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A firm voice for free trade steps down
一位堅定的自由貿易主義者辭職
GLOBAL MARKETS REACTED badly to the resignation of Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn—and with good reason.
特朗普經濟顧問加里·科恩辭職，全球市場出現強烈震蕩 - 而且有充分的理由。
He was a critical architect of business’s biggest victory under Trump— the $1.5 trillion tax reform/ tax cut—
因為特朗普領導下商界取得的最偉大勝利，離不開他的籌謀 —— 價值1.5萬億美元的稅制改革/減稅 ——
and he was the strongest bulwark against a trade war, the global CEO’s greatest nightmare.
同時，他也是反貿易戰陣營最強大的支柱，貿易戰對全世界的CEO而言都是最可怕的噩夢。
In the aftermath of the resignation, Trump took to Twitter to say he "will be making a decision soon on the appointment of new Chief Economic Advisor,"
科恩辭職后，特朗普在推特上發文表示，他“會很快決定任命新的首席經濟顧問，”
adding that there are "many people wanting the job."
還補充說“想得到這份工作的人多得是。”
One of the first names floated was Peter Navarro, whose protectionist views were kept in check by Cohn.
而第一個浮現出來的名字是彼得·納瓦羅，此人的保護主義觀點也受到過科恩的約束。
Even if the job goes to a more business-friendly candidate, it’s hard to imagine that that adviser will have the clout Cohn did.
即使這份工作最終花落一位有利商界運作的候選人，我們也很難想象他能產生科恩那樣的影響力。
While he and Trump disagreed on many issues, the President respected him because of his successful business career.
雖然科恩和特朗普兩人在許多問題上都存在分歧，但看在其成功的商業生涯上，總統還是十分尊重科恩。
It’s unlikely that a successor will have a similar ability to keep Trump’s protectionist tendencies in check.
繼任者不太可能會具有同樣的能力，來約束特朗普的貿易保護主義傾向。
The trade fight may move to Capitol Hill,
這場貿易爭論可能會轉移到國會山，
where House Speaker Paul Ryan and others are urging Trump to take a more "surgical" approach to his proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum.
在那里，眾議院議長保羅·瑞安等人正敦促特朗普采取更“外科”的方式來解決他提議對鋼鐵和鋁征收關稅的建議。
But for now, "urging" is all Congress can do.
然而，就目前而言，除了“敦促”，國會已經無計可施。
The law gives the President clear authority to impose the tariffs, without the approval of Congress.
因為法律明確賦予了總統不經國會批準就可征收關稅的權力。
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