周二晚上，拜登在与拉丁裔活动人士的视频通话中似乎称特朗普的支持者为 “垃圾”，引发政治纷争。起因是特朗普集会上喜剧演员托尼・欣奇克利夫称波多黎各为 “漂浮的垃圾岛”。白宫随后解释拜登指的是欣奇克利夫及其笑话，“supporters” 应为 “supporter's”。共和党抓住此言论，佛罗里达州参议员马可・卢比奥要求拜登道歉。特朗普将拜登言论与希拉里的 “一篮子可鄙之人” 言论对比并用于筹款，还调侃拜登精神状态。此事件可能主导竞选最后阶段。同时，副总统哈里斯发表闭幕演讲，誓言跨党派合作。欣奇克利夫在特朗普集会上对黑人和拉丁裔的冒犯性笑话遭强烈反对，名人支持哈里斯及她对波多黎各的计划。宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什・夏皮罗表示不会侮辱任何人，特朗普称不认识欣奇克利夫且其笑话未获竞选团队预先批准。

• 词汇feud：意为 “长期不和，争执”，可用于描述政治人物之间的纷争，如 “political feud”（政治纷争）。
  
  interpretation：“解释，诠释”，在文中指白宫对拜登言论的不同解释，如 “The White House later offered a different interpretation”。
  
  seize on：“抓住（可利用的事物）”，“Republicans seized on the comments” 表示共和党抓住这些言论做文章。
  
  backlash：“强烈反对，抵制”，“Hinchcliffe's offensive jokes... faced backlash” 说明他的冒犯性笑话遭到强烈反对。
  
  vow：“发誓，郑重承诺”，“vowing to work across party lines” 表示哈里斯发誓要跨党派合作。
  
  


• 短语react to：“对…… 作出反应”，“He was reacting to a joke” 表明拜登是对一个笑话作出反应。
  
  refer to...as...：“把…… 称作……”，“where Puerto Rico was called a 'floating island of garbage'” 这里的 “called” 可以理解为 “refer to...as...” 的一种表达。
  
  compare...to...：“把…… 与…… 相比”，“Trump compared Biden's comment to Hillary Clinton's 'basket of deplorables' statement” 特朗普将拜登的评论与希拉里的言论相比。
  
  regardless of：“不管，不顾”，“Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wouldn't insult people regardless of their candidate support” 乔什・夏皮罗表示不管人们支持哪位候选人他都不会侮辱他们。


• 原文

On Tuesday evening, President Biden appeared to call Donald Trump's supporters "garbage" during a video call with Latino activists, reigniting the political feud. He was reacting to a joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally on Sunday, where Puerto Rico was called a "floating island of garbage." The White House later offered a different interpretation, saying Biden was referring to Hinchcliffe and his joke, and that "supporters" should be "supporter's" in the transcript. Republicans seized on the comments, with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio demanding an apology. Trump compared Biden's comment to Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" statement and used it for fundraising, also joking about Biden's mental state. The incident could dominate the final days of the campaign. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her closing argument, vowing to work across party lines. Hinchcliffe's offensive jokes about Black and Latino people at the Trump rally faced backlash, with celebrities supporting Harris and her plan for Puerto Rico. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wouldn't insult people regardless of their candidate support. Trump claimed not to know Hinchcliffe or the joke, and his campaign said the jokes weren't pre-approved.