Dear reader, I recognize that your eyes might glaze over(（目光）变得呆滞) at any mention of the nation’s $40tn federal debt. But your reaction to this mind-boggling(令人难以置信的) number shouldn’t be ennui(厌倦，无聊); it should be outrage and dismay.
亲爱的读者，我明白，一提到国家40万亿美元的联邦债务，你的目光可能会变得呆滞。但面对这个令人难以置信的数字，你的反应不应该是厌倦，而应该是愤怒和沮丧。
Outrage is in order(合适的，恰当的) because the nation’s debt has climbed(攀升，上升) to more than $40tn under Donald Trump, even though back in 2016, when the debt was less than half what it is today, candidate Trump insisted that he’d totally eliminate the debt within eight years. That was yet another example of the Demagogue-in-Chief(首席煽动家（讽刺特朗普）)’s willingness to say anything, no matter how insincere or untrue, to woo(争取，拉拢) voters.
愤怒是理所当然的，因为在唐纳德·特朗普的领导下，国家债务已攀升至超过40万亿美元，尽管早在2016年，当债务还不到今天的一半时，候选人特朗普坚称他将在八年内彻底消除债务。这又是这位“首席煽动家”为了讨好选民而愿意说任何话的又一个例子，无论多么虚伪或不真实。
Not only has Trump failed to reduce the debt, he has spectacularly(惊人地，壮观地) increased it. Take Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” and the huge tax cuts it lavished(慷慨给予，滥施) upon the very rich and corporations. That legislation is expected to increase the nation’s debt by a whopping(巨大的，庞大的) $3.4tn over the next decade. Worse, during Trump’s time as president, including his first term, the federal debt has climbed by a colossal(巨大的，庞大的) $11.6tn.
特朗普不仅未能减少债务，反而大幅增加了债务。以特朗普的“大而美法案”及其慷慨给予富人和企业的大幅减税为例。这项立法预计将在未来十年内使国家债务增加惊人的3.4万亿美元。更糟糕的是，在特朗普担任总统期间，包括他的第一个任期，联邦债务已攀升了巨大的11.6万亿美元。