(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
Courts of Last Resort
终审法院
Tight margins in key swing states trigger litigation
优势较小的关键摇摆州引发诉讼
In the wee hours of the morning after election Day, state officials were still tallying millions of mail-in and absentee ballots in key battleground states, and the presidential race remained too close to call. But that didn't stop President Donald Trump from gathering his supporters in the East Room of the White House, falsely asserting he had already won, and promising he would challenge future election results in court. "We'll be going to the U.S. Supreme Court," he said. "We want all voting to stop. We don't want them to find any ballots at 4 o'clock in the morning and add them to the list."
在选举日结束后的凌晨时分,各州官员仍在清点主要战场州的数百万张邮寄选票和缺席选票,总统选举的胜负仍然难分伯下
By the time the sun had risen, the Trump campaign had taken its cue, with top advisers calling for multiple lawsuits on the grounds that the ongoing vote count would result in tallying "illegally cast ballots." In a recording of a Nov. 4 phone call with supporters obtained by TIME, campaign aides forecast legal challenges in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. By late that afternoon, the campaign had demanded a recount in Wisconsin, filed suit to stop the ballot count in Michigan, and launched two more legal challenges questioning the ballot-counting process and voter-ID laws in Pennsylvania. It also filed a motion to intervene in an existing dispute over Pennsylvania ballots at the U.S. Supreme Court.
太阳升起来的时候,特朗普的竞选团队已经有所行动,其高级顾问以正在进行的计票会导致“非法投票”为由,多次提出诉讼
Election-law experts from both sides of the aisle dismissed the Trump team's suggestion that the ongoing vote count was untoward. State election officials routinely take days to finish counting ballots, and with more than 90 million Americans requesting mail-in ballots because of the pandemic, delays were widely expected. "It's contrary to law and the way we run elections to suggest we should stop counting votes because one of the candidates is ahead and doesn't want to fall behind," says Trevor Potter, former general counsel for John McCain's presidential campaigns.
来自两党的选举法专家都反驳了特朗普团队有关“正在进行的计票出现了问题”的说法
But with relatively tight margins in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia, it was also immediately clear that an onslaught of election-related litigation was all but inevitable. It is no longer a question of whether the results of the 2020 presidential race will end up mired in the courts; it is how long and how consequential that court battle will be.
但在宾夕法尼亚州、内华达州和乔治亚州等关键战场州,双方优势相对较小,因此一场与选举相关的诉讼几乎不可避免
The contours of the coming fights are only beginning to emerge. Experts say that in coming days, new cases could hinge on anything from recounts to obscure state statutes to whether the U.S. Postal Service delivered ballots.
即将到来的火拼才刚显现苗头,专家们表示,在未来的几天里,新案件可能取决于从重新计票到模糊的州法规,再到美国邮政服务是否投递选票
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重点讲解
1.wee hours 凌晨
Going to bed in the wee hours and snoozing until noon only disrupts the brain's clock further.
凌晨上床睡觉,一直睡到第二天中午,只会进一步破坏大脑的生物钟
2.too close to call 胜负难分
In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
参议院现在的票数还难分上下
3.on the grounds that 基于……理由
The case was dismissed on the grounds that there was not enough evidence.
此案以缺乏足够的证据为由被驳回
4.hinge on 取决于……
Does not success or failure hinge on this?
成败之机,其在斯乎?