克鲁兹获杰布布什支持 Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz, the Cuban-American senator from Texas, received a boost in his effort to rally Republicans behind his bid to beat Donald Trump in the Republican presidential race after Jeb Bush endorsed him for the party's nomination.
特德•克鲁兹(Ted Cruz)在共和党内凝聚人心、在共和党总统候选人角逐中击败唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)的努力得到了一个提振。杰布•布什(Jeb Bush)表态支持这位得克萨斯州的古巴裔美国参议员获得该党提名。
The former Florida governor, who abandoned his own White House ambitions after failing to gain any traction, said he was backing Mr Cruz “for the sake of our party and country”, as he took aim at Mr Trump, the clear Republican frontrunner.
身为前佛罗里达州州长的杰布•布什因为在初选阶段一筹莫展而放弃了自己入主白宫的雄心。他表示，他支持克鲁兹是“为了我们党和国家”，他的矛头指向共和党内的明显领跑者特朗普。
“We must move to overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena, or we will certainly lose our chance to defeat the Democratic nominee and reverse President Obama’s failed policies,” he said.
“我们必须行动起来，克服唐纳德•特朗普带入政坛的分裂和庸俗，否则我们肯定会失去击败民主党候选人、扭转奥巴马总统的失败政策的机会，”他表示。
Mr Bush is the second high-profile Republican establishment figure to back Mr Cruz, who is hated by the party elite but is seen as the most likely to defeat Mr Trump to the nomination. GOP leaders believe the New York property tycoon threatens the party’s future.
杰布•布什是第二个支持克鲁兹的共和党知名建制派人物，克鲁兹受到党内精英的憎恶，但被视为最有可能在总统候选人提名角逐中击败特朗普。共和党领导人相信，特朗普这位纽约地产大亨对该党的未来构成威胁。
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee, last week offered his support for Mr Cruz instead of John Kasich, the more moderate Ohio governor, who has only won his home state and remains far behind Mr Trump and Mr Cruz in terms of delegates.
2012年共和党提名总统候选人米特•罗姆尼(Mitt Romney)上周表态支持克鲁兹，而不是比较温和的俄亥俄州州长约翰•卡西奇(John Kasich)，后者在初选中仅在自己所在的州胜出，就选举人票而言远远落后于特朗普和克鲁兹。
Mr Cruz has spent the past year vilifying the Republican establishment, but he increasingly needs their support as he tries to catch up with Mr Trump who has won 20 states compared with his eight. Mr Cruz also faces a steep climb to reach the magic number of 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination without going through a contested convention.
克鲁兹在过去一年丑化共和党建制派，但他越来越需要体制内人物的支持，以便赶上特朗普的人气；特朗普在初选中已经赢得20个州，而克鲁兹仅赢得8个州。如果要获得1237张选举人票（这个神奇的数字意味着赢得提名，而无需在党代会上进行最后较量），克鲁兹还面临着艰巨的任务。
Many establishment Republicans believe that Mr Trump and Mr Cruz would lose the November election to Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, but they think Mr Cruz would do less lasting damage to the party.
许多建制派共和党人相信，特朗普和克鲁兹都会在11月举行的大选中败给民主党总统候选人领跑者希拉里•克林顿(Hillary Clinton)，但他们认为克鲁兹对党造成的持久损害将会相对较小。
In a statement on Mr Cruz’s website, Mr Bush described the Texas senator as “a consistent principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests”.
在克鲁兹网站上发表的一份声明中，杰布•布什形容这位得克萨斯州参议员为“一个一贯有原则的保守派人士，已证明有能力吸引选民，赢得初选”。
Mr Bush quit the race last month after he struggled to break through in the early contests, despite having raised well over $100m for his campaign and been viewed as the establishment favourite for the Republican ticket for months before launching his campaign.
杰布•布什在上月退出了党内提名角逐，因为他在最初的几场初选中难以脱颖而出——尽管他筹集了1亿多美元的竞选资金，并且在投入竞选之前的几个月里一直被党内建制派视为获得提名的最佳人选。
