四星上将的总统梦（Retired General Joins Presidential Race）

前北约总司令韦斯利•克拉克声称要让总统布什为美国经济的迟缓发展负责。星期三克拉克突然以民主党侯选人的身份加入了2004年的白宫角逐。这位退役将军宣称他将让面对失业问题并为安全忧心不已的美国国民恢复信心。

ANCHOR
An update on the story we told you about yesterday. Former NATO Commander Wesley Clark promises to hold U.S. president Bush accountable for a stumbling1 U.S. economy. Clark jumped into the 2004 Democratic race for the White House on Wednesday. The retired army general says he would restore a sense of confidence to Americans facing job losses and worrying about their safety.

WESLEY CLARK
Why has America lost 2.7 million jobs? Why has America lost the prospect of a $5 trillion2 surplus3 and turned it into a $5 trillion deficit4 that deepens every day? Why has our country lost our sense of security and feels the shadow of fear? Why has America lost the respect of so many people around the world?

CROWD
Bush.

四星上将的总统梦

主播
现在是关于昨天新闻的最新进展。前北约总司令韦斯利•克拉克声称要让总统布什为美国经济的迟缓发展负责。星期三克拉克突然以民主党侯选人的身份加入了2004年的白宫角逐。这位退役将军宣称他将让面对失业问题并为安全忧心不已的美国国民恢复信心。

韦斯利•克拉克
为什么美国有270万人失业？为什么美国本应有5万亿的盈余前景却变成了5万亿的赤字，并且还在逐日增多？为什么我们的国家失去了安全感，总是感觉被恐惧的阴影笼罩？为什么美国失去了世界那么多人的尊重？

注释：

1. stumbling 踌躇的；磕磕碰碰的
2. trillion num. 万亿；兆
3. surplus n. 剩余；过剩；盈余
4. deficit n. 赤字；不足额