今年夏天，唐纳德·特朗普说了五句话，可能决定共和党的命运：“假装我在选票上”。
Donald Trump uttered five words this summer that could seal the Republican party’s fate: ‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’ He spoke admiringly of a senator’s posterior.
他赞赏地谈论一位参议员的屁股。他毫无根据地指责一位穆斯林候选人是恐怖分子。他吹嘘自己对白宫的装修。他开玩笑说，自己的支持者在海湖庄园俱乐部买不起一个汉堡。偶尔，他会谈论生活成本和选民其他日常关切的问题。
He baselessly accused a Muslim candidate of being a terrorist. He boasted about his renovations of the White House. He quipped that his own supporters couldn’t afford a hamburger at his Mar-a-Lago club. Every now and then, he spoke about the cost of living, and other everyday concerns of voters.
在下周美国中期选举前，唐纳德·特朗普举行了数十场竞选集会。这位80岁的老人依然坚信，他能再次证明质疑者是错的，并帮助共和党保持对美国国会的控制。但他在今年夏天达拉斯共和党大会上说的那五句话，可能决定了他党派的命运：“假装我在选票上。”
Donald Trump has held dozens of campaign rallies before next week’s US midterm elections. The 80-year-old remains convinced that he can prove the doubters wrong again and help Republicans retain control of the US Congress. But it was five words he uttered at this summer’s Republican convention in Dallas that could seal his party’s fate: “Pretend I’m on the ticket.”