(rèn)為這些法律具有強(qiáng)制性。 [01:57.56]How, how on earth is Congress ever going to be convinced to pass a package of, of the kind he's talking about when no guarantees can be made to the general public that the laws will be respected? 國(guó)會(huì)究竟會(huì)如何被說服國(guó)通過一攬子的那種,他在談?wù)摰氖钱?dāng)對(duì)公眾沒有任何保證時(shí),法律還會(huì)受到尊重嗎? [02:07.11]Doubts that could signal a long road ahead for this legislative push. 懷疑一方表示對(duì)于推動(dòng)立法可能有很長(zhǎng)的路要走。 [02:11.52]Right now, what's interesting on immigration is that everyone is talking the talk, and that includes Democrats and Republicans, but, again, there's a big difference between talking the talk and walking the walk on policy. 現(xiàn)在有趣的是,每個(gè)人都對(duì)移民問題進(jìn)行無(wú)休止的討論，包括民主黨和共和黨人,但是再一次,對(duì)于政策而言有一個(gè)很大的區(qū)別。 [02:21.38]A big question is whether the parties can agree on how to approach this immigration issue. 這個(gè)大問題是政黨間就如何處理移民問題是否可以達(dá)成共識(shí)。 [02:26.07]Should it be on big bill which many Democrats are pushing? 大多民主黨人正在推動(dòng)是否意味著會(huì)有議案? [02:29.33]Or several smaller ones which many Republicans favor, because they say this issue so complex. 或者是共和黨人支持的小眾如何,因?yàn)樗麄儽硎具@個(gè)問題如此復(fù)雜。 [02:35.25]Athena Jones, CNN, Washington. CNN,雅典娜·瓊斯，華盛頓報(bào)道。

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