国家经济委员会主任凯文·哈塞特周日表示，他不相信近期那些反映美国民众对经济持负面看法的民调。
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said Sunday that he doesn’t believe in recent polls that show Americans’ negative feelings about the economy.
哈塞特在CNN《国情》节目中告诉主持人杰克·塔珀：“选举周期到来之际，可能会有带有党派立场的民调机构告诉我们，民众真的非常沮丧。这是民主党的惯用做法，我完全不信这一套。
“Ahead of an election cycle, the fact that there's, you know, possibly partisan pollsters telling us that the people are really really depressed, it's a classic Democrat move, and I just don't buy it,” Hassett told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
如果这是真的，如果这些民调在判断消费者状况方面有任何参考价值，那么我们就应该查看消费数据，并说：‘没错，情况确实如此，人们没有花钱。’但事实上，零售商的经营状况良好。”
“Because if it were true, if the polls were any value for thinking about what's going on with consumers, then we should look at the consumption data and say, ‘Geez, yeah, that's right. People aren't spending.’ But, in fact, the retailers are doing well,” he added.
随着中期选举临近，共和党面临多项政治挑战，包括不受欢迎的伊朗战争和关税政策。
Republicans are facing multiple political challenges as the midterms approach, with issues like the unpopular Iran war and tariffs.
伊朗战争尤其让美国民众在加油时承受沉重打击；作为石油行业关键水道的霍尔木兹海峡因冲突而关闭。
The Iran war has especially hit Americans hard at the pump, with the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, closed amid the conflict.
据美国汽车协会数据，伊朗战争期间，美国汽油价格持续高于平均每加仑4美元，周日上午全国普通汽油均价为每加仑4.37美元。
Gas has consistently topped an average of $4 in the U.S. amid the Iran war, according to AAA, with the average price of a gallon of regular gas in the country at $4.37 on Sunday morning.
昆尼皮亚克大学最近的一项民调显示，62%的受访者反对特朗普总统处理经济的方式。
In a recent Quinnipiac University poll, 62 percent of respondents said they were against President Trump’s handling of the economy.
美联社/ NORC研究中心进行的另一项调查发现，65%的受访者认为，高价背后的主要原因在于总统的政策，而非其他经济因素。
Another survey, from The Associated Press/NORC Research Center, found 65 percent of respondents said the president’s policies are behind high prices, more than other economic drivers.
该民调中超过一半的受访者还表示，自特朗普总统重新入主白宫以来，全国经济以及美国整体状况都变得更糟。
Over half of respondents in that poll also said the national economy, and the U.S. overall, had been worse off since the president came back to the White House.
据Decision Desk HQ的民调平均值，特朗普周日上午的整体支持率也相当低，仅为38.5%。
Trump’s overall approval rating, according to a polling average from Decision Desk HQ, is also quite low, sitting at 38.5 percent on Sunday morning.