昨晚,备受关注的“特金会”突然宣布取消,欧美股市集体收跌。然而,对于这出颇具戏剧性的外交转折,特朗普竟然以一封公开信的方式昭告天下。

值得一提的是,这封极具特朗普个人色彩的“分手信”一时间被各大媒体放在显微镜下仔细“解刨”,夹杂着任性、傲娇与威胁的蜜汁套路令人瞠目结舌。据白宫官员透露,信中“一词一句”乃由特朗普总统亲自口授。美国网友呵呵道:这英文也就小学水平,我们早就看出来了,除了他还能有谁?下面跟着知事一起逐段领略川普的写作风采吧

His Excellency
Kim Jong Un
Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea
Pyongyang
特朗普向金正恩致以正式而标准的问候,称对方为“朝鲜国务委员会委员长金正恩阁下”。不过,以前特朗普曾直呼金正恩为“小火箭人”,金正恩也回呛特朗普是“老糊涂”……
Dear Mr. Chairman:
We greatly appreciate your time, patience, and effort with respectto our recent negotiations and discussions relative to a summitlong sought by both parties, which was scheduled to take place onJune 12 in Singapore.
开篇第一句对美朝双方为下月新加坡会谈所付出的“时间、耐心和努力”表示感谢,措辞还比较礼貌正式,语气口吻也比较官方。但全文的总统范儿也就仅限于此了,接下来开启“泥石流”模式。
We were informed that the meeting was requested by North Korea, butthat to us is totally irrelevant.
第二句前半部分通过被动语态,点出“会谈的请求是朝方提出来的”,摆出一副“不是我主动找你”的姿态,为进一步推卸责任做好准备。后半句“butthat to us is totallyirrelevant(不过对我们来说无关紧要)”,又摆出一副“无所谓”的傲娇姿态。求金正恩看到这句话后的心理阴影面积。
当然,对于眼尖的媒体来说,后半句来得十分突然,并且在逻辑上有些断裂。既然那般无关紧要,提它干嘛呢?这种“断裂”十分符合特朗普的讲话风格。美国政治新闻网站politico.com撰文指出,特朗普讲话只有小学三年级水平。

politico嘲笑特朗普讲话只有3年级水平
I was very much looking forward to being there with you.Sadly,based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in yourmost recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, tohave this long-planned meeting. Therefore, please let this letterserve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of bothparties, but to the detriment of the world, will not takeplace.
从第三句以“我曾热盼与你相会”开始,主语转换成第一人称,信的内容转向“你和我”,开启了个人“自说自话”模式,完全忘记了自己是一国总统,后面的内容堪比国家外交的”车祸现场“。
第四句,特朗普说,因为你的“愤怒和敌意”,在这个时候见面不太合适(inappropriate)。特朗普用了他使用频率极高形容词“sad”“tremendous”,钟爱夸张式形容词是他一贯的风格。然后,引出了他此封信的核心主题——“为了你好我好大家好,新加坡峰会就取消了吧。这几句意思很明确,直接将会面取消的责任“甩锅”给对方,责任在你不在我。
You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massiveand powerful that I pray to God they will never have to beused.
成功“甩锅”后,特朗普话锋突转,玩起了“核恐吓”——“你的核能力和我们没法比,别逼我动武”。特朗普用了“somassive”、“powerful”这两个形容词来高调炫武,措辞风格与“以牙还牙”的特朗普十分吻合,若说这封信由总统的写作班子代写,恐怕美国人都不信。
I felt a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me, andultimately, it is only that dialogue that matters. Some day, I lookvery much forward to meeting you. In the meantime, I want to thankyou for the release of the hostages who are now home with theirfamilies. That was a beautiful gesture and was very muchappreciated.
或许意识到上一段的“核恐吓”有点不妥,第二段的特朗普开启“温情模式”,甜蜜回顾与金正恩的过往,“曾感觉你我之间将有一场美妙的对话”,然后表示“期待来日相见”。紧接着感谢朝鲜释放美国人质。
If you change your mind having to do with this most importantsummit, please do not hesitate to call me or write. The world, andNorth Korea in particular, has lost a great opportunity for lastingpeace and great prosperity and wealth. This missed opportunity is atruly sad moment in history.
“大棒加胡萝卜”之后,特朗普暗示,会谈的大门还没完全关死。但信中的措辞令人啼笑皆非:“If you change yourmind..., please callme…”措辞太随意宛如小孩子过家家的意思。《洛杉矶时报》戏称,特朗普的信像13岁男孩的分手信。可是,明明是你特朗普提的分手,为什么却在等着别人回心转意?难怪《纽约客》也直言,这句话有点“奇怪(bizarre)”。

这是洛杉矶时报调侃这封信像13岁男生的分手信部分
结尾最后一句,特朗普还不忘在时代意义层面下结论,称“这个逝去的机会是历史上真正悲伤的一刻”,语气里透露着一些惋惜。
Sincerely yours,
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States of America
此次美朝首脑会晤取消,有观察人士认为,这可能要归因于美朝沟通的不畅通,以及各方在朝韩首脑会晤后对和平局势寄予厚望。会晤的决定略显仓促,吉林大学公共外交学院副教授孙兴杰认为,美朝会晤是一个美丽的误会,责任主要在韩国。
据白宫官员透露,特朗普向国家安全顾问博尔顿口述了信件内容,然后签署了最终版本的信件。在今日的外交部例行记者会上,外交部表示,当前形势下,我们希望朝美双方珍惜这段时间取得的积极进展,保持耐心,互释善意,相向而行,继续致力于通过对话协商解决彼此关切,推动半岛无核化进程。
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