希拉里和特朗普將迎來首場辯論
Hillary Clinton’s campaign labelled rival Donald Trump a liar and called on moderators to police his assertions in a clear sign the Democratic presidential candidate is increasingly worried Monday’s high-stakes debate could boost Mr Trump’s chances of victory.
希拉里•克林頓(Hillary Clinton)陣營將競爭對手唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)稱作說謊者，呼吁辯論主持人管束他的斷言，這明顯表明，民主黨總統(tǒng)候選人越來越擔心周一的重要電視辯論可能會提高特朗普的勝率。
The demands by Robby Mook, Mrs Clinton’s campaign manager, came as a new poll showed her lead over Mr Trump shrinking to just two points after the Democratic nominee bungled disclosure of her pneumonia diagnosis and the Trump campaign produced a more measured and on-message Republican candidate.
希拉里的競選經理羅比•穆克(Robby Mook)提出這個要求之際，一項最新民調顯示，希拉里較特朗普的領先優(yōu)勢已收窄至區(qū)區(qū)兩點，此前，希拉里在披露她患上肺炎的消息時做得不夠好，而特朗普陣營推出了一個更為慎重和說話得體的共和黨總統(tǒng)候選人。
“We haven’t seen anything like this,” Mr Mook told ABC News on Sunday. “We normally go into a debate with two candidates who have a depth of experience, who have rolled out clear, concrete plans, and who don’t lie, frankly, as frequently as Donald Trump does.”
“我們沒有看到過這樣的事，”穆克在周日告訴ABC新聞(ABC News)，“一般辯論雙方是有著深厚閱歷并提出清晰具體計劃的兩位候選人，坦率的說，他們不會像唐納德•特朗普那樣頻頻說謊。”
Mrs Clinton’s longtime mastery of policy details has led many handicappers to predict she will run roughshod over the New York real estate developer, who had an erratic track record in debates during the Republican primaries.
希拉里長期以來對政策細節(jié)的掌控讓很多預測者預計，她將完勝這位紐約房地產開發(fā)商，特朗普在共和黨初選階段的辯論中有著反復無常的記錄。
But the Clinton campaign’s efforts to pressure the debate’s moderator was a clear attempt to lower expectations, and came even as Mr Trump’s team expressed confidence in his chances.
然而，希拉里向辯論主持人施壓的舉措顯然是為了降低預期，而與此同時特朗普團隊表達了對特朗普勝算的信心。
“He’s a brilliant debater,” Kelleyanne Conway, Mr Trump’s campaign manager, said on the ABC programme This Week. “Newt Gingrich put it best: the former speaker recently said Donald Trump is the best debater he’s ever seen. He’s like the Babe Ruth of debating.”
“他是一位高超的辯論家，”特朗普的競選經理凱利恩•康韋(Kelleyanne Conway)在ABC談話節(jié)目《本周》(This Week)中表示，“紐特•金里奇(Newt Gingrich)說的最好：這位前眾議院議長最近表示，唐納德•特朗普是他見過的最優(yōu)秀的辯手。他就像辯論界的巴比•魯斯(Babe Ruth)。”
