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Political Whistles on the World Stage: Trump’s Red Card Moment
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bù lǔ sài ěr布鲁塞尔bù jiǔ qián不久前fàngyān huā烟花qìng zhù庆祝měi guó美国dú lì独立250zhōu nián周年

Not long ago, Brussels set off fireworks to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence.

rén men人们tán dào谈到tuán jié团结gòng tóng共同dejià zhí guān价值观

People talked about unity and shared values.

kě shì可是shì jiè bēi世界杯xiǎo zǔ sài小组赛zhōngměi guó美国qiú yuán球员bā luò gòng巴洛贡chī dào吃到hóng pái红牌hòutè lǎng pǔ特朗普gěiguó jì zú lián国际足联zhǔ xí主席dǎ diàn huà打电话xī wàng希望chóng xīn重新kànzhè ge这个pàn fá判罚

But after U.S. player Balogun received a red card in the World Cup group stage, Trump called the FIFA president and asked for the decision to be reviewed.

zhèrànghěn duō很多ōu zhōu rén欧洲人gǎn dào感到bù ān不安

This made many Europeans uneasy.

bǐ lì shí duì比利时队zuì hòu最后41yíngleměi guó duì美国队tí xǐng提醒dà jiā大家zàiqiú chǎng球场shàngguī zé规则shí lì实力hěnzhòng yào重要bú shì不是zhèng zhì政治diàn huà电话shuō le suàn说了算

Belgium eventually beat the United States 4–1, also reminding everyone that on the field, rules and strength matter, not political phone calls.

bǐ lì shí比利时zhèng fǔ政府zǎo qián早前deyī fèn一份nèi bù内部wén jiàn文件dān xīn担心měi guó美国zhèng cè政策kě néng可能gěiōu zhōu欧洲dài lái带来yā lì压力

An earlier internal document from the Belgian government also worried that U.S. policies might put pressure on Europe.

ōu zhōu欧洲xū yào需要měi guó美国hé zuò合作dànyàobǎo hù保护zì jǐ自己delì yì利益

Europe needs to cooperate with the United States, but it must also protect its own interests.

zhēn zhèng真正dehuǒ bàn伙伴guān xì关系yīng gāi应该yǒupíng děng平等zūn zhòng尊重

A real partnership should be based on equality and respect.

wú lùn无论zàizú qiú chǎng足球场shànghái shì还是zàiguó jì国际zhèng zhì政治zhōngguī zé规则dōubù néng不能bèisuí biàn随便gǎi biàn改变

Whether on the football field or in international politics, the rules cannot be changed at will.

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