2018-19 秋 Week 2 Assignment 2.mp4 2018-19 秋 Week 2 Assignment 2.mp3: 这次作业需要大家填写几个可能不认识的生词哈 ~~~ 有的可以在上下文中找到,有的虽然语速比较快,但是只要一个音节一个音节耐心辨认,结合文意,也是可以写出来的。加油哈 ~~~ 某一个空中有一个逗号 *^-^* We begin this morning with a narrowing hunt for the Trump administration official who wrote that highly critical op-ed article in the New York Times. The White House 1____________(10)____________. This comes after President Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to launch an investigation. Meanwhile, the New York Times is promising to keep the writer's identity a secret. The newspaper 2____________(6)____________, quote, "the president's threats both underscore why we must safeguard the identity of the writer of this op-ed and serve as a reminder of the importance of a free and independent press to American democracy." Mola Lenghi joins us now from the White House with more. Mola, good morning. Oh, good morning. A speculation swirls about 3____________(6)____________. More than two dozen officials, including the vice president, have come out, denying they wrote it. Meanwhile, President Trump 4____________(8)____________ on Bob Woodward for his critical new book on the Trump administration. The president calling Woodward an idiot and his book a work of fiction. Totally phony quotes, I mean, totally, like, fraudulent books. In South Dakota Friday night, President Trump continued to blame what he called lousy libel laws for the scathing allegations in Bob Woodward's new book—Fear: Trump in the White House. Create some libel laws that 5____________(7)____________, you can sue them and if you're right, you win. Would you please...would you please do that? Then you'd see books that would be really like, Hey, Trump has Done a Great Job. Earlier in an interview, Mr. Trump said it's only a matter of time before the White House 6____________(8)____________ who claims to be part of resistance within the administration. When you first saw this New York Times piece, 7____________(3)____________, who's the first person that came to your head? Well, I can think of four or five. Uh, mostly people that either I don't like or respect. The fact is that we'll find this person. He believes it's, uh, somebody in national security. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force 1, President Trump said he wants the Department of Justice to open an investigation. Jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was, because I really believe it's national security. Top administration officials have come out in full force, denying they were behind the op-ed, including United Nation Ambassador Nikki Haley, 8____________(6)____________, calling the writer cowardly and anti-democratic. The Times should've never done that because really what they've done is virtually... you know, it's treason. Some Republican law-makers disagree they would go that far. It's not treason under the law. It's disloyalty. It's cowardly. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy 9____________(8)____________ the New York Times that the official should be exposed and fired. The Department of Justice 10____________(4)____________. Anthony? Mola Lenghi at the White House. Thanks, Mola.