据唐纳德·特朗普的说法，在他周六晚间于佐治亚州举行的竞选集会前，他的团队曾建议他庆祝汽油价格上涨。总统无视了这一良言相劝。
According to Donald Trump’s version of events, ahead of his Saturday night campaign rally in Georgia, his own team encouraged him to celebrate higher gas prices The president ignored the good advice.
事实上，特朗普在活动中花费了相当长的时间吹嘘，由于汽油价格上涨，石油和天然气公司正在“赚得盆满钵满”，因此那些为支付账单而苦苦挣扎的消费者应该为在加油站支付更多费用而感到高兴。
In fact, Trump spent quite a bit of time at the event bragging that oil and gas companies are “making a fortune” as a result of higher gas prices, so consumers struggling to pay their bills should be they’re paying more at the pump.
至于那些建议他发表此类言论的团队成员，总统补充道：“我说，‘我才不在乎。我就要说。’”然而，在同一段讲话中，特朗普还补充了一个相关的想法，但并未引起太多关注：“你知道，你们现在付的钱仍然比[拜登时期]低。”当其他借口都失效时，共和党人在公众讨论转向汽油价格时就会打出这张牌。这一论点的核心在于：消费者现在可能感到沮丧，但他们应该记得，当特朗普的民主党前任在白宫任内时，情况甚至更糟。只是这也不属实。
As for members of his team who encouraged him to make such comments, the president added“I said, ‘I don’t give a damn. I’m gonna say it.’”As part of the same part of remarks, however, Trump also added a related thought that didn’t generate nearly as much attention: “You know, you’re still paying lower than [you were under] Biden.”When all else fails, this is the card Republicans play when the public discussion turns to gas prices. It’s a talking point rooted in the idea that consumers might be frustrated now, but they should remember that conditions were even worse when Trump’s Democratic predecessor was in the White House. Except that’s also not true.
路透社报道，根据美国汽车协会（AAA）的数据，在唐纳德·特朗普总统的第二个任期内，美国人在加油站购买汽油和柴油的平均价格，比在其民主党前任乔·拜登任内更高。
Reuters reported Americans have paid more for their gasoline and diesel at the pump on average during President Donald Trump’s second term than they did under his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, according to the AAA.
据AAA数据显示，自特朗普就职近两年来，普通汽油的平均价格为每加仑3.472美元，略高于拜登任内每加仑3.471美元的平均价格。
The price of a gallon of regular gasoline has averaged $3.472 since Trump took office almost two years ago, edging out the $3.471-per-gallon average for Biden’s term, according to data from the AAA.
总体而言，拜登任内大部分时间的汽油价格平平无奇，但自特朗普在莫斯科的朋友决定对邻国乌克兰发动一场无端战争——特朗普当时曾称此举为“天才”之举——后，油价飙升。当共和党人谈论拜登时期的汽油价格时，他们希望美国人忘记，究竟是为什么原因导致成本在民主党人任内攀升。
In general, gas prices were unremarkable across much of Biden’s term, but after Trump’s friends in Moscow decided to launch an unprovoked war in neighboring Ukraine — a move Trump described at the time as “genius” — prices spiked. When Republicans talk about Biden-era gas prices, they’re hoping Americans forget why, exactly, costs climbed during the Democrat’s term.
尽管如此，当我们查看包含俄罗斯导致价格飙升在内的更广泛平均值时，AAA 的数据显示，在民主党总统任内，消费者每加仑汽油的支付价格约为 3.47 美元——这比特朗普第二任期内的平均价格要低，而非更高。
Nevertheless, when we look at the broader average, which includes the Russia-imposed spike, the AAA data shows consumers were paying roughly $3.47 a gallon during the Democrat’s presidency — which is less, not more, than the average during Trump’s second term.
此外，彭博社的一份报告指出，美国人从未像现在这样，在年内如此晚的时段（而非夏季驾车旺季）支付如此高昂的油价。
What’s more, a Bloomberg News report added that Americans have never paid as much as they’re paying now so late in the year, as opposed to the summer driving season.
特朗普兜售站不住脚的胡言乱语，这还有什么好奇怪的吗？在当今关键议题之一上，这位共和党人面临着一个无法粉饰的现实。
Is it any wonder why Trump is peddling unpersuasive nonsense? On one of the key issues of the day, the Republican is confronting a reality that is proving unspinnable.
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