现任美国中情局局长迈克▪蓬佩奥将接任国务卿职务。请看本报周五的报道：

Mike Pompeo, named the next U.S. secretary of state, comes from a one-year stint leading the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he earned Donald Trump’s trust delivering the president’s daily national security briefings and by toeing Trump’s line politically.

Pompeo, who will replace Rex Tillerson, brings the discipline of a former standout at West Point, the prestigious U.S. military academy, as well as the political wiles of a four-term member of the House of Representatives, where he served on the controversial House Intelligence Committee.

报道中的toeing Trump’s line就是“严格遵循特朗普的指示”，toes the line字面意思就是“沿着线走，不偏离”，引申为“循规蹈矩、听从命令”。例如：

With a pistol pointing at the back of his head, he could do nothing but toe the line.

被一把手枪顶着后脑勺，他只能乖乖地服从了。