你好，“早安乔”全家！我们很乐意听到你们的声音。以下是本周大家心中的想法。一如既往，你们可以随时给我们写信。
Hello, “Morning Joe” Family! We love hearing from you. Here’s what was on your mind this week. As always, you can write to us any time.
乔，特朗普政府一直让我想起《狮子王》，特朗普饰演斯卡——那个冷酷暴君，被复仇欲和自我膨胀驱使。共和党人完美诠释了那些盲目跟随、对暴君唯命是从的鬣狗，而衰败的荣耀石则折射出特朗普治下美国走向衰落的国情。你能预见地平线上会出现辛巴，来拯救我们吗？—— 加里·B.多棒的流行文化引用啊。我和孩子们看过无数遍《狮子王》，每次都让我欢笑感动。
Joe, the Trump administration has long reminded me of “The Lion King,” with Trump playing Scar, the disinterested tyrant driven by revenge and self-aggrandizement. The Republicans are pitch-perfect as the mindless hyenas who bend the knee to the tyrant’s every whim, and the diminished Pride Rock reflects our country’s state of decline under Trump. Can you foresee a Simba on the horizon, coming to save us? — Gary B. What a great reference from popular culture. My children and I have seen “The Lion King” countless times, and I am always entertained and moved.
人生中有很多时刻，我未能达到目标，未能成为想成为的人。那些时刻，我仿佛听到祖母的声音，重复着木法沙的话，告诉我：我比现在的我更伟大。超越自我，既是对个人的挑战，也是对美国的挑战。
There have been many times in my life when I have fallen short of my goals and have not been the person I wanted to be. In those moments, I imagine hearing my grandmother’s voice repeating the words of Mufasa telling me that I am more than what I have become. The challenge to be more than we are applies to us personally and to America.
我们是共和国的一员，这共和国远比它现在的模样伟大。地平线上的英雄不会是从荒野走出的政治巨星。那个英雄就是你。我们必须对领袖、对国家、对自己要求更高。
We are members of a republic that is so much more than what it has become. That hero on the horizon will not be a political superstar coming out of the wilderness. That hero is you. We must demand more of our leaders, of our country, and of ourselves.
我最喜欢卡尔·桑德堡的一句名言，描绘了一个“在旭日红光中，刚从上帝燃烧的创造之手中诞生”的美国。特朗普说的很多话让我抓狂，其中之一就是他反复声称只有他能解决国家的问题。简直是胡说八道。
My favorite Carl Sandburg quote envisions an America “in the crimson light of a rising sun, fresh from the burning, creative hand of God.”One of the many things Donald Trump says that I find maddening is his repeated claim that he alone can fix our country’s problems. What nonsense.
在美国，让这个国家伟大的是人民，而非政客。我们成功的秘诀藏在美国人的心中，而非国会大厦、椭圆办公室或豪华舞厅。让这个国家重回建设“更完美的联邦”这一事业，是我们的任务、使命、爱国义务。让我们从这次大选开始，踏上这条道路。
In America, it is the people and not the politicians who make this country great. The secret of our success rests in the hearts of Americans, not in the halls of Congress or in the Oval Office or grand ballrooms. It is our task, our mission, our patriotic duty to return this country to the work of forming a more perfect union. Let’s start moving down that path this election.
当特朗普威胁要向芝加哥和其他“蓝色”城市派遣军队/ICE时，他是否想过肯特州这样的形象会对未来的选举产生影响？我知道他并不真正关心，但共和党人愿意和他走多远？
When Trump is threatening to send troops/ICE to Chicago and other “blue” cities, does he think about the effect images like Kent State would have on future elections? I know he doesn’t really care, but how far are Republicans willing to go along with him?
匿名你是对的。总统并不在乎他是否创造了像肯特州立大学这样的形象。为什么？因为他认为以他的名义犯下的暴行是力量的象征。
— Anonymous You are right. The president does not care if he creates images like Kent State. Why? Because he sees violence perpetrated in his name as a sign of strength.
当候选人特朗普说他可以在第五大道射杀某人，他的粉丝仍然会支持他时，他是在给自己最高的赞美，他认为这是对任何政治家的赞美。这就是为什么1月6日及其后果不应该让我们感到惊讶-因为他们令人震惊。这也是为什么我们必须在今年的选举和特朗普任期的最后两年保持警惕。
When candidate Trump said he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and his fans would still support him, he was paying himself the highest compliment he believed could be bestowed on any politician. That’s why Jan. 6 and its aftermath should not surprise us — as shocking as they were. That is also why we must remain vigilant going into this year’s election and throughout the last two years of Trump’s term.
乔，我是SemDems（塞米诺尔县民主党人）的一名志愿者，他们欢迎志愿者就组织和战略提出意见。作为一名佛罗里达人，您有什么建议来最好地利用我们的资源和重点？谢谢！
Joe, I am a volunteer with SemDems (Seminole County Democrats) and they welcome input from volunteers about organizing and strategy. What do you recommend as a fellow Floridian to best use our resources and focus? Thank you!
艾米·S谢谢你的问题，艾米！当我第一次竞选国会议员时，我29岁，在政界我一无所知。作为一个没有钱资助我的竞选活动的新人，我唯一知道要做的就是敲门并在我皈依者的院子里树立标志。
— Amy S. Thanks for your question, Amy! When I first ran for Congress, I was 29 years old and I knew absolutely nobody in politics. As a newcomer with no money to fund my campaign, the only thing I knew to do was to knock on doors and plant yard signs where I made converts.
在竞选活动的最后几周，我的志愿者们沿着选民名单查下来，并全天给人们打电话。我们在选举日的投票率非常高，进行了一场我本应失败的选举，但以压倒性优势获胜。
In the final weeks of the campaign, my volunteers went down voter lists and called people throughout the day. We had a remarkable turnout on Election Day and took an election that I was supposed to lose and won in a landslide.
这一切都归结为基本的基层工作：敲门、握手、张贴庭院标志、拨打拉票电话，甚至开车送人们去投票站。这是当时赢得选举的最佳方式，也是现在赢得选举的最佳方式。祝你好运，感谢您为如此重要的事业提供志愿服务！
All that came down to basic grassroots work: knocking on doors, shaking hands, putting up yard signs, making get-out-the-vote calls, and even driving people to the polls. That was the best way to win elections then, and it is the best way to win elections now. Good luck, and thank you for volunteering for such an important cause!
米卡，你认为你的父亲会给那些希望在2028年竞选总统的民主党人什么建议呢？尤其是在国防与外交政策方面。——汤姆·P我父亲一生都在致力于抵制苏联的侵略行为。这是因为1939年纳粹与苏联对波兰的入侵，以及1945年起斯大林对波兰的占领，给他及其家人带来了深重影响。
Mika, what piece of advice do you believe your father would provide to a Democrat seeking the presidency in 2028 regarding their position(s) on defense and/or foreign policy? — Tom P. My father spent his entire life pushing back on Soviet aggression. That is because he and his family were profoundly impacted by the Nazi and Soviet invasion of their country in 1939, and Stalin’s occupation of Poland starting in 1945.
要预测他会对俄罗斯的暴政以及乌克兰的自由战士们作何评价其实并不难。他在冷战时期撰写的著作至今仍极具参考价值，有助于我们理解如今执掌俄罗斯的这位前克格勃特工的动机。
Predicting what he would say about Russian tyranny and Ukrainian freedom fighters is not much of a stretch. His books written during the Cold War remain as relevant as ever in explaining the motivations of the former KGB agent now running Russia.
我确信，特朗普抛弃乌克兰的做法同样会让他感到愤慨，就像我一样。至于伊朗问题，父亲肯定会强烈告诫特朗普切勿入侵该国。
I am confident my father would be just as offended by Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine as I am. Regarding Iran, Dad would have strongly warned Trump against invading the country.
有许多录像显示，他曾对查理·罗斯等采访者强调：入侵伊朗将带来灾难性后果。倒不是因为伊朗最终能战胜我们，而是因为伊朗会封锁霍尔木兹海峡，那样做无异于“让全球经济陷入火海”。如今我们已身处这种境地，我猜想他会竭力寻求最佳谈判方案，即便这意味着还需继续对伊朗政权施加经济压力几个月。
There are several clips of him telling interviewers like Charlie Rose that an invasion of Iran would be disastrous. Not because they would ultimately defeat us in war, but because they would close the Strait of Hormuz and an invasion would be like “setting the world’s economy on fire.”Now that we find ourselves there, I suspect he would be looking for the best negotiated deal possible, even if that meant continuing to apply economic pressure on the Iranian regime for a few more months.
基于他毕生在戴维营等地所做的努力，他对巴以冲突的立场也很容易推测。他认为以色列有权生存，同时巴勒斯坦人民也有权建立属于自己的独立国家。
His position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is also easy to project based on his lifetime of work at Camp David and beyond. He believed that Israel had a right to exist, alongside a Palestinian state that had the right to be governed independently by its own people.
父亲是华盛顿为数不多的极力主张建立巴勒斯坦国、并敦促以色列为其在约旦河西岸的非法定居点行为及对巴勒斯坦人的虐待负责的外交政策领袖之一。
Dad was one of the few major foreign policy leaders in Washington who aggressively pushed for Palestinian statehood and for holding Israel to account for its illegal settlements on the West Bank and its mistreatment of Palestinians.
在他的一生中，这些立场几乎始终与华盛顿官方立场相悖。不过如今情况已有所不同。
Those positions were almost always out of step with official Washington throughout his lifetime. But not anymore.
我相信他看到加沙和约旦河西岸的可怕条件会感到震惊。他还将积极呼吁美国政府向以色列施加压力，要求其停止定居者对约旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人的恐怖暴力，同时通过分析结构推动双方实现难以捉摸的两国解决方案。
I’m sure he would look at the terrible conditions across Gaza and the West Bank and be horrified. He would also be actively calling for the United States government to apply pressure on Israel to stop settlers’ terrorist violence against West Bank Palestinians, while working through analytical constructs to move both sides toward that elusive two-state solution.
伙计们，来点布鲁尔的爱怎么样？来吧，小姐……投掷103+英里/小时的火！图朗！乔里奥！
Guys how about some Brewer love? C’mon, the Miz … throwing 103+ mph fire! Turang! Chourio! — Patrick T.
帕特里克·T你说得太对了！酿酒人队度过了一个令人难以置信的赛季，横扫了小熊队，并再次证明你可以在不超出预算的情况下组建一支伟大的棒球队。祝圣地亚哥及其他地区好运！
You are so right! The Brewers have had an incredible season, swept the Cubs, and have once again proven that you can build a great baseball team without busting your budget. Good luck with San Diego — and beyond!
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