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They plan to vote on Thursday to direct the Intelligence Committee to conduct public hearings
民主黨人計劃周四投票，監督情報委員會就彈劾特朗普舉行公開聽證會，
and produce a report for the Judiciary Committee to guide its consideration of impeachment articles.
他們還向司法委員會提交了指導其斟酌彈劾條款的報告。
The measure will also provide a mechanism for Republicans to request subpoenas
這一舉措也將為共和黨人提供一個要求傳喚證人的機制，
for witnesses and give Mr. Trump’s lawyers a substantive role in the Judiciary Committee’s proceedings to mount a defense.
讓特朗普的律師在司法委員會的訴訟程序中發揮實質性作用，為特朗普辯護。
Some lawmakers indicated Colonel Vindman would make a good candidate to appear again at a public hearing next month.
一些議員表示，文德曼中校無疑是再次出席下個月公開聽證會的合適人選。
It is not clear why some of Colonel Vindman’s changes were not made,
文德曼中校的部分改動沒有生效，背后的原因目前尚不清楚，
but the decision by a White House lawyer to quickly lock down the reconstructed transcript
然而，據知情人士透露，某白宮律師迅速封鎖修改后的通話記錄這一決定
subverted the normal process of handling such documents, according to people familiar with the matter.
有違處理此類文件的正常流程。
The note-takers and voice recognition software used during the July 25 call had missed Mr. Zelensky saying the word “Burisma,”
7月25日通話使用的記錄員和語音識別軟件均漏掉了澤倫斯基提到了“布瑞斯瑪”這一細節，
according to people briefed on the matter,
據知情人士透露，
but the reconstructed transcript does refer to “the company,”
但修改后的文字記錄提到了“該公司”，
and suggests that the Ukrainian president is aware that it is of great interest to Mr. Trump.
還暗示烏克蘭總統知道特朗普對其很感興趣。
Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Mr. Zelensky said, according to the document,
文件顯示，澤倫斯基在通話中提到，烏克蘭的總檢察長
“will look into the situation, specifically to the company that you mentioned in this issue.”
“會留意這一問題，尤其是你在這一問題上提到的那家公司。”
The rough transcript also contains ellipses at three points where Mr. Trump is speaking.
這份粗略的文字記錄還略去了三處，特朗普均為說話人的內容。
Colonel Vindman told investigators that at the point of the transcript where the third set of ellipses appears,
文德曼中校告訴調查人員，在第三處省略出現的地方，
Mr. Trump said there were tapes of Mr. Biden.
特朗普表示，有拜登的錄音帶。
Mr. Trump’s mention of tapes is an apparent reference to Mr. Biden’s comments at a January 2018 event
特朗普提到的錄音帶，顯然是指拜登在2018年1月的一次活動上
about his effort to get Ukraine to force out its prosecutor general, Viktor Shokin.
就他試圖敦促烏方解除總檢查長維克多·肖金職務一事發表言論的錄音帶。
Supporters of Mr. Biden have said Mr. Shokin was widely criticized for his lax anti-corruption efforts.
拜登的支持者說，肖金廣受批評是因為他反腐不力。
Republicans charge, without evidence, that Mr. Biden was trying to stop an investigation into his son.
共和黨人，在沒有證據的情況下，則指責拜登試圖阻止烏克蘭對他兒子進行調查。
Colonel Vindman told House investigators Tuesday that he twice registered internal objections
周二，文德曼中校告訴眾議院調查人員，
about how Mr. Trump and his inner circle were pressuring Ukraine to undertake inquiries beneficial to the president, including of Mr. Biden.
他曾兩度在內部提出反對意見，反對特朗普及其核心集團向烏克蘭施壓，讓烏方開展多起于特朗普有利的調查，如對拜登的調查。
After the July 25 call, the colonel reported what happened to a superior,
7月25日那通電話結束之后，文德曼中校便向上級反映，
explaining that “I did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen,
稱“我認為，要求外國政府調查美國公民是不合適的，
and I was worried about the implications for the U.S. government’s support of Ukraine,” according to his opening remarks.
美國政府對烏克蘭的支持會帶來怎樣的影響，我很擔心，”他開門見山地說道。
He added, “This would all undermine U.S. national security.”
他還說，“這樣做勢必危及我們的國家安全。”
He also described confronting Gordon D. Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union,
他還提到，美國駐歐盟大使戈登·D.桑德蘭曾敦促烏克蘭官員調查拜登父子，
after the envoy pressed Ukrainian officials to help the Trump administration by investigating the Biden family.
幫助特朗普政府，事后他曾就此事與其展開對峙。
The colonel said he acted out of a “sense of duty,” and emphasized his military service in his remarks.
文德曼中校說，他這樣做是出于“責任感”，他在談話中還強調了他服兵役的經歷。
“I am a patriot,” he said, “and it is my sacred duty and honor to advance and defend our country irrespective of party or politics.”
“我是一名愛國者，”他說，“無論我持怎樣的黨派立場或政治立場，推進和保衛我們的國家都是我的神圣職責和榮譽。”
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