大卫·麦克洛斯基的新书描述了“特殊关系”的灾难性崩溃——情况还会变得更糟吗？
David McCloskey’s new book depicts a calamitous collapse of the ‘special relationship’ – could things get darker still?
“特殊关系”，即美国和英国之间历经战争与和平仍得以维系的悠久情感纽带，如今正陷入困境。
The “special relationship”, the time-honored emotional bond between the US and Britain that has sustained through war and peace, is in trouble.
历经数代、凭借历史、文化和语言跨越海洋、将两国紧密联系在一起的纽带，如今正以前所未有的方式不断松动——这种紧张局势被唐纳德·特朗普 relentless 地加剧，他乐此不疲地将传统同盟和外交礼节牺牲在他“美国优先”的议程祭坛上。
The ties of history, culture and language that have bridged an ocean and bound the two countries politically for generations are fraying as perhaps never before – strained relentlessly by Donald Trump, who has gleefully sacrificed traditional alliances and diplomatic niceties on the altar of his “America first” agenda.