这不仅仅是伊万卡·特朗普的一张照片，它是指向民主的一根中指！

苏海

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1 v1 y1 T& @( S5 M* a5 \8 M2 @特朗普正在利用他当选总统的新职位使他的商业帝国更加强大，他竟然公开这样做。我们知道特朗普并不真打算解决他的遍布美国和世界各地的商业利益和他的总统职位所构成的前所未有的利益冲突。

小布什总统就职前清理了自己的财产，把它们交给一个合格的多样化信托基金公司管理，奥巴马总统就职前也把自己的财产所值用来投资指数基金和政府债券，和这两位前总统正相反，特朗普什么也没做。

9 a! H! j# J8 T3 y特朗普挥挥手，让人们不必多虑有关利益冲突的问题，他说他将把他的商业运作交给他的子女掌管。
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6 S! M2 g- n4 |& c8 F大选刚刚结束，特朗普就任命他的三个成年子女为总统过渡班子的成员，这意味着掌管特朗普商业帝国的人同时也参与挑选政府的高级官员。
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现在特朗普更进了一步，在他首次和外国元首会面的时候，就是会见日本首相安倍时，他竟然邀请他的女儿伊万卡参加，在现场就坐。
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& s% [( S( c( R1 B+ d4 C- Q特朗普完全可以不让公众知道他女儿参加了会见日本首相安倍这件事，他女儿伊万卡有可能会担任特朗普商业公司的执行总监(CEO)，正相反，特朗普团队居然对外发布了一张有伊万卡在坐的会见照片。

注：在西方，竖起中指是对人不尊重，蔑视和侮辱。

苏海翻译

This isn’t just a photo of Ivanka Trump. It’s a middle finger to democracy
+ K# v1 w+ j" e4 K, r* |" ^, I- aShredding democratic traditions, one image at a time.
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Judd Legum

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We’ve known for some time that Trump didn’t plan to actually resolve the unprecedented conflicts his far-flung business interests presented.

4 L% {7 a) ]; k4 T& CInstead of liquidating his assets and placing them in a Qualified Diversified Trust, as President Bush did, or investing in index funds and government bonds, as President Obama did, Trump has done nothing.
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He’s waved away concerns about conflicts-of-interest, saying that he would just hand over control of his business interests to his children.
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1 K7 I* M" Y6 x8 }2 _He called this a “blind trust” but it is actually the opposite. A blind trust is when you liquidate your assets and hand them over to a neutral third party to control. The contents of the trust are unknown to you. Trump knows what his assets are and says he is handing them to his children.
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' C0 a, t7 S% R) X0 \7 H+ g# [$ RImmediately after Trump’s election, he named three of his adult children — Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr. — to his transition team. This means the same people running the Trump Organization will also be choosing the top officials in the Trump administration.

! W1 z! B1 |; \1 S( m! R4 u( g8 G! TNow he taking things a step further. In his first meeting with an head of state, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump invited his daughter Ivanka — who will likely serve as acting CEO of his companies — to participate.
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Trump could have kept Ivanka’s participation private. Instead, his team handed out a photo featuring Ivanka.
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Nepotism laws prohibit Ivanka from taking a formal role in the White House. But Trump is choosing to send a clear signal to Japan and the world — when you deal with Ivanka, you are dealing with someone who has my ear as president.
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8 ^; g: t/ g* r6 T# ~Let’s suppose one of Trump’s companies would like to open a hotel in Japan and is seeking permits. Would the Japanese government deny them and risk the ire of the President of the United States?

This doesn’t just apply to Japan. This is Trump’s first meeting with a head of state and Trump knows that this photo will be seen around the world. Any country doing business with the Trump organization will be very clear about Ivanka’s role.
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5 S2 W0 G5 A! X: H- H+ p: {" XSince Trump will retain ownership in his businesses, Ivanka’s success will mean money in Trump’s pocket.
The Trump transition did something similar when it leaked word that Trump had requested security clearances for Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr.

Trump later denied this report but at that point, it hardly mattered. The story was another way for the Trump transition to credential his children as integral to, not separate from, the Trump administration.
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The president is supposed to represent the people’s interest — not his own. This is a core tenet of democracy. In just about a week, Trump has left hundreds of years of democratic tradition in tatters.
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苏海

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贾佃工 发表于 2016-11-19 01:39
ivanka是东欧的名字（波兰乌克兰捷克），本来发音就是一碗卡。

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% D) x8 ^: p! T! p/ D7 W+ ~3 E你说的对。伊万卡·特朗普用的是她母亲的名。 Ivanka 应该是英语拼法。她的母亲伊万卡·泽妮科娃(Ivana Zelníčková)是捷克斯洛伐克人，现年67岁，曾是滑雪冠军，模特。伊万卡·泽妮科娃1973年来北美，先和朋友在加拿大蒙特利尔住了两年，后移居纽约，1977年4月7日和川普(中国大陆媒体译成特朗普，其女译成伊万卡·)结婚。伊万卡·泽妮科娃和川普结婚前，曾在捷克斯洛伐克有过一段短暂的婚姻。美国PBS电视台播过一部伊万卡·泽妮科娃的人物介绍电视片。伊万卡·泽妮科娃现在是商人，写过书， 很有才华。她的“For Love Alone ”一书是New York Times bestseller (1992)

Have a good weekend!

苏海

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苏海评论：美国历届总统都有家人参与政务。克林顿当总统时，希拉里简直就是半个总统。奥巴马总统的两个女儿现在刚成年，据说她们还喜欢吸大麻，奥巴马总统会见外国领导人时不是也喜欢拉上他的一家嘛！

贾佃工

主流媒体的底裤都被老川扒光了，脸都被打肿了。现在是恼羞成怒，逮住一点就黑

驻足闻香

翻译练习？

苏海

驻足闻香 发表于 2016-11-18 15:38
翻译练习？

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复习中文，提高英文阅读理解！还可以活跃大脑，预防衰老！

KLP

民主棒槌。他女儿来看住他爹的大嘴，挺好啊。

whocare

谁定的英语翻译，实在非常差 ， 一个名字都翻译不好。  
正确发音是“蔼万卡。楚岚” ，  

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贾佃工

whocare 发表于 2016-11-18 21:00
谁定的英语翻译，实在非常差 ， 一个名字都翻译不好。  
正确发音是“蔼万卡。楚岚” ，  

0 B! X  w2 O) `8 k2 y$ ~4 ^- hivanka是东欧的名字（波兰乌克兰捷克），本来发音就是一碗卡。