《上級者向け》今日の英語ニュース☆2024.10.30☆時事英語・ニュース英語を極める☆PBS News Hour
■今日の動画：PBS News Hour Oct. 29, 2024
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[03:41] The event was billed as a press conference, but Trump took no questions. Instead, he went on attack, repeatedly flipping some criticisms of him as instead about Kamala Harris.
[** 昨日の番組に出てきたauthoritarian projection mechanismの例。see: https://note.com/wgc888/n/na12c715e07d7#f4a7700d-a904-4279-8e0d-6dc0986e9d8d ]
[09:19] Based on your reporting, has that broken through with voters at all?
[25:46] DONALD TRUMP, Former President of the United States (R) and Current U.S. Presidential Candidate: On day one, I will sign an executive order banning schools from promoting Critical Race Theory or transgender insanity.
(CHEERING)
DONALD TRUMP: I will take historic action to defeat the toxic poison of gender ideology and reaffirm that God created two genders, male and female. I will keep men out of women's sports.
[** In the most simple -- or simplistic -- terms, Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an academic approach that examines how race and racism impact laws, policies, and societal structures. It focuses on understanding systemic racism and how it affects individuals and communities in various aspects of life. //
see also: https://note.com/wgc888/n/n987e5aa71630#9171e302-4686-4cde-8fad-2ffaa43a6794 ]
[** gender ideology = (in this context) progressive theories promoting LGBTQ+ rights and fluid understandings of gender identity and expression, which contradict traditional gender roles and religious teachings. //
see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-gender_movement ]
[30:30] LISA DESJARDINS: This is coastal Georgia, known for shaded squares and Southern charm, but politically a place of sharp contrasts.
[33:29] LISA DESJARDINS: These Republicans have changed strategies from 2020, now pushing for early votes. But Democrats have changed too, now working harder in more rural areas, aiming to cut into GOP margins.
[35:23] LISA DESJARDINS: Johnson was part of a lawsuit that successfully blocked a number of last-minute rules passed by Georgia's Trump-aligned election board. Even so, Johnson has landed with the party he believes in and the devil he knows.
[* land = to arrive at a particular place; to settle into a particular position ]
[** the devil he knows < the devil you know < the devil you know is better than the devil you don't = Something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown (wiktionary)]
[37:45] NICK TIMIRAOS: Well, it's because, if you look at why inflation has come down over the last two years, a lot of it has been from the healing of the supply side of the economy. What is that? Supply chains have improved. The labor force has expanded, partly due to increased immigration, and that's helped to take some of the edge off of the supply-and-demand imbalances that we had when inflation was very high two years ago.
[38:45] GEOFF BENNETT: You reported that this matter of broad tariffs is coming up on corporate earnings calls.
[48:22] JOEL DEMPSEY, Retired Detective, Polk County, Florida, Sheriff's Office: My on-call phone rang, and it was the on-call supervisor for my unit.
[** on-call phone = a phone that officers use to be reachable for emergencies requiring immediate attention while they are off-duty. //
on-call supervisor = a supervisor who is available to respond to work-related issues and emergencies outside of regular working hours. ]
[52:06] STATE SEN. LAUREN BOOK: You need to have people who are properly trained and who are in it to do the right thing and really walk a survivor through this process.
[52:16] JERRI SITES: So let's talk about being trauma-informed and what that approach means.
[** trauma-informed refers to understanding and addressing the impact of trauma on individuals and applying that understanding in various contexts. //
< trauma-informed care = see also: https://note.com/wgc888/n/n0ad025f5a6e0#f4a7700d-a904-4279-8e0d-6dc0986e9d8d ]
[52:34] JERRI SITES: Certainly, forensic interviewing has just really made a huge difference in child abuse cases, having people who are highly trained and understand linguistics and child development and how to approach kids so that they can gather accurate information in a neutral, supportive way.
[** Forensic interviewing is a specialized technique used to gather information from a victim or witness for legal purposes, such as court hearings. In cases of child abuse, it requires a thorough understanding of linguistics, child development and psychology ]
[53:51] GEOFF BENNETT: And join us again here tomorrow night, when Judy Woodruff will look at the so-called diploma divide in this year's presidential election.
[** Diploma divide refers to the difference in voting patterns between individuals based on their educational attainment. In the context of the 2024 presidential election, college-educated voters tend to support Harris, while non-college-educated voters prefer Trump, highlighting the contrasting preferences based on education level ]
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fixing to
make out
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