Call it the anti-Midas touch. Donald Trump loves gold. Yet so much of what he handles, from reflecting pools to US alliances, seems to turn into something else. His latest foray was into the Fifa World Cup. A tournament that was proving an unexpected success went sour after Trump called Fifa, which then overturned the one-game ban on America’s star player, Folarin Balogun. The US lost 4-1 to Belgium in any case.
不妨称之为“反点石成金之手”(anti-Midas touch)。唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)钟爱黄金,然而经他之手的许多事物——从景观倒影池,到美国加入的联盟——似乎都会变味。他的最新插手对象是国际足联(FIFA)的世界杯。原本被证明取得出人意料成功的这项赛事,在特朗普致电国际足联、国际足联随即推翻对美国队明星球员福拉林•巴洛贡(Folarin Balogun)禁赛一场的处罚后变味。无论如何,美国队还是以1比4输给了比利时队。