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美国政客信誉度不及好莱坞明星

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2013-05-19 06:08 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Americans really, really trust Hollywood. They are, however, far more skeptical¹ of Washington, D.C.

据外国媒体5月10日报道，美国人真的非常信任好莱坞。相比之下，华盛顿的政客们却并不享有这种殊荣。

A new survey on the most trusted people in America finds actors taking the top three spots: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Denzel Washington. The first politician to appear on the list is former President Jimmy Carter, who comes in at number 24.

Carter, 88, often referred to as the most successful ex-president in American history, has earned bipartisan（两党连立的） praise since leaving office for his work on behalf of various humanitarian² causes.

During his successful 1976 presidential campaign, Carter won over a majority of American voters with his "Trust Me" campaign slogan.

The surveyed asked 1,000 participants who they trusted the most and was conducted by The Wagner Group for Readers Digest.

President Obama made the list as well but came in at number 65.

According to the list, Obama was edged out（挤掉，险胜） by none other than Adam Sandler, named the 64th most trusted person in America.

No other former president made the list, though Hillary Clinton, a potential 2016 candidate, came in at number 51.

The president was also far outclassed by his own wife. Michelle Obama was the top-ranked Washingtonian on the list, coming in at number 19. Unless you count Clint Eastwood, came in at number 13 on the list.

Obama did edge out Supreme³ Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was listed number 66 in the poll⁴.

The most popular judicial⁵ figure on the list? Well, that would be Judith Sheindlin, “Judge Judy," who beat out all nine Supreme Court justices, coming in at number 29 on the list.

Of course, all of these numbers are slightly skewed. Reader's Digest notes that the top three choices, by far, were "your own doctor" (77%), "your own spiritual adviser⁶" (71%), and "your own child's current teacher" (66%). Those responses were removed to focus on public figures.

Some other interesting names in the top 100:

TV cooking host Rachel Ray (31) edged out former Secretary of State Colin Powell (32)

Star Wars creator George Lucas (42) is more trusted than Chief Justice John Roberts (44).

The top 10 was dominated⁷ by Hollywood figures, including Meryl Streep (4), Steven Spielberg (6) and Julia Roberts (10).

They are all, apparently⁸, more trusted than 2012 Nobel Prize-winning chemist Robert J. Lefkowitz, who was named the 11th most trusted person in America.

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1 skeptical
adj.怀疑的，多疑的
参考例句：
Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。 Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

2 humanitarian
n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者
参考例句：
She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。 The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

4 poll
n.民意测验，民意调查，选举投票
参考例句：
The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。 They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。

5 judicial
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
参考例句：
He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。 Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

6 adviser
n.劝告者，顾问
参考例句：
They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。 Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

7 dominated
受控的 -tive
参考例句：
As a child he was dominated by his father. 他小时候由父亲主宰一切。 His personality dominated over the other members of the committee. 他的人格影响委员会的其他成员。

8 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

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