Trump visit to U.K. inspires yearning for a 'Love Actually' moment

yearning /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/

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yearning/ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/
n. 渴望，切盼 
e.g.
a yearning for a quiet life

undercut /ˌʌndərˈkʌt/

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undercut/ˌʌndərˈkʌt/ 
v. 削弱，破坏 
e.g.
I don't want to undercut his effort.

channel /ˈtʃænl/

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channel  /ˈtʃænl/
v. 模仿 
e.g.
The band were dressed in 1960s
outfits and seemed to be 
channelling the Beatles

lecherous /ˈletʃərəs/

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lecherous/ˈletʃərəs/ adj. 好色的 e.g. lecherous old men

snap /snæp/

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v. 失去控制

soundtrack /ˈsaʊndtræk/

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n.伴奏

strings /strɪŋz/

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n.弦乐

onward /ˈɔːnwərd/

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adv. 向前地

confrontation /ˌkɑːnfrənˈteɪʃn/

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n. 对峙

appeaser /əˈpiːzə/

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n. 安抚人 ``` > `do-over `

n. 重新来过的机会
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短语

to a soundtrack of soaring strings

• 伴随着激昂的弦乐伴奏,to表伴随,和着节奏

Theresa the Appeaser

• 人名+the+adj/n, the两边的首字母都大写 文学中常用
• Bob the Alcoholic 嗜酒如命的Bob

翻译

How should Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain respond to President Donald Trump’s interview undercutting her position on Brexit, just as she hosts him for a visit?

日前，美国总统特朗普在采访中贬低了英国首相的脱欧立场，特蕾莎·梅正要接待来访的唐纳德·特朗普总统，对此她应当如何回应？

According to many Twitter users Friday, there was only one option: to channel actor Hugh Grant, specifically his performance in the romantic comedy “Love Actually.”

周五，很多推特用户表明，特蕾莎·梅只有一个选择：去模仿演员休·格兰特，具体来说，去模仿他在爱情喜剧《真爱至上》中的表演。

In the film, Grant plays a British prime minister who hosts a lecherous U.S. president played by Billy Bob Thornton, and who finally snaps. At a news conference, he is asked about the “special relationship” between Britain and the United States.

这部电影里，在接待好色的美国总统（比利·鲍伯·松顿饰演）时，格兰特扮演的英国首相最终失控发火。影片中的新闻发布会上，他被问及英国和美国的“特殊关系”。

“I fear that this has become a bad relationship — a relationship based on the president taking exactly what he wants and casually ignoring all those things that really matter to, um, Britain, “ he says in the movie.

“我担心这已经演变为了一个很糟糕的关系——这种关系是基于美国总统索取一切他想要的，却随意忽略一切对于，呃，英国来说真正重要的东西。”他在电影中讲道。

“We may be a small country, but we’re a great one too, “ he adds, to a soundtrack of soaring strings. “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, ++from now onward++ I should be prepared to be much stronger. And the president should be prepared for that.”

“我们也许是一个面积较小的国家，但我们同时也是一个伟大的国家。”他继续说道，伴随着激昂的弦乐伴奏，“一个总是凌辱我们的朋友就不再是我们的朋友。并且，因为霸凌者只会对强权作出回应，从现在开始我会变得更强硬。美国总统最好也对此做好准备。”

May, who hosted Trump at a dinner Thursday and was meeting with him at the country estate Chequers on Friday, showed no sign of planning a confrontation. But at least one prominent supporter of the opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said that he would have done so: “If we’d elected Jeremy Corbyn last year, we’d be getting our Love Actually moment right now, “ Kerry-Anne Mendoza wrote on Twitter. “Instead, Trump baby is getting his ego fondled by Theresa the Appeaser. We may get a do-over soon. Don’t make the same mistake twice Britain.”

梅在周四邀请特朗普参加晚宴，并在英国首相的官方乡间别墅契克斯与他会面，她并没有表现出任何想要与特朗普对峙的迹象。但反对党领导杰里米·科尔宾的支持者中，至少有一位著名支持者声称他会这么做，“如果我们去年选了杰里米·科尔宾做总统，现在就会看到我们的《真爱至上》片段重现了。”克里-阿内·门多萨在推特上写道：“但如今，特朗普宝宝的自负正在被‘绥靖者特蕾莎’所爱抚。我们也许很快就会有重新来过的机会了。英国，同样的错误可别犯两次啊。”