For a president who loves crowd size, India aims to deliver
為接待這位熱愛“大排場”的總統，印度意欲投其所好
One of the most nerve-racking moments for any world leader these days comes with these six words: President Trump is coming to town.
在今天，對全世界任何一位國家領導人來說，職業生涯中最神經緊繃的時刻裡，往往都回蕩著這六字魔咒:特朗普進城了。
Hosting any American leader is demanding enough with the usual requirements of diplomacy, protocol and geopolitics, but with Mr. Trump comes an additional challenge: how to entertain and impressa president who relishes spectacle and cherishes anything that is the first, the most or the biggest.
接待任何一位美國元首原本就夠難的了，常規的外交活動、交際禮節和地緣政治知識一樣都不能少，而招待這位特朗普先生還帶來了額外的挑戰，那就是要想著法兒取悅和打動這位總統，因為他沉醉於壯觀宏大的場面，還特別看重任何能被稱為“首要”、“極其”或者“最大”的東西。
The British have a queen, so they made a grand show of a state dinner at Buckingham Palace. The French have Bastille Day, so they invited the president to view their elaborate military parade down the Champs-Elysees.
英國坐擁皇室文化，所以他們在白金漢宮安排了一場豪華的國宴晚會;而法國有慶祝“巴士底日”的傳統，於是他們邀請特朗普到香榭麗舍大道，觀看精心編排的閱兵儀式。
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India opted to appeal to Mr. Trump's first love - crowd size - as he stages a rally of more than 100, 000 people in Ahmedabad on Monday after a drive in from the airport along roads where perhaps 100, 000 more will line the motorcade route.
印度總理納倫德拉●莫迪則決定“喚醒”特朗普的心中摯愛一人山人海的壯觀場面，並計劃於週一為特朗普籌劃一場逾十萬人參加的公眾集會，而在那之前，在特朗普從機場驅車前往艾哈邁達巴德的路上，可能還會有另外十萬人夾道歡迎。
"Some people say the biggest event they've ever had in India, " Mr. Trump told reporters. "That's what the prime minister told me."
“有些人說，這是他們在印度見過的最有'排面'的活動，”特朗普先生告訴記者，“(印度)總理也是這麼告訴我的。
Critics said that meeting, like a parade or a banquet, was just for the pictures, with no lasting result, and that the president should focus more on policy initiatives when he arrives in India.
批評者表示，像閱兵、宴會一樣的會面只是為了拍出來的照片能好看-些，短暫作秀之後就沒什麼用了。特朗普到印度後，應該把重心放在探討政策舉措上。
But symbolism has its value as well, and if a major trade agreement is not in the offing, then the Indians are determined that Mr. Trump go home with warm feelings about their country, throwing in a sunset tour of the Taj Mahal and a state dinner as well.
不過這種活動帶來的象徵意義也有著自己的價值，如果重大的貿易協定最終八字沒見一撇，那麼，印度人民依然下定決心，讓特朗普先生在回到美國時，心中能留存著關於印度的溫暖回憶，為此，他們還奉送了一趟泰姬陵日落之旅以及一場國宴。
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