Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收看美国之音“新闻词汇”，在这里我们会教您新闻中的词汇。
Listen to this U.S. political expert.
请听这位美国政治问题专家的讲话。
He is talking about mistakes conservative Republicans made in 2013 during the Virginia state governor's race.
他在谈论2013年保守共和党人在弗吉尼亚州州长竞选中犯的错误。
They were seen as being irresponsible, as willing to endanger the country's present and future because of rigid ideology.
他们被看作不负责任的人，愿意为了僵化的观念而危害这个国家的现在和未来。
That doesn't sell in America. We are a very pragmatic country.
这种观点在美国行不通。这是一个非常务实的国家。
Pragmatic. This word means to be reasonable.
务实的。这个词的意思是有理性的。

In our story, the professor means that Americans would rather be realistic than support political ideas that might not work.
在我们的报道中，教授的意思是美国人更倾向于讲求实际，而非支持有可能不起作用的政治观点。
Now, the next time you hear “pragmatic,” your American English will be good enough to know what this word means.
好了，当你下次再听到“务实的”这个词时，你的美语就足以听懂它的意思了。