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赈灾救济法案未能通过

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Separately, President Trump denied knowing of White House efforts to keep a warship out of his sight while he was in Japan this week.

此外,总统特朗普称他不知道他本周在日本期间,白宫试图将一艘战舰远离他的视线。
The USS John S. McCain is named in part for the late Arizona senator, who was a noted antagonist of the president's.
约翰·S·麦凯恩号导弹驱逐舰的名字部分源于已故的亚利桑那州参议员,他是知名的特朗普反对者。
Mr. Trump acknowledged their fraught relationship today, but he insisted "I would never do a thing like that."
特朗普承认二人的紧张关系,但他坚称他不会这么做。
In Singapore, acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said he, too, was in the dark.
在新加坡,代理国防部长帕特里克·沙纳罕称他也不清楚。
I never authorized, I never approved any action around the movement or activity regarding that ship.
我从来没有授权,我从来没有批准关于那艘舰船的任何行动。
Furthermore, I would never dishonor the memory of a great American patriot like Senator McCain.
此外,我也不会侮辱著名美国爱国人士,比如参议员麦凯恩。
Shanahan also said he's asked for a formal investigation. The push to pass a disaster aid package in Congress has failed yet again.
沙纳罕还称他要求对此进行正式调查,国会再一次没有通过赈灾救援的一揽子方案。

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The $19 billion measure would help victims of hurricanes, floods and wildfires.

190亿美金的措施将帮助飓风、洪水和大火遇害者。
Democrats tried again today to have the House of Representatives pass it by unanimous consent,
民主党今天再次试图让众议院一致通过该法案,
but Republican Congressman John Rose of Tennessee blocked the action.
但共和党国会议员,田纳西的约翰·罗斯反对该措施。
Severe flooding plagued several states today, and threatened to burst through aging levees.
今天几大州遭遇严重洪水,年久的防洪堤有决堤危险。
The Arkansas River has hit record levels, and submerged parts of Fort Smith, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border.
阿肯色河水位创新高,淹没阿肯色州史密斯堡部分地区,这里靠近俄克拉何马州边境。
The town's mayor today warned there may be worse to come. Let's be patient. This is a long, drawn-out process.
该镇市长今天警告称情况或更加严峻,让我们有耐心,这是一个漫长的过程。
As I moved about, I could feel that the fear that citizens felt is beginning to subside, when the numbers were given about to crest.
当我环顾四周,我感觉人们心中的恐惧开始消除,洪水将到达顶峰。
The fear is beginning to subside, but the suffering is about to begin.
恐惧感正在下降,但苦难即将来临。
A series of storms dropped more than 20 inches of rain across the region over the past month.
过去的一个月,这一地区遭遇系列暴风雨,降雨量超20英寸。
Prosecutors in Chicago today filed new sex-related charges against R&B singer R. Kelly.
今天,芝加哥检察官对说唱歌手R.莱利提出最新性侵指控。
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the 11 felony counts include aggravated criminal sexual assault
《芝加哥太阳时报》报告称他遭受11项重罪指控,包括严重的性侵罪,
and apparently relate to one underage victim. These charges are the most serious yet against Kelly.
显然这与一名未成年受害人有关,这些指控是他面临的最严厉指控。
Some carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
一些指控最高可判30年有期徒刑。

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