川普的怒火
The White House has suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference following the midterm elections.
美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）記者阿科斯達在期中選舉後的新聞會上，與總統川普發生激烈衝突後，白宮方面吊銷阿科斯達的採訪證。
heated(adj.)激烈的=fierceconfrontation(n.)衝突、爭執、對峙midterm elections期中選舉
The row began on Wednesday after Acosta asked Trump about the caravan of migrants heading from Central America to the southern US border.
在週三的記者會上，當阿科斯達詢問川普有關正從中美洲前往美國南方的移民的問題時，兩人爆發衝突，
row(n.)衝突;爭執=argument=clashcaravan(n.)一批移民migrant(n.)移民;遷徙動物
The reporter asked if the president thought he had “demonized” immigrants by calling the group an “invasion.”
記者詢問總統是否認為他稱這批移民的到來稱為「入侵」，是「妖魔化」了移民。
demonize(v.)將…妖魔化demon(n.)惡魔;魔鬼immigrant(n.)(外來的)移民emigrant(n.)(移居國外的)移民invasion(n.)入侵;侵略invasion of privacy隱私權的侵犯invade(v.)入侵;侵略
“I think you should let me run the country, you run CNN, and if you did it well, your ratings would be much better,” the president said.
總統說：「我認為你應該讓我治理這個國家，你來經營CNN，如果你做得好，你們的收視率會好很多。」
When Acosta attempted to follow up his question with a second one on Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, Trump said he was “not concerned about anything” because the investigation was a “hoax”.
當阿科斯達試圖問第二個問題，關於羅伯特·穆勒（特別檢察官）對俄羅斯干預2016年大選的調查的問題時，川普說：「他沒什麼好擔心的」，因為該調查是一場「惡作劇」，
attempt to RV 嘗試;試圖=try to RVprobe(n.)調查=investigation
Then he added, pointing angrily: “That’s enough. Put down the mic.”
接著他憤怒地指著記者說：「夠了，放下麥克風。」
A White House staffer then tried to take the microphone from the CNN correspondent, but he wouldn’t give it up.
一名白宮工作人員隨後試圖從阿科斯達手中接過麥克風，但他不願放下麥克風。
Acosta finally relinquished the mic and sat down, but Trump then began to verbally berate him from the lectern. “CNN should be ashamed of itself having you work for them,” Trump said. “You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn’t be working for CNN.”
阿科斯達終於放棄了麥克風並坐了下來，但川普隨後開始在台上責罵他：「CNN應該為你身為他們的員工而感到可恥，你是一個粗魯、糟糕的人，你不應該為CNN工作。」
relinquish(v.)放棄=let go of~=give up~verbally(adv.)言語上berate(v.)嚴責、訓斥=scold=rebuke=reprimandbe ashamed of oneself 對自己的行為感到可恥
Just hours after drawing the ire of the president, Acosta was denied entrance to the White House when he was there for a live shot on CNN’s program “Anderson Cooper 360°.” A Secret Service official then took away his press pass.
惹怒總統幾個小時後，阿科斯達赴白宮，欲為CNN節目《安德森·庫珀360°》進行現場轉播，卻遭禁止通行。一名特勤局官員隨後拿走了他的採訪證。
ire(n.)憤怒、怒火draw or raise the ire of~激怒某人=irritate
Addressing the president’s exchange with Acosta, CNN released a statement on Twitter to support Acosta.
針對阿科斯達在記者會上與總統的爭執，CNN在推特上發布了支持Acosta的聲明，
“This President’s ongoing attacks on the press have gone too far,” the company said. "They are not only dangerous, they are disturbingly un-American ... A free press is vital to democracy, and we stand behind Jim Acosta and his fellow journalists everywhere.”
CNN表示：「總統對媒體的持續攻擊已太過火，不僅危險，且違背了美國的價值，令人憂心⋯⋯新聞自由對民主至關重要，我們支持阿科斯達和所有跟他有相同境遇的記者們。」
go too far 太超過了;太過火了disturbingly(adv.)令人憂心地=worryingvital(adj.)重要的=important=crucialfellow(adj.)同事的;同伴的;同情況的