The US ambassador has suggested Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in next week’s midterm elections, the latest intervention from a controversial figure who has been accused of inflaming a bitter dispute that has angered and baffled residents of both countries.(美国大使暗示，若共和党在下周中期选举中表现不佳，加拿大可能被归咎；这是这位争议人物最新一次介入，他被指激化了一场令两国居民愤怒又困惑的争端。)
美国大使暗示，如果共和党在下周的中期选举中表现不佳，加拿大可能会被当作替罪羊。这位争议人物最新一次介入，被指激化了一场令两国居民既愤怒又困惑的激烈争端。
On Wednesday, CTV news reported that Pete Hoekstra told business leaders at a closed door meeting that if a number of swing races – including Maine and Michigan – go to the Democrats, it could make things harder for Canada because Donald Trump might try to blame the loss on it.(周三，CTV新闻报道称，霍克斯特拉在闭门会议上对商界领袖说，如果包括缅因州和密歇根州在内的多个摇摆选区被民主党拿下，加拿大的处境可能更艰难，因为特朗普可能把失利归咎于加拿大。)
周三，CTV新闻报道称，皮特·霍克斯特拉在一次闭门会议上对商界领袖表示，如果包括缅因州和密歇根州在内的多个摇摆选区被民主党拿下，加拿大的日子可能会更难过，因为唐纳德·特朗普可能会试图把失利归咎于加拿大。
“That’s an interesting way of framing(表述方式；框定) it,” the prime minister, Mark Carney, told reporters when asked about(当被问及) the allegations(指控；说法).
“这种说法倒是挺有意思的，”加拿大总理马克·卡尼在被问及这些指控时对记者说。