福克斯新闻 美国总统奥巴马宣布提名国防部长

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Well before the President made the nomination¹ official, Ash Carter was viewed as a top contender for the top job at the Pentagon, serving up until last year as a deputy Defense² Secretary.

在总统提名之前,被视为五角大楼最高职位的头号竞争者的阿什顿·卡特在去年之前一直担任国防部副部长。

“I relied on his expertise³ and I relied on his judgement.”

“我依靠他的专长,而且我依赖他的判断。”

President Obama describing Carter as one of the country's foremost national security leaders-the nominee⁴, pledging…

奥巴马总统称卡特是美国最为重要的国家安全领导人之一，而且这位候选人承诺…

“My most candid⁵ strategic advice.”

“这是我最坦诚的战略建议。”

Key Republicans say they support Carter's nomination, but question if his advice will be taken by the President's inner circle.

核心共和党人表示他们支持卡特的提名,但是对于他的建议是否能被总统核心圈所接受表示质疑。