就職日減五

當我今天從學校開車回家時，他們告訴我，本月在音樂課上，他們正在研究約翰·坎德的作品，約翰·坎德（John Kander）和他的歌曲創作夥伴弗雷德·埃伯（Fred Ebb）一起為Cabaret和Chicago創作了歌曲以及“紐約，紐約”。

As I was driving my sons home from school today, they told me that this month in music class they’re studying the work of John Kander, who, along with his songwriting partner, Fred Ebb, wrote the songs for Cabaret and Chicago, as well as “New York, New York.” They had learned a new song that day, they exclaimed, and immediately launched into “Razzle Dazzle,” a tune from Chicago sung by the shyster lawyer Billy Flynn. (You can find Richard Gere, who played Flynn in the movie version of the show, performing it on YouTube.)

當我今天從學校開車回家時，他們告訴我，本月在音樂課上，他們正在研究約翰·坎德的作品，約翰·坎德（John Kander）和他的歌曲創作夥伴弗雷德·埃伯（Fred Ebb）一起為Cabaret和Chicago創作了歌曲以及“紐約，紐約”。他們當天學到了一首新歌，他們驚呼，並立即發起了“ Razzle Dazzle”，這是Shyster律師Billy Flynn唱歌的芝加哥唱片。 （您可以找到在節目的電影版本中扮演弗林的理查德·吉爾（Richard Gere），在YouTube上表演。）

“Give ’em the old razzle dazzle, razzle dazzle ’em,” the boys sang. “Give ’em an act with lots of flash in it, and the reaction will be passionate. Give ’em the old hocus-pocus. Bead and feather ’em. How can they see with sequins in their eyes? Razzle dazzle ’em and they’ll never catch wise.”

男孩們唱歌：“給'em'em'em of the Old Razzle Dazzle，Razzle Dazzle'em。” “給他們一個充滿閃光的表演，反應將是充滿激情的。給出舊的hocus pocus。珠子和羽毛。他們如何看著亮片在眼中？令人眼花azz亂的em，他們永遠不會抓住明智。”

I clapped and said, “Who does that song remind you of?”

我鼓掌說：“那首歌讓你想起誰？”

Without hesitation, the six-year-old said, “Donald Trump!”

這位六歲的年輕人毫不猶豫地說：“唐納德·特朗普！”

Correct. As Inauguration Day approaches, I’ve been thinking a lot about Trump and his presidency, and how he has managed to fool so many people for so long. And I keep coming back to that song.

正確的。隨著就職典禮的臨近，我一直在考慮特朗普和他的總統職位，以及他如何設法欺騙這麼多人這麼長時間。我一直回到那首歌。

Trump is the ultimate razzle-dazzler. He knows how to put on a show, and he knows how to distract people from what’s really going on. He’s a master of smoke and mirrors, and he uses them to great effect.

特朗普是終極的狂暴舞者。他知道如何進行表演，他知道如何分散人們的注意力。他是煙霧和鏡子的大師，他用它們效果很大。

Just look at the way he handled the COVID-19 pandemic. He downplayed the virus from the beginning, and he refused to take any meaningful action to stop its spread. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans died needlessly.

只要看看他處理共同19-19大流行的方式即可。他從一開始就淡化了病毒，他拒絕採取任何有意義的行動來阻止其傳播。結果，成千上萬的美國人不必要地死亡。

But Trump didn’t want people to focus on that. He wanted them to focus on his great economy, or his tough stance on immigration, or his anything-but-boring personality. And he used his razzle-dazzle to keep people’s attention away from the things that really mattered.

但是特朗普不希望人們專注於此。他希望他們專注於他的偉大經濟，或者他對移民的堅強立場或他但無聊的個性。他利用自己的狂歡使人們的注意力遠離真正重要的事情。

It worked for a while. But eventually, even Trump’s razzle-dazzle couldn’t save him. He lost the election in 2020, and he was forced to leave office on January 20, 2021.

它工作了一段時間。但是最終，即使是特朗普的狂歡舞蹈也無法拯救他。他在2020年失去了選舉，並於2021年1月20日被迫離開任職。

But Trump’s legacy will live on. He showed us the power of razzle-dazzle, and he taught us a valuable lesson about the importance of being skeptical.

但是特朗普的遺產將繼續存在。他向我們展示了Razzle-Dazzle的力量，他教會了我們一個寶貴的教訓，內容涉及持懷疑態度的重要性。

So the next time you see someone trying to razzle-dazzle you, be careful. They may not be who they seem. And they may not have your best interests at heart.

因此，下次您看到有人試圖使您失望時，請小心。他們可能不是看上去的人。他們可能沒有您的最大利益。