Could Donald Trump be a Russian asset(资产；有价值的情报人员)? The headline on a review in the Guardian of my new book Betrayal has provoked(激起，引发) heated international debate(激烈的国际辩论). Written by the historian Lawrence Freedman(劳伦斯·弗里德曼，英国历史学家), the piece generated(产生，引起) thousands of comments from across Europe and beyond on social media. Many people responded with a single word: “Duh!(“废话！”表示某事显而易见)”
唐纳德·特朗普可能是俄罗斯的“资产”吗？《卫报》对我的新书《背叛》的一篇评论的标题引发了激烈的国际辩论。这篇由历史学家劳伦斯·弗里德曼撰写的文章，在社交媒体上引发了来自欧洲及其他地区的数千条评论。许多人用一个词回应：“废话！”
Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin is the biggest mystery(谜，神秘的事物) in international politics. In 2017 I wrote a book called Collusion, which set out(阐述，说明) Moscow’s operation to support and cultivate(培养，建立（关系）) Trump, going back decades. The US president, of course, denies links with Russia. But in his second term, his behaviour towards Putin has been as weird(古怪的，离奇的) and perplexing(令人费解的) as during his first.
特朗普与弗拉基米尔·普京的关系是国际政治中最大的谜团。2017年，我写了一本名为《勾结》的书，书中阐述了莫斯科数十年来支持和培养特朗普的行动。当然，美国总统否认与俄罗斯有联系。但在他的第二个任期内，他对普京的行为与第一任期一样古怪和令人费解。
For example, at the Alaska summit last year the US president applauded his Russian counterpart(对应的人，同行), meeting him at Anchorage airport and rolling out a red carpet(铺红地毯，隆重欢迎). Trump seemed uncharacteristically(一反常态地) nervous, as he waited for Putin to emerge from his plane. At their joint press conference after talks, he allowed the Russian president to speak first. It was a bizarre(怪诞的，异乎寻常的) act of deference(顺从，尊重). Why?
例如，在去年的阿拉斯加峰会上，美国总统为他的俄罗斯同行鼓掌，在安克雷奇机场迎接他，并铺上了红地毯。特朗普显得异常紧张，当他等待普京从飞机上出现时。在会谈后的联合记者会上，他让俄罗斯总统先发言。这是一种奇怪的顺从行为。为什么？
Consequences remain the same
后果依然相同