美國共和黨總統(tǒng)競選人唐納德·特朗普自宣布參選以來，多次憑借引發(fā)極大爭議的離譜言論上頭條，成為美國社會熱門話題。近日，其全面禁止”穆斯林入境美國的言論更是成了各界關注的焦點。他“火爆”的背后隱藏著當今美國政治、社會哪些問題？邊學新詞邊來了解吧。

Donald Trump is the symptom of a new paranoia in American politics.
唐納德·特朗普是美國政治中一種“新偏執(zhí)狂”現(xiàn)象的寫照。

To many Trump remains more of an opportunist than an ardent racist – an irresponsible man who will say anything to win. The words tumble from his mouth, a ramble that moves effortlessly from bombast to bigotry and frames the world as a war between "us" and "them".
對很多人來說，特朗普是個“投機分子”而非狂熱的種族主義者。只要能贏，這個不負責任的家伙想說什么就說什么。從他嘴里“噴”出的言論夸大其詞、偏執(zhí)，將這個世界非此即彼地劃為“我們”和“他們”。

But this makes the popularity of "The Donald": his numbers are rising in the polls not in spite of his racism but because of it.
但這些令反而“唐納德”異常火爆。盡管其言論帶有種族歧視，他在選舉中的票數(shù)卻不降反升。

Trump has become a spokesman for a white Middle America who feels that its cultural and religious identity is under siege.
如今，特朗普已成為美國中產(chǎn)階級白人的代言人。這些人覺得，他們的文化和宗教認同感正在受到圍攻。

Across Middle America, in rural towns in New Hampshire and Iowa, conservative white voters are furious. Men who benefited from post-Second World War economic booms have now spent years cowed by economic crisis. They have watched steel factories close and production move to other countries.
在美國中部、特別是新罕布什爾和愛荷華州的鄉(xiāng)下小鎮(zhèn)，持保守主義觀點的白人選民最近很“憤怒”。那些從二戰(zhàn)結(jié)束后的經(jīng)濟繁榮獲益的人，如今已被金融危機拖累多年。他們眼睜睜看著鋼廠倒閉，產(chǎn)業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)移至他國。

In a year when the Supreme Court sanctioned gay marriage, religious conservatives have felt that their country is rejecting the social values they hold dear.
最高法院裁決同性婚姻合法，讓他們覺得自己珍視的社會價值觀被這個國家拋棄了。

（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 丁一）

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