2019-04-12

Donald Trump does away with another member of his cabinet
The president will struggle to get what he wants at the border
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-13

Article

https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-04-12/

Notes

she had been twisting in the wind for months
苦苦挣扎

sympathise with Ms Nielsen.
同情

was referred to the Justice Department

re'fer sb/ sth to sb/ sth： to send sb/ sth to sb/ sth for help, advice or a decision 将…送交给（以求获得帮助等）
My doctor referred me to a specialist.
我的医生让我去找一位专家诊治。
The case was referred to the Court of Appeal.
这个案子被送交到上诉法院。
(formal) May I refer you to my letter of 14 May?
你查看一下我 5 月 14 日给你的信好吗？

asylum seekers
政治庇护寻求者

suggested the writing was on the wall.

the ˌwriting is on the 'wall | see the ˌwriting on the 'wall (NAmE also the ˌhandwriting on the 'wall) (saying)： used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure （看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆
It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.
令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。

he wanted to “go in a tougher direction”.

impeded our ability to fully secure America’s borders
阻止；保卫边境

homeland-security secretary
国土安全局秘书

America needs to “get rid of the whole asylum system” and “get rid of judges”.

deny asylum-seekers entry to America.
拒绝进入

Randolph Alles would step down

step a'side/ 'down： to leave an important job or position and let sb else take your place 让位；退位

the Secret Service
特工部门

Stopping the tide of migrants completely
移民潮

Stopping the tide of migrants completely is beyond the power of any homeland-security secretary. But it is not beyond their power to try—or at least to appear on television to be trying

Mr Trump has preferred fighting public battles on immigration and much else to the unglamorous work of compromise and governance.
就喜欢打嘴炮搞大新闻，不喜欢去做协调与管理

gearing up to fight the same battle again.

gear 'up (for/ to sth) | ˌgear sb/ sth↔'up (for/ to sth)： to prepare yourself/ sb/ sth to do sth （使）为…做好准备
Cycle organizations are gearing up for National Bike Week.
自行车组织正在为全国自行车周活动做准备。