Trump

plead

s not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept

classified

documents

Donald Trump became the first former president

to face a judge on federal charges

(

as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami

courtroom

Tuesday to

dozens of

felony

counts accusing him of

hoard

ing classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back

)

.

The history-making court date

,

(

centered on charges

)

(

that Trump

mishandled

government secrets

(

that as

commander-in-chief

he was

entrust

ed to protect

)

,

)

kickstarts a legal process

(

that will unfold

at the height of

the 2024

presidential campaign

and carry profound consequences

not

only for his political future

but

also for his own personal liberty

)

.

生詞：

plead v. 為... 辯護，申辯

classified adj.機密的;保密的

courtroom法庭;審判室

dozens of 幾十;很多

felony n.重罪;重刑罪

hoard v.貯藏；囤積；(尤指)秘藏

mishandle

vt.

處理不當

commander-in-chief 總司令

entrust vt.委托；交托；托付

at the height of 在高度;在……頂點

presidential campaign 總統(tǒng)競選

譯文：

特朗普對他非法保存機密文件的聯(lián)邦指控表示不認罪

唐納德·特朗普成為第一位因聯(lián)邦指控而面臨法官審判的前總統(tǒng)。周二，在邁阿密法庭上，他對數(shù)十項指控私藏機密文件并拒絕政府歸還機密文件的重罪指控表示不認罪。這場創(chuàng)造歷史的庭審以特朗普不當處理政府機密的指控為中心——作為總司令，他被委托保護這些機密——這場庭審開啟了法律程序，該程序?qū)⒃?024年總統(tǒng)競選的高峰期展開，不僅對特朗普的政治前途，而且對他自己的個人自由產(chǎn)生重大影響。來自美聯(lián)社（AP News）