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What the global elite can learn from the Donald
世界精英可以從唐納德身上學(xué)到什么
MOST YEARS, THE LATE-JANUARY GATHERING OF the world’s political, business and financial heavyweights in Davos is dominated by an event or individual.
每年1月底，由世界各國的政治、商業(yè)和金融首腦們在達(dá)沃斯召開的會議往往都主要圍繞一個事件或人物展開。
In early 2002, it was 9/11 and terrorism.
2002年初那屆達(dá)沃斯論壇的主題就是9/11事件以及恐怖主義。
Last year, it was the coming-out party for China’s leader, Xi Jinping,
去年則主要是中國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人習(xí)近平的出場秀，
who despite his authoritarian, mercantilist ways, spoke the language of globalization in a bid to supplant the U.S. around the world.
他的發(fā)言始終圍繞著全球化——盡管方式比較獨(dú)斷，重商主義——為的就是在世界舞臺上取美國而代之。
This year, President Trump was determined to be the story of Davos 2018.
特朗普總統(tǒng)則決意成為今年2018達(dá)沃斯的焦點。
The world’s most prominent populist and his globalist hosts have plenty at stake in whether they can find common ground—we all do.
這位世界上最高調(diào)的平民論者和支持全球主義的各位東道主們能否找到共鳴是一個很大的問題 - 我們大家都一樣。
But it will take a big dose of realism on both sides to avoid making things worse.
然而，要想避免事態(tài)變得更糟，他們在現(xiàn)實主義的道路上都還有很長的路要走。
The Davos crowd sees globalization as a good thing, in no small part because it has been very good to them.
達(dá)沃斯人民一致認(rèn)為認(rèn)為全球化是一件好事，很大一部分原因都是因為他們已經(jīng)從中獲利頗豐。
With few exceptions, they are highly educated, wealthy, successful and mobile.
只有少數(shù)人受過高等教育、富有、成功并且比較不安定的人除外。
Their world has been defined much more by opportunity than by threat.
他們的世界里更多的是機(jī)會而不是威脅。
But now comes Trump, the veritable Antichrist for much of what they hold sacred.
然而，現(xiàn)在來了個特朗普，還是一個名副其實地對基督徒眼中大部分神圣的東西都持?jǐn)硨B(tài)度的反基督人士。
He rejects free trade, opposes immigration, turns back refugees, denies climate change, denounces the Iran nuclear deal, attacks the media and courts,
他拒絕自由貿(mào)易，反對移民，拒絕難民，拒絕承認(rèn)氣候變化，譴責(zé)伊朗的核協(xié)議，攻擊媒體和法院，
embraces autocrats, demeans women and speaks in a coded language that resonates with racists and ultranationalists.
支持獨(dú)裁者，貶低女性，并用與種族主義者和超民族主義者的口氣說話。
From his gilded perches up and down the East Coast of the U. S.,
站在他位于美國東海岸上下游的豪華套房里，
the 45th President, apostle of “America first,” sees globalization as bad for domestic prosperity and security and a direct threat to Washington’s sovereignty.
這位美國歷史上的第45任總統(tǒng)，這位信奉“美國第一”的使徒，認(rèn)為全球化對國內(nèi)的繁榮和安全都有害，對華盛頓主權(quán)也是赤裸裸的威脅。
He genuinely believes that the costs of U.S. leadership far outweigh the benefits.
并且，他由衷地相信，當(dāng)美國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的成本是要遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過其收益的。
