THE ARCTIC is a safer place for America and its allies today. Due credit must go to President Donald Trump, a self-styled(自封的) man of peace. He has, after all, lifted the shadow of imminent(迫在眉睫的) invasion from Greenland, the vast and hard-to-defend island that guards NATO’s high north. In the longer term a new defence agreement announced by the Trump administration, Denmark and Greenland on September 18th marks a modest advance on previous treaties. It will make it easier for America to strengthen its military presence on the island, and to control encroachment(蚕食、侵占) on Greenlandic soil by China, Russia and other adversaries.
如今，北极对美国及其盟友来说是一个更安全的地方。这得归功于自诩和平人士的唐纳德·特朗普总统。毕竟，他消除了格陵兰岛迫在眉睫的入侵阴影——这座广阔而难以防御的岛屿守护着北约的极北地区。从长远看，特朗普政府、丹麦和格陵兰于9月18日宣布的新防务协议，较此前条约略有进步。它将使美国更容易加强在岛上的军事存在，并控制中国、俄罗斯及其他对手对格陵兰领土的蚕食。
The pact(协议、条约) is due to be signed by America, Denmark and Greenland at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Mr Trump should not expect a Nobel peace prize for his efforts. It was, of course, he who cast the war shadows over Greenland, threatening to annex the island if he were not allowed to buy it.(当然，正是他给格陵兰投下了战争阴影，威胁如果不允许他购买该岛就将其吞并。) In these cynical times, it is a relief when war-talk turns out to be bluster(虚张声势), but not grounds for a medal.
该协议将由美国、丹麦和格陵兰在纽约联合国大会上签署。特朗普不应指望因自己的努力而获得诺贝尔和平奖。当然，正是他给格陵兰投下了战争阴影，威胁如果不允许他购买该岛就将其吞并。在这个愤世嫉俗的时代，当战争言论最终只是虚张声势时，人们会松一口气，但这并不构成授勋的理由。
By Mr Trump’s own previously stated standards, the deal falls short. Time and again, including in a speech that appall(使震惊)ed world leaders at Davos(达沃斯世界经济论坛) in January, he applied a property developer’s logic to America’s decades-old presence on Greenland. In that address to the World Economic Forum, he scorned his predecessor, Harry Truman, for handing Greenland back to Denmark at the end of the second world war, ending an American military occupation of the island designed to stop it falling into the hands of Nazi Germany.(在那次世界经济论坛的讲话中，他嘲笑前任哈里·杜鲁门在二战结束时将格陵兰归还丹麦，从而结束了美国对该岛的军事占领——那次占领旨在防止格陵兰落入纳粹德国之手。) “How stupid were we to do that?” growled Mr Trump, accusing modern Denmark of ingratitude(忘恩负义). Back then, he insisted that he needed to own Greenland outright, title deeds and all(连地契等一切在内). If a war breaks out, “who the hell(究竟谁（加强语气）) wants to defend a licence agreement or a lease?” the president demanded to know.
按照特朗普自己此前声明的标准，这份协议并不达标。他一再以房地产商的逻辑看待美国在格陵兰数十年的存在，包括今年1月在达沃斯令世界领导人震惊的演讲。在那次世界经济论坛的讲话中，他嘲笑前任哈里·杜鲁门在二战结束时将格陵兰归还丹麦，从而结束了美国对该岛的军事占领——那次占领旨在防止格陵兰落入纳粹德国之手。“我们那么做多蠢啊？”特朗普咆哮道，指责现代丹麦忘恩负义。当时，他坚称自己需要完全拥有格陵兰，包括地契等一切。如果爆发战争，“谁他妈愿意保卫一份许可协议或租约？”总统质问道。
Mr Trump puts ties with Europe on ice
特朗普让与欧洲的关系陷入冰点