As the US midterms approach, Donald Trump is abandoning Ukraine’s democracy in a desperate effort to(拼命想要) deny responsibility for worsening inflation. Yet this past weekend’s dramatic elections in Brazil and Serbia show that voters can see through(看穿，识破) such subterfuge(诡计，障眼法).
随着美国中期选举临近，唐纳德·特朗普不惜抛弃乌克兰的民主，只为拼命推卸通胀恶化的责任。然而上周末巴西和塞尔维亚那两场戏剧性的选举表明，选民能够看穿这种障眼法。
There is nothing like(没有什么比……更) a political party’s corrupt indifference(冷漠，漠不关心) to the plight of ordinary people to galvanize(激发，刺激) voter turnout. If US voters follow in the footsteps of(效仿，追随……的脚步) their Brazilian and Serbian counterparts, a Democratic landslide(压倒性胜利) is likely.
没有什么比一个政党对百姓疾苦的腐败式冷漠更能激发选民投票了。如果美国选民追随巴西和塞尔维亚选民的后尘，民主党很可能大获全胜。
If that happens, Democrats in Congress must act quickly to rein in(约束，控制) Trump before he does more damage to the US’s economy and global stature(声望，地位).
如果真出现这种局面，国会中的民主党人必须迅速行动，约束特朗普，免得他进一步损害美国经济和国际声望。