Americans are embarking on the longest year of their lives, which will last until the presidential elections in November 2020. It is anybody’s guess at what point Donald Trump will agree to reopen the US federal government. But it is a sure bet Congress will not give him serious money to build a Mexico border wall. This presents Mr Trump with a dilemma, which will intensify as his re-election bid looms. It is doubtful his political career would have taken off had he not vowed to build a wall, yet he will be increasingly powerless to honour that promise.
美国人正迈入他们一辈子最漫长的一年，这将一直持续到2020年11月总统大选。没有人知道唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)何时才会同意让美国联邦政府重新开门。但可以确定的是，国会肯定不会给他修建墨西哥边境墙的巨资。这让特朗普陷入了一种两难境地，随着他连任选举的临近，形势将日益严峻。假如当初他没有誓言要修建边境墙，他未必会在政坛异军突起，然而他将愈发无力兑现这一承诺。
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