VOA常速英语:US Farmers Look for Policy Clues in Biden Cabinet Picks

After tumultuous four years marked by trade uncertainty and now a global pandemic,
在经历了四年动荡的贸易不稳定之后以及当下全球疫情之际，
many farmers across the country still supported President Donald Trump.
美国许多农民仍然支持唐纳德?特朗普总统。
Despite ongoing and unsupported claims of voter fraud,
关于选举舞弊的指控仍在进行，但是没有证据支持，
they are coming to terms with his loss in the November election.
他们正在接受他在11月的选举中失败的事实。
It appears that the Presidents chances grow dimmer day by day.
看来总统的机会日益渺茫。
I certainly think that you could see instances of fraud and manipulation,
我当然认为你可以看到欺诈和操纵的例子，
but I find it hard to see that there would be that on the scale.
但我发现很难在大规模上看出这一点。
That wouldnt be needed to turn it around.
不要指望扭转局面了。
Yeah I think its done.
是的，我想已经结束了。
Fred Greeter and Brian Duncan both farm crops in the midwestern state of Illinois,
Fred Greeter和Brian Duncan都是伊利诺伊州中西部的农民，
where president-elect Joe Biden won a decisive victory,
当选总统乔·拜登赢得了决定性的胜利，
fueled by support in densely populated areas like Chicago.
在像芝加哥这样人口密集的地区得到支持。
But rural Illinois where President Trump was popular is important to the nations agriculture industry.
但是，特朗普总统很受欢迎的伊利诺伊州农村对美国农业很重要。
Although about one percent of the US population lives on a farm,
美国大约1%的人口生活在农场，
the agriculture and food industry represents about five percent of USs gross domestic product.
农业和食品工业约占美国国内生产总值的5%。
Illinois is one of the countrys leading exporters of corn and soybeans,
伊利诺伊州是美国主要的玉米和大豆出口地之一，
crops both Greeter and Duncan raise on their farms,
这是Greeter和Duncan在他们农场都种植的庄稼，
which is why they are interested in whom Biden picks to lead the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
这就是为什么他们对拜登选择谁来领导美国农业部(USDA)很感兴趣。
Id rather see someone whos more production ag oriented to fill that role,
我更愿意看到一个以生产农业为导向的人来担任这个角色，
who can understand the needs of rural America and the farmers,
谁能理解美国农村和农民的需求，
because really USDA is the one advocate we have in administration.
因为美国农业部是我们在管理方面的倡导者。
Thats the person that has to go to the president and make sure that they advocate for what agricultures needs are,
这些人需要去总统确保他们支持农业的需求，
so thats going to be a key one,
所以这将是一个关键的问题，
but the other one I think is the USTR position,
另一个我认为是美国贸易代表办公室的职位，
and whoever that trade representative is will be a very very key person for us.
无论那个贸易代表是谁，对我们来说都是一个非常关键的人。
Closely followed by that would probably be who is the director of the EPA is.
紧随其后的可能是谁是环保局局长。
Mark Gebhards is the Illinois Farm Bureaus Director of Governmental Affairs.
马克·盖博兹是伊利诺伊州农场局的政府事务主任。
He works with government agencies on behalf of Illinois farmers to guide public policy,
他代表伊利诺伊州的农民与政府机构合作，指导公共政策，
which includes environmental regulations and trade issues.
包括环境法规和贸易问题。
Theres a lot of unknowns, especially when it comes to China,
有很多不确定因素，特别是在与中国的问题上，
and as you know China is the big player in the game when it comes to the dollars and the purchases they make.
正如你所知道的，中国在这场游戏中扮演着重要的角色，涉及美元和他们的购买行为。
Under President Trump tens of billions of dollars in government aid flowed to farmers,
在特朗普总统的领导下，政府向农民提供了数百亿美元的援助，
to offset losses and profits resulting from the administrations escalating trade disputes mostly with China.
就是为了抵消政府间不断升级的贸易争端带来的损失和利润，主要是跟中国的贸易争端。
Despite recent progress,
尽管最近有所进展,
China hasnt reached pre-trade war levels of purchases on products such as soybeans.
但中国对大豆等产品的购买还没有达到贸易战前的水平。
Theyre still purchasing more from the competitors of the United States than they are from the US.
他们从美国的竞争对手那里买的东西比从美国买的还多。
University of Chicago political science Professor Robert Gulotty says,
芝加哥大学政治学教授罗伯特?格拉迪说，
the benefits of the Trump Administrations trade policies may not be realized until well after Trump has left office.
特朗普政府的贸易政策的好处可能要等到特朗普下台后才能实现。
Biden is in a better position when it comes to trade policy in some sense, in a negotiation sense,
在某种程度上，在贸易政策方面，在谈判方面，拜登处于更有利的地位，
because of the actions that the Trump Administration has taken.
因为特朗普政府已经采取了行动。
At the same time though, its been quite disruptive.
但与此同时，它也相当具有破坏性。
Farmer Brian Duncan is taking a wait-and-see approach as he prepares for farm life under a new Presidential Administration.
农民布Brian Duncan正采取观望的态度，准备在新总统政府的领导下开始他的农场生活。
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