
For William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is always the first choice,” even if it means his weekly bills are higher.(对于威廉·麦克唐纳来说,加拿大产品是首选,即使每周账单更高。)
对于来自安大略省桑德贝的38岁柴油机修理工威廉·麦克唐纳来说,“加拿大产品永远是首选”,即使这意味着他每周的开销更高。
“As soon as(一……就……) Trump started putting those tariffs(关税) on in February [last year], I started boycotting US goods,” he said. “Avoiding American products has driven my costs up(推高了我的成本), and I’m still happy to do it.
“去年2月特朗普一开始加征那些关税,我就开始抵制美国商品了,”他说。“避开美国产品推高了我的生活成本,但我仍然乐意这么做。
“I used to(过去常常) drink US beer, but now I drink Canadian beer, and that costs me an extra C$1,000 (£531/US$720) a year. Likewise(同样地), groceries(食品杂货) cost about C$50 more a week, but you work that extra hour to pay for it.”
“我以前喝美国啤酒,现在改喝加拿大啤酒,这让我每年多花1000加元(约合531英镑/720美元)。同样,每周购买食品杂货要多花约50加元,但你多工作一小时就能赚回来。”