参议员乔恩·赫斯特德不介意成为特朗普总统玩笑的靶子——但现在他有了要维护的名声。
Sen. Jon Husted doesn’t mind being the butt of President Trump’s jokes — but now he’s got a reputation to uphold.
赫斯特德（共和党-俄亥俄州）周六开玩笑说，特朗普意外称赞他的体格激励他去健身房锻炼，此前总统在竞选集会上曾反复赞叹他的体格。
Husted (R-Ohio) joked Saturday that Trump’s unexpected praise about his physique has inspired him to hit the gym after the president repeatedly marveled at his physique during campaign rallies.
周日，特朗普重申了对赫斯特德体格的欣赏，称他在民调中的支持率“在他讲出那个以A开头的词之后”以及“在他看了他的身体之后”有所上升。
On Sunday, Trump doubled down his admiration for Husted’s physique saying he went up in the polls “after he said the A-word” and after he looked at his body.
赫斯特德在民调中仍以约3个百分点的差距落后于民主党籍前参议员谢罗德·布朗。赫斯特德周日也做出了回应，表示他很感激总统的赞扬。
Husted still trails Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown in the polls by about 3 points Husted responded on Sunday, too, saying he’s admired by the president’s praise.
“第二天醒来听到那些话后，我对妻子说：‘嘿，我觉得我得去健身房保持住我的名声！所以我得继续锻炼，’”赫斯特德告诉福克斯新闻记者艾莎·哈斯尼。“我不常对男人这么做，”特朗普本月早些时候在一场集会上说。
“When I woke up the next morning after hearing that, I told my wife, I’m like, ‘Hey, I think I got to get down to the gym and keep up my reputation! So, I gotta keep working out,’” Husted told Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie. “I don’t do this with men very often,” Trump said at a rally earlier this month.
“我开始打量他的身体，因为我不知道他是个杰出的运动员。我上上下下地看，我看了他的屁股。然后我看了他的手。看看他的手。他长着像爪子一样的手。”这位参议员是在回应特朗普对扬斯敦集会观众的讲话，特朗普当时说他打量了赫斯特德的臀部和腿，并对所见印象深刻。
“I started examining his body, because I didn’t know he was a great athlete. And I looked and I watched up and down. I looked at his ass. And then I looked at his hands. Look at his hands. He’s got these, like, claws.”The senator was responding to Trump telling rallygoers in Youngstown, Ohio, and he had sized up Husted’s backside and legs — and was impressed with what he saw.
“说实话，这向来不是我的事。但我确实看了他的屁股，”特朗普说，引来人群哄笑。“然后我看了他的腿。简直像一堆肌肉！”现年59岁的赫斯特德曾是代顿大学的橄榄球明星，帮助球队赢得了NCAA三级联赛全国冠军。赫斯特德坦然接受了特朗普关于他身体的玩笑。
“It’s never been my thing, to be honest with you. But I looked at his ass,” Trump said, drawing laughter from the crowd. “And then I looked at his legs. It’s like a pile of muscle!”Husted, 59, is a former University of Dayton football star who helped lead his team to a DIII national championship. Husted took Trump’s crack about his body in stride.
“我们是个热爱运动的家庭。我们努力保持身材，”他说。“我曾非常享受大学橄榄球生涯，我妻子是马拉松跑者，我们只是想做一个健康的家庭。”但特朗普对赫斯特德体格的赞赏还没结束。
“We’re an athletic family. We try to stay in shape,” he said. “I had a great joy of playing college football, and my wife’s a marathon runner, and we’re just trying to be a healthy family.”But, Trump wasn’t finished admiring Husted’s physique.
总统本周末在北卡罗来纳州格林维尔的集会上再次提及对身材的检视，并更详细地描述了他的肌肉发达程度。
The president revisited his body inspection during a rally in Greenville, North Carolina, this weekend offering an even more detailed breakdown of his muscular build.
“我以前从来没研究过男人的身体。这不是我的事。没什么不对——当然，”特朗普对人群说，随后重申他曾检查过赫斯特德的臀部和腿部。
“I’ve never studied the body of a man before. It’s not my thing. Nothing wrong with it — of course,” Trump told the crowd, before reiterating that he had examined Husted’s backside and legs.
特朗普还对这位参议员的肩膀赞叹不已，声称自己拍了拍赫斯特德，结果弄疼了自己的手。
Trump also marveled at the senator’s shoulders, claiming he tapped Husted and hurt his own hand in the process.
“他像块钢铁，”特朗普说。“我说，‘这家伙是个怪物！’” 这种不同寻常的赞扬让赫斯特德成为焦点，而他正在与民主党人谢罗德·布朗角逐一场备受关注的参议院席位。
“He’s like a piece of steel,” Trump said. “I said, ‘This guy’s a monster!’”The unusual praise has thrust Husted into the spotlight as he battles Democrat Sherrod Brown in one of the country’s closely watched Senate races.
福克斯新闻的一项民调显示，布朗以 52% 对 47% 领先赫斯特德，这场竞争将成为争夺参议院控制权的关键战役之一。
Brown leads Husted 52% to 47% in a Fox News poll, with the contest shaping up as a key fight for control of the Senate.