8月15日下午，美国总统川普在新泽西州莫里斯敦市机场发表简短讲话，并回答记者提问。关于目前香港如火如荼的放送中运动，川普称他担心香港，不愿看到暴力镇压。川普还说，如果习近平按照他的办法做，他打赌，习近平可以在15分钟内解决香港问题。川普说他很快会与习近平通话。
以下是相关中英文问答：
Q How concerned are you about a violent crackdown by the Chinese in Hong Kong?
问：您对中国人在香港的暴力镇压有多大担忧？
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I am concerned. I wouldn’t want to see a violent crackdown. I put a little bit of a memo out last night. He’s a man I like a lot. I get along with him very well — President Xi.
总统：好吧，我很担心。我不想看到暴力镇压。我昨晚发了一点备忘录。他是我很喜欢的人。我和他相处得非常好 – 习主席。
And I said that I would be willing to bet that if he sat down with the protesters — a group of representative protesters — I bet he’d work it out in 15 minutes. I bet he’d work it out very quickly. I know it’s not the kind of thing he does, but I think it wouldn’t be a bad idea. I really believe if he sat down — they have a certain little leadership pool. If he sat down with that leadership pool, I’ll bet he’d work something out very quickly.
而且我说，我愿意打赌，如果他（习近平）和抗议者 – 一群有代表性的抗议者 – 坐下来，我打赌他会在15分钟内解决问题。我打赌他很快就会解决问题。我知道这不是他做的那种事，但我认为这不是一个坏主意。我真的相信如果他坐下来 – 他们有一个小领导班子。如果他与那个领导班子坐在一起，我敢打赌他很快就能解决问题。
It really seems like things — it could be worked out pretty easily.
它看起来很像 – 事情可以很容易地得到解决。
Q Did you talk to Xi directly? Was that who you talked to in China?
问：您有没有和习直接对话？（习）是您跟中国通话的那个人？
THE PRESIDENT: I will speak to him. We have a call scheduled soon — President Xi. We’ll be speaking to him very soon. I really believe he can work it out. I know him well. If he wants to, he can work that out in a very humane fashion. He can work something that everybody is happy. Thank you.
总统：我会和他谈。我们很快就会通电话了 – 习主席。我们很快就会和他通话。我真的相信他能解决这个问题。我很了解他。如果他愿意，他可用非常人性化的方式解决这个问题。他可以做一些每个人都很高兴的事情。谢谢。
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